CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
EIN 47-2389975 · Support N.E.C. (U19)
What they do
THE CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CEREF) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PROVIDING CURRENT INFORMATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS TO SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BUSINESSES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RELATED TO POWER, HEAT, FUELS, AND ENERGY AND FUEL CREDITS; SUPPORTING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS FOCUSING ON ISSUES RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS; CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS; AND CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH THAT EXPLORES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS.
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Leadership and board
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PATRICK SERFASSPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 1126 I ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-4118
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- % JEFF SERFASS
- Primary officer
- PATRICK SERFASS
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Tax preparer
- RLG TAX ADVISORS
- NTEE classification
- Support N.E.C. (U19)
- IRS tax category
- Support N.E.C.