Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EMPOWER CORPORATIONS, UTILITIES, AND THE PUBLIC TO PLAY THE LEADING ROLE IN CREATING A FUTURE WITH A STABLE CLIMATE, HEALTHY WATERSHED ECOSYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE ABUNDANT, CLEAN FRESH WATER, AND GROWING RELIANCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICES: BEF DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES BOTH SHORT AND LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE DESTRUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. BEF INVESTS IN THE RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION OF INNOVATIVE SOLAR, SMALL-HYDRO, AND BIOMASS PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY BY MANAGING SITING, EVALUATION, INSTALLATION, AND MONITORING OF NEW PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PROJECT PARTNERS BY PROMOTING AND MARKETING RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES ("RECS") AND CARBON OFFSETS ("OFFSETS"). THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH LARGE AND SMALL-SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS USING WIND, SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL, AND BIOGAS RESOURCES. DURING THE YEAR BEF DELIVERED 740,013 RECS AND 264,537 OFFSETS TO ITS UTILITY, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT CUSTOMERS.
ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION'S CLEAN ENERGY. BRIGHT FUTURES ("CE") PROGRAM DELIVERS A STEM BASED ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT IS FUNDED BY CORPORATIONS, UTILITIES, AND OTHER FOUNDATION PARTNERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY-BASED, INTERACTIVE ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS DIRECT BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN WHICH THEY RESIDE AND OPERATE. DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, CE ADAPTED ITS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL TOOLS TO EDUCATORS AND LAUNCHED A ROBUST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE REACH OF THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE U.S. CE PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT LABS, STEM CONFERENCES, AND STUDENT ENGINEERING CHALLENGES, MANY OF WHICH WERE SUSPENDED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
WATER SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES: THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE RESTORATION OF DAMAGED WATERSHED ECOSYSTEMS. THROUGH ITS MODEL WATERSHED PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION DIRECTLY SUPPORTS SCIENCE-BASED WATERSHED RESTORATION INITIATIVES THAT DEMONSTRATE STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EMPLOY A LONG-TERM MONITORING-INTENSIVE RESTORATION APPROACH. THROUGH THE CREATION AND PROMOTION OF WATER RESTORATION CERTIFICATES ("WRCS") THE FOUNDATION QUANTIFIES THE VOLUMETRIC BENEFITS OF WATER RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT IT FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDES A TURNKEY SOLUTION FOR CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO BALANCE THEIR WATER USAGE. DURING THE YEAR THE FOUNDATION DELIVERED 2,715,927 WRCS REPRESENTING 1,716,000,000 GALLONS OF WATER RESTORED TO CRITICALLY DEWATERED RIVERS AND STREAMS.
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 |
|---|
| Todd Reeve | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $145,912 |
| Felicia Phillips | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $125,970 |
| Rebecca O'Neil | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Wendy Gerlitz | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Felice Belfiore | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Stephen Reynolds | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rachel Shimshak | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Norman | BOARD CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ralph Cavanagh | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brett Wilcox | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| William Towey | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Annie Terracciano | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Wendy Pulling | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Andy Macklin | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Emily Leach | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| James Jura | MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
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