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Green Empowerment

EIN 93-1230409 · Portland, OR

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

GREEN EMPOWERMENT WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY DELIVERING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SAFE WATER.

Income
$2.8 million
Spending
$2.7 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
2.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 90%
Employees
7
Volunteers
22
Highest pay
$88,733, executive di

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

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 55% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (1)
  1. $2.4 million spent. SINCE 1997, GREEN EMPOWERMENT (GE) HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE CLEAN WATER AND ENERGY PROJECTS. OUR WORK IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES, BUILDS CLIMATE RESILIENCE, ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY, AND REDUCES POVERTY. IN 2025, WE COMPLETED PROJECTS IN 81 COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, REACHING 72,193 BENEFICIARIES THROUGH ENERGY AND WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING 705 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZING, AND SYSTEM UPKEEP. PROGRAM EXPENSES IN SOME REGIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY UNRESTRICTED AND MULTI-REGIONAL GRANTS. LATIN AMERICA IN LATIN AMERICA, WE HELPED TO COMPLETE 74 PROJECTS, REACHING 20,661 BENEFICIARIES ACROSS PERU, BOLIVIA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, NICARAGUA, AND HONDURAS. IN PERU, PARTNER EA&S COMPLETED TEN SOLAR-POWERED AND GRAVITY-FED WATER SYSTEMS SERVING OVER 3,600 PEOPLE IN PUNO AND CAJAMARCA, AND SIGNED A LANDMARK AGREEMENT WITH SENCICO TO LAUNCH THE FIRST GOVERNMENT-ALIGNED WASH TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM IN SOLAR PUMPING SYSTEMS. IN ECUADOR, PARTNER ENGIM EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE UNICEF-FUNDED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEVEN COMMUNITIES. GE ALSO COMPLETED THE ROLLOUT OF ITS GENDER EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (GESI) FIELD GUIDE, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED CAPACITY SUPPORT TO SEVEN PARTNERS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES AND LAUNCHING A VIRTUAL GESI MINI-COURSE FOR BROADER REGIONAL ADOPTION. SOUTHEAST ASIA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WE ADVANCED ENERGY ACCESS WORK IN MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES UNDER THE SABAH RE2 ROADMAP. THE SABAH RE2 CONSORTIUM SECURED OVER 1.8 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM MULTIPLE FUNDERS AND SUBMITTED A 5 MILLION PROPOSAL TO THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND, WHILE A STATE-LINKED ENTITY, YAYASAN SABAH, COMMITTED TO CO-OWN THE ROADMAP, MARKING A MAJOR MILESTONE TOWARD GOVERNMENT-LED IMPLEMENTATION AT SCALE. PILOT INSTALLATIONS IN TWO COMMUNITIES VALIDATED SYSTEM DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODELS, AND SMART GRID MONITORING DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES. GE ALSO FACILITATED A REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN SABAH BRINGING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZATIONS FROM OVER 12 COUNTRIES. AFRICA IN AFRICA, WE DEEPENED OUR WASH WORK IN UGANDA, HELPING FORMALLY LAUNCH A CONSORTIUM WITH THE WATER TRUST, ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS EAST AFRICA, AND UGANDA WATER PROJECT, WITH A SHARED GOAL OF REACHING 50,000 RURAL RESIDENTS WITH SAFELY MANAGED PIPED WATER BY 2030. GE SUPPORTED THE DESIGN AND EXPANSION OF THE BIKONE GRAVITY-FLOW WATER SYSTEM IN KASESE DISTRICT, AND PARTNER THE WATER TRUST REPLICATED GE'S NYAKABALE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A NEW SYSTEM SERVING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PEOPLE IN KIRYANDONGO. GE ALSO COMPLETED SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION OF TWO HEALTH FACILITIES IN NORTHERN UGANDA SERVING OVER 38,400 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, AND CONTINUED REFINING ITS SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING TOOLS FOR HEALTH FACILITY ELECTRIFICATION. FUNDRAISING GE ALSO EXPANDED ITS FUNDRAISING CAPACITY THROUGH A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS, TARGETED DONOR CULTIVATION, AND INCREASED VISIBILITY. EVENTS GENERATED 432 NEW DONOR PROSPECTS, WHILE OUR NICARAGUA PROJECT TOUR DEEPENED RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOUNDATION PARTNERS AND INSPIRED RECORD INDIVIDUAL GIFTS. THE POWERHOUSE GIVERS CAMPAIGN BROUGHT PERSONALIZED OUTREACH TO LONG-DURATION MAJOR DONORS, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SKOLL WORLD FORUM AND NEW YORK CLIMATE WEEK EXPANDED GE'S NETWORK OF PROSPECTIVE FUNDERS, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR STRONGER INDIVIDUAL GIVING IN 2026. SINCE 1997, GREEN EMPOWERMENT (GE) HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE CLEAN WATER AND ENERGY PROJECTS. OUR WORK IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES, BUILDS CLIMATE RESILIENCE, ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY, AND REDUCES POVERTY. IN 2025, WE COMPLETED PROJECTS IN 81 COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, REACHING 72,193 BENEFICIARIES THROUGH ENERGY AND WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING 705 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZING, AND SYSTEM UPKEEP. PROGRAM EXPENSES IN SOME REGIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY UNRESTRICTED AND MULTI-REGIONAL GRANTS. LATIN AMERICA IN LATIN AMERICA, WE HELPED TO COMPLETE 74 PROJECTS, REACHING 20,661 BENEFICIARIES ACROSS PERU, BOLIVIA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, NICARAGUA, AND HONDURAS. IN PERU, PARTNER EA&S COMPLETED TEN SOLAR-POWERED AND GRAVITY-FED WATER SYSTEMS SERVING OVER 3,600 PEOPLE IN PUNO AND CAJAMARCA, AND SIGNED A LANDMARK AGREEMENT WITH SENCICO TO LAUNCH THE FIRST GOVERNMENT-ALIGNED WASH TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM IN SOLAR PUMPING SYSTEMS. IN ECUADOR, PARTNER ENGIM EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE UNICEF-FUNDED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEVEN COMMUNITIES. GE ALSO COMPLETED THE ROLLOUT OF ITS GENDER EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (GESI) FIELD GUIDE, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED CAPACITY SUPPORT TO SEVEN PARTNERS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES AND LAUNCHING A VIRTUAL GESI MINI-COURSE FOR BROADER REGIONAL ADOPTION. SOUTHEAST ASIA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WE ADVANCED ENERGY ACCESS WORK IN MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES UNDER THE SABAH RE2 ROADMAP. THE SABAH RE2 CONSORTIUM SECURED OVER 1.8 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM MULTIPLE FUNDERS AND SUBMITTED A 5 MILLION PROPOSAL TO THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND, WHILE A STATE-LINKED ENTITY, YAYASAN SABAH, COMMITTED TO CO-OWN THE ROADMAP, MARKING A MAJOR MILESTONE TOWARD GOVERNMENT-LED IMPLEMENTATION AT SCALE. PILOT INSTALLATIONS IN TWO COMMUNITIES VALIDATED SYSTEM DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODELS, AND SMART GRID MONITORING DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES. GE ALSO FACILITATED A REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN SABAH BRINGING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZATIONS FROM OVER 12 COUNTRIES. AFRICA IN AFRICA, WE DEEPENED OUR WASH WORK IN UGANDA, HELPING FORMALLY LAUNCH A CONSORTIUM WITH THE WATER TRUST, ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS EAST AFRICA, AND UGANDA WATER PROJECT, WITH A SHARED GOAL OF REACHING 50,000 RURAL RESIDENTS WITH SAFELY MANAGED PIPED WATER BY 2030. GE SUPPORTED THE DESIGN AND EXPANSION OF THE BIKONE GRAVITY-FLOW WATER SYSTEM IN KASESE DISTRICT, AND PARTNER THE WATER TRUST REPLICATED GE'S NYAKABALE COMMUNI

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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