Thomas Alva Edison Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-2106274 Website

THE EDISON FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRICITY TO FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.2M

-6.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$33K

+311.2% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

+105.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$432K$863K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,249,649$3,482,902$3,099,555
Revenue$1,310,559$1,455,952$1,507,030
Expenses$1,569,839$1,113,770$1,051,391
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$221$255$280
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$8K$17K$25K$33K0 grants20200 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

AI TRUST FOUNDATION$25KMIDWEST ENERGY EFFICIENC…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MR ADAM COOPERED, INST FOR ELECTRIC INNOVA…$195KMS NANAKO HISAMICHISR MGR, ENERGY RESEARCH/PART…$152KMR ERIC HOLDSWORTHED, INST FOR THE ENERGY TRAN…$77KMR PHILIP DIONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$61KMS STEPHANIE VOYDASVP, COMM & MEMBER ENGAGEMEN…$12KMR STEVEN MCCUNEDIR, COMM SYSTEMS/WEB STATEG…$2KMS NIKI NELSONSR DIR, BRAND STRAT/MEMBER E…$1K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MR DANNY R BROUILLETTEPRESIDENT THRU 10/241
MS PATRICIA K VINCENT-COLLAWNMEMBER THRU 10/24, PRESIDENT 10/241
MR PEDRO J PIZARROMEMBER THRU 6/24, CHAIR AS OF 6/241
MR WARNER L BAXTERCHAIR THRU 6/24, MEMBER AS OF 6/241
MR NICHOLAS K AKINSMEMBER1
MR GERARD M ANDERSONMEMBER1
MR CALVIN G BUTLER JRMEMBER AS OF 6/241
MR DAVID A CAMPBELLMEMBER AS OF 6/241
MR CHRISTOPHER M CRANEMEMBER THRU 4/241
MR THEODORE F CRAVERMEMBER1
MR THOMAS A FANNINGMEMBER1
MR BENJAMIN G S FOWKE IIIMEMBER1
MS LYNN J GOODMEMBER1
MR THOMAS R KUHNMEMBER1
MS MARIA M POPEMEMBER1
MR BRIAN L WOLFFEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT THRU 9/241
MS EMILY SANFORD FISHEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT THRU 7/241
MR PHILIP DIONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT4.5$60,538
MR LOUIS BECKATREASURER THRU 5/241
MS VICTORIA L CALDERONCORPORATE SECRETARY1
MR ERIC HOLDSWORTHED, INST FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION11$76,516
MR ADAM COOPERED, INST FOR ELECTRIC INNOVATION34$194,634
MS STEPHANIE VOYDASVP, COMM & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, EEI1$12,358
MS NANAKO HISAMICHISR MGR, ENERGY RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIPS45$151,728
MS NIKI NELSONSR DIR, BRAND STRAT/MEMBER EXP, EEI0.5$1,217
MR STEVEN MCCUNEDIR, COMM SYSTEMS/WEB STATEGY, EEI0.5$1,662
MR JOHN SCHLENKERFORMER TREASURER
MS LISA WOODFORMER VICE PRESIDENT

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ChicagoWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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