Science Council for Global Initiatives Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SCGI is dedicated to informing the public and policymakers about technologies and strategies that can lead to an energy-rich world. SCGI provides a forum for many of the world's prominent scientists, authors, and activists to collaborate and share their knowledge regarding solutions to the world's energy, resource, and environmental problems. That input is used to facilitate information sharing between nations and to encourage cooperation that can lead to accelerated deployment of advanced technologies to markedly improve the condition of both human societies and the environment.
- Income
- $164,281
- Spending
- $141,650
- Reserves
- 13 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $126,500, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (3)
- $62,461 spent. Educate public/policy makers - In February, 2024, SCGI's president, Tom Blees, met again with Congressman Garamendi (D-CA) in Washington to discuss how the ORCA water diversion project could overcome political obstacles. (The ORCA project is elucidated on the SCGI website. Heres a link: tinyurl.com/bde5btcv). He also held further discussions at the Department of Energy to deal with the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) and their reticence to provide plutonium from the START treaties to fuel Terrapowers new fast-neutron nuclear power plant in Wyoming.Blees also met with Ed McGinnis, formerly acting Secretary of Energy and now the CEO of Curio Energy, to discuss how Curio might collaborate with LIST, the laser isotope separation project that Blees originally worked on over a decade ago. LIST (Laser Isotope Separation Technologies) finally succeeded in funding the project to demonstrate and commercialize a fuel enrichment technology that, if successful, will make centrifuge enrichment systems obsolete. By the end of 2024 the company had established a laboratory at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and is proceeding apace. Talks on collaboration possibilities are proceeding with Orano and Centrus. Both companies utilize centrifuge enrichment and both plan on major investments in new facilities. Their plans will obviously be impacted if LIST proves to be a viable competitor.
- $20,694 spent. International collaboration - SCGI continued consultations with nuclear advocacy organizations and individuals around the globe. Despite the reduction in communication with Russian energy scientists due to the Ukraine invasion, Blees maintained contact with friends and colleagues in Russia in hopes that stable relations would resume. He continues to participate in the Global Energy Prize deliberations as a member of its international selection committee.
- $48,285 spent. Other Technologies and Projects - Blees continued research for his new book, Threshold, about the need for global energy abundance. He also continues to be involved with the Thorcon advanced reactor project, which plans to have its design finalized and ready to build by the end of 2025. Blees also regularly participates in nuclear energy webinars organized by the American Nuclear Society and other organizations involved in energy issues.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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