Citizens Energy Corp
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What it says it does
CITIZENS ENERGY CORPORATION PROVIDES LOW COST ENERGY SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE U.S. BY DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL ENERGY PROJECTS AND USING THE PROFITS TO FUND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1.3 million spent. CITIZENS PROVIDES DEEPLY DISCOUNTED ELECTRICITY CREDITS TO APPROXIMATELY 12,000 LOW-INCOME RATEPAYERS IN THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT (IID), FROM ITS 39-MEGAWATT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECT CITIZENS IMPERIAL SOLAR, LLC COMMISSIONED IN 2019. A COMBINATION OF FREE ELECTRICITY FUNDED FROM CITIZENS SUNRISE TRANSMISSION LLC (CST) AND LOW-COST WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY SOLD DIRECTLY TO IID PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY $4.2 MILLION OF ELECTRICITY SAVINGS PER YEAR TO NEEDY RATEPAYERS STRUGGLING TO STAY COOL IN THE REGION'S 115-DEGREE HEAT.
- $262,261 spent. IN 2019, CITIZENS BEGAN A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) TRANSPORTATION TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO PURCHASE EV'S AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM COMES FROM CITIZENS SYCAMORE-PENASQUITOS TRANSMISSION, LLC (CSPT). IN 2024, THIS PROGRAM FUNDED GRANTS TO PROVIDE EV VANS AND THE ASSOCIATED CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: SAN DIEGO CANYONLANDS WWW.SDCANYONLANDS.ORG).
- $256,062 spent. CITIZENS ENERGY SHELTER WINTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: SINCE 1984, CITIZENS ENERGY HAS CONTRIBUTED GRANTS TO OVER 125 EMERGENCY SHELTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND TO HELP COVER THEIR ENERGY COSTS DURING THE WINTER SEASON.
- $1.6 million spent. UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS MADE TO NON-PROFITSRELATED OF $378,461 AND INCLUDING GRANTS OF $378,461NATURAL GAS ASSISTANCE FUND:RELATED OF $86,850 AND INCLUDING GRANTS OF $86,850DURING 1984, CITIZENS ENERGY CORPORATION BEGAN A NATURAL GAS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LOWER-COST NATURAL GAS TO LOW-INCOME & ELDERLY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND HEATING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS. THE ASSISTANCE FUND IS ADMINISTERED BY LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES WITHIN THEIR AREA TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO NEEDY USERS.OTHER PROGRAMS NOTE:IN 2019, CITIZENS LAUNCHED ITS "JOE-4-SUN" LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES RETAIL ELECTRICITY BILL CREDITS AT A 50% DISCOUNT TO MORE THAN 2,500 INCOME-QUALIFIED NEEDY FAMILIES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW YORK, SAVING EACH FAMILY APPROXIMATELY $300 PER YEAR. THE BILL CREDITS ORIGINATE FROM SOLAR PROJECTS DEVELOPED, BUILT, OWNED, AND OPERATED BY CITIZENS ENTERPRISES' SUBSIDIARIES. JOE-4-SUN PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY $800,000 PER YEAR OF ELECTRICITY SAVINGS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.IN ADDITION TO THE JOE-4-SUN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM, CITIZENS ALSO PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY $2.3 MILLION/YEAR OF ELECTRICITY SAVINGS TO MUNICIPALITIES, COLLEGES, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM BILL CREDITS GENERATED FROM ITS SOLAR PROJECTS. DURING 2024, CITIZENS INCURRED $779,971 IN EXPENSES FOR OUTREACH, MARKETING, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATED TO ADMINISTERING THE JOE-4-SUN PROGRAM.IN 2023, CITIZENS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VINEYARD WIND, BEGAN A PROGRAM TO PURCHASE NET METERING OR SOLAR BILL CREDITS ON BEHALF OF LOW-INCOME RATEPAYERS WHO LIVE IN COASTAL AREAS IMPACTED BY THE VINEYARD WIND OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT. PURCHASING THE BILL CREDITS FOR THESE HOUSEHOLDS FURTHER REDUCES THEIR MONTHLY ELECTRIC BILLS, BEYOND THE INITIAL SAVINGS FROM THE DISCOUNTED BILL CREDITS. DURING 2024, CITIZENS SPENT $133,454 TO REDUCE 213 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD'S ENERGY BILLS.IN 2024, CITIZENS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VINEYARD WIND, PROVIDED $135,915 TO FUND A ROOFTOP SOLAR PROJECT FOR EIGHT SENIOR, LOW-INCOME HOUSING UNITS FOR THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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