SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS (EIN 46-2462990)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-10
IRS object ID: 202113149349305856
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-10T14:48:18-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521711839	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	462462990	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOLA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028883601	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 412	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANYA SCHOOLMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028883601	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ANYA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SCHOOLMAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JUDITH P BARNHARD	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00024965	PTIN
Phone	3019860600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-04	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ANYA SCHOOLMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 412	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,323,784	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SOLARUNITEDNEIGHBORS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS BUILDS AND PROMOTES LOCALLY BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AND POLICIES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	38	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,901,320	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,761,200	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,131,400	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$532,639	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,580	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,695	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$19,347	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$27,250	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,057,647	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,323,784	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$25,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,549,762	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,811,533	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$199,503	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,896,775	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$887,482	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,446,537	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,724,015	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$611,110	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$599,769	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,899,761	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,993,933	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$268,943	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$688,346	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,630,818	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,305,587	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS BUILDS AND PROMOTES LOCALLY BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AND POLICIES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,245,149	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$25,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$559,889	RevenueAmt
Desc	SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS IS AN ORGANIZATION UNIQUELY DEDICATED TO REPRESENTING THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF SOLAR OWNERS AND SUPPORTERS. WE HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE INSTALL SOLAR PANELS AND COLLECTIVELY FIGHT FOR THEIR ENERGY RIGHTS SINCE 2007. THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF: BUILDING AND PROMOTING LOCALLY BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AND POLICIES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH. WE ENVISION A CLEAN, EQUITABLE ENERGY SYSTEM THAT DIRECTS CONTROL AND BENEFITS BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WITH SOLAR ON EVERY ROOF AND MORE MONEY IN EVERY POCKET.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,245,149	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	38	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028883601	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHRISSIE MCHENRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COURTNEY CUFF
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DIEGO MORLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN FARRELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LESLIE RIGBY
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RANDALL SPECK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WENDY HAUENSTEIN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KARL R RABAGO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NICOLE SITARAMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANYA SCHOOLMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$150,385	$0	$3,004	Yes (X)
EMILY STIEVER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		$99,462	$0	$1,985	Yes (X)
GLEN BRAND
VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY	40.00		$100,930	$0	$2,320		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$350,777	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$7,309	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	480 TOTTEN POND ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WALTHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02451	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	OFFICE RENT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$101,093	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,761,200	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,761,200	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SERVICE FEES	900099	$436,425	$436,425
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	900099	$61,200	$61,200
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$35,014	$35,014

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$532,639	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,695	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,695	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$27,250	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$27,250	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$27,250	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,323,784	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$559,889	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,695	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$228,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,859	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,078,497	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,865,169	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$145,662	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,202	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$820	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,029	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,894	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$11,135	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,150	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,890	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,638	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,622	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,604	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,212	TotalAmt
Management And General	$102,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,850	TotalAmt
Program Services	$245,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,200	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,948	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$195	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,042	TotalAmt
Program Services	$110,661	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$381	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$133	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,998	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,998	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND SO	$97,187	$85,060	$1,430	$10,697
OTHER	$42,519		$42,519

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,724,015	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,245,149	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$279,363	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$199,503	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$915,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$560,892	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$305,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,927,600	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,781	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,787	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$68,425	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$25,749	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,676	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,197	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,899,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,993,933	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$247,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$244,460	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,086	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$430,800	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$268,943	BOYAmt
EOY	$688,346	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$664,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,135,537	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$966,678	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,170,050	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,630,818	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,305,587	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,899,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,993,933	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$599,769	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$75,000	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,327,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,428,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,834,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,936,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,796,214	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,322,537	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,327,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,428,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,834,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,936,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,796,214	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,322,537	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,635,649	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$7,686,888	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$130	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$122	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$486	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,695	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,013	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$509	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,570	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$4,890	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$12,336,440	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,692,573	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.62310	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.63710	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$18,787	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$9,740	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$28,527	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,695,488	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,724,015	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$336,201	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$84,050	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$336,201	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$336,201	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$504,302	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$28,527	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$28,527	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$84,050	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$84,050	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$126,075	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$18,787	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$18,787	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$68,425	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$25,749	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$42,676	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$42,676	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PPP REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	$420,800
EIDL ADVANCE	$10,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$430,800	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,323,784	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,323,784	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,323,784	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,724,015	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,724,015	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,724,015	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY OF INCOME TAXES WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF THE BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL TAX POSITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. TAX POSITIONS MUST MEET A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT IN ORDER FOR THE BENEFITS OF THOSE TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SUN ANALYZES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN IRC SEC. 501(C) TO QUALIFY AS TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE REPORTING OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND ITS STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER D.C. STATUTE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX BENEFITS ARISING FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL POSITION OR CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AS A RESULT OF ANALYZING ITS TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOLAR RIGHTS ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	302 WASHINGTON ST 150-5062	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	811203907	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(4)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$25,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	BUILD A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE SOLAR OWNERS TO FIGHT FOR BETTER ROOFTOP SOLAR POLICY NATION-WIDE.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANYA SCHOOLMAN	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$150,385	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$3,004	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$153,389	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER REVIEW FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES PRIOR TO E-FILING AND THEIR COMMENTS/CHANGES, IF ANY, ARE INCLUDED IN THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE MONITORS AND UPDATED ANNUALLY. THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS IDENTIFIED IN 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES (CONSULTANTS) IS BASED UPON REVIEW OF COMPARABLE SALARIES AND FEES OF OTHER SIMILAR SIZE ORGANIZATIONS. GOVERNING, FINANCIAL, AND PROGRAMMATIC DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS OPERATING POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL DATA IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE THROUGH DELEGATION BY ITS GOVERNING BODY FOR (I) OVERSEEING THE COMPILATION, REVIEW, OR AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND (II) THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT THAT COMPILED, REVIEWED, OR AUDITED THE STATEMENTS.