Northeast Energy and Commerce Association

501(c)(6) organization Needham, MA EIN: 04-2974993

The mission of the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association, new england's largest non-profit competitive power trade association, is to promote a reliable, environmentally responsible and cost-effective regional power supply, including innovative demand-side initiatives and renewable energy.

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association at a glance

In short: Northeast Energy and Commerce Association reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+86.5% vs 2024
Total assets
$387,421
-0.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$349,835
-1.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$7,098
+222.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$351,409
-0.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Northeast Energy and Commerce Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Roxbury

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $10K (2023). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Dimock Center Roxbury, MACash Donation$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$387,421$349,835$351,409$5,000Total only$7,098
2024$389,441$354,902$353,559$2,681Total only$2,204
2023$388,098$399,794$367,857$10,0001$103
2022$381,161$317,476$302,312$5,000Total only$69
2021$365,997$348,516$276,079$5,026Total only$41
2020$293,560$250,443$278,002$4,652Total only$41

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Northeast Energy and Commerce Association

Based on IRS filings

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association is a public charity, based in Needham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $387K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association is led by Marla Simon, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 35 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marla Simon

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2020) → $134K (2025)

  • Shaela McNulty Collins

    President

    Vice President Administration → Vice President Programming, 2021

    Vice President Programming → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David O'Connor

    President Emeritus

    Vice President Membership → President, 2021

    President → President Emeritus, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Dalton

    President Emeritus

    Board Member → President Emeritus, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Carroll

    Vice President Marketing

    Board Member → Vice President Marketing, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark C. Kalpin

    President Emeritus

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Lamson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul N. Belval

    President Emeritus

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Munnelly

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Wilmer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Bodell

    President Emeritus

    President → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → President Emeritus, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Bennett

    President Emeritus

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Griset

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vandan Divatia

    Vice President Administration

    Vice President Programming → Vice President Administration, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Fixler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Frayer

    Vice President Programming

    Board Member → Vice President Programming, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Malloy III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Schlichting

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Bergeron

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Connors

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Feldman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Dorfler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Lang

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Judd

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cal Brown

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gretchen Fuhr

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jw Hackett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karsten Barde

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Hutchings

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom McCarthy

    Vice President Membership

    Board Member → Vice President Membership, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Bracken

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Ann Watts

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Klavens

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosendo Garza

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Adamski

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (43)
  • Former: Courtney Feeley Karp (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Daniel Rukakoski (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Usovicz (2020–2024) — Vice President Marketing
  • Former: Andrew Kinross (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Jylkka (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Aj Jablonowski (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Marissa Ribeiro Dahan (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: C. John Meeske (2020–2023) — President Emeritus
  • Former: John Malloy Jr. (2020–2023) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Peter Brown (2020–2023) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Ross Groffman (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Bresolin (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Michelman (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Carol Holahan (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sandi Hennequin (2021–2023) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Ian Springsteel (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe Fagan (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Krathwohl (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Mueller (2020–2022) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Joseph Sabato (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Hunt (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dwarakesh Nallan (2020–2021) — Vice President Membership
  • Former: Tim Roughan (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: William C. Sheehan (2020–2021) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Anne George (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Dolan (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Huck Montgomery (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathryn Chelminski (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Fountain (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Aaron Govoni (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Adam Wade (2020) — Vice President Communications
  • Former: Bruce McDermott (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Carson Robers (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Dale Raczynski (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Collins (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Graham Coates (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Judith Judson (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kate Epsen (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew J. Picardi (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Holt (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Kjellberg (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sebastian Lombardi (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Shawn Konary (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Marla Simon — Executive Director: $134KMarla SimonExecutive Director$134K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Marla Simon (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Northeast Energy and Commerce Association

How much does Northeast Energy and Commerce Association give each year?

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.

How large is Northeast Energy and Commerce Association?

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association reported $387K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $350K.

Where does Northeast Energy and Commerce Association operate?

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Northeast Energy and Commerce Association's EIN?

Northeast Energy and Commerce Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2974993. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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