Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 0 | |||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 21,358,158 | 18,602,162 | 22,201,381 | 27,423,295 | 27,366,121 | 116,951,117 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 21,358,158 | 18,602,162 | 22,201,381 | 27,423,295 | 27,366,121 | 116,951,117 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 116,951,117 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 21,358,158 | 18,602,162 | 22,201,381 | 27,423,295 | 27,366,121 | 116,951,117 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 284,152 | 286,665 | 353,691 | 799,735 | 1,053,563 | 2,777,806 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 284,152 | 286,665 | 353,691 | 799,735 | 1,053,563 | 2,777,806 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 255,385 | 532,200 | 303,057 | 59,848 | 36,390 | 1,186,880 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 28,300 | 91,270 | 139,045 | 79,020 | 67,809 | 405,444 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 21,925,995 | 19,512,297 | 22,997,174 | 28,361,898 | 28,523,883 | 121,321,247 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - 28300.0, COLUMN B - 91270.0, COLUMN C - 139045.0, COLUMN D - 79020.0, COLUMN E - 67809.0, COLUMN F - 405444.0; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | THE SOLE MEMBER IS CWB GROUP INDUSTRY SERVICES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | THE SOLE MEMBER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT 12 OF THE 14 BOARD MEMBERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders | The following rights are specifically reserved to the Member: (a) all actions and activities outlined in Annex A - (Delegation of Authority), as identified requiring approval by the CEO or the Board of the Member; (i) Changes to the non-profit status of EWI; (ii) Changes to the tax structure of EWI and its subsidiaries; (iii) Making any changes in the number of authorized directors or rights of EWI and CWB to appoint directors; (iv) Any sale, merger or voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up EWI, or otherwise entering into any transaction that would affect a change of control of the EWI, or filing a petition for receivership of bankruptcy where EWI is named Debtor; (b) approval of any expenditures funded by the Member through the Holdback Fund (as defined in the Affiliation Agreement) or otherwise. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | THE INFORMATION FOR THE 990 AND 990T IS ACCUMULATED BY EWI'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CFO. THE FINAL RETURN IS COMPILED BY AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IS AGAIN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOTH THE EWI ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AND CFO. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE 990 AND 990T WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK PRIOR TO FILING. ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ADDRESSED PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, EWI DISTRIBUTES AND REQUIRES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EWI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FROM ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. EWI HAS AN ETHICS OFFICER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CODE OF ETHICS POLICY AND ADDRESSING ETHICS QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THE CODE OF ETHICS POLICY ADDRESSES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH CLIENTS AND SUPPLIERS AND OFFERS A CONFIDENTIAL AVENUE FOR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE ETHICS OFFICER OR DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MATTERS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ETHICS OFFICER OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN DUE CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATED APPROPRIATELY. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | EWI USES AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL COMPENSATION EXPERT TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ITS COMPENSATION SYSTEM. THIS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS BEST-PRACTICE DISCIPLINES IN ADMINISTERING ITS PAY SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES A VARIETY OF WELL-RESPECTED COMPENSATION SURVEYS, INCLUDING ONE FOCUSED ON ENGINEERING FIRMS, TO DETERMINE LABOR MARKET VALUES FOR ALL JOBS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE. EWI MUST COMPETE WITH FOR-PROFIT FIRMS FOR ENGINEERING AND LEADERSHIP TALENT. FOR THAT REASON EWI USES "BLENDED RATES" NECESSARY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT. EWI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHICH APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PRACTICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPENSATION SYSTEM USED FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DELIBERATED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | WI USES AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL COMPENSATION EXPERT TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ITS COMPENSATION SYSTEM. THIS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS BEST-PRACTICE DISCIPLINES IN ADMINISTERING ITS PAY SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES A VARIETY OF WELL-RESPECTED COMPENSATION SURVEYS, INCLUDING ONE FOCUSED ON ENGINEERING FIRMS, TO DETERMINE LABOR MARKET VALUES FOR ALL JOBS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE. EWI MUST COMPETE WITH FOR-PROFIT FIRMS FOR ENGINEERING AND LEADERSHIP TALENT. FOR THAT REASON EWI USES "BLENDED RATES" NECESSARY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT. EWI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHICH APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PRACTICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPENSATION SYSTEM USED FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DELIBERATED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | THE INSTITUTE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORMS 990 AND 990-T ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AS ARE THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | CONSULTING SERVICES: - Total Expense: 1216259, Program Service Expense: 848351, Management and General Expenses: 367908, Fundraising Expenses: 0; FACILITY SERVICES: - Total Expense: 201385, Program Service Expense: 140469, Management and General Expenses: 60916, Fundraising Expenses: 0; GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS: - Total Expense: 1778461, Program Service Expense: 1778461, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS: - Total Expense: 1638944, Program Service Expense: 1638944, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | DISTRIBUTIONS - 350000; Total - 350000; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |