SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INC (EIN 58-1357547)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-08
IRS object ID
202243129349304119
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Gross Receipts$6,315,697GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SOUTHFACE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionFOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE RESEARCH, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY, ONE THAT GIVES BACK MORE THAN IT USES. SOUTHFACE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNER NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND SCALABLE SOLUTIONS IN HOMES, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR THREE OVERARCHING GOALS INCLUDE: 1) ACHIEVING CLIMATE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; 2) INCREASING HEALTH AND EQUITY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; AND 3) BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND WORKFORCE TO CATALYZE THE TRANSITION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Other Expenses$4,133,561CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,651,744PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,593,484CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$483,485PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,277,787CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,075,863TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,241,956TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,561,534TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,005,414TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,236,542NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE RESEARCH, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY, ONE THAT GIVES BACK MORE THAN IT USES. SOUTHFACE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNER NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND SCALABLE SOLUTIONS IN HOMES, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR THREE OVERARCHING GOALS INCLUDE: 1) ACHIEVING CLIMATE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; 2) INCREASING HEALTH AND EQUITY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; AND 3) BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND WORKFORCE TO CATALYZE THE TRANSITION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY.MissionDesc
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Expense$6,488,771ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,315,697RevenueAmt
DescGOODUSE: FOR OVER 13 YEARS, OUR GOODUSE PROGRAM HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 300 NONPROFITS IN 27 STATES TO HELP THEM SAVE OVER 16.2 MILLION IN UTILITY COSTS WHILE REDUCING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. USING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND CONSULTATIVE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND WITH THE LEVERAGE OF MATCHING GRANT SUPPORT, WE UNCOVER AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN FACILITIES TO INCREASE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM HAS REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS BY OVER 89,000 METRIC TONS AND SAVED OVER 99 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND MORE THAN 131 MILLION KWH IN ELECTRICITY SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IN FACT, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS SEE AN AVERAGE REDUCTION OF 30% IN UTILITY COSTS. THESE SAVINGS ARE REINVESTED IN THEIR MISSION-CRITICAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, SAVINGS ACHIEVED BY PARTICIPATING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS AND FOOD BANKS ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO POSITIVELY IMPACT OVER 7,000 CHILDREN AND SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 1.7 MILLION MEALS TO PERSONS IN NEED. BUILDING ON OVER A DECADE OF SUCCESS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT THROUGH THE GOODUSE PROGRAM - INCREASING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY THROUGH DELIVERING CONSULTATIVE TECHNICAL SERVICES AND MATCHING GRANTS TO NONPROFITS SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE NATION. IN 2020, WE ALSO LAUNCHED A PILOT TO LEVERAGE A GROUNDBREAKING FINANCING MECHANISM CALLED A SOLAR ENERGY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (SEPA) TO HELP THE SAE SCHOOL IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA BECOME THE FIRST NET ZERO SCHOOL IN GEORGIA. EQUITABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL: OUR POLICY ADVOCACY TEAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT PROPEL THE CLEAN-ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY MOVEMENT FORWARD, AND THEN DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF THOSE SOLUTIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS. WELL-DESIGNED POLICY CAN TRANSFORM THE MARKET FOR A CLEAN-ENERGY ECONOMY, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO INFLUENCE DATA-DRIVEN, RIGOROUS APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE A LOW-CARBON FUTURE. WE FOCUS ON THREE KEY AREAS OF INFORMED STATE AND LOCAL POLICY TO LEVERAGE THE MOST IMPACT: 1) SPEED THE TRANSITION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY BY ADVOCATING FOR AND SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITABLE STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES AND COMMITMENTS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY; 2) EXPAND UTILITY-LED CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT AND REMOVE MARKET BARRIERS TO DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES, WORKING TO ENSURE HIGH ENERGY BURDENED, LMI, AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES ARE PRIORITIZED FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION; AND 3) INCREASE THE SCOPE, FINANCING AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, PRIORITIZING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AT GREATEST RISKS FROM CLIMATE IMPACTS AS A KEY FOCUS OF OUR POLICY WORK, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ADVOCATING FOR INCLUSION OF CLIMATE AND EQUITY OUTCOMES IN QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLANS (QAPS) ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST, WHICH DETERMINE TAX CREDIT ALLOWANCES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. SOME OF OUR RECENT SUCCESSES INCLUDE: 1) ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL, SOUTHFACE AND OUR PARTNERS SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO RETAIN GREEN CERTIFICATIONS IN GEORGIA'S QAP THIS YEAR; 2) OUR ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION EFFORTS SUCCEEDED IN GENERATING NEW INTEREST IN GREEN CERTIFICATIONS IN ALABAMA, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR 2022 QAP PROCESS; AND 3) WE SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED EARTHCRAFT, SOUTHFACE'S FIRST-TO-MARKET GREEN BUILDING STANDARD, AS AN ACCEPTED GREEN CERTIFICATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S QAP. SOUTHFACE BUILDS MORE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILD RESILIENCY BY PROMOTING RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND REGENERATIVE DESIGN INITIATIVES. PROGRAMS SUCH AS CCPRP (CARE AND CONSERVE PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM) REACH DIRECTLY INTO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO HELP WITH STORMWATER ISSUES AND MUNICIPAL WATER EFFICIENCY CHALLENGES, RESPECTIVELY. SOUTHFACE IS ALSO A LOCAL PARTNER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA IN THE AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE CHALLENGE, AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR 25 AMBITIOUS CITIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN AND ACCELERATE THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. TECHNICAL SERVICES & GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS: SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR OWNERS, BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS NAVIGATING THE BUILDING TEST OUT AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR MOST NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR OWN EARTHCRAFT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS LEED, NGBS AND ENTERPRISE GREEN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE ON- SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS AND VERIFICATIONS OFTEN REQUIRED FOR GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION. OUR BUILDING AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR ANY BUILDING OR HOME ARE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO EVALUATE THE SOURCE OF PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND THE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT BEST ADDRESS THEM. WE IMPACTED MORE THAN 71,000 HOMES AND 10,000 WORKPLACES, HELPING SAVE ON UTILITY BILLS AND IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH OUR ASSESSMENTS, AUDITS AND OTHER TECHNICAL SUPPORT. THROUGH THAT WORK, WE'VE HELPED REDUCE WATER AND ELECTRICITY USE, AS WELL AS HARMFUL CLIMATE POLLUTION, HELPING BUILD TOWARD A REGENERATIVE FUTURE. WE ADVANCE REGENERATIVE BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS: (1) "EARTHCRAFT-SOUTHFACE'S FAMILY OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS SERVES AS A BLUEPRINT FOR ENERGY, WATER AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. OVER THE COURSE OF EARTHCRAFT'S HISTORY, NEARLY 60,000 HOMES, MULTIFAMILY UNITS, LIGHT COMMERCIAL SPACES AND COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. (2) "BIT BUILDING-- WITH ONLY ABOUT 15% OF U.S. BUILDINGS OPERATIONALLY ELIGIBLE FOR SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS SUCH AS LEED OR ENERGY STAR, BIT BUILDING GIVES FACILITY OPERATORS AND MANAGERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR BUILDINGS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR CONDITION. BIT ADVISORS GUIDE THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE PROGRAM'S 16 BEST PRACTICES FOR RESOURCE SAVINGS AND OPTIMIZATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES WHICH PRACTICES TO IMPLEMENT FIRST. TRAINED BIT AIDES WORK WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO MONITOR AND BENCHMARK BUILDING OPERATIONS, EVALUATE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN. SOUTHFACE PARTNERED WITH TWO LEADING TECH FIRMS, AMONG OTHERS, IMPACTING MORE THAN 11 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE.Desc
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ANDREA C PINABELL
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BARRY COATES
CFO & COO40.00Yes (X)$118,347$0$0
DAVINA S PAULEY
CONTROLLER40.00Yes (X)$112,210$0$0
MICHAEL S TOTTEN
VICE PRESIDE40.00$109,728$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS BOYLE
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGE BUCHANAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SAM D COOK
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NEIL DESAI
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEITH DOUGLAS
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BARRY GOLDMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN HINTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RAWSON HAVERTY JR
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN LANIER
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAURA MARLOW
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAULA MCEVOY
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELIZABETH MOORE
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLES REITH PHD
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DENISE QUARLES
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TYRONE RACHAL
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVE RADLMANN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILL SELLERS
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LIZ YORK
VICE CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES MARLOW
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Fundraising$716,459FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$938,683GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,526,639AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$10,851NoncashContributionsAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$955,827TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$716,459ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

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Total$109,728TotalAmt
Program Services$99,084ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$7,133FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$15,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,356,720TotalAmt
Program Services$2,128,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,415ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$153,186FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,673TotalAmt
Program Services$246,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,724FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$225,233TotalAmt
Program Services$203,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,640FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,481ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$335FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,452TotalAmt
Program Services$12,452ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,882TotalAmt
Program Services$2,825ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$804FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,971TotalAmt
Program Services$35,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,284FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,499TotalAmt
Management And General$10,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,654TotalAmt
Management And General$177,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,905TotalAmt
Program Services$2,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CHARITABLE GRANTS$2,226,525$2,226,525
CONTRACT LABOR$966,157$866,526$45,120$54,511
FEES, LICENSES & PERMITS$211,599$104,768$106,831
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$152,624$75,405$77,219

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,690TotalAmt
Program Services$36,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,278FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,593,484TotalAmt
Program Services$6,488,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$796,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$308,107FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,981,296BOYAmt
EOY$1,896,339EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,216,260BOYAmt
EOY$2,230,896EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$694,983BOYAmt
EOY$990,556EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,395BOYAmt
EOY$88,169EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,105BOYAmt
EOY$57,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,443,219LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,147,811LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,396,920BOYAmt
EOY$2,295,408EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,527,375BOYAmt
EOY$1,678,087EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,529BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,075,863BOYAmt
EOY$9,241,956EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,193BOYAmt
EOY$663,772EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,275,941BOYAmt
EOY$3,662,692EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,000BOYAmt
EOY$366,667EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$376,400BOYAmt
EOY$312,283EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,561,534BOYAmt
EOY$5,005,414EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$936,503BOYAmt
EOY-$957,190EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,577,826BOYAmt
EOY$5,193,732EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,514,329BOYAmt
EOY$4,236,542EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,075,863BOYAmt
EOY$9,241,956EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,277,787ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$2,843,067CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,496,621CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,042,457CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,353,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,181,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,917,793TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,843,067CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,496,621CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,042,457CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,353,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,181,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,917,793TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$20,917,793PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$50,743CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$101,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,588CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,323CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$85,976CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$408,425TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$905CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,650CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,779CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,024CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,558TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,358,776TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,541,003GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation32,558ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,301,885BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$129,674InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,441,559EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,179,060BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$122,825InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,301,885EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,012,125BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$166,935InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,179,060EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,049,325BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$37,200InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,012,125EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$959,773BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$107,040InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$17,488OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,049,325EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,172,149OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,172,149BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,762,519OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,927,319DepreciationAmt
Book Value$835,200BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$223,004OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,865DepreciationAmt
Book Value$169,139BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,942OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$103,920DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,022BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$148,605OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,707DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,898BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,295,408TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED COMPENSATION$182,283
RECOVERABLE GRANT$130,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$312,283TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,315,697TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,315,697RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,315,697TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,593,484TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,593,484ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,593,484TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VARIOUS FUNDRAIEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$716,459GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$716,459CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$716,459GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$716,459CharitableContributionsTotAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
ANDREA C PINABELL
PRESIDENT$265,012$265,012
BARRY COATES
CFO & COO$118,347$118,347
DAVINA S PAULEY
CONTROLLER$112,210$112,210

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE RESEARCH, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY, ONE THAT GIVES BACK MORE THAN IT USES. SOUTHFACE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNER NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND SCALABLE SOLUTIONS IN HOMES, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR THREE OVERARCHING GOALS INCLUDE: 1) ACHIEVING CLIMATE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; 2) INCREASING HEALTH AND EQUITY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; AND 3) BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND WORKFORCE TO CATALYZE THE TRANSITION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AGOODUSE: FOR OVER 13 YEARS, OUR GOODUSE PROGRAM HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 300 NONPROFITS IN 27 STATES TO HELP THEM SAVE OVER 16.2 MILLION IN UTILITY COSTS WHILE REDUCING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. USING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND CONSULTATIVE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND WITH THE LEVERAGE OF MATCHING GRANT SUPPORT, WE UNCOVER AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN FACILITIES TO INCREASE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM HAS REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS BY OVER 89,000 METRIC TONS AND SAVED OVER 99 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND MORE THAN 131 MILLION KWH IN ELECTRICITY SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IN FACT, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS SEE AN AVERAGE REDUCTION OF 30% IN UTILITY COSTS. THESE SAVINGS ARE REINVESTED IN THEIR MISSION-CRITICAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, SAVINGS ACHIEVED BY PARTICIPATING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS AND FOOD BANKS ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO POSITIVELY IMPACT OVER 7,000 CHILDREN AND SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 1.7 MILLION MEALS TO PERSONS IN NEED. BUILDING ON OVER A DECADE OF SUCCESS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT THROUGH THE GOODUSE PROGRAM - INCREASING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY THROUGH DELIVERING CONSULTATIVE TECHNICAL SERVICES AND MATCHING GRANTS TO NONPROFITS SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE NATION. IN 2020, WE ALSO LAUNCHED A PILOT TO LEVERAGE A GROUNDBREAKING FINANCING MECHANISM CALLED A SOLAR ENERGY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (SEPA) TO HELP THE SAE SCHOOL IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA BECOME THE FIRST NET ZERO SCHOOL IN GEORGIA. EQUITABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL: OUR POLICY ADVOCACY TEAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT PROPEL THE CLEAN-ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY MOVEMENT FORWARD, AND THEN DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF THOSE SOLUTIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS. WELL-DESIGNED POLICY CAN TRANSFORM THE MARKET FOR A CLEAN-ENERGY ECONOMY, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO INFLUENCE DATA-DRIVEN, RIGOROUS APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE A LOW-CARBON FUTURE. WE FOCUS ON THREE KEY AREAS OF INFORMED STATE AND LOCAL POLICY TO LEVERAGE THE MOST IMPACT: 1) SPEED THE TRANSITION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY BY ADVOCATING FOR AND SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITABLE STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES AND COMMITMENTS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY; 2) EXPAND UTILITY-LED CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT AND REMOVE MARKET BARRIERS TO DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES, WORKING TO ENSURE HIGH ENERGY BURDENED, LMI, AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES ARE PRIORITIZED FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION; AND 3) INCREASE THE SCOPE, FINANCING AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, PRIORITIZING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AT GREATEST RISKS FROM CLIMATE IMPACTS AS A KEY FOCUS OF OUR POLICY WORK, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ADVOCATING FOR INCLUSION OF CLIMATE AND EQUITY OUTCOMES IN QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLANS (QAPS) ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST, WHICH DETERMINE TAX CREDIT ALLOWANCES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. SOME OF OUR RECENT SUCCESSES INCLUDE: 1) ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL, SOUTHFACE AND OUR PARTNERS SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO RETAIN GREEN CERTIFICATIONS IN GEORGIA'S QAP THIS YEAR; 2) OUR ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION EFFORTS SUCCEEDED IN GENERATING NEW INTEREST IN GREEN CERTIFICATIONS IN ALABAMA, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR 2022 QAP PROCESS; AND 3) WE SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED EARTHCRAFT, SOUTHFACE'S FIRST-TO-MARKET GREEN BUILDING STANDARD, AS AN ACCEPTED GREEN CERTIFICATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S QAP. SOUTHFACE BUILDS MORE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILD RESILIENCY BY PROMOTING RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND REGENERATIVE DESIGN INITIATIVES. PROGRAMS SUCH AS CCPRP (CARE AND CONSERVE PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM) REACH DIRECTLY INTO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO HELP WITH STORMWATER ISSUES AND MUNICIPAL WATER EFFICIENCY CHALLENGES, RESPECTIVELY. SOUTHFACE IS ALSO A LOCAL PARTNER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA IN THE AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE CHALLENGE, AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR 25 AMBITIOUS CITIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN AND ACCELERATE THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. TECHNICAL SERVICES & GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS: SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR OWNERS, BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS NAVIGATING THE BUILDING TEST OUT AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR MOST NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR OWN EARTHCRAFT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS LEED, NGBS AND ENTERPRISE GREEN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE ON- SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS AND VERIFICATIONS OFTEN REQUIRED FOR GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION. OUR BUILDING AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR ANY BUILDING OR HOME ARE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO EVALUATE THE SOURCE OF PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND THE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT BEST ADDRESS THEM. WE IMPACTED MORE THAN 71,000 HOMES AND 10,000 WORKPLACES, HELPING SAVE ON UTILITY BILLS AND IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH OUR ASSESSMENTS, AUDITS AND OTHER TECHNICAL SUPPORT. THROUGH THAT WORK, WE'VE HELPED REDUCE WATER AND ELECTRICITY USE, AS WELL AS HARMFUL CLIMATE POLLUTION, HELPING BUILD TOWARD A REGENERATIVE FUTURE. WE ADVANCE REGENERATIVE BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS: (1) "EARTHCRAFT-SOUTHFACE'S FAMILY OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS SERVES AS A BLUEPRINT FOR ENERGY, WATER AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. OVER THE COURSE OF EARTHCRAFT'S HISTORY, NEARLY 60,000 HOMES, MULTIFAMILY UNITS, LIGHT COMMERCIAL SPACES AND COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. (2) "BIT BUILDING-- WITH ONLY ABOUT 15% OF U.S. BUILDINGS OPERATIONALLY ELIGIBLE FOR SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS SUCH AS LEED OR ENERGY STAR, BIT BUILDING GIVES FACILITY OPERATORS AND MANAGERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR BUILDINGS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR CONDITION. BIT ADVISORS GUIDE THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE PROGRAM'S 16 BEST PRACTICES FOR RESOURCE SAVINGS AND OPTIMIZATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES WHICH PRACTICES TO IMPLEMENT FIRST. TRAINED BIT AIDES WORK WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO MONITOR AND BENCHMARK BUILDING OPERATIONS, EVALUATE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN. SOUTHFACE PARTNERED WITH TWO LEADING TECH FIRMS, AMONG OTHERS, IMPACTING MORE THAN 11 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THIS RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. THE CHIEF OFFICER, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990, AND THE PRESIDENT IS THEN PROVIDED WITH THE RETURN FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND EACH CONFLICT IS MANAGED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. DETERMINATION OF HOW TO MANAGE ANY CONFLICT IS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OFFICER. EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT THE POINT OF HIRE. ANY EMPLOYEE WHO MAY BE INVOLVED IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION IN WHICH THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THEIR MANAGER BEFORE ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTION. THE MANAGER AND/OR APPOINTED COMMITTEE, EXCLUDING THE EMPLOYEE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SHALL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION STEPS TO TAKE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BENCHMARKING AGAINST NGO AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DATA IS CONDUCTED EVERY THREE YEARS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY, AT A MINIMUM, BY THE SUPERVISOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL SALARIES AND BONUSES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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