Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$8,643,950

Total expenses

$8,576,087

Contributions and grants received

$3,107,355

Grants paid

$3,128,797

Program service revenue

$5,282,680

Investment income

$223,194

Other revenue

$30,721

Total assets, end of year

$6,917,866

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,460,874

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,456,992

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,209,404

Management and general expenses

$966,122

Fundraising expenses

$400,561

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,209,404

Program services were 84.1% 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 · 2024

• GOODUSE: FORMERLY GRANTS TO GREEN, GOODUSE PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 501(C)(3) NONPROFITS NATIONWIDE FOR FACILITY UPGRADES THAT IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HEALTH. IN 2024, THANKS TO A NEW U.S. DOE RENEW AMERICA'S NONPROFITS GRANT, GOODUSE EXPANDED ITS IMPACT, SUPPORTING 47 ORGANIZATIONS WITH MISSIONS RANGING FROM FOOD SECURITY TO DISASTER RELIEF. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 615 NONPROFITS IN 33 STATES, DELIVERING 4.5 MILLION IN ANNUAL UTILITY SAVINGS AND REDUCING EMISSIONS BY OVER 24,000 METRIC TONS OF CO?E. ON AVERAGE, PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS SAVE 28% ON UTILITY COSTS-FUNDS THAT CAN BE REDIRECTED TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY SERVICES.

  Expenses $4,326,055 · Grants $3,267,780 · Revenue $3,103,013

• TECHNICAL SERVICES: SOUTHFACE OFFERS FEE-FOR-SERVICE SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: DESIGN CONSULTING: TAILORED GUIDANCE FOR NEW BUILDS OR MAJOR RENOVATIONS, ALIGNED WITH CLIENT GOALS AND BUDGET. IN 2024, SOUTHFACE SUPPORTED 27 PROJECTS. GREEN CERTIFICATION: EXPERT ASSISTANCE IN SELECTING AND ACHIEVING OPTIMAL GREEN CERTIFICATIONS. IN 2024, 29 PROJECTS AND 774 MULTIFAMILY UNITS RECEIVED CERTIFICATIONS. EARTHCRAFT: CO-DEVELOPED WITH THE GREATER ATLANTA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, EARTHCRAFT CERTIFIES HOMES AND BUILDINGS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AIR QUALITY, AND DURABILITY. IN 2024, 3,170 MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND 95 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES EARNED CERTIFICATION. BIT BUILDING: A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS AND TENANT SPACES, BIT SUPPORTS BUILDINGS OF ANY TYPE, WITH ACCESSIBLE PRICING AND NO MINIMUM PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS. IN 2024, 64 PROJECTS PARTICIPATED.

  Expenses $1,804,589 · Revenue $919,225

• RESEARCH: BUILDING AMERICA - HVAC AFDD: SOUTHFACE IS COMPLETING A MULTI-PHASE STUDY ON HVAC INSTALLATION VERIFICATION AND MONITORING TOOLS ACROSS CLIMATE ZONES 2-7. RESULTS SHOW STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, POINTING TO TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 14 BILLION HVAC SERVICE INDUSTRY. WHILE PAST EFFORTS TO SCALE INSTALLATION QUALITY FELL SHORT, OUR FINDINGS DEMONSTRATE THE MARKET POTENTIAL OF EMERGING SYSTEMS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE HVAC. DOE ENERGY SHED (GEORGIA TECH): IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA TECH AND FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, SOUTHFACE IS HELPING REIMAGINE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING TO BETTER MEET COMMUNITY ENERGY NEEDS. AS DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES GROW, THIS RESEARCH EXPLORES LOCALIZED STRATEGIES FOR ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND STORAGE. GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER (KSU): SOUTHFACE CO-OPERATES THE GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER (GEO-IAC) ALONGSIDE KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY AND CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY. SINCE 2022, GEO-IAC HAS PROVIDED FREE ENERGY AND PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENTS TO SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS, RESULTING IN 4.88 MILLION IN COST SAVINGS AND 0.59 TRILLION BTU IN ENERGY SAVINGS. THE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A TRAINING HUB, WITH 26 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ITS PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $368,446 · Revenue $373,728

• ADVOCACY: SOUTHFACE'S ADVOCACY TEAM LAID CRITICAL GROUNDWORK IN 2024 TO PREPARE FOR THE 2025 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP) PROCEEDINGS BEFORE GEORGIA'S PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. WE HOSTED SIX WORKSHOPS TO INFORM PARTNERS ABOUT KEY ENERGY ISSUES IN THE IRP DEBATE. OUR ADVOCACY EXTENDED TO VITAL WAREHOUSE SOLAR RESEARCH AND BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION, CARL VINSON INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AT UGA, AND ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION-FOSTERING COLLABORATION TOWARD SHARED GOALS AND FUTURE POLICY INITIATIVES. EDUCATION: IN 2024, SOUTHFACE'S EDUCATION TEAM EQUIPPED 2,224 INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ADVANCE WITHIN THE GREEN BUILDING WORKFORCE. THROUGH 57 TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND EVENTS, PARTICIPANTS EARNED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS SUCH AS HOME ENERGY RATER AND DUCT AND ENVELOPE TIGHTNESS VERIFIER, AMONG OTHERS. OUR INSTRUCTOR-LED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON COURSES ENSURE WORKERS ARE PREPARED TO THRIVE IN THE GROWING CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: SOUTHFACE SUPPORTS MUNICIPALITIES IN CREATING CUSTOMIZED SUSTAINABILITY PLANS THAT PRIORITIZE CLEAN ENERGY AND EQUITY. IN 2024, WE LED THE DEKALB CLEAN ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION TRANSITION PLAN, DRIVING PROGRESS THROUGH STRATEGIC WRITING, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND ONGOING MUNICIPAL COORDINATION. WE ALSO HOSTED AND SUPPORTED CLEAN CITIES GEORGIA, A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. OUR EVENTS, WEBINARS, AND OUTREACH ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 1,600 PEOPLE DIRECTLY AND REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ACROSS THE STATE.

  Expenses $710,314 · Revenue $886,714

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• SALVATION ARMY CENTER FOR HOPE

  $150,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• FULTON COUNTY RESILIENCE HUB

  $90,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA

  $75,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• CHATT FOUNDATION

  $75,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• SUNCOAST COMMUNITIES BLOOD BANK

  $75,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• SALVATION ARMY GALVESTON TX

  $75,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND

  $75,000

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• HISTORIC OAKLAND FOUNDATION

  $53,141

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• HISTORIC OAKLAND FOUNDATION

  $53,141

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

• SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CAPITAL ARE

  $45,500

  IMPROVEMENTS TO NPO'

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

10 August 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202523189349303682

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