Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION
THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $90,000 to it, the largest being AMEREN CHARITABLE TRUST (UNION ELECTRIC ($90,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $90k
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What Thomas Alva Edison Foundation does
Mission
The edison foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to bringing the benefits of electricity to families, businesses, and industries worldwide.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Edison foundation institute for electric innovation:the edison foundation institute for electric innovation (iei) focuses on advancing the adoption of new technologies that improve the customer experience by enhancing how electric companies engage with customers to strengthen and transform the energy grid. Iei promotes the sharing of information, ideas, and experiences among regulators, policymakers, technology companies, thought leaders, and the electric power industry. Iei also identifies policies that support the business case for the adoption of cost-effective technologies. During cy2023, the following were significant accomplishments of the institute for electric innovation:annual powering the people eventin november 2023, iei hosted its annual event, which focused on three high priority areas for the electic power sector: advancing energy affordability- moving past point solutions; customers as a resource demand flexibility, vpps, and the future grid; potentials and perils of ai. Electric companies, technology companies, policy makers, regulators and other stakeholders attended the event.iei executive dialoguesin 2023, iei brought together technology company executives and…
$863,224 spentof which $10,550 as grants86% of program spendingEdison foundation institute for the energy transition:the edison foundation's institute for the energy transition (iet) focuses on assessing the key 24/7 zero-emitting and related technologies necessary to achieving carbon emissions reduction goalsreliably and affordably and periodically updating these assessments for all stakeholders to reflect significant developments, including deployments and improved economic fundamentals. Iet also focuses on identifying solutions to the legal, regulatory, and policy issues that must be addressed to ensure that these technologies can be deployed as soon as they are demonstrated and economic. During cy2023, the following were significant accomplishments of the institute for the energy transition: iet executive clean technology dialoguesin 2023, iet partnered with mckinsey on a series of clean technology dialogues for technology company executives and electric company ceos and senior executives. The dialogues focussed on hydrogen, long duration energy storage, carbon capture and storage and advanced grid technologies, as well as an overall assessment of the clean energy technology landscape.eei 2023iet and iei partnered with eei to organize the…
$137,494 spent14% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,000,718.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $1.5M to $2.3M (+54%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 5% · 2018 3% · 2019 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $30k.
From the IRS filings of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $49k on record.
- Department of State$49k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Edison Electric Institute · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION?
- THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $90,000 to it, the largest being AMEREN CHARITABLE TRUST (UNION ELECTRIC ($90,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $90,000 in grants to THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION?
- AMEREN CHARITABLE TRUST (UNION ELECTRIC is the largest funder on record, with $90,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing