North Coast Energy Services Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To raise the quality of life for the disadvantaged by reducing their energy costs through the installation of energy efficient measures, education on energy conservation and assistance in payment of utility bills.
- Income
- $6.8 million
- Spending
- $6.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 99%
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $200,482, executive dir.
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: 52 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 (1)
- $6.3 million spent. 2024 LIHEAP EHA- WPO & EHCS- Assist in payment of utility bills including PG&E, propane and oil, and replacing old unsafe heaters with new safe and efficient heaters. Our program can also replace old nonworking air conditioners and water heaters. Program is available in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo Counties. In 2025 we assisted 83 households with $54,279.00 in utility assistance payments. We were also able to assist 27 households with emergency heating, cooling and/or water heating appliances with expenditures of $152,645.312024 LIHEAP Assurance 16 - Energy education, conservation & budgeting couseling to clients. Needs assessment & referrals to programs to assist clients with large utility balances to keep services from terminations. Working with utility companies to mitigate terminations. We provided 175 households with assurance 16 activities in 2025.2024 LIHEAP Weatherization - Assist Low income households with home weatherization. The program is available in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. In 2025 we assisted 65 households and had expenditures of $172,556.50.2025 LIHEAP EHA WPO-EHCS - Assist in payment of utility bills including PG&E, propane and oil accounts. Program is available in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo Counties. In 2025, we assisted 6,330 households with expenditures of $4,181,569.90 in utility assistance. We were able to assist 129 households with $759,378.58 in emergency heating & cooling services in 2025. 2025 LIHEAP Assurance 16 - Energy education, conservation & budgeting couseling to clients. Needs assessment & referrals to programs to assist clients with large utility balances to keep services from terminations. Working with utility companies to mitigate terminations. We provided 7046 households with assurance 16 activities in 2025.2025 LIHEAP Weatherization - Assist Low income households with home weatherization. The program is available in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. We assisted 587 households and had expenditures of $1,125,113.102022 DOE BIL Weatherization - Assist Low income households with home weatherization. The program is available in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. We assisted 46 households with direct expenditures of $207,984.42.2026 LIHEAP EHA WPO-EHCS - Assist in payment of utility bills including PG&E, propane and oil accounts. Program is available in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo Counties. In 2025, we assisted 29 households with expenditures of $17,337.00 in utility assistance. 2026 Assurance 16 - Energy education, conservation & budgeting couseling to clients. Needs assessment & referrals to programs to assist clients with large utility balances to keep services from terminations. Working with utility companies to mitigate terminations. We provided 169 households with assurance 16 activities in 2025.CARE/REACH - Assist clients in submitting applications to PG&E for assistance with past due balances and rate reductions on their PG&E accounts. We assisted 1312 households with utility assistance and 75 households with rate reduction assistance. RG/Misc Income - Revenue generation is a fee for services program. Typically we install insulation, solar screens, or windows in homes to customers who are not eligible for our programs. Misc income is derived from sales of inventory or expenses to use agency owned assets for use on programs & interest income.
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? 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 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 May 1982.
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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