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PEOPLES SOLAR ENERGY FUND

EIN 84-3011433 PITTSFIELD, MA

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Revenue 2024
$1,580,199
Expenses 2024
$1,039,554

Program services were 67.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
W80
Classification
1000
Street
82 WENDELL AVE SUITE 100

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

14 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (SUITE 100). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PEOPLE'S SOLAR ENERGY FUND, INC. PROVIDES NON-EXTRACTIVE FINANCING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BULK-PURCHASING DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO BUILD A SCALABLE SYSTEM OF SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-LED AND COMMUNITY-OWNED SOLAR PROJECTS. THE EMPHASIS IS ON PROJECTS BENEFITING LOW- OR MODERATE-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, CONTRIBUTING TO CLEANER AND MORE AFFORDABLE ENERGY, JOB CREATION, COMMUNITY ASSET DEVELOPMENT, AND A MORE DEMOCRATIZED ENERGY SYSTEM.

  • TRAINING THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING PSEF HAS MADE INCREDIBLE STRIDES IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) IN BUILDING CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE MORE COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS. THROUGH HANDS-ON SUPPORT FROM PSEF STAFF, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PEER LEARNING GROUPS, AND WEBINARS LED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 75% OF PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCHED COMMUNITY-OWNED SOLAR EDUCATION INITIATIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PSEF ALSO SUPPORTED THESE ORGANIZATIONS BY FUNDING INTERNS AND PROVIDING MINI-GRANTS. ALONGSIDE THIS, OUR SOLAR LEADERS IN COMMUNITY (SLIC) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND SOLAR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH BY MATCHING THEM WITH CBOS FROM OUR CBSC PROGRAM. PSEF LAUNCHED THE 2024-2025 COHORT OF SLIC IN OCTOBER WITH PARTICIPANTS ACROSS SIX STATES. THE MOVEMENT FOR SOLAR CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP (MSCL) COMPLEMENTS OUR BROADER CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS BY FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY LEADERS EQUIPPED TO SPEARHEAD COMMUNITY-OWNED SOLAR PROJECTS. THE FIRST COHORT OF THE YEAR MARKED A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION FOR MSCL, GROWING FROM 10 TO 30 FELLOWS.

    Expenses $97,646 · Grants $52,000

  • MEMBERSHIP IN 2024, PSEF WELCOMED 9 NEW ORGANIZATIONS INTO OUR MEMBERSHIP, WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE POWER OF BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS. RECOGNIZING THAT THE MOVEMENT FOR LOCALLY-LED AND COMMUNITY-OWNED SOLAR WILL BE ONGOING, PSEF HAS EXPANDED ITS CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $70,991 · Revenue $1,300

  • LENDING SINCE DEPLOYING OUR FIRST MEMBER LOANS TWO YEARS AGO, PSEF IS PLEASED TO REPORT ON THE FIRST REPAYMENTS OCCURRING IN 2024. THIS PROOF OF CONCEPT OF A REVOLVING LOAN FUND GOVERNED BY COMMUNITY GROUPS, DEMONSTRATES THE VIABILITY OF COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-EXTRACTIVE, RELATIONSHIP-BASED LENDING. IN 2024, PSEF FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SCALE FROM A PILOT FUND TO AN INTEGRATED CAPITAL FUND TAILORED TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AS THEY MATURE. THIS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LOAN PRODUCTS, WHICH NOT ONLY PROVIDE VITAL EARLY STAGE CAPITAL, BUT WILL ALSO ENABLE MEMBERS TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING SUCH AS TAX CREDITS.

    Expenses $29,893 · Revenue $11,957

  • REGRANTING IN 2024, OUR VITAL MINI-GRANTS PROGRAM SUPPORTED EARLY-STAGE SOLAR PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION AND FOUNDATIONAL WORK SUCH AS FORMING OWNERSHIP ENTITIES, DEVELOPING BUSINESS PLANS, AND ACCESSING IMMEDIATE APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR TAX CREDITS AND GRANTS. PROJECT FINANCE IN 2024, PSEF ENCOUNTERED BOTH SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED CAPITAL ACCESS, AS WELL AS NEW CHALLENGES-EACH ENRICHING OUR INVESTMENT AND LENDING PRACTICES. PSEF BEGAN REDESIGNING OUR CAPITAL OFFERINGS TO BETTER ALIGN WITH MEMBERS' NEEDS, DELIVERING VARYING FORMS OF GRANTS, LOANS, GUARANTEES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER MEMBERS WITH THE RESOURCES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, ENABLING THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS. PSEF FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SCALE FROM A PILOT FUND TO AN INTEGRATED CAPITAL FUND TAILORED TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AS THEY MATURE. THIS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LOAN PRODUCTS, WHICH NOT ONLY PROVIDE VITAL EARLY STAGE CAPITAL, BUT WILL ALSO ENABLE MEMBERS TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING SUCH AS TAX CREDITS. POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS & OUTREACH AS AN EXISTING PROJECT COLLABORATOR OF THE ENERGY DEMOCRACY PROJECT (EDP), PSEF COLLABORATED WITH A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO DEMOCRATIZE ENERGY FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PSEF PARTICIPATED IN EDP'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, DECOLONIZATION WORKING GROUP AND AS PART OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING WORKING GROUP OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATED AS A PANELIST ON EDP'S SUCCEEDING WITH FEDERAL FUNDING: EXPERIENCES FROM THE FIELD WEBINAR IN OCTOBER. THIS COLLABORATION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SITUATING THE WORK OF PSEF MEMBERS WITHIN THE BROADER ENERGY DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT. PSEF ALSO COLLABORATED TO LAUNCH THE REGENERATIVE ECONOMIES NETWORK-A MOVEMENT COMMITTED TO FUNDING THE JUST TRANSITION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY. GUIDED BY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE APPROACH, THE NETWORK SUPPORTED AN APPLICATION TO THE EPA'S GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND: CLEAN COMMUNITIES INVESTMENT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. ULTIMATELY THE APPLICATION WAS NOT SELECTED AS AN AWARDEE, BUT THROUGH THE PROCESS WE STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMITTED TO MOBILIZING SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROJECTS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BUILDING ON PSEF'S RESOURCE COMMONS APPROACH, PSEF FACILITATED A RANGE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT MEMBERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN 2024. THIS INCLUDED GRANT APPLICATION SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL MODELING TO LEGAL AND POLICY SUPPORT. PSEF'S FINANCIAL MODELING WORKING GROUP HAS DEVELOPED A TEMPLATE FINANCIAL MODEL DESIGNED TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN MODELING AND EVALUATING THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS.

    Expenses $501,222 · Grants $35,000

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Mmakgantsi Mafojane

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $170,401
    From this org
    $165,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,577
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $1,656
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,168
    Filer's total
    $170,401

  • Millard Owens

    CO-DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,918
    From this org
    $144,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,022
    Hours/week
    40

  • Alison Andrews

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amy Bettle

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timothy Denherder-Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Crystal Huang

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Johnson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph McNeil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mela Miles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pouya Najamaie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shimekia Nichols

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,580,199
    Expenses
    $1,039,554
    Contributions
    $1,550,000
    Grants paid
    $87,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,254,539
    Expenses
    $628,965
    Contributions
    $1,200,000
    Grants paid
    $34,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $754,677
    Expenses
    $676,891
    Contributions
    $738,000
    Grants paid
    $97,700

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $260,050
    Expenses
    $257,077
    Assets (EOY)
    $829,839

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $827,866
    Expenses
    $73,564
    Assets (EOY)
    $904,759

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.