2016-10-07T11:19:55-05:00 2015-12-31 521855942 Tate and Tryon 2021 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 521089260 THE SOLAR FOUNDATION SOLA 2024693750 600 14TH ST NW No 400 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ANDREA LUECKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024693750 2016-10-07 1 Elizabeth Heller P00397829 2022932200 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ANDREA LUECKE 600 14TH ST NW No 400 WASHINGTON DC 20005 1808362 0 X www.thesolarfoundation.org X 1977 DC THE MISSION OF THE SOLAR FOUNDATION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS AND FEASIBILITY OF SOLAR ENERGY AND TO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN THOSE ENGAGED IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY AND OTHER SECTORS OF COMMERCE. 6 6 17 13 0 0 993664 1560913 0 231817 75 133 -16748 -8437 976991 1784426 0 338610 0 0 396911 747258 24775 30000 78628 394019 621380 815705 1737248 161286 47178 758003 1033437 73666 301922 684337 731515 X THE MISSION OF THE SOLAR FOUNDATION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS AND FEASIBILITY OF SOLAR ENERGY AND TO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN THOSE ENGAGED IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY AND OTHER SECTORS OF COMMERCE. 1 0 559882 338610 231817 TSF expanded its technical assistance offerings through its Energy Program. Under the CivicPace program which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, the team established the enabling policy foundation for tax-exempt entities to take advantage of PACE and worked with the Housing Authority in Washington, DC and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to approve the first ever use of PACE on a mixed-finance affordable housing complex in the District. Through speaking engagements around the country and targeted meetings with lenders, PACE administrators, and other stakeholders, the CivicPACE team began to popularize the new term and interest in this underserved solar market sector.In 2015, the CivicPACE collaborated with the Phyllis Wheatley Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) redevelopment project, to ensure the long-term preservation of 84 units of affordable housing in a gentrifying neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Project financing, enabled by CivicPACE, made solar and energy efficiency upgrades possible which took the renovated facility beyond basic building code, and reduced operating costs for the facility by nearly $6,000 per year. This project marked the first use of PACE financing for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assisted mixed-finance public housing property, and is being examined for replication by other local housing authorities around the country.Under the Solar Outreach Partnership program, the team continued to provide current and actionable information on solar energy and best practices for reducing local barriers to solar through educational workshops across the country. To date, TSF staff have collectively delivered nearly three dozen workshops through the program. Under the technical assistance portion of the SolarOPs program, TSF provided support to the first Solarize campaign in the state of Georgia (Solarize Tybee) and served as a source of resources and information for one of the follow-on programs in the state, Solarize Athens. 479830 The Solar Foundation made significant strides in 2015 through its work on the Solar Jobs Census which provided relevant workforce and employment data to policymakers, industry leaders, and other energy stakeholders. In early 2015, TSF published its annual National Solar Jobs Census report (Census 2014). Shortly thereafter, TSF updated its solarstates.org map and published six stand-alone State Solar Jobs Census reports which provided stakeholders with important jobs and policy information for informed decision making. 138643 TSF continued to establish itself as a leader in advancing the use of solar on schools through the development of a toolkit for installing solar on K-12 schools and advising on the procurement process for schools interested in going solar. Other technical assistance successes include advising municipalities on the solar procurement process and developing model design guidelines for the use of solar in communities governed by homeowners' associations. 93161 During 2015, TSF entered into two cooperative agreements with the US Department of Energy to promote the use of solar energy. The CivicPACE Program, led by TSF and launched in 2015, is working to support solar energy deployment by bringing property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing to tax-exempt organizations, such as nonprofits, affordable housing, faith based institutions, and schools. TSF's CivicPACE work is supported by a three-year, $1.2 million award by the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, as one of 15 Solar Market Pathways award recipients. TO ASSIST WITH THE COMPLIANCE UNDER THE CLEAN POWER PLAN, TSF PARTNERED WITH 5 LAKES ENERGY TO CREATE ENERGY SCENARIO MODELS FOR THE STATES OF GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. THE MODEL CALLED STATE TOOL FOR ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS REDUCTION (STEER) PROVIDES STAKEHOLDERS WITH A TOOL THAT GIVES CONSIDERATION TO THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. WORK ON THE MODELS BEGAN IN 2015 AND WAS COMPLETED IN SPRING 2016.WHILE MUCH OF THE EFFORT IN 2015 WAS FOCUSED ON PROGRAM PLANNING UNDER THE SOLSMART/SPARC PROGRAM, TSF BEGAN CONDUCTING PROGRAM OUTREACH TO AROUND 300 HIGH-PRIORITY COMMUNITY TARGETS AND DEVELOPED AN "EARLY ADOPTER" CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO BRING A LIMITED NUMBER OF MOTIVATED COMMUNITIES INTO THE SOLSMART PIPELINE AND PROVIDE THESE COMMUNITIES WITH ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INCENTIVES BEYOND THOSE NORMALLY OFFERED BY THE PROGRAM. TSF SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT 28 COMMUNITIES (OF THE ORIGINAL 30 COMMUNITY TARGET) INTO THE PROGRAM AS EARLY ADOPTERS. 93161 1271516 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 DC X THE ORGANIZATION 2024693750 600 14TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 THOMAS KIMBIS CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SKLAR SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PETER FOX-PENNER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KEANE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANNY KENNEDY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY POWELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HEATHER ZICHAL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LISA BERWIN INTERIM TREASURER 10.00 X 18400 0 0 ANDREA LUECKE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 131728 0 15284 150128 0 15284 1 0 0 0 BW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP 2725 JEFFERSON STREET CARLSBAD CA 92000 CONSULTANT 236000 1 13627 1151014 396272 20000 1560913 CONTRACTS 900099 172817 172817 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 59000 59000 231817 133 133 13500 13627 23936 -10436 -10436 Miscellaneous 900099 1999 1999 1999 1784426 231817 0 -8304 X 338610 338610 168814 97522 58643 12649 413517 238884 143648 30985 18482 10677 6420 1385 97383 56257 33829 7297 49062 28343 17043 3676 26687 26687 30000 30000 433457 429955 3502 53607 42508 7755 3344 5621 5621 45939 45939 43518 18491 24828 199 4469 10269 5108 -10908 275 275 2598 2598 TELEPHONE 2013 2013 RECRUITING 1331 1331 LICENSES AND PERMITS 1299 1299 MISCELLANEOUS 566 565 1 1737248 1271516 387104 78628 553926 553357 197441 468071 6406 10452 4650 3093 230 1557 758003 1033437 73666 301922 73666 301922 X 561313 718124 123024 13391 684337 731515 758003 1033437 47178 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 315466 304124 874625 993664 1540913 4028792 315466 304124 874625 993664 1540913 4028792 538047 3490745 26 33 57 75 133 324 909 467 52 1999 3427 4032543 0.86560 0.79640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 4650 3093 1557 1557 1886758 78396 23936 102332 1784426 0 1784426 1839580 78396 23936 102332 1737248 0 1737248 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,936. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,936. X X X X X 1 BLANKET CONSULTING 1047 west monroe street 3 chicago IL 60607 RETAINER FOR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES 0 2916 15000 -15000 FOCUS FUNDRAISING 4800 WESTERN AVE BETHESDA MD 20816 STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING 0 0 15000 -15000 2916 30000 -30000 DC SUMMER SOLSTICE 27127 13627 13500 268 10514 553 12601 1 27127 13627 13500 268 10514 553 12601 23936 -10436 1 Urban Ingenuity 7735 Old Georgetown Road Suite 600 Bethesda MD 20814 273258717 61874 GRANT SUBRECIPIENT Clean Energy Solutions Inc 2 Oliver Street 8th Floor Boston MA 02109 043523048 104403 GRANT SUBRECIPIENT National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 261939342 115 136000 GRANT SUBRECIPIENT Meister Consulting Group 98 North Washington Street Suite 302 Boston MA 02114 364636331 18132 GRANT SUBRECIPIENT The Regulatory Assistance Project 50 State St Suite 3 Montpelier VT 05602 010471151 6592 GRANT SUBRECIPIENT 1 4 Part I, Line 2: TSF performs an annual risk assessment of all of its subrecipients, as required by the Uniform Guidance. Based on the outcome of the risk assessments, TSF determines appropriate monitoring plans. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREA LUECKE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DI 112728 0 19000 0 0 0 7904 0 10782 0 150414 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, line 2 During 2015, TSF entered into two cooperative agreements with the US Department of Energy to promote the use of solar energy. The CivicPACE Program, led by TSF and launched in 2015, is working to support solar energy deployment by bringing property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing to tax-exempt organizations, such as nonprofits, affordable housing, faith based institutions, and schools. TSF's CivicPACE work is supported by a three-year, $1.2 million award by the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, as one of 15 Solar Market Pathways award recipients. Solar Powering America by Recognizing Communities (SPARC) was launched in 2015 and seeks to develop a designation program to recognize communities that have taken steps to become more "solar friendly" by addressing local soft cost issues and promoting the use of solar within their jurisdiction. Communities pursuing designation will be eligible for complimentary technical assistance from the TSF team. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS FIXED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO UTILIZE COMPENSATION STUDIES AS WELL AS CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION FROM SIMILAR ASSOCIATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consulting Fees: Program service expenses 429,955. Management and general expenses 3,502. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 433,457.