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School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny
School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny reported $18.5 million in revenue and $18.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.52 went to program services, $1.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.7% of the total. Revenue rose 72% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.5% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.7% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.1 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 87 of 87 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b87 · 87 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
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Of every $100 School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny spent in FY2025, $98.52 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny reported that 98.5% of its $18.4 million in expenses went to program services, 1.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny get its money?
Of $18.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is School & Municipal Energy Cooperative of Wny a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-1556349 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202523299349300217 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423529349301047 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303399349300410 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243409349300814 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103289349301025 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043249349300104 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-1556349: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.