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Title Clean Energy Community Foundation, Illinois 
Contact Name Dennis O’Brien 
Contact Title Executive Director, Clean Energy Community Foundation of Illinois  
Contact Phone 312.372.5191 
Contact Email  
Function This is a private foundation organized under the Illinois No-Profit Corporation Act and recognized under the Federal Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation was entirely funded by ComEd with $225 million in 1999 to provide financial assistance for projects that help improve energy efficiency, develop renewable energy resources and support environmental protection. Over the past ten years, the foundation has been drawing down on those funds and their earnings to make over 2800 grants, totaling over $150 million to Illinois non-profit organizations, schools, municipalities and other state and local government agencies.  
Term 5 years, and until successor is appointed and qualified 
Senate Confirmation No 
Compensation Up to $20,000 plus expenses for members, up to $25,000 plus expenses for chairman (if serving as board members, members of General Assembly and electric utility are not compensated) 
Composition 6 Voting Members (Governor also names Chair)
- 1 appointed by Governor
- 1 appointed by Senate President
- 1 appointed by Senate Minority Leader
- 1 appointed by Speaker of the House
- 1 appointed by House Minority Leader
- 1 appointed by the electric utility establishing the foundation;
4 Ex-officio non-voting members:

- 1 appointed by Director of DCEO
- 1 appointed by Director of IEPA
- 1 appointed by Director of DNR
- 1 appointed by the electric utility establishing the foundation  
Chair Designated by Governor, and serves at the Pleasure of the Governor from among the voting members 
Authority 220 ILCS 5/16-111.1 

Member Names

Name (Last, First) Ascending Term Expires Member Since Appointed By Position County
Adelman, Jerry  12/21/2009    ComEd  Member  Cook 
Bonnet, Lisa      Statute  Ex-Officio, IEPA  Winnebago 
Frost, Wilson  12/07/2009  12/07/2004  President of the Senate  Member  Cook 
Gianvecchio, Henry  12/21/2014  10/04/2010  Senate Minority Leader  Member  DuPage 
McClain, Katie  12/21/2014  02/08/2012  Governor  Chair, Member  Cook 
Pence, Tom  12/05/2013  12/05/2008  House Minority Leader  Member  Kendall 
Peters, Pete  01/13/2015  12/01/2009  Speaker of the House  Member  Cook 
Pollet, Adam      Statute  Ex-Officio, Director of DCEO  Cook 
Stone, Debra      Statute  Ex-Officio, DNR  Cook 
TBD      ComEd  Ex-Officio, Non-voting  None 

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