Mission
THE SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE ENERGY CHOICES TO ENSURE CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.
Public Charity
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY, of KNOXVILLE, TN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.4M in revenue, $4.1M in expenses, $12.0M in total assets. 62 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 581620669
KNOXVILLE, TN
Energy Resources Conservation & Development
NTEE: C35
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.4M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$12.0M
Grant Records62
Funding Total$20.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
How Southern Alliance for Clean Energy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $84 for programs
$41
Clean energy sace published the 8th edition of our solar in the southeast report in october 2025
$37
Climate sace has launched our energy affordability campaign which gives members ways to speak up to bring power bills down
$3
Energy efficiency our intervention into the georgia power irp and rate case settlement resulted in an increase in energy efficiency: georgia powers current ee is approximately 0.26% of…
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$460,000
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$150,000
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
$150,000
PROTECT CLIMATE FROM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
$81,258
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$45,600
Showing up to 5 of 62 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
E Leon Jacobs Jr
SECRETARY
Enid E Sisskin
BOARD MEMBER
Gary A Davis
BOARD MEMBER
James R Bob Freeman
BOARD MEMBER
John Noel
VICE PRESIDE
Patricia San Pedro
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.4M | $4.1M | $12.0M |
| 2024 | $5.4M | $3.7M | $11.0M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $3.3M | $9.0M |
| 2022 | $4.2M | $3.4M | $6.8M |
| 2021 | $4.6M | $3.5M | $8.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.6M to $5.4M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.