SOLAR COOKERS INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: SOLAR COOKERS INTERNATIONAL (EIN 68-0153141)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2017-10-19
IRS object ID: 201702929349301755
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-19T12:16:26-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MANN URRUTIA NELSON CPAs & ASSOC LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2901 Douglas Blvd Suite 290	AddressLine1Txt
City	Roseville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	956613824	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	680153141	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Solar Cookers International Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOLA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9164554499	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2400 22nd Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Sacramento	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95818	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Julie Greene	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Dir.	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-10-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Michelle O Nelson CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00453363	PTIN
Phone	9167744208	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Julie Greene	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1919 21st Street 203	AddressLine1Txt
City	Sacramento	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95811	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$979,303	GrossReceiptsAmt
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All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
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Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1988	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Solar Cookers Internationals mission is to spread solar thermal cooking technology to benefit people and environments.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income	$371	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$10,320	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,388	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses	$206,273	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY	$39,896	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$56,137	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$680,098	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$886,371	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	As the leader of the international solar cooking movement, the non-profit Solar cookers International drives to transition vulnerable people from cooking with wood and other fuels to cooking with free, no-emissions solar energy. SCI works to solve the problem of inadequate household energy facing nearly 3 billion people on our planet. Since human health, quality of life, and environments are affected by cooking fuel choices, SCI offers a solution to the difficult choices nearly half of all families make every day: whether to buy fuel, or to buy food and other family needs. Solar cooker technology is a sustainable and environmentally responsible tool which helps families fight poverty and disease, and changes womens and childrens lives for the better. What distinguishes Solar Cookers International is its combination of projects, partnerships, advocacy and outreach to the global solar cooker community. SCI engages and energizes the global solar cooking movement, supporting more than 500	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$607,482	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Because cooking duties fall mostly on the shoulders of women and girls in many parts of the world, SCI weaves a strong network of global partners to empower women, especially in the worlds most vulnerable regions. SCI has a long-term strategy to respond to the accelerating global demand for solar-thermal cooking technologies. Solar Cookers International is the worldwide hub for solar cooking information exchange, partnership development, capacity building, and advocacy. SCI is the worlds premier organization catalyzing conversations and learning for community members in a worldwide movement for sustainable solar cooking. SCI strengthens grassroots solar cooking activities in the worlds poorest communities, and advocates for clean, sustainable alternative cooking solutions through the United Nations and other international forums. SCI connects 500+ partners in 135 countries to amplify global solar cooking adoption and help people in vulnerable regions to build resilience.Partner data and SCIs research and analysis have identified 3.1+ million solar cookers, directly benefiting 11+ million people. These solar cookers could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 16 - 45 million tons over their lifespans. Global data analyzed by SCI suggests that since 1990, more than 4 billion meals have been prepared in solar cookers, using free solar energy and reducing emissions. SCIs long-term plans focus on scaling up these impacts at an accelerated pace. SCI made significant progress in its goal to develop a performance evaluation process for solar cooker technologies. SCI established testing centers in New York and California, USA. In FY 2016-2017, SCI completed a three-year research and development process. The resulting performance evaluation process (PEP) measures the power of different solar cookers in Watts. Based on the ASAE 580.1 standard that harmonizes with the International Organization of Standards (ISO), these evaluation results will provide customers--such as individuals, other NGOs, and UN agencies--with an objective, reliable evaluation protocol of solar cooking technologies for the first time. As an internationally credible, objective body, SCI promotes all appropriate, high-quality, durable, affordable solar cooking technologies. The PEP will set high quality and performance standards, and provide a scientific process to prove performance ratings locally. In this way, SCI helps build local economies and builds local capacity. In FY 2016-2017, SCI continued working with grassroots partners on two continents in the countries of Kenya, Nepal, and Tanzania. On the Human Development Index (HDI 2016), Nepal ranks 144/188, Kenya ranks 147/188, and Tanzania, 151/188. Working collaboratively with trusted, community-based partners, evaluations of project-based work verified that solar cooks and their families reported 44% fewer smoke-related health problems and saved 25-50% of their household fuel budget. SCI directly supported distribution of 1,000 CooKits with its local partner, Friends of the Old (FOTO) in Lower Nyakach, Kenya. SCI directly supported Nepalese project partner Foundation for Sustainable Technologies (FOST) in training on construction, use, and maintenance of solar cookers to 24 people; solar dryers to 15 people; and heat retention devices to 25 people. FOST, with SCIs support, also taught and demonstrated solar cooking to students, seniors, womens empowerment groups, and people with disabilities. In January 2017, SCI gathered its network of strategic, high-impact grassroots, academic, industry, and advocacy partners at the 6th SCI World Conference on solar cooking in Gujarat, India. Results from this important networking and capacity-building gathering included convening over 200 participants from 30 countries; 58 presentations (now available online); 15 new SCI Associates; and numerous new partnerships. One example: as a result of the SCI-led discussion regarding solar cooking in refugee camps, a Kenyan, an Indian, and an American partner implemented a solar cooking festival in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, where 1,000 teens made and used solar cookers only four months after the 6th SCI World Conference concluded.SCI provided evidence to the United Nations by right of its special consultative status, identifying how solar cooking helps achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SCI advocated for sustainable clean cooking technologies in national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement. At United Nations events (Commission on the Status of Women, Sustainable Energy for All) in New York, SCI advocated for inclusion of solar cooking in grassroots activities and sustainable energy policy. SCI also advocated to include solar cooking in the Preliminary Action Plan for the Transformation of the Cookstoves and Fuels Market in Haiti (the Human Development Index ranks Haiti 163/188).At the High-Level Political Forum and other United Nations events in New York, SCI advocated for three critical actions to be included in a short list of targeted Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). These critical actions included training public health practitioners and physicians to address household air pollution (HAP) during individual patient-provider interactions by promoting sustainable clean cooking solutions. Recommended actions included prioritizing the World Health Organization (WHO) survey questions for monitoring household energy use. Solar cooking is prominently featured in the WHO Household Energy Use Survey, which should be used by all countries to track progress towards achieving SDGs 7.1 and 7.2 (ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services and increasing substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix, by 2030). Groundwork to include solar cooking in the California Science Framework was completed, enabling solar cooking education for 6.3 million students in 10,000 schools. SCI managed and improved the Solar Cooking wiki, the premier source of solar cooking globally www.solarcooking.org. In nine months, SCI made over 74,000 edits in this resource to provide current, high-quality solar cooking resources to partners around the globe in 37 languages capable of being read by 4 billion readers worldwide. SCI published 24 volumes of its online publication, the SCI Digest. With a distribution list of 4,500+ worldwide, this publication provided the most up-to-date news for the solar cooking sector; helped partners to network; and advertised funding, education, and award opportunities to build the capacity of SCI Associates and partners worldwide. SCI also raised awareness and increased capacity through additional publications, communications, and presentations. With evaluation protocol for quality standards and high-impact partners in place, SCI advocated for supportive energy policy.SCI built, and continues to build, capacity of global partners to amplify solar cooking adoption worldwide. With evaluation protocol for quality standards and high-impact partners in place, SCI advocates for supportive energy policy. SCI convenes the global network regularly, cultivating a partnership relationship among participants, and working with NGOs and country leaders at the United Nations to promote solar cooking as an important solution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Clean, sustainable, no-emissions cooking alternatives help families, especially children, live healthier lives in cleaner environments, and build resilience. This is critical especially in the worlds poorest regions. SCI looks to a future where solar thermal cooking is a familiar, daily activity for people everywhere who need energy for cooking. Solar-thermal cooking is a brilliant solution for women and families who need to break the cycle of poverty, improve their health, their environment, and their quality of life.	Desc
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Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	julie greene	PersonNm
Phone	9164554499	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Sacramento	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95818	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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James G Moose
President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Hafter
Executive Cmte.	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Monica Gray
Vice President	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Hudson
Treasurer	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Paparian
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marty Greenia
Secretary	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jacobe Caditz
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Janice Gow Pettey
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ruth Holton-Hodson
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christine Pieper
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Wyldon King Fishman
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Julie Greene
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Noncash Contributions	$1,365	NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	$5,217	ExclusionAmt

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Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,246	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$799	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Program Costs	$140,293	$140,293
Publication Costs	$19,431	$7,821	$11,610
Bank charges	$16,803			$16,803
MISCELLANEOUS	$14,176	$1,076	$9,589	$3,511

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,378	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,487	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,096	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$773,030	TotalAmt
Program Services	$607,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$117,278	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$579,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,397	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$706,118	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,380	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,512	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$25,807	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,940	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,129	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,867	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,234	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$942,508	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,137	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,137	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$397,011	BOYAmt
EOY	$546,885	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$289,486	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$680,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$886,371	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$942,508	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$206,273	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$356,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$455,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$693,210	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$619,487	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$943,139	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,067,695	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$356,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$455,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$693,210	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$619,487	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$943,139	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,067,695	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,067,695	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$170	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$220	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$460	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$371	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,320	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,541	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,079,236	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99900	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$63,239	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,282	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$65,521	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$64,443	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,204	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$63,239	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$39,494	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$25,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$51	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$64,443	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$25,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,494	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$39,494	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$25,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$25,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,807	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,940	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,867	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,867	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,032,088	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$52,785	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$52,785	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$979,303	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$979,303	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$825,815	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$52,785	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$52,785	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$773,030	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$773,030	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.

To support the future charitable goals of solar cookers international.

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

SCI is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, and is considered a publicly supported organization. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in the accompanying financial statements.SCI has accounted for uncertainty of income taxes as required by the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. SCI uses a comprehensive model for recognizing, and measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. The effect of applying this model and the resulting identification of uncertain tax positions, if any, were not considered significant for financial reporting purposes. SCI is no longer subject to income tax examinations by federal authorities for years ending on or before June 30, 2014, and by state authorities for years ending on or before June 30, 2013.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Tanzania	Grants to recipients in region	$7,367
Kenya	Grants to Recipients in Region	$4,735
Nepal	Grants to recipients in Region	$10,500
India	Program Services	$21,141	Conference expenses
India	Grants to recipients in Region	$900

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$44,643	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$44,643	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED EVERY MONTH INCLUDING EXPENDITURES BY DETAIL AND TOTAL, WITH INVOICES AND RECEIPTS SUPPORTING SUCH EXPENDITURES. ACCURATE AND TIMELY REPORTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE GRANTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	THE PROCESS IS MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNDER ADVISEMENT FROM THE COMPENSATION REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. OTHER EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REVIEW AND RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, BASED ON REGIONAL AVERAGE COMPENSATION SCALES AND COMPARABILITY WITH ORGANIZATION SIZE AND SCOPE OF PROGRAM.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR VIA THE WEBSITE AT WWW.SOLARCOOKERS.ORG.