Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association Inc
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What it says it does
FCHEA is a business association committed to advancing innovative, clean, safe, and reliable energy technologies through educational activities and advocacy in support of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $468,500, president & 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 (3)
- THE FCHEA HAS HELPED DEVELOP CODES AND STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES. SERVING ITS MEMBERSHIP OF CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT MEMBERS, THE ASSOCIATION CREATED AND CONTINUES TO LEAD FOCUSED PROGRAMS FOR TRANSPORTATION, STATIONARY POWER APPLICATIONS, STORAGE, PORTABLE POWER, MANUFACTURING, PERFORMANCE TESTING, AND INSTALLATION.
- THE ASSOCIATION FOSTERS THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR AND HOSTS MULTIPLE MEETINGS EACH YEAR FOR THAT PURPOSE.
- THE FCHEA PROVIDES OBJECTIVE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY. DURING 2023, THE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS, DISSEMINATED INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL RELATIVE TO THE FUEL CELL INDUSTRY, AND MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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)(6) business league.
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.
Not 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 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 February 1999.
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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