Public Charity

THE SOLAR FOUNDATION

THE SOLAR FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ALBANY, NY. Financial data from the 2021 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.6M expenses. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521089260 ALBANY, NY Latest filing: 2021
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2017–2021

Mission

TO ACCELERATE ADOPTION OF THE WORLD'S MOST ABUNDANT ENERGY SOURCE: THE SUN. THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH, AND CAPACITY BUILDING, WE CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN WHICH SOLAR AND SOLAR-COMPATIBLE TECHNOLOGIES ARE INTEGRATED INTO ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES.

Where $100 goes at The Solar Foundation

How The Solar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$70
Energy programs are federal funds programs and include:solsmart provides national recognition and no-cost technical assistance to municipalities and counties seeking to make it faster, easier, and more affordable…
91% of program spending
$6
Other programs complement the energy programs and census and include providing technical assistance to local governments related to the american cities climate challenge
8% of program spending
$1
Solar jobs census is the annual review of employment in the u.S
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2021. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2021
General Support
$13,689
2020
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$105,000
2020
SOLARSMART AMERICA CITIES PROGRAM
$15,658
2019
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$250,750
2019
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
$150,000

Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Abigail Hopper
DIRECTOR Lee Peterson
CHAIR Mary Powell
SECRETARY/TREASURER Scott Sklar
DIRECTOR Thomas Starrs

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$855,000 5 grants
General Support
$573,073 12 grants
Animal Welfare
$250,000 2 grants
International Aid & Development
$30,000 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$20,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2021 $1.3M $1.6M —
2020 $3.3M $3.4M $1.7M
2019 $3.0M $3.6M $1.2M
2018 $4.1M $3.8M $2.0M
2017 $5.2M $5.2M $2.1M

Between 2017 and 2021, reported annual revenue declined from $5.2M to $1.3M (-74%).

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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