Public Charity

SOLAR ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND

SOLAR ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND, of Washington, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.5M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $813K in total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521701564 Washington, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$813K
Grant Records41
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) provides solar power and wireless communications to the fifth of the world's population living in energy poverty to meet global challenges of food and water scarcity, basic healthcare and poverty. SELF is working to assign greater priority to the importance of sustainable energy among international development banks, international development and aid agencies, foundations, and philanthropic individuals who are committed to improving the health, education, and economic prospects of the world's poorest citizens.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Jonathan W Postal
Director Mary Swig
Executive Director Robert Freling
Chairman Steve Swig

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Top Grant Purposes

ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$1,513,444 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,250,990 9 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$212,100 1 grant
Program Support
$209,236 2 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$129,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.5M $1.5M $813K
2023 $971K $1.1M $796K
2022 $1.2M $1.7M $906K
2020 $2.0M $2.4M $459K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.0M to $1.5M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $813K.

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