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THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN EXPANDING ITS REACH AND IMPACT ACROSS THE STATE. ONE KEY ACHIEVEMENT WAS THE LAUNCH OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) RESOURCE HUB. THIS PLATFORM AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION, PROVIDING OHIO'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES STEMMING FROM THE IRA. ADDITIONALLY, PCFO MARKED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, HIGHLIGHTING ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON OHIOANS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PCFO INTENSIFIED ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OHIO COMMUNITIES IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR GRANT WRITING AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS, CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX LANDSCAPE OF CLEAN ENERGY FUNDING. THIS SUPPORT HAS RESULTED IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OHIO'S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. TO PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR CLIMATE ACTION, PCFO CONDUCTED COMPREHENSIVE GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) INVENTORIES FOR MULTIPLE OHIO COMMUNITIES, HELPING THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR EMISSIONS PROFILES AND IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. PCFO WAS ALSO CRUCIAL IN FACILITATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OHIO MUNICIPALITIES AND FEDERAL BEST PRACTICE-BASED PROGRAMS, COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE TO PILOT INITIATIVES SUCH AS CHARGING SMART IN OHIO. THROUGHOUT 2023, PCFO CELEBRATED SEVERAL MILESTONES IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SEVEN NEW COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TO REDUCING THEIR GHG EMISSIONS THROUGH PCFO, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 48 OHIO MUNICIPALITIES WITH EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A NONPROFIT AND ANNOUNCED ITS INAUGURAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 253831 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X JOSEPH FLARIDA 6143927997 1145 CHESAPEAKE AVE SUITE 1 COLUMBUS OH 43212 JOSEPH FLARIDA EXECUTIVE DI 42.00 X 76889 0 0 CASSANDRA CLEVENGER DEPUTY DIREC 40.00 X 54897 0 0 DAYNA BAIRD PAYNE PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RASHIDA MANUEL SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MIRANDA LEPPLA TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KYLE STRICKLAND BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DIVYA SRIDHAR BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 131786 false false false 955708 955708 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 541900 3644 3644 3644 959352 3644 X 131786 105979 25807 21294 21294 16250 16250 12565 12565 381 381 5643 5643 3675 3675 131300 123350 7950 878 878 1309 1309 4160 2278 1882 930 930 2 2 4812 4812 334985 253831 81154 0 624707 0 624707 340 0 340 X 624367 0 624367 0 624707 624367 X false false false X 955708 955708 955708 955708 955708 955708 3644 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 332 332 334653 334985 66997 16749 66997 66997 100496 332 332 16749 16749 25124 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN 2023. NO ACTIVITY OR LOBBYING EXPENDITURES WERE MADE IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2023, POWER A CLEAN FUTURE OHIO (PCFO) CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO BUILD MOMENTUM FOR A CLEAN, PROSPEROUS FUTURE BY EQUIPPING LOCAL LEADERS FOR EQUITABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CARBON REDUCTIONS IN OHIO. THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN EXPANDING ITS REACH AND IMPACT ACROSS THE STATE. ONE KEY ACHIEVEMENT WAS THE LAUNCH OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) RESOURCE HUB. THIS PLATFORM AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION, PROVIDING OHIO'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES STEMMING FROM THE IRA. ADDITIONALLY, PCFO MARKED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, HIGHLIGHTING ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON OHIOANS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PCFO INTENSIFIED ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OHIO COMMUNITIES IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR GRANT WRITING AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS, CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX LANDSCAPE OF CLEAN ENERGY FUNDING. THIS SUPPORT HAS RESULTED IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OHIO'S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. TO PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR CLIMATE ACTION, PCFO CONDUCTED COMPREHENSIVE GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) INVENTORIES FOR MULTIPLE OHIO COMMUNITIES, HELPING THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR EMISSIONS PROFILES AND IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. PCFO WAS ALSO CRUCIAL IN FACILITATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OHIO MUNICIPALITIES AND FEDERAL BEST PRACTICE-BASED PROGRAMS, COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE TO PILOT INITIATIVES SUCH AS CHARGING SMART IN OHIO. THROUGHOUT 2023, PCFO CELEBRATED SEVERAL MILESTONES IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SEVEN NEW COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TO REDUCING THEIR GHG EMISSIONS THROUGH PCFO, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 48 OHIO MUNICIPALITIES WITH EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A NONPROFIT AND ANNOUNCED ITS INAUGURAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AT A FORMAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE A QUORUM HAS BEEN REACHED, THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE FORM 990 FOR SUBMISSION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL THEN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN THE APPROVED FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER DISCLOSURE IS MADE, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICTING INTEREST MUST NOT PARTICIPATE IN JUDGING THE MERITS OF THAT INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION BASED ON THE PAY SCALE FOR SIMILAR SERVICES IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY/RESPONSIBILITY. AGREEMENTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN WRITING AND MAINTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S PERSONNEL FILE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY SCALE, WHICH IS INFORMED BY RELEVANT WAGE AND SURVEY DATA (WHEN OR IF AVAILABLE). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW ANY REQUEST FOR WRITTEN DOCUMENTS FOR FURTHER ACTION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G FISCAL AGENT 13,750 0 0 CONSULTING 109,600 7,950 0 TOTAL 123,350 7,950 0 ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN 2023. NO ACTIVITY OR LOBBYING EXPENDITURES WERE MADE IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.