Organizations Filed Purposes:
CLEAN ENERGY TRUST (THE "TRUST") WAS FOUNDED IN APRIL 2010 WITH THE MISSION TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES AND BUSINESSES IN ILLINOIS AND THE GREATER MIDWEST REGION. THROUGH INVESTMENT, MENTORING, COACHING, AND VENTURE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, THE TRUST STRIVES TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS BRING INNOVATIVE CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES TO MARKET AND TO BUILD VIABLE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT CREATE JOBS, FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND BETTER THE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE TRUST ALSO HELPS FOSTER A STRONGER INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN THE MIDWEST THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF NEW VENTURE CREATION. THE TRUST FOCUSES ON THE FOLLOWING CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTORS: RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY STORAGE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY ANALYTICS, GRID TECHNOLOGIES, WATER TECHNOLOGIES, WASTE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT FURTHER SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.
CLEAN ENERGY TRUST IS A CLEANTECH ACCELERATOR THAT FUELS INNOVATION TO CREATE A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT AND MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE.
FOUNDATION GRANTS FROM JOYCE FOUNDATION, MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION, AND ENERGY FOUNDATION SUPPORT INITIATIVES, ENGAGE WITH AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUAL, GRASSROOTS STAKEHOLDERS AND BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICIES, REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATION SUPPORTIVE OF CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION. THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE JOYCE FOUNDATION, MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION AND ENERGY FOUNDATION, CLEAN ENERGY TRUST LEADS A 12-STATE MIDWEST CLEAN ENERGY JOBS STUDY AND TO TELL THE STORY OF THIS GROWTH SECTOR AS IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ECONOMIES AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND BEYOND. THE MIDWEST STUDY IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF A LARGER NATIONAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF PARTNERS AND ENCOMPASSING ALL 50-STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
THE CLEAN ENERGY TRUST CHALLENGE IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AND THE LARGEST SINGLE-DAY CLEAN ENERGY PITCH COMPETITION IN THE NATION. THE CHALLENGE HAS JUMPSTARTED MORE THAN 60 STARTUPS IN THE MIDWEST TO DATE. THE CLEAN ENERGY CHALLENGE EVENT IS THE PREMIERE CLEANTECH NETWORKING EVENT IN CHICAGO. OVER 400 ENTREPRENEURS, INVESTORS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, STUDENTS, AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY ATTEND EACH YEAR.
CLEAN ENERGY TRUST HAS DEVELOPED THE 501VC FUND MODEL TO MATCH A NEW CLASS OF FUND MODELS. THE 501 VC FUND PROMOTES THE INVESTMENTS INTO EARLY-STAGE CLEANTECH STARTUP COMPANIES IN THE MID-WEST."
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Erik Birkerts | CEO | 40 | $200,030 |
| Paul Seidler | DIRECTOR OF VENTURE DEVELO | 40 | $178,829 |
| Ian Adams | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $173,309 |
| Benjamin Gaddy | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY | 40 | $165,693 |
| Susie Spigelman | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEV. | 40 | $130,000 |
| Estelle Seals | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $101,480 |
| Karen Kerr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy R Schwertfeger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Veery Maxwell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sanjeev Krishnan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Grosh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Crandell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Francetic | DIRECTOR, TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael P Polsky | DIRECTOR, CO-CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Pritzker | DIRECTOR, CO-CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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