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Securing America's Future Energy Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 20-1727977 Website

Safe is an action-oriented, nonpartisan organization committed to transportation, energy, and supply chain policies that advance the economic and national security of the united states, its partners, and allies. Since 2004, safe has worked with its energy security leadership council-a peerless coalition of current and former fortune 500 ceos and retired 4-star admirals and generals-to support secure, resilient, and sustainable energy solutions.

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation at a glance

In short: Securing America's Future Energy Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$7,203,099
+28.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$10,680,449
+49.9% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$298
-87.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$7,843,586
-8.8% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Securing America's Future Energy Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Washington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $15K (2022). In 2024 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
Securing America's Future Energy Alliance Washington, DCSubgrant to safe a for chcg from commanding heights$15,000
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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
2024$7,203,099$10,680,449$7,843,586$5,000Total only$298
2023$5,628,342$7,125,596$8,602,475——$2,339
2022$6,446,415$5,848,710$9,219,820$15,0001$2,320
2021$4,536,271$9,519,706$6,216,197$15,0001$457
2020$2,567,369$3,289,679$2,798,851———

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

About Securing America's Future Energy Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.2M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $298.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation is led by Raphael Diamond, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 13 of 21 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Raphael Diamond

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    32.6 hrs/week

    $160K (2020) → $185K (2024)

  • Avery Ash

    Executive Director & Coalition for Reimagined Mobility

    Vice President & Government Relations → Executive Director & Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    25.2 hrs/week

    $172K (2023) → $174K (2024)

  • Joseph Quinn

    Executive Director & Csim

    Director & Csim → Executive Director & Csim, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    39 hrs/week

    $318K (2023) → $330K (2024)

  • Thomas Horton Coleman

    Executive Director & Grid Security

    Executive Director & Grid Security Project → Executive Director & Grid Security, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $240K (2023) → $161K (2024)

  • Abigail Rose Hunter

    Executive Director & Critical Minerals Strategy

    New on the 2024 filing

    31.1 hrs/week

    $157K (2024)

  • Admiral Dennis C. Blair

    Chair

    Chairman → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allante Whitmore

    Director & Autonomous Vehicles

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $141K (2024)

  • Alexander Stuart

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harold Levy

    Director

    Director → Board Director, 2021

    Board Director → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Mayberg

    Director

    Director → Board Director, 2021

    Board Director → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Joseph

    Director

    Director → Board Director, 2021

    Board Director → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Granoff

    Director

    Director → Board Director, 2021

    Board Director → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amb Alfred Hoffman Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacquelyn Burman

    Vice President, Operations & Finance

    Director of Operations & Finance → Vice President Operations & Finance, 2022

    Vice President Operations & Finance → Vice President, Operations & Finance, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    39.9 hrs/week

    $75K (2020) → $131K (2024)

  • Ashley Simmons

    Deputy Director & Coal. for R.m

    Vice President Communications & Coalition for R.m. → Vice President Communications & Coalition for R.m, 2023

    Vice President Communications & Coalition for R.m → Deputy Director & Coal. for R.m, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2021) → $190K (2024)

  • Jeffrey Gerlach

    Vice President & Policy Strategy

    Vice President Policy Strategy → Vice President & Policy Strategy, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2021) → $184K (2024)

  • Peter Flory

    Senior Fellow

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $191K (2022) → $169K (2024)

  • Gourang Wakade

    Vice President & Development

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2023) → $136K (2024)

  • Dominic Mathew

    Manager & Coalition for R.m

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2024)

  • Leslie Hayward

    Senior Vice President & Public Affairs

    New on the 2024 filing

    35.5 hrs/week

    $220K (2024)

  • Robert S. Hirt

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Abigail Wulf (2022–2023) — Vice President Critical Minerals Strategy
  • Former: Christine Weydig (2023) — Executive Director & Coalition for Reimagined Mobility
  • Former: Ambassador Alfred Hoffman Jr. (2020–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Reuben Munger (2020–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Marla Westervelt (2021–2022) — Vice President Policy & Coalition for R.m.
  • Former: Sandy Stuart (2021–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Nadaneruntil Aug (2022) — Executive Director Commanding Heights & Executive Vice President
  • Former: Joe Quinn (2022) — Director & Csim
  • Former: Thayer Scott (2022) — Vice President Public Affairs
  • Former: Alisyn Malek (2020–2021) — Executive Director Coalition for Reimagined Mobil
  • Former: Jeffrey Nadaner (2021) — Executive Director Commanding Heights & Executive Vice President
  • Former: Alyssa Siddiqui (2020) — Managing Director of Corporate Engagements

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Joseph Quinn — Ed, Csim: $330KJoseph QuinnEd, Csim$330KLeslie Hayward — SVP, Public Affairs: $220KLeslie HaywardSVP, Public Affairs$220KAshley Simmons — Deputy DIR., Coal. for R.M: $190KAshley SimmonsDeputy DIR., Coal. for R.M$190KRaphael Diamond — President & CEO: $185KRaphael DiamondPresident & CEO$185KJeffrey Gerlach — VP, Policy Strategy: $184KJeffrey GerlachVP, Policy Strategy$184KAvery Ash — ED,COALITION for Reimagined Mobility: $174KAvery AshED,COALITION for Reimagined…$174KPeter Flory — Senior Fellow: $169KPeter FlorySenior Fellow$169KThomas Horton Coleman — Ed, Grid Security (Thru JUL): $161KThomas Horton ColemanEd, Grid Security (Thru JUL)$161KAbigail Rose Hunter — Ed, Critical Minerals Strategy: $157KAbigail Rose HunterEd, Critical Minerals Strategy$157KAllante Whitmore — Director, Autonomous Vehicles: $141KAllante WhitmoreDirector, Autonomous Vehicles$141KGourang Wakade — VP, Development: $136KGourang WakadeVP, Development$136KJacquelyn Burman — VP, Operations and Finance: $131KJacquelyn BurmanVP, Operations and Finance$131KDominic Mathew — Manager, Coalition for R.M: $129KDominic MathewManager, Coalition for R.M$129K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $330K, to Joseph Quinn (Ed, Csim). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Securing America's Future Energy Foundation

How much does Securing America's Future Energy Foundation give each year?

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Securing America's Future Energy Foundation?

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.7M.

Where does Securing America's Future Energy Foundation operate?

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is Securing America's Future Energy Foundation's EIN?

Securing America's Future Energy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1727977. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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