The Electric Infrastructure Security
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL, INC. (THE "EIS COUNCIL") IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND HOST INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, RECOVERY PLANNING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $224,917, president (thru 04/25) & director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 47% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $2.3 million spent. GINOMDURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, THE GINOM PROGRAM ADVANCED AS AN INNOVATIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP LEADERS PREPARE FOR AND MANAGE COMPLEX CRISES. GINOM IS A UNIQUE MULTI-SECTOR INTERDEPENDENCY-INFORMED DECISION SUPPORT PLATFORM THAT ENABLES ANALYSIS OF CROSS-SECTOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS SUCH AS ENERGY GENERATION, WATER DISTRIBUTION, COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION. IN BOTH PLANNING AND REAL-TIME MODE, THE PLATFORM ANALYZES HOW DISRUPTIONS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS CASCADE THROUGH AN ENTIRE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES DECISION-MAKERS WITH DATA-DRIVEN VISIBILITY INTO VULNERABILITIES, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) INTERDEPENDENCIES, AND RECOVERY DECISION-CHAIN OPTIONS INFORMED BY THESE ASSESSMENTS. A. DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSMAJOR MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIMULATION AND ANALYTICS ENGINE. IN ITS CURRENT TESTBED IMPLEMENTATION, THE PLATFORM NOW SUPPORTS ASSET-LEVEL MODELING, CASCADING-EFFECT PROPAGATION, AND EVENT-BASED SCENARIOS. A NEW EXPLAINABLE-AI LAYER WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED, INTERPRETING SCENARIO OUTCOMES AND PROVIDING CLEAR DECISION-CHAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANNING. WORK ALSO BEGAN ON AN INTERACTIVE FRONT-END INTERFACE ALLOWING USERS TO TEST CRISIS SCENARIOS AND VISUALIZE THE CHAIN REACTIONS AMONG CONNECTED SECTORS.B. FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPSTHE EIS GINOM TEAM PURSUED MULTIPLE FUNDRAISING TRACKS, INCLUDING PROPOSALS TO THE EU EIC ACCELERATOR, THE HORIZON EUROPE FRAMEWORK, AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE AND RESILIENCE. THE TEAM ENGAGED WITH PARTNERS IN THE U.S., CANADA, AND ISRAEL TO FORM A SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONAL AND GOVERNANCE MODEL, ALIGNING PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS UNDER SHARED OBJECTIVES.C. COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONTHE 2025 GLOBAL RESILIENCE WEBINAR SERIES, DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH THE EIS COUNCIL, WAS LAUNCHED TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. MONTHLY SESSIONS FEATURED EXPERTS DISCUSSING RESILIENCE TOPICS ENERGY SECURITY, CYBER DEFENSE, EMERGENCY COORDINATION, AND URBAN PREPAREDNESS ALONGSIDE LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GINOM'S ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES. THESE EVENTS EXPANDED OUTREACH AND POSITIONED GINOM AS BOTH AN EDUCATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL TOOL.D. EARLY ADOPTERS PROGRAMAN EARLY ADOPTERS INITIATIVE WAS INTRODUCED TO ENGAGE FIRST-TIER USERS SUCH AS NATIONAL GRID OPERATORS, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, AND HUMANITARIAN NGOS. PILOT DISCUSSIONS BEGAN IN ISRAEL, CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES TO TEST THE POTENTIAL FOR GINOM'S USE FOR CRISIS PLANNING AND CONTINUITY EXERCISES.E. GINOM PORTAL AND ECOSYSTEMDURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, A COMMERCIAL WEBSITE FOR GINOM.AI WAS LAUNCHED, SERVING AS THE PROJECT'S PUBLIC-FACING PLATFORM. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES ACCESS TO WEBINARS, DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF HOW THE GINOM SYSTEM OPERATES, AND AN ONLINE FORUM FOR ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE PIONEERS PROGRAM. IN PARALLEL, DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSED ON THE GINOM PLATFORM, THE TEAM IS ADVANCING THE PLATFORM'S CORE INFRASTRUCTURE BY ESTABLISHING A TESTBED ENVIRONMENT WHERE SIMULATIONS ARE EXECUTED AND THE SYSTEM IS EVALUATED UNDER DIVERSE CRISIS SCENARIOS TO ENSURE ROBUSTNESS AND RELIABILITY. TOGETHER, THESE PLATFORMS STRENGTHEN GINOM'S GLOBAL PRESENCE AND SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO IMPROVING SYSTEMIC RESILIENCE AND CRISIS PREPAREDNESS.
- EPRO HANDBOOK VIN OCTOBER 2024, EIS COUNCIL PUBLISHED ITS 5TH HANDBOOK, EPRO V, BLACKSTART RESTORATION FOR A GREENER GRID. EDITED BY DR. PAUL STOCKTON, WITH OVER 30 CONTRIBUTORS AND PEER REVIEWER FROM THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR, THE HANDBOOK IS A VITAL GUIDE FOR STRENGTHENING BLACKSTART POWER RESTORATION THE ABILITY TO RESTART THE ELECTRIC GRID AFTER A WIDE-AREA BLACKOUT, OR A "BLACK SKY" EVENT. WITH RISING RISKS AND THREATS FROM CYBERATTACKS, EMP STRIKES AND EXTREME WEATHER, BLACKSTART CAPABILITIES ARE INCREASINGLY AT RISK. THE HANDBOOK OFFERS PRACTICAL STRATEGIES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FOR TRANSMISSION OPERATORS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO ENSURE GRID PROVIDERS WILL HAVE A ROBUST CAPABILITY FOR POWER RESTORATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF CATASTROPHIC OUTAGES. IT EXPLORES HOW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS BATTERY STORAGE AND INVERTER-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY, COULD SUPPORT BLACKSTART IN THE FUTURE, WHILE ALSO EMPHASIZING THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL GAS-FUELED GENERATORS AND RELATED BASELOAD-CAPABLE GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES. THE HANDBOOK EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICY ALIGNMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION TO MAINTAIN RESILIENCE DURING THE CURRENT TRANSITION IN THE GRID'S GENERATION RESOURCE BALANCE. IT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE, COORDINATED ACTION TO BUILD A FUTURE GRID THAT IS BOTH "GREENER AND BLACK SKY-RESILIENT.
- CONFERENCES, WEBINARS AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONSEIS STRENGTHENED ITS GLOBAL ROLE AS A LEADING CONVENER AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE. THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL SUMMITS, INTERNATIONAL SIMULATIONS, AND SECTOR-FOCUSED COLLABORATIONS, EIS ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO BUILD PREPAREDNESS, REDUNDANCY, AND RECOVERY CAPACITY ACROSS CRITICAL SYSTEMS.A. THE RESILIENT RENEWABLE SOCIETY SUMMIT IN LONDON (SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2024), ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, CONVENED SENIOR LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA TO ADDRESS EMERGING GLOBAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RESILIENCE CHALLENGES. THE CONFERENCE EXPLORED THE SYSTEMIC INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND FINANCE, AS WELL AS FRAMEWORKS FOR RESILIENT CITIES AND REGIONS, AND STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING REDUNDANCY IN LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURES. THE DISCUSSION ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ROLE OF INNOVATION AND RESEARCH IN RISK ASSESSMENT, RESILIENCE INVESTMENT, AND THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT. THE EVENT REINFORCED THE POSITIONING OF EIS COUNCIL, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON AND THE CITY OF LONDON'S AS A COLLABORATIVE, 3-PART HUB FOR GLOBAL RESILIENCE DIALOGUE AND ACADEMIC COLLABORATION.B. THE ELECTRIC SECTOR BLACK SKY RESILIENCE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (MAY 21-22, 2025), CO-HOSTED WITH EXELON AND PJM, FOCUSED ON CRITICAL ELECTRIC SECTOR RESILIENCE GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND ON THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES OF BLACKSTART READINESS, GRID TRANSITION, AND TODAY'S RAPIDLY GROWING GRID EXPANSION. SESSIONS, INCLUDING TWO LIVE SIMULATION EXERCISES, EXAMINED INVERTER-BASED RESOURCE CHALLENGES, OPERATIONAL COORDINATION DURING SYSTEM RESTORATION, CYBERPHYSICAL INTERDEPENDENCIES, AND PUBLICPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE ENERGY CONTINUITY UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. IN SUM THE SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF DECISION-MAKER FOCUS AND COORDINATED PLANNING AND INVESTMENT IN RESILIENT GRID ARCHITECTURES.C. EARTH EX LIVE! EXERCISES. COMPLEMENTING THESE FLAGSHIP EVENTS, EIS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS ONLINE ENGAGEMENT AND SIMULATION PROGRAMS, HOSTING OVER A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS. TWO EARTH EX LIVE! EXERCISES BROUGHT TOGETHER PARTICIPANTS FROM UTILITIES, MINISTRIES, AND NGOS TO PRACTICE COORDINATED RESPONSES TO LARGE-SCALE DISRUPTIONS AND CASCADING FAILURES.D. THE GINOM WEBINAR SERIES, FEATURING FIVE SESSIONS ADDRESSING VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING THE HUMAN FACTOR IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND SIMULATIONS. THE WEBINARS ALSO EXPLORED THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS BEHIND THE GINOM PLATFORM.E. THE BLACK SKY RESILIENCE WEBINAR SERIES HOSTED SECTORAL RESILIENCE FORUMS THROUGH DIVERSE LENSES, INCLUDING HEALTH SYSTEM CONTINUITY AND WATER SECTOR PROTECTION.F. TWO BLACKSTART WEBINARS DEEPENED TECHNICAL AND POLICY UNDERSTANDING OF RESTART OPERATIONS AND REDUNDANCY PLANNING. THE BLACKSTART WEBINARS ARE ONE VEHICLE THAT EIS IS EMPLOYING TO PUBLICIZE AND SPREAD THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE EPRO V HANDBOOK, CITED IN TOPIC 3 ABOVE.G. EIS'S COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH OUTPUT CONTINUED TO GROW, WITH MORE THAN 30 NEW BLOGS AND REGULAR DISSEMINATION OF POLICY AND TECHNICAL INSIGHTS TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 15,000 NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS. DAILY SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES FURTHER EXTENDED OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION.H. BLACK SKY RESILIENCE WORKING GROUPS. EIS ALSO LEADS THREE ACTIVE WORKING GROUPS, COMPRISED OF EXPERTS FROM THE ELECTRIC AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS, GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS, ACADEMIA, AND NGOS. THE WORKING GROUPS DEVELOP COORDINATED STRATEGIES, POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR MULTI-SECTOR RESILIENCE IN THREE TOPIC AREAS: - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- RESILIENCE AND REDUNDANCY POLICY - ELECTRIC GRID BLACKSTARTEACH WORKING GROUP WILL DEVELOP PERIODIC REPORTS ON THEIR FINDINGS, FOR BRIEFING TO KEY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR DECISION MAKING AND POLICY ORGANIZATIONS.
- ENERGY SECTOR WEB (ESWEB) EXPANSIONEIS COUNCIL CREATED THE ENERGY SECTOR WEB (ESWEB) INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS A SERIOUS ENERGY SECTOR COMMUNICATIONS SHORTFALL IN BLACK SKY-CLASS BLACKSTART SCENARIOS, IN WHICH NORMAL MEANS FOR INTEROPERABLE CROSS-CORPORATE COMMUNICATION WILL LIKELY FAIL. THE SYSTEM'S ARCHITECTURE IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE ENERGY SECTOR CORPORATIONS' EXISTING, EXTENSIVE CORPORATE-OWNED FIBEROPTIC ASSETS, FUNCTIONING AS A CYBER AND EMP-SECURE CORPORATE-OWNED AND OPERATED INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.CURRENT STATUS:A. THE FINAL STAGES OF THE INITIAL ESWEB PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROJECT (BETWEEN DOMINION ENERGY, EXELON, AND PJM) HAVE BEEN FULLY TESTED AND VERIFIED.B. THE ESWEB INITIATIVE IS NOW ALSO BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) AND THE MIDWEST INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO).C. TWO MORE PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS, DUKE ENERGY AND NATIONAL GRID, ARE POISED TO JOIN ESWEB, AND EIS IS ALSO REACHING OUT TO THE CANADIAN POWER COMPANY HYDRO ONE.INTERNATIONAL BLACK SKY RESILIENCE ENGAGEMENTIN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVITIES REPORTED ON ABOVE, THE COUNCIL ALSO MAINTAINS BLACK SKY RESILIENCE INITIATIVES WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, INCLUDING EFFORTS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THIS MISSION IN THE US, CANADA, ISRAEL, THE UK AND EUROPE. THESE IN-PROGRESS EFFORTS ARE IN CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT, AND REPORTING ON CURRENT STATUS IS MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
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 January 2011.
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 October 21, 2026.
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