Uca Users Group
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE UCA INTERNATIONAL USERS GROUP BRINGS TOGETHER UTILITY USERS AND SUPPLIER COMPANIES COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF ELECTRIC, GAS, AND WATER UTILITY SYSTEMS THROUGH THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS-BASED TECHNOLOGIES
- Income
- $626,614
- Spending
- $537,443
- Spent on programs
- 56%
- Reserves
- 15.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 300
- Highest pay
- $105,000, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1556% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (3)
- $133,558 spent. GENERAL PROGRAM - GENERAL PROGRAMS ARE A COMBINATION OF MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT, PROGRESSING OUR MISSION, AND SPREADING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF IEC'S ELECTRIC UTILITY STANDARDS, 61850, 61970, 61968, 62351 AND OPENFMB. THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DRIVES, WE STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS AND PROVIDE IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND VIRTUAL PLATFORMS FOR COLLABORATION. OUR MISSION IS MET BY FUNDING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EVENTS, AND ATTENDING AN ANNUAL TRADESHOW IN THE UNITED STATES MEANT FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY ENGINEERS OF ALL KINDS. AT TIMES, TO MEET OUR MISSION WE CONTRACT EXTERNAL PEOPLE FOR HELP WITH BUILDING OUR WEBSITES, SUPPORTING OUR DATA, EMAILS AND ASSET SECURITY, AND DEVELOP SPECIAL WORKS THAT IMPROVE MEMBER EXPERIENCES AND BOOST COLLABORATION BETWEEN MEMBERS.
- $93,602 spent. ACCREDITATION - UCA IS THE CURRENT AUTHORITY FOR ACCREDITING TEST LABS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ELECTRIC UTILITY STANDARDS: IEC 61850 FOR SUBSTATION AUTOMATION AND PROTECTION; IEC 61970, IEC 61968 AND IEC 62351 FOR ENTERPRISE DATA EXCHANGE, USER INTERFACES AND MORE; AND OPENFMB FOR DERS, GRID'S EDGE DEVICES AND MORE. UCA'S ACCREDITATION PROCESSES, TEST PROCEDURES AND OTHER ARTIFACTS ARE DEVELOPED AND PRACTICED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS.
- $75,920 spent. MEETINGS - UCA'S IN-PERSON USER GROUP MEETINGS HAVE HELPED 300+ ELECTRICAL, SOFTWARE AND POWER SYSTEM ENGINEERS TO GROW THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORK AS IT RELATES TO THE INDUSTRY OF ELECTRIC UTILITIES. UCA'S MEETINGS ALSO FEATURE A ONE-DAY, UNIVERSITY STYLE SET OF COURSES TO EDUCATE NEWCOMERS AND ADVANCED USERS. THESE MEETINGS HAPPEN AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR, PER USERS GROUP (2 MEETINGS X 2 USER GROUPS).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2016.
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 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 August 2017.
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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