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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$845,292
Total expenses
$234,903
Contributions and grants received
$841,871
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$7,978
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$4,557
Total assets, end of year
$718,782
Total liabilities, end of year
$33,143
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$685,639
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,221
Management and general expenses
$35,346
Fundraising expenses
$5,336
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,221

Program services were 82.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $841,871

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADVOCACY

    total $5,038 · related or exempt $5,038

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WEBINARS

    total $2,940 · related or exempt $2,940

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,259

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $10,816

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,557

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $38,340 · program services $10,004 · management and general $23,614 · fundraising $4,722

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $101,776 · program services $97,601 · management and general $4,175

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,977 · program services $1,737 · management and general $240

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,126 · program services $9,399 · management and general $2,333 · fundraising $394

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $823 · management and general $823

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $13,375 · program services $13,375

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,050 · program services $54,050

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,032 · program services $439 · management and general $1,373 · fundraising $220

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,531 · program services $3,993 · management and general $538

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,250 · management and general $2,250

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,623 · program services $3,623

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $400,857

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $317,925

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $33,143

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $75,873

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $609,766

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE VISION OF THE PA SOLAR CENTER IS THAT PENNSYLVANIA BECOMES A LEADER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH RAPID AND BROAD EXPANSION OF IN-STATE SOLAR GENERATION.

  • TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE GET SOLAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STAFF FROM ONE TO THREE FULL-TIME PEOPLE. THE QUEUE OF PROJECTS GREW TO 150 INTERESTED ENTITIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHICH INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED THE INSTALLATION OF TWO MEGAWATTS OF INSTALLED SOLAR PROJECTS ON FIVE ENTITIES. AN ADDITIONAL THREE MEGAWATTS HAVE A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED SOLAR DEVELOPERS IN ITS NETWORK TO 30 COMPANIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE QUALIFIED BIDS, AND INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPAND OUTREACH CAPABILITIES. THE GET SOLAR TEAM SHEPARDED A UNIQUE BIDDING PROCESS ON BEHALF OF 12 MUNICIPALITIES AND A WATER AUTHORITY FOR 46 POTENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS.

    Expenses $126,244 · Revenue $5,038

  • EDUCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY. THE TEAM CONTINUED ITS WATTS & LEARN MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES, BRINGING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT SOLAR TOPICS, WHICH ATTRACTS ABOUT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, LEGISLATORS, MEDIA, AND SOLAR ADVOCATES. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AND EARNED MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS THE STATE AND HELD THREE VIRTUAL LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES TO HONOR ENTITIES THAT HAVE GONE SOLAR. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HELD ITS SECOND SOLAR SOIREE FUNDRAISER EVENT THAT INCLUDED AN IN-PERSON LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONY.

    Expenses $48,555 · Revenue $2,940

  • ADVOCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR ROBUST SOLAR POLICIES. THE TEAM FINALIZED A GUIDEBOOK FOR LANDOWNERS INTERESTED IN LEASING THEIR LAND FOR LARGE-SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NONPROFIT LEGAL FIRM, AND CONTINUES TO WORK TO DEVELOP A GUIDEBOOK FOR PERMITTING OF LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES. THE TEAM MET WITH LEGISLATORS TO INFORM THEM ON THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN THE STATE AND TO SUPPORT ENABLING OF COMMUNITY SOLAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO CO-LEAD A COALITION OF MORE THAN 70 RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND POLICY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL AS A COALITION OF NGO WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EXPAND SOLAR POLICY.

    Expenses $19,422

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANJALI ANKULA

    STUDENT BOAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • BECKY CAMPBELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • ANDREW CHABOT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • SEL EDOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • GINA JOHNSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • CAMILA RIVERA-TINSLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • JEANEEN ZAPPA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • SHARON PILLAR

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421359349302967

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