Watttime Corporation
Watttime Corporation reported $16.4 million in revenue and $18.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.64 went to program services, $9.83 to management and general costs and $0.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $292,631 (SOFTWARE ENG). 29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 220% 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 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 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 $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.6% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.4% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 18.3% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $292,631 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.62% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 29 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.7 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 2 of 3 | 94.3% |
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 expenseBelow are some key highlights of watttimes progress on several fronts in FY25. 1. Aer assistance: watttime continued to grow the number of people we were able to help automate their devices to shift electricity to times that reduce environmental harm (which we call automated emissions reduction or aer). In FY25 we supported over 1 billion devices to use aer. 2. Aer education: we also continued to raise awareness of aer through giving talks, news publication, and by publishing free data to enable aer free on several sites, such as carbontreasuremap.org, and gridemissionsdata.io. 3. Research to…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTWARE ENG Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $238,576 | $0 | $54,055 | $292,631 |
| SR DATA SCIE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $243,857 | $0 | $20,729 | $264,586 |
| DIR. OF PART Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,653 | $0 | $28,784 | $252,437 |
| CHIEF PRODUC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,465 | $0 | $26,746 | $242,211 |
| PPAL ENGINEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,297 | $0 | $26,897 | $238,194 |
| EXECUTIVE DI Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $207,505 | $0 | $19,887 | $227,392 |
| CFO / TREASU Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,206 | $0 | $17,730 | $163,936 |
| SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,686 | $0 | $23,696 | $146,382 |
29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Watttime Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $517K (Part IX, line 5).
6 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–1b3 · 2 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 538
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GLOBAL ENERGY MONITOR Data science | $1,672,063 |
| THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Engineering | $1,440,249 |
| THE EARTH GENOME THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Website | $1,052,346 |
| OCEANMIND Data science | $628,781 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Watttime Corporation totaling $3.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Watttime Corporation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Watttime Corporation reported that 89.6% of its $18.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Watttime Corporation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Watttime Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $292,631, for the role of SOFTWARE ENG (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Watttime Corporation get its money?
Of $16.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 81.4% came from contributions and grants and 18.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Watttime Corporation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-1444637 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202620979349301707 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349308108 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349319005 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349316743 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349312524 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101309349302855 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-1444637: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.