Open Power & Energy Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE USE OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN THE FIELD OF POWER TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE AND BALANCED FUTURE FOR THE WORLD.
- Income
- $1,502
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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 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 (3)
- 1. FOUNDATIONAL ENERGY INTELLIGENCE PUBLICATIONSIN 2024, OPEN LAUNCHED ITS NATIONAL ENERGY INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE, PRODUCING A SERIES OF FOUNDATIONAL WHITE PAPERS THAT INFORMED ENERGY ADVISORS IN THE U.S. CONGRESS AND OFFICIALS ACROSS MULTIPLE CABINET DEPARTMENTS. PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS "POWERING PROSPERITY AND SECURITY: A VISION FOR CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION IN CLEAN ENERGY," "EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: A VISION FOR DECENTRALIZED AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, AND "POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS: KEY INSIGHTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE" ESTABLISHED OPEN AS A TRUSTED, NONPARTISAN SOURCE OF TECHNICALLY GROUNDED ANALYSIS. THESE PAPERS DIRECTLY SUPPORTED POLICYMAKERS IN UNDERSTANDING THE CONVERGENCE OF POWER GENERATION, GRID MODERNIZATION, NUCLEAR INNOVATION, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
- 2. LAUNCH OF THE OPEN PUBLICATION PLATFORMOPEN DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED ITS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION AND POLICY DISSEMINATION PLATFORM AT WWW.OPENPOWERENERGY.NET. THE PLATFORM HOSTS OPEN'S RESEARCH SERIES AND PROVIDES OPEN ACCESS TO POLICYMAKERS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND PRIVATE-SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS. ITS CREATION ENABLED THE TRANSPARENT DISTRIBUTION OF DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS AND MARKED THE FORMAL BEGINNING OF OPEN'S ROLE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC, INDUSTRIAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL COMMUNITIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.
- 3. FORMATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ENERGY ADVISORS BRIEFING SERIESOPEN ESTABLISHED A STRUCTURED BRIEFING SERIES TO DELIVER TIMELY ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS TO CONGRESSIONAL ENERGY ADVISORS AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS. THE BRIEFINGS SYNTHESIZED CURRENT DATA ON NUCLEAR, RENEWABLE, AND DIGITAL-GRID TECHNOLOGIES, EQUIPPING POLICYMAKERS WITH CLEAR, TECHNICALLY VERIFIED GUIDANCE ON POWER SYSTEM RESILIENCE, ENERGY ECONOMICS, AND INNOVATION STRATEGY. THESE SESSIONS HAVE SINCE BECOME A FOUNDATION FOR INFORMED DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE NATION'S LEADING ENERGY RESEARCHERS.
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 May 2025.
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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