Organizations Filed Purposes:
Founded in 2001, Spark Northwest accelerates the just transition to clean energy in the Pacific Northwest. Spark Northwest uses two primary strategies: (1) on-the-ground project consulting, focusing on communities with limited financial resources and (2) systemic advocacy to create opportunities and overcome obstacles to equitable deployment of clean energy.Project Design and Management: Spark Northwest lends technical expertise to people and groups to pursue renewable energy and energy efficiency options to power their homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods. This technical support includes education, outreach, planning, project design, resource evaluation, economic modeling, permitting assistance and contractor selection. Projects are designed to prioritize community involvement and accountability. Systemic Advocacy: Spark Northwest advocates for strong policies to reduce the barriers to clean energy implementation and encourage development at the local level. Spark Northwest supports p
Spark Northwest accelerates the equitable transition to clean energy in the Pacific Northwest through on-the-ground project development and systemic advocacy to remove barriers to locally-generated clean energy.
In 2019 Spark Northwest partnered with more than a dozen community groups to support clean energy plans and project development, conducted education and outreach to more than 200 people, and completed 37 clean energy projects that resulted in 1 megawatt of renewable energy generation.
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 |
|---|
| Gwen Heisterkamp | Finance Mgr. | 40 | $67,587 |
| Jennifer Grove | Past ED | 40 | $58,838 |
| Andrea Axel | Executive Dir. | 40 | $25,874 |
| Vineet Parkhe | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric De Place | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Ayoub | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Jones | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bobby Coleman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Souza | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Wyler | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Benson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Mulligan | Chair | 1 | $0 |
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