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GROUNDSWELL INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GROUNDSWELL INC (EIN 27-0201126)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-08-13
IRS object ID
201942259349302194
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-08-13T17:39:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521073331PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEMBO JONES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16010 EXECUTIVE BLVD SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270201126EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROUNDSWELL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGROUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025053051PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 M STREET SE C/O WEWORKAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLORI MICHELLE MOOREPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025053051PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONALD K MARSHALLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00173665PTIN
Phone3017705100PhoneNum
Preparation2019-08-07PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.190.196.250IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-08-07IPDt
IP Tm14:45:58IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLORI MICHELLE MOOREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 M STREET SE C/O WEWORKAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,873,612GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GROUNDSWELL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGROUNDSWELL BUILDS COMMUNITY POWER BY ENABLING NEIGHBORS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SHARE POWER THROUGH COMMUNITY SOLAR. WE CONNECT SOLAR POWER TO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BY DEVELOPING EQUITABLE COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS AND DELIVERING SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. OUR COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS DELIVER ENERGY SAVINGS TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, BUILD COMMUNITY WEALTH, AND SUPPORT LOCAL JOBS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Expenses$1,968,753CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$87,276PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$743,930NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGROUNDSWELL BUILDS COMMUNITY POWER BY ENABLING NEIGHBORS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SHARE POWER THROUGH COMMUNITY SOLAR. WE CONNECT SOLAR POWER TO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BY DEVELOPING EQUITABLE COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS AND DELIVERING SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. OUR COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS DELIVER ENERGY SAVINGS TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, BUILD COMMUNITY WEALTH, AND SUPPORT LOCAL JOBS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$870,908ExpenseAmt
Revenue$261,012RevenueAmt
DescGROUNDSWELL WORKS IN THE RAPIDLY EMERGING FIELDS OF COMMUNITY SOLAR AND ENERGY EQUITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN SOLAR SAVINGS BECAUSE OF LOW CREDIT SCORES AND OTHER FINANCIAL BARRIERS. WE WORK WITH MUNICIPALITIES, CONGREGATIONS, LOCAL UTILITIES, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO DEVELOP, BUILD, AND MANAGE SOLAR PROJECTS THAT ALIGN THE VALUE OF SOLAR WITH COMMUNITY VALUES. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO DELIVER RELATED JOB TRAINING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND OTHER ALIGNED COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK.GROUNDSWELL HAS DEVELOPED A REPLICABLE, SCALABLE MODEL FOR SHARING POWER WITH EQUITABLE COMMUNITY SOLAR THAT WORKS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS TO EXPAND OUR WORK INTO EMERGING STATE COMMUNITY SOLAR MARKETS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH MULTIPLE LOCAL PARTNERS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GEORGIA, MARYLAND, AND NEW YORK STATE AND ARE EXPANDING OUR PROGRAM IN HAWAII AND ILLINOIS. GROUNDSWELL IS BUILDING EQUITABLE COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN MARYLAND THAT WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION IN ELECTRICITY COST RELIEF TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE REGION. WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH WASHINGTON DC AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE TO IMPLEMENT MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS THAT DELIVER ELECTRICITY COST REDUCTIONS THROUGH SOLAR POWER. WE ARE FURTHER WORKING WITH THE CITY OF BALTIMORE TO DEPLOY SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IN GEORGIA TO DELIVER SOLAR PROJECTS AND RELATED LOW-INCOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS THAT WILL DELIVER ELECTRICITY COST RELIEF AND OTHER COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.IN PURSUIT OF OUR MISSION, GROUNDSWELL ALSO PROVIDES SERVICE DIRECTLY TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. WE ENROLL, DELIVER CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AND PROVIDE ONGOING BENCHMARKING AND REPORTING ON SAVINGS AND OTHER METRICS TO COMMUNITY SOLAR SUBSCRIBERS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025053051PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 M STREET SE C/O WEWORKAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHRISTOPHER MURRAY
CHAIR2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY LEWIS
SECRETARY2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYCE SCHONBERGER
TREASURER2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARVIN GANESEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJ KRISHNAMURTHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACH LYMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA MULLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH ANN NORTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STOCKTON WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI MICHELLE MOORE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$159,123$0$10,414
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Total Contributions$1,611,846TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEARNED INCOMEDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$261,012TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$754ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$754OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$754ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,537TotalAmt
Program Services$77,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$778,704TotalAmt
Program Services$358,585ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$420,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,140TotalAmt
Program Services$10,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,750TotalAmt
Program Services$45,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,747TotalAmt
Program Services$31,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,336TotalAmt
Program Services$255,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,942TotalAmt
Program Services$41,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,246TotalAmt
Program Services$8,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,279TotalAmt
Program Services$500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,547TotalAmt
Program Services$28,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,277ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,995TotalAmt
Management And General$27,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,328TotalAmt
Management And General$14,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$26,020$10,626$15,394
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$6,040$6,040
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$1,142$1,142

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$870,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,097,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$823,837BOYAmt
EOY$571,612EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,836BOYAmt
EOY$66,942EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,388BOYAmt
EOY$18,883EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$143,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$127,044LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,140BOYAmt
EOY$15,982EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,295BOYAmt
EOY$189,072EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$921,496BOYAmt
EOY$862,491EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,425BOYAmt
EOY$118,561EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,425BOYAmt
EOY$118,561EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,471BOYAmt
EOY$232,348EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$693,600BOYAmt
EOY$511,582EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$839,071BOYAmt
EOY$743,930EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$921,496BOYAmt
EOY$862,491EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$95,141ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$1,561,995CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,187,745CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,381,613CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,517,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,611,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,260,682TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,187,745CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,381,613CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,517,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,611,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,260,682TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,213,271SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,047,411PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$588CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$73CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$754CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,662TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,262,344TotalSupportAmt
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Public Support PY1700.31400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestGROUNDSWELL QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST OF 1 170A-9(F)(3) OF THE TREASURY REGULATIONS AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE FOLLOWING POINTS. (1) GROUNDSWELL'S PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE 2018 YEAR IS 28.19%, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1 170A-9(F)(3)(I). (2) GROUNDSWELL IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1 170A-9(F)(3)(II). GROUNDSWELL IS CONTINUALLY EXPLORING NEW AVENUES OF FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSIFY OUR CURRENT FOUNDATION SUPPORT, INCLUDING FEDERAL FUNDING AND MISSION-RELATED EARNED REVENUE. IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 1 170A-9(F)(3)(I), GROUNDSWELL HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. GROUNDSWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES TO CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY ITS SUPPORT AND REVENUE STREAMS.(3) GROUNDSWELL MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF 1 170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B), AS GROUNDSWELL HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALL OR MOST OF ITS SUPPORT FROM A SINGLE FOUNDATION. (4) GROUNDSWELL HAS A GOVERNING BODY WHICH REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF 1 170A-9(F)(3)(III)(C). (5) GROUNDSWELL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 1 170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D) BY MAINTAINING ITS COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM WHICH ACCOMPLISHES GROUNDSWELL'S CHARITABLE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,744OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,884DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,860BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$129,282OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$120,160DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,122BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,982TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSIT$18,290
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS$170,782
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$189,072TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,873,612TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,873,612RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,873,612TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,968,753TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,968,753ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,968,753TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGROUNDSWELL, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, NO TAX IS IMPOSED ON ANY INCOME RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IS DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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)
PersonLORI MICHELLE MOOREPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$159,123BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,100DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,314NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$169,537TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 8, CONTRIBUTIONSCONTRIBUTION AND GRANT INCOME INCLUDES BOTH UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS EARNED DURING THE YEAR AND TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION AND GRANT INCOME MATCHES THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANT INCOME REPORTED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND STAFF HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITHIN GUIDELINES THAT AVOID ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS WHEN A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF IS IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL GAIN AS A RESULT OF GROUNDSWELL'S BUSINESS DEALINGS. NO PRESUMPTION OF A CONFLICT IS CREATED BY THE MERE EXISTENCE OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE FIRMS. HOWEVER, IF A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF HAS ANY INFLUENCE ON ANY MATERIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT HE OR SHE DISCLOSE TO A GROUNDSWELL DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. PERSONAL GAIN MAY RESULT NOT ONLY IN CASES WERE A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, STAFF, OR RELATIVE HAS A SIGNIFICANT OWNERSHIP IN A FIRM WITH WHICH GROUNDSWELL DOES BUSINESS, BUT ALSO WHEN A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, OR RELATIVE RECEIVES ANY KICKBACK, BRIBE, SUBSTANTIAL GIFT, OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AS A RESULT OF ANY TRANSACTION OR BUSINESS DEALINGS INVOLVING GROUNDSWELL. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE ALSO BOUND BY THE CONFLICTS PROVISIONS IN THE BYLAWS, WHICH PROVIDE FOR APPROVAL OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH STAFF HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CAN SIMILARLY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THIS POLICY ESTABLISHES ONLY THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH GROUNDSWELL WISHES ITS BUSINESS TO OPERATE. THE PURPOSE OF THESE GUIDELINES IS TO PROVIDE GENERAL DIRECTION SO THAT A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF CAN SEEK FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF OPERATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AIN ADDITION TO ONGOING OVERSIGHT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CEO. THE ANNUAL EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM: - WRITTEN AND/OR VERBAL INPUT FROM SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE STAFF - WRITTEN AND/OR VERBAL INPUT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD - A WRITTEN SELF-EVALUATION FROM THE CEO DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. THE EVALUATION PROCESS WILL INCLUDE IN-PERSON OR TELEPHONE DEBRIEFING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE CEO. AT THIS TIME, THE CEO WILL AGREE ON ANY SPECIFIC PERSONAL PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE WILL BE REVIEWED DURING OR SOON AFTER THIS PROCESS AND APPROVED BY A DISINTERESTED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD USING APPROPRIATE SALARY COMPARISON DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE TAX YEAR.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 255,910. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 194,426. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 450,336.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.