Northwest Power Pool
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What it says it does
THE NORTHWEST POWER POOL ("NWPP") MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ELECTRIC RELIABILITY BY PROVIDING COST-EFFECTIVE RELIABLITY SERVICES, DEVELOPED IN COOPERATION WITH MEMBERS, TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE WEST.
- Income
- $16.0 million
- Spending
- $15.7 million
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $540,988, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- NWPP administers the implementation and ongoing support of a Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) for approximately 22 member participants in the western interconnection. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the program with an effective date of January 1, 2023. The wrap program is described in a tariff filed with FERC, effective January 1, 2023
- RESERVE SHARING GROUP - The NWPP administers a program to operate a reserve sharing group for 31 members operating electric power systems with balancing authority areas in the Western Interconnection. This program comprises: a real-time software application that computes and allocates the pooled contingency reserve requirement to the participating authority areas, documentation of the program's compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") BAL-002-3 - disturbance control reliability standard - contingency reserve for recovery from a balancing contingency event and BAL-002-WECC-3 - contingency reserve, and all associated audits and other related regulatory activities
- NWPP PROVIDES TRANSMISSION PLANNING SERVICES TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISION AND NERC COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS. NWPP CONTINUES TO FACILITATE NORTHERN GRID REGIONAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING FOR 12 ENTITIES, AS WELL AS COORDINATE POWER FLOW BASE CASES AND STUDY STATE AND DYNAMIC MODEL VALIDATION FOR VARIOUS MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 March 2000.
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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