Nonprofit · EIN 27-4343680
NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY
Tax-exempt · OSTERVILLE, MA 02655
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,647,433 | $1,910,876 | -$263,443 | $2,001,902 | $172,894 | $1,829,008 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,815,597 | $1,692,408 | $123,189 | $2,257,705 | $165,254 | $2,092,451 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,523,021 | $1,490,069 | $32,952 | $2,087,359 | $118,097 | $1,969,262 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,609,830
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $37,603
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $247,761
- Other salaries and wages
- $762,382
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,138,647
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,375
- Travel
- $48,078
- Depreciation
- $110
- Program services (functional)
- $1,884,501
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,375
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,257,705
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,001,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $172,894
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,829,008
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,147
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,829,008
- Gross receipts
- $1,647,433
- Employees
- 5
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER HUNT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $247,761 | $20,323 |
| NATHAN FORSTER | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | – | $200,096 | $8,004 |
| SHEILA KEANE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | – | $181,845 | $8,678 |
| JEFFREY BENTZ | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | – | $178,572 | $7,143 |
| SHANNON BEALE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | – | $168,730 | $6,749 |
| KATIE DYKES CONNECTICUT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP BARTLETT II MAINE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MARSHALL MASSACHUSETTS | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY NUARA MASSACHUSETTS | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED CHICOINE NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL PHELAN NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRICK JOHNSON VERMONT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ POOR VERMONT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD GERWATOWSKI RHODE ISLAND | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KEARNS RHODE ISLAND | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER HUNT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $237,604 | $16,650 |
| JEFFREY BENTZ | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,233 | $7,849 |
| NATHAN FORSTER | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,400 | $7,696 |
| SHEILA KEANE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,225 | $26,404 |
| SHANNON BEALE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,240 | $6,490 |
| KATIE DYKES CONNECTICUT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP BARTLETT II MAINE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MARSHALL MASSACHUSETTS | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED CHICOINE NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL PHELAN NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUNE TIERNEY VERMONT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ POOR VERMONT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD GERWATOWSKI RHODE ISLAND | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KEARNS RHODE ISLAND | MANAGER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER HUNT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $237,469 | $17,849 |
| JEFFREY BENTZ | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,686 | $7,547 |
| SHEILA KEANE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,680 | $30,264 |
| SHANNON BEALE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,000 | $6,240 |
| KATIE DYKES CONNECTICUT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP BARTLETT II MAINE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MARSHALL MASSACHUSETTS | MANAGER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW NELSON MASSACHUSETTS | MANAGER (THR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK WOODCOCK MASSACHUSETTS | MANAGER (THR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED CHICOINE NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANAGER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUNE TIERNEY VERMONT | MANAGER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD GERWATOWSKI RHODE ISLAND | MANAGER (END Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KEARNS RHODE ISLAND | MANAGER (END Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 322, OSTERVILLE, MA 02655-0322
- In care of
- % HEATHER HUNT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- HEATHER HUNT, PO BOX 322, OSTERVILLE, MA 02655
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER HUNT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (203) 610-7153
- Website
- WWW.NESCOE.COM
- Return prepared by
- PAUL L MANCINONE CO PC
Mission
NESCOE'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE NEW ENGLAND REGION BY ADVANCING POLICIES THAT WILL PROVIDE ELECTRICITY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE OVER THE LONG TERM, CONSISTENT WITH MAINTAINING RELIABLE SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PRESENTATION OF NESCOE'S VIEWS, IT ADVANCES POLICIES WHICH SEEK TO FACILITATE THE EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT POWER GENERATION, DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND TRANSMISSION RESOURCES TO RELIABLY SERVE N.E. CUSTOMERS.
Program accomplishments
- THROUGHOUT 2025, NESCOE REPRESENTED THE COLLECTIVE VIEWS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, AND REGULARLY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUBSTANTIVE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUMS, AND BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, CONCERNING RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND SYSTEM PLANNING-RELATED ISSUES WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW ENGLAND CONSUMERS. THIS INCLUDED NESCOE'S REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN NEW ENGLAND POWER POOL'S PARTICIPANTS, RELIABILITY, TRANSMISSION, AND MARKETS COMMITTEE MEETINGS. NESCOE ALSO OFFERED PROPOSALS IN CONNECTION WITH PLANNING AND MARKET RULE CHANGES TO ADVANCE CONSUMER INTERESTS AND STATES' SHARED ENERGY OBJECTIVES. ADDITIONALLY, NESCOE PARTICIPATED IN ISO NEW ENGLAND'S PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND POWER SUPPLY PLANNING COMMITTEE. NESCOE ALSO MONITORED VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS. THROUGHOUT 2025, NESCOE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME WORKING TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY AROUND AND OVERSIGHT OF ASSET CONDITION SPENDING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ASSET CONDITION REVIEWER FUNCTION WITHINT ISO-NEW ENGLAND. CONCURRENTLY, NESCOE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSED ASSET CONDITION PROJECTS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NESCOE CONTINUED ITS APPEAL OF FERC ORDER 1920 REGARDING REGIONAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND COST ALLOCATION, FOCUSED ON THE TRANSPARENCY OF ASSET CONDITION PROJECT SPENDING. NESCOE NEGOTIATED COST MANAGEMENT, CONTAINMENT, AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITMENTS FROM TWO TRANSMISSION OWNERS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY- SUPPORTED POWER UP NEW ENGLAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. IN RELATION TO LONGER-TERM REGIONAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING, NESCOE WORKED ON ADVANCING THE REGION'S FIRST LONGER-TERM TRANSMISSION PLANNING SOLICITATION, ISSUED BY ISO-NEW ENGLAND IN MARCH 2025 TO STRENTHEN NORTH- SOUTH NEW ENGLAND INTERCONNECTION. IN 2025, TO PROMOTE ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY IN ELECTRICITY RATES AND TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, NESCOE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION OWNERS' REGIONAL NETWORK SERVICE RATE ANNUAL UPDATE FILING. FOLLOWING ITS INVESTIGATION, NESCOE MADE INFORMAL CHALLENGES UNDER THE REGION'S FORMULA PROTOCOLS, MANY OF WHICH RESULTED IN SAVINGS TO CONSUMERS. IN CONNECTION WITH WHOLESALE MARKET REFORMS, THROUGHOUT 2025, NESCOE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY AUCTION REFORM PROVISIONS (CAR-PD), WHICH REACHED NEAR UNANIMOUS REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT AND WERE FILED WITH FERC IN LATE 2025; MONITORED THE 2025 IMPLEMENTATION OF DAY-AHEAD ANCILLARY SERVICES MARKET DESIGN; ENGAGED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEASONAL CAPACITY MARKET AND RESOURCE ACCREDITATION REFORMS (CAR-SA); AND FILED COMMENTS AT FERC SUPPORTING RESOURCE PERFORMANCE PROTECTIONS FOLLOWING A RECORD HEATWAVE SCARCITY EVENT. IN CONNECTION WITH EMERGING LARGE LOAD ISSUES, IN 2025, NESCOE FILED COMMENTS WITH FERC IN A NEWLY OPENED RULEMAKING CONCERNING THE INTERCONNECTION OF LARGE ELECTRIC LOADS (INCLUDING DATA CENTERS), ASSERTING THAT THE ACCELERATED TIMELINE WOULD PRECLUDE MEANINGFUL STATE AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND WOULD ENCROACH ON STATES' EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT. NESCOE ALSO COMMENCED REGIONAL STATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT LARGE LOAD CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSUMER IMPLICATIONS.Expenses $1,884,501
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4343680
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,001,902
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,647,433
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,647,433 | $1,910,876 | $2,001,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,815,597 | $1,692,408 | $2,257,705 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,523,021 | $1,490,069 | $2,087,359 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,631,320 | $1,548,186 | $2,100,744 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-4343680).
Questions about NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY
- What is the EIN of NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY is 27-4343680.
- Is NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2011.
- Are donations to NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HEATHER HUNT.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $247,761 (HEATHER HUNT, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,647,433, expenses of $1,910,876 and total assets of $2,001,902 at year end.
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