Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$194,543

Total expenses

$253,645

Contributions and grants received

$132,418

Grants paid

$107,000

Program service revenue

$62,094

Investment income

$31

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$278,130

Total liabilities, end of year

$682

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$277,448

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$203,424

Management and general expenses

$50,221

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$203,424

Program services were 80.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• The organization partnered with a solar project on Quixote Village, a non-profit-owned tiny home village for houseless Olympian residents. Our team supported the project development and funding. The 64 kilowatt solar project is expected to produce about half of the villages electricity, reducing their operating costs by over $8,000 dollars per year.

  Expenses $97,000 · Grants $97,000

• The Merritt Manor solar project consists of 324 solar panels roof mounted on Merritt manor, a four-story tall housing complex in Olympia Washington that hosts eighty-two income eligible apartments. The project was funded by the Washington Department of Commerces low income solar deployment fund and installed by South Sound Solar. Olympia Community solar invited Merritt manor residents into the decision making process and sought their informed consent to install solar with an interactive survey. Of the 82 housing units, 65 responded to our survey, representing 79% of the tenant population. Overall te survey findings indicate tha A) a significant majority of respondents experience a financial burden from tehir energy expenses, B) re-spondents unanimously value the environmental benefits of the solar installation, and C) zero respondents oppose the installation of solar.

  Expenses $63,859

• Solarize is a community solar program aimed at promoting the installation of solar panels on homes and businesses. The program offers participants access to discounted rates on high-quality solar panel installations, as well as support from a team of experienced solar professionals throughout the installation process. Solarize is committed to promoting the use of clean, renewable energy and helping communities to reduce their carbon footprint. The 2022 Solarize program supported 70 homeowners to invest about $1.2 million dollars in their own solar energy systems.

  Expenses $18,949 · Revenue $26,561

• Sunflower Community Solar Program - A non-profit sponsored community solar project located at the Olympia Farmers Market. Community members had the opportunity to participate in or donate to a solar energy system. Our team developed and enrolled the solar installation.

  Expenses $14,400 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $13,410

• Thurgood Marshall is a community solar installation on a public middle school.

  Expenses $4,770 · Revenue $12,534

• South Sound Street Medics is an educational outreach program to bring awareness of solar technologies to the public.

  Expenses $4,446 · Revenue $6,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• Panza aka Quixote Village

  $97,000

  solar management project

• Sunflower LLC

  $10,000

  solar management project

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 May 2022

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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