Wind on the Wires (Clean Grid Alliance)

Clean Grid Alliance (formally known as Wind on the Wires) is a 501(c)(3) environmental advocacy group that promotes renewable energy, primarily wind and solar, through public policy, media work, and public outreach.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Website: cleangridalliance.org
Location: Saint Paul, MN View on map
Tax ID: 06-1670689
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $4,249,774 Revenue: $4,172,446 Expenses: $4,048,118

Clean Grid Alliance (formally known as Wind on the Wires) is a 501(c)(3) environmental advocacy group that promotes renewable energy, primarily wind and solar, through public policy, media work, and public outreach.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2023 $4,249,774 $4,172,446 $4,048,118 View
2022 $3,915,386 $4,434,177 $3,475,812 View
2021 $2,848,873 $3,181,590 $2,898,529 View
2020 $2,540,860 $3,283,493 $2,492,565 View
2019 $1,802,491 $2,215,493 $2,321,082 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011

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Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 11

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Beth SoholtEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$220,340
Jeff DanielsonVICE PRESIDENT – ADVOCACY$166,456
Sean BradySR. COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY ADVOCACY$154,260

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $5,139,401
  • Number of Grants: 13
  • Number of Funders: 9

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,255,0002024 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$950,0002023 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$700,0002024 McKnight Foundationfor general operating support – Clean Grid Alliance is a Minnesota-based organization that works across the Midwest to support the expansion of renewable energy in the region
$550,0002020 McKnight FoundationFor general operating support
$100,0002024 Energy Action FundTO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES.
$43,0002023 MultiplierTRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
$11,7752020 Network for Good, Inc.Unrestricted
$5,8502021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes

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