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The Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association is a non-profit charitable organization formed in 2002 under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation engages in a variety of energy-related and general charitable activities, including:

• Donations to non-profit organizations and needy individuals for payment of utility bills and other energy-related and general purposes;
• Funding energy internships;
• Funding scholarships and educational grants;
• Energy-related volunteer service projects, including residential home construction, weatherization and energy efficiency efforts;
• General charitable service projects.

The mission of the Foundation is:

To engage in charitable activities, including the support of worthwhile energy-related charitable projects, as well as other community service projects, through financial contributions and volunteer services provided by the Foundation, members of the Energy Bar Association and others.

• Volunteer for one of the Foundation's service project outings;
• Organize a volunteer service project outing (this function would be particularly useful for outings outside the Washington, D.C. area);
• Participate on one of the Foundation's committees;
• Attend one of the Foundation's fundraising events;
• Sponsor one of the fundraising events;
• Make a financial contribution;
• Volunteer to serve on the Foundation's Board of Directors.

Inquiries about getting involved with the Foundation may be made to any Foundation Officer, Board Member or Committee Chair (listed below) or to Ms. Lorna Johnston Wilson, Energy Bar Association, 1020 - 19th St., N.W., Suite 525, Washington, D.C. 20036, Tel: (202) 223-5625.

• Project Hope/Tsunami Press Release (pdf)
• Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association Pledges $25,000 For Hurrican Relief (pdf)
• Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association Provides Generators To Louisiana (pdf)
• Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association Provides Charitable Grants of $27,500 at Annual Gala (pdf)

• Chapter Advisory Committee
  • Chair: David Huard (310) 312-4247
  
  
• Communications Committee
  • Chair: Karen Hill(202) 347-7500
  
  
• Charitable Grants Committee
  • Co-Chairs: Rich Meyer (703) 907-5811 and
    Meredith Berger Chambers (202) 298-1833
  
  
• Fundraising Committee
  • Co-Chairs: Richard Roberts (202) 429-6756 and
    Robert Weishaar (202) 898-5700
  
  
• Gala Event Committee
  • Chair: Linda Walsh (202) 955-1526
  
  
• Golf Event Committee
  • Co-Chairs: Evan Reese (202) 298-1917
    
  
  
• Charitable Service Committee
  • Chair: Bill Booth (202) 296-1500
  
  
• Scholarships and Internships Committee
  • Chair: Susan Kelly (202) 467-2933
  
  

• Send a contribution to the Foundation, attention Ms. Lorna Johnston Wilson, Energy Bar Association, 1020 - 19th St., N.W., Suite 525, Washington, D.C. 20036, Tel: (202) 223-5625;
• Mark the check-off box designated for contributions to the Foundation on your EBA membership renewal form (EBA members only);
• Purchase a ticket to one of the Foundation's fundraising events, including the Annual Golf Tournament (held each spring) and the Annual Gala Event (held each fall);
• Become a Sponsor of one of the Foundation's fundraising events.

The Annual Gala Reception

The Annual Golf Tournament

Sponsorships

• Charitable Foundation Kicks Off 2007 Fundraising Campaign, Summer 2007
• CFEBA Doings and Opportunities to Participate, Spring 2007
• Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association Activities, Winter 2007
• An Interview with Paul Nordstrom, President of the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association, Spring 2004
• Charitable Foundation Volunteer Activities - Operation Caulk, Fall 2003
• EBA Inaugurates Charitable Foundation, Fall 2003

• CFEBA Volunteer Day May 2007
• Arlington Academy of Hope School in Uganda
• Gala Fundraising Reception Nov. 2006
• Tibet School Picture, October 2006
• CFEBA Volunteer Day, March 2006
• CFEBA Gala Fundraising Reception, Nov. 2005
• CFEBA Volunteer Day, July 2005
• CFEBA Volunteer Day, March 2005
• CFEBA Volunteer Day, January 2005
• CFEBA Gala Fundraising Reception, November 2004
• CFEBA Volunteer Day, May 2004

The Founders Campaign was an incredible success. 25 law firms and companies, as well as 17 individuals, pledged and made contributions to the Foundation at levels sufficient to become Founders. In all, $219,000 were pledged in the Founders Campaign. The Foundation wishes to express its deep gratitude to its many Founders for their wonderful generosity and acknowledges them immediately below.

• My Sisters Place, Washington, D.C.
• Project HOPE/Tsunami Relief
• DC Habitat For Humanity, District of Columbia
• Northern Virginia Habitat for Humanity, Virginia
• Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Tennessee
• SERVE, Inc., Virginia
• NJ Shares, New Jersey
• National Center for Appropriate Technology (national)
• My Sisters Place, District of Columbia
• DC Habitat for Humanity, District of Columbia

The Foundation sponsors scholarships to fund energy-related internships for both undergraduates and law students in Washington, D.C. The Foundation works with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars to help fund undergraduate internships in Washington, D.C., for which students get college credits. Past interns’ placements have included the Action Committee for Renewable Energy (ACORE), the Department of Interior, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. In the fall of 2007, CFEBA and TWC have placed an intern at the Department of Energy; it has also been working with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to develop an internship slot for the spring 2008 semester. CFEBA also sponsored a Legal Intern at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the summers of 2006 and 2007, for which the interns received a stipend, and anticipates doing so again in 2008.

2008 ENERGY LEGAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

As it has done for the last two years, the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association (CFEBA) plans to sponsor a Legal Intern at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the Summer of 2008. Interns should be currently attending law school; preference will be given to 2nd year students. The CFEBA Legal Intern receives a stipend from the CFEBA equivalent to the salary paid to FERC’s summer interns, and works for the FERC’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) on a variety of projects, gaining experience in different areas of energy law. Last year’s stipend amount was $7200, which funded a 10 week internship. If you are interested in applying for the 2008 CFEBA FERC Legal Internship, contact Susan N. Kelly, Chair of the CFEBA Scholarship Committee, at 202-467-2933 or skelly@appanet.org by October 31, 2007.

• NEXT EVENT - Home construction outing with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia (Fairfax, VA, September 29, 2007)
• Home construction outing with District of Columbia Habitat for Humanity (Washington, D.C., May 12, 2007)
• Home construction outing with District of Columbia Habitat for Humanity (Washington, D.C. October 14, 2006)
• Home construction outing with District of Columbia Habitat for Humanity (Washington, D.C., May 2005)
• Home construction outing with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia (Vienna, VA, March 2005)
• Home construction outing with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia (Vienna, VA, January 2005)
• Home construction outing with District of Columbia Habitat for Humanity (Washington, D.C., May 2004)

• School maintenance outing with Hands On D.C. (Washington, D.C., May 2004)

• Caulking outing with Operation Caulk (Washington, D.C., Dec. 2004)
• Caulking outing with Operation Caulk (Washington, D.C., Oct. 2004)
• Caulking outing with Operation Caulk (Washington, D.C., Aug. 2004)
• Caulking outing with Operation Caulk (Washington, D.C., Jan. 2004)
• Caulking outing with Operation Caulk (Washington, D.C., Sept. 2003)
• Caulking outing with Operation Caulk (Washington, D.C., Aug. 2003)

President
Richard Meyer
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Vice President
Jeffrey M. Petrash
American Gas Association

Secretary
Robert H. Loeffler
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Treasurer
Paul M. Breakman
Duncan & Allen

Donna M. Attanasio
White & Case LLP

Gunnar Birgisson
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Richard P. Bonnifield
PSEG Services Corp.

William D. Booth
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Kathleen A. Carrigan

Meredith Berger Chambers
Van Ness Feldman, P.C.

Freddi L. Greenberg
Freddi L. Greenberg, Attorney at Law

Susan N. Kelly
American Public Power Association

Earle H. O'Donnell
White & Case LLP

Evan C. Reese, III
Van Ness Feldman, P.C.

Richard L. Roberts
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Michael A. Stosser
Ardour Capital Investments, LLC

Linda L. Walsh
Hunton & Williams LLP

Robert A. Weishaar, Jr.
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association was organized through the joint efforts of the Board of Directors of the Energy Bar Association and the Foundation of the Energy Law Journal. The Associations' Board of Directors formally authorized the creation of the Foundation in December 2001. The Foundation was incorporated in April of 2002 in the District of Columbia and received its 501(c)(3) tax status in October of 2002. The Energy Bar Association, the Foundation of the Energy Law Journal, the members of the Association and their employers, including those members, law firms and companies who became Founders, have contributed generously to the Foundation.