2026-05-29T09:17:10-05:00 2025-12-31 223575846 Brunhofer & Balise LLP 287 N Farview Avenue Paramus NJ 07652 990 2025-01-01 521918849 International District Energy Assoc INTE 5083669339 1800 West Park Drive 350 Westborough MA 01581 Robert Thornton President and CEO 5083669339 2026-05-29 David BaliseCPA P00350308 2015999899 2026-05-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Robert Thornton 1800 West Park Drive Suite 350 Westborough MA 01581 6367030 0 X www.districtenergy.org X 1909 MA IDEA fosters the success of its members as leaders in providing reliable, economical, efficient and environmentally sound district energy services. We promote energy efficiency and environmental quality through the advancement of district heating, district cooling and cogeneration (also known as combined heat and power or CHP) and we actively lobby to secure favorable policies, legislation and regulations for district energy. 25 24 7 0 0 0 0 165326 5906407 5909648 287672 292056 0 0 6194079 6367030 10000 20000 0 0 1886789 1846591 0 0 0 3399055 3825062 5295844 5691653 898235 675377 7276063 7948764 98778 96102 7177285 7852662 X IDEA fosters the success of its members as leaders in providing reliable, economical, efficient and environmentally sound district energy services. We promote energy efficiency and environmental quality through the advancement of district heating, district cooling and cogeneration (also known as combined heat and power or CHP) and we actively lobby to secure favorable policies, legislation and regulations for district energy. 0 0 3799655 20000 1600655 Annual Conference: Opportunities for members and committees to gather and discuss new developments in the industry and share ideas for improvements.Publications: Inform members of accomplishments of the association and new developments in the industry.Educational Training: To exchange and distribute information to members of the association. 3799655 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 7 1 0 1 AE 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X International District Energy Association 5083669339 1800 West Park Drive Suite 350 Westborough MA 01581 X David Woodson Chair 0.50 X 0 0 0 Robert P Thornton President and Director 40.00 X X 695192 0 46434 Daniel Dixon Secretary/Tr and Director 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Tim Peer Vice Chair 0.50 X 0 0 0 Meghan Riesterer Second Vice Chair 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lalit Agarwal Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Michael Ahern Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Ted Borer Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Samuel Chatterton Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Casey Collins Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Earl Collins Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Frank Cuomo Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Chase Davis Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Carol Denning Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Laura Duncan Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Andrea Sarmentero Garzon Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Greene Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Francois Gressier Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Paul Holt Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Joan Kowal Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Gerard MacDonald Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Meisenhelder Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Samuel Olmstead Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mark Spurr Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Paul Zmick Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Jacques Director of Operations 40.00 X 277950 0 37854 Jason Beal Director of Member Services 40.00 X 183160 0 45525 Emily Cummings Director, Programs & Special Projects 40.00 X 134500 0 28999 Scott Szycher Director, Business Development 40.00 X 132000 0 45270 1422802 0 204082 6 0 1 0 Good World LLC 933 Alto Street Unit D Santa Fe NM 87501 Magazine Editor 257740 Kozel Consulting LLC 33037 South Side Drive Frankford DE 19945 Consulting 242125 Aspire Meetings & Events LLC PO Box 2262 Plainville MA 02762 Meeting Planner 198000 Greenough Consulting LLC 225 Frank Street26th Fl 41 Boston MA 02110 Media Relations 159428 FVB Energy Inc 7851 Metro Parkway Suite 315 Bloomington MN 55425 Legislative Services 111363 5 165326 165326 Annual Conference 3574803 3574803 Membership Dues & Assessments 1437237 1437237 Sponsorships 734190 734190 Publications 143418 143418 Miscellaneous Programs 20000 20000 5909648 292056 292056 6367030 1600655 0 4601049 20000 20000 1555227 953108 602119 37822 23179 14643 171591 84633 86958 81951 50223 31728 37444 37444 17800 17800 111363 111363 146004 21427 124577 246622 246622 263650 3630 260020 30410 30410 189942 189942 113851 113851 1581590 1581590 12401 12401 3573 3573 36112 17939 18173 Communications/Publicat 394212 394212 Consultants and Researc 382025 382025 Credit Card Processing 140434 140434 Management Services 117629 117629 5691653 3799655 1891998 0 1172328 1364884 6079137 6548768 217848 206577 757 11271 23841 23841 7276063 7948764 98778 96102 98778 96102 X 7080493 7791010 96792 61652 7177285 7852662 7276063 7948764 675377 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 1437237 217848 206577 11271 11271 6367030 0 6367030 0 6367030 5691653 0 5691653 0 5691653 0 John Gray Scholarships 10 20000 X X 0 0 X X X 0 0 0 Robert P Thornton President and Director 432358 0 262834 0 0 0 0 0 46434 0 741626 0 0 0 Cheryl Jacques Director of Operations 202950 0 75000 0 0 0 0 0 37854 0 315804 0 0 0 Jason Beal Director of Member Services 125160 0 58000 0 0 0 0 0 45525 0 228685 0 0 0 Scott Szycher Director, Business Development 100000 0 32000 0 0 0 0 0 45270 0 177270 0 0 0 Emily Cummings Director, Programs & Special Project 100000 0 34500 0 0 0 0 0 28999 0 163499 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Association has members who pay annual dues. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Members whose dues are paid in full, "in good standing," are accorded the right to nominate members to serve on the board of directors and to vote for nominated candidates for voluntary service on the board. The election of directors is governed in the association bylaws which calls for a slate of candidates to be developed by the nominating committee, chaired by the immediate past chair, and the slate to be presented to members at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting of the association, which is held at the annual conference each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Special meetings of the members may be called at any time and place selected by the board or upon written application of members representing at least ten percent (10%) of the smallest quorum of members, required for a vote, upon any matter, at the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Minutes are not taken at the Executive Committee meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 was reviewed by the President and Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All directors and officers are annually sent a copy of the idea conflict of interest policy and required to sign and return an acknowledgement to the office of the organization's counsel. Results are recorded annually by the counsel. The antitrust statement is read prior to all board meetings. The conflict of interest policy is issued to all current and nominated board members prior to the annual business meeting and reinforced at board of director meetings regularly. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Committee, led by the current chair, is assigned responsibility for setting and negotiating compensation for the President. On April 8, 2014 a five-year contract extension was authorized for the period January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018 which was further restated and amended on December 5, 2018 for a seven (7) year extension for the period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2025. The compensation review process undertaken by the Executive Committee considered comparable compensation levels for similarly situated nonprofit industry associations using multiple sources. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Bylaws are posted on the Association's website and are issued to all incoming board members. Antitrust policy is a written document and issued to incoming members. The financial statements are made available upon request. Conflict of interest policy and forms are issued and authorized by the President and all members of the Board of Directors annually. Antitrust policy is received at the beginning of all meetings of the board of directors, executive committee, and general meeting of the members. Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 9, , TIM PEER 10 Cabot Road Medford, MA 02155 MEGHAN RIESTERER 1301 McKinney St, Suite 2060 Houston, TX 77010 MICHAEL AHERN 305 St. Peter Street St. Paul, MN 55102 JOAN KOWAL 777 Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 LALIT AGARWAL PO Box 29 Alexandria, VA 22313-0029 TED BORER Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 731-2327 SAMUEL CHATTERTON 5000 Renaissance Drive New Freedom, PA 17349-8979 CASEY COLLINS 114 S Buchanan Blvd # 90144 Durham, North Carolina 27701 EARL COLLINS 1 E. Washington St., Ste 430 Phoenix, AZ FRANK CUOMO 750 E 16th St Fl 3 New York, New York 10009 CHASE DAVIS 8081 Arco Corporate Drive Raleigh, NC 27617 CAROL DENNING 3980 Sherman Street, Suite 170 San Diego, CA 92110 LAURA DUNCAN PO Box 802650 Santa Clara, CA 91380-2650 KIMBERLY GREENE 205 Commercial Drive St. Augustine, FL 32092 FRANCOIS GRESSIER 1706 Longacre Drive Houston, TX 77055 PAUL HOLT 1188 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC, V6E 4A2 Canada GERARD MACDONALD 409 Granville St Suite 925 Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 Canada JENNIFER MEISENHELDER 643 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400 Gainesville, FL 32601 SAMUEL OLMSTEAD 2 Whitney Ave New Haven, CT 06510-1220 PAUL ZMICK 575 Alderman Road Charlottesville, VA 22903