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Electric Power Research Institute Inc

Organization's mission and most important activities electric power research institute (the institute or epri) conducts research and development relating to generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. An independent, nonprofit organization, epri brings together its scientists and engineers as well as…

$874k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2024
14
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$400,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 21
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$402M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations Electric Power Research Institute Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $234k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Science & TechEducationEnvironmentHealthInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving12$794k58%
FY202314$1.0M36%
FY202215$987k27%
FY202121$1.2M52%
FY202012$874k42%
FY201913$948k15%
FY201813$766k46%
FY201712$1.1Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$7.6MScience & Tech$467kEnvironment$375kInternational$40kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kHuman Services$20k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
MO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uc San Diego Foundation$2,400,00070%
Carnegie Mellon University$1,442,76860%
Regents Univ of California$570,0005n/a
The University of Tennessee$517,2007n/a
Arizona State University$501,9105n/a
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$220,00050%
Georgia Tech Research Corporation$135,75020%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$115,7453n/a
Drexel University$115,45710%
The University of Georgia Foundation$95,00010%
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All grantees of Electric Power Research Institute Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uc San Diego Foundation$2,400,00070%
Carnegie Mellon University$1,442,76860%
Regents Univ of California$570,0005n/a
The University of Tennessee$517,2007n/a
Arizona State University$501,9105n/a
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$220,00050%
Georgia Tech Research Corporation$135,75020%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$115,7453n/a
Drexel University$115,45710%
The University of Georgia Foundation$95,00010%
Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte$83,20040%
The Ohio State University$82,5002n/a
University of California Davis$80,0001n/a
California Institute of Technology$80,00020%
The University of North Carolina Foundation Inc$75,00010%
The Gridwise Alliance Inc$68,00053%
Foundation at Nj Institute of Technology$60,0001n/a
Environmental Research & Education Foundation$60,00050%
Lehigh University$59,75020%
Pennsylvania State University$58,5002n/a
National Academy of Engineering Fund$53,00011%
MRIGlobal$50,00010%
New Buildings Institute$50,00011%
Baylor University$50,00010%
Texas A&M University$48,0003n/a
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc$40,00010%
The Uc Davis Foundation$40,00010%
Nc State University$37,5002n/a
American Nuclear Society Incorporated$37,00030%
Smart Electric Power Alliance$37,00010%
Texas A&M University$36,0003n/a
The Fire Protection Research Foundation$30,00011%
United States Nuclear Industry Council$28,00031%
North American Council for Freight Efficiency Inc$25,00012%
University of Illinois Foundation$25,00010%
Resources for the Future Inc$25,00010%
University of Texas$25,0001n/a
Plug in America$25,00021%
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$25,0001n/a
National Academy of Sciences$25,00010%
Veloz$20,00020%
CalCef Innovations$20,00012%
San Francisco Bay Area Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly$19,50032%
US National Committee of CIGRE co Dr Don Russell$19,50022%
ISTO Inc$15,71410%
Ut-Battelle Development Corporation$15,00010%
American Institute of Chemical Engineers$15,00010%
Neural Information Processing Systems Foundation$10,00010%
National Association of State Energy Officials$9,00010%
Energy Storage Association Inc$7,50010%
Smart Grid Oregon$6,00011%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc$5,50010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Electric Power Research Institute Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUc San Diego Foundation: $2,400,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $1,442,768 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Tech Foundation Inc: $220,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Tech Research Corporation: $135,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDrexel University: $115,457 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $95,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte: $83,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Institute of Technology: $80,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of North Carolina Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Gridwise Alliance Inc: $68,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetEnvironmental Research & Education Foundation: $60,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLehigh University: $59,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Academy of Engineering Fund: $53,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMRIGlobal: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Buildings Institute: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBaylor University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAtlantic Council of the United States Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Uc Davis Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Nuclear Society Incorporated: $37,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSmart Electric Power Alliance: $37,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Fire Protection Research Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetUnited States Nuclear Industry Council: $28,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNorth American Council for Freight Efficiency Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetResources for the Future Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPlug in America: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNational Academy of Sciences: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVeloz: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCalCef Innovations: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSan Francisco Bay Area Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly: $19,500 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetUS National Committee of CIGRE co Dr Don Russell: $19,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetISTO Inc: $15,714 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUt-Battelle Development Corporation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeural Information Processing Systems Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Association of State Energy Officials: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEnergy Storage Association Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSmart Grid Oregon: $6,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Climateworks Foundati…The William & Flora H…Johns Hopkins Univers…Breakthrough Energy F…The Energy FoundationUnited States Energy …Northeastern Universi…Silicon Valley Commun…T Rowe Price Program …The Ayco Charitable F…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Pfizer Foundation…
Climateworks FoundationCA17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Climateworks Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Johns Hopkins University · Breakthrough Energy Foundation · The Energy Foundation · United States Energy Foundation · Northeastern University · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Electric Power Research Institute Inc

How much does Electric Power Research Institute Inc give?
Electric Power Research Institute Inc reported 13 grants totaling $874,475 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Electric Power Research Institute Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (89%), Science & Tech (6%), Environment (4%).
Who are Electric Power Research Institute Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Uc San Diego Foundation ($2.4M), Carnegie Mellon University ($1.4M), Regents Univ of California ($570k).
Does Electric Power Research Institute Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Electric Power Research Institute Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Climateworks Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Johns Hopkins University.
Where is Electric Power Research Institute Inc based?
Electric Power Research Institute Inc is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 54 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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