SOLAR ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SOLAR ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND (EIN 52-1701564)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-06-12
IRS object ID
202431649349300813
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Return2024-06-12T08:53:52-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
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Activity Or MissionSolar Electric Light Fund (SELF) provides solar power and wireless communications to the fifth of the world's population living without access to electricity to meet global challenges of food and water scarcity, climate change, health care, and poverty.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionSolar Electric Light Fund (SELF) provides solar power and wireless communications to the fifth of the world's population living in energy poverty to meet global challenges of food and water scarcity, climate change, basic healthcare and poverty. SELF is working to assign greater priority to the importance of sustainable energy among international development banks, international development and aid agencies, foundations, and philanthropic individuals who are committed to improving the health, education, and economic prospects of the world's poorest citizens.MissionDesc
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DescBegan installation of 4 solar powered irrigation systems in Kalale, Benin to address food scarcity and to produce high value produce that can be sold at market to earn sufficient revenue to maintain the systems long term. In cooperation with BarefootLaw, began installation of a solar powered "Law Box" to provide much needed legal counsel for at risk communities in rural Uganda. Installed 10 solar systems in homes of families in the Colonias region of South Texas. Worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop, monitor and troubleshoot vaccine refrigerators throughout the world. SELF also continued to provide remote monitoring and repairs on solar powered direct drive vaccine refrigerators throughout Haiti.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$101,771ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$958,674CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,362,545CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,756,519CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,048,546CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$921,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,048,051TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$958,674CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,362,545CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,756,519CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,048,546CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$921,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,048,051TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,590,505SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,457,546PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$482CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$248CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,462TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,056,513TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.48998PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50484PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$972,277TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$905DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$905RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$971,372RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$971,372TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,074,048TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$905DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$905ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,073,143ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,073,143TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSELF reviews and assesses all activity annually to identify any changes in the scope of the activities and revenue sources and the tax treatment thereof to identify any uncertainty in income tax. SELF did not identify any uncertainty in income tax requiring recognition or disclosure in these financial statements or which may have any effect on its tax-exempt status.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program ServicesInstallation of solar powered electricity for water stations, micro-enterprises, law box services, health clinics etc. in Benin and Uganda.$282,464
Central America and the Caribbean00Program ServicesMonitoring and troubleshooting of solar powered direct drive vaccine refrigerators.$10,717
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$293,181TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Sub-Saharan AfricaTo support efforts to combat gender based violence.$69,113wire transferFMV
Sub-Saharan AfricaProvide support for installation and maintenance of solar powered clean water pumping stations and pumping stations for water to irrigate crops.$59,021wire transferFMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRobert FrelingPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$207,900BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$6,237OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$20,500NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$234,637TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$218,827CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther compensation includes funds contributed to the employee's retirement account by the organization. The amount contributed is consistent with approved organizational policy and contributions made for other employees.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2The Chairman of the Board is the spouse of one of the directors on the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 is prepared by the Finance Director and reviewed carefully by the Executive Director. It is then sent to all members of the Board for their review and comment prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll employees are informed about the conflict of interest policy at hire. All transactions are reviewed by the Executive Director and the Finance Director. In any case where even the perception of conflict of interest may exist steps are taken to ensure that the employee with the possible conflict is not involved in the transaction.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Salary increases for the staff were reviewed by the Board as part of the annual budget review for the coming year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19SELF's 990 and financial statements are posted on its website. SELF's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationReceived extension from IRS until November 15ExplanationTxt

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