Center for Strategic Policy Innovation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
We are focused on clean, renewable energy, climate change, and infrastructure resiliency.
- Income
- $155,812
- Spending
- $127,990
- Reserves
- -4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Highest pay
- $21,203, 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
Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 1011% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% 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 (2)
- $113,641 spent. [SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION]
- Provided training for city/county/tribal/NGO/CBOs on how to do solar, battery storage/microgrid site selection, system sizing, financial modeling and power engineering modeling. This included the testing of the deployment strategies for public health and safety purposes (during power outages and otherwise).Advised on numerous programs designed around training, modeling and building out solar/battery-anchored microgrids to provide community health and resiliency protections and educate residents, workforce and business community in adopting such systems.City of Ann Arbor, Michigan: Assisted with modeling solar, battery storage, microgrid and geothermal heat pump aspects of a community center at a park and a fire station. City of Lansing, Michigan: Assisted in the strategizing for buildout of several community center microgrids and solar panels at a wastewater treatment plant, and the designing of a geothermal heat pump system for a government complex that is being built.Provided advice and assistance as to solar/battery storage-anchored modeling and buildout for energy resiliency purposes to numerous community champions throughout the country, mostly in impacted communities.
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 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 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 October 2020.
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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