Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,525,933 | 3,285,255 | 4,080,827 | 2,800,899 | 3,955,298 | 16,648,212 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,525,933 | 3,285,255 | 4,080,827 | 2,800,899 | 3,955,298 | 16,648,212 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 10,507,393 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,140,819 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,525,933 | 3,285,255 | 4,080,827 | 2,800,899 | 3,955,298 | 16,648,212 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 133,891 | 123,780 | 38,230 | 52,944 | 169,199 | 518,044 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 17,166,256 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | CLEAN ENERGY SACE PUBLISHED AN UPDATED VERSION OF OUR SOLAR IN THE SOUTHEAST REPORT IN 2023. WE ALSO PUBLISHED A NEW INSTALLMENT IN 2023 OF TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION IN THE SOUTHEAST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ATLAS PUBLIC POLICY TO TRACK AND CONTEXTUALIZE THE SOUTHEASTS EV MARKET AND EXAMINE SIX KEY INDICATORS ACROSS THE REGION. OUR ANNUALLY-PUBLISHED REPORTS TRACK MARKET, UTILITY, AND PUBLIC POLICY TRENDS ACROSS THE REGION IMPACTING THE ADVANCEMENT (OR STALLS IN PROGRESS, WHEN APPROPRIATE) OF CLEAN ENERGY. THROUGH THESE ANNUAL REPORTS, SACE RANKS THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR REGION'S UTILITIES IN COMPARISON WITH THEIR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PEERS. THESE KEY ANNUAL REPORTS PROVE TO BE IMMENSELY VALUABLE TOOLS WHEN WE APPEAR BEFORE UTILITIES AND REGULATORS, AS WELL AS IN OUR ADVOCACY FOR SMART PUBLIC POLICY. TO HELP ENSURE THAT FEDERAL MONEY IS INVESTED EFFICIENTLY AND EQUITABLY TO SECURE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR OUR REGIONS COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THE UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED, SACE HAS CREATED THE ELECTRIFY THE SOUTH COLLABORATIVE. IN 2023, WITH FUNDING FROM A GENEROUS MOVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FROM MOSAIC, WE HOSTED THE INAUGURAL ELECTRIFY THE SOUTH COLLABORATIVE, A TWO-DAY MEETING OF SOUTHEASTERN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. THE EVENT, WHICH WAS CO-HOSTED BY THE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (SSDN), PROVIDED 53 PARTICIPANTS FROM 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE BARRIERS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FACE PURSUING AND IMPLEMENTING FEDERAL ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS FROM IRA AND BIL AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM. EACH PANEL, SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION, AND REFLECTIVE EXERCISE WAS DESIGNED TO INFORM PARTICIPANTS, STIMULATE DEEPENING DIALOG, AND INVITE PEER-TO-PEER COLLABORATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | CLIMATE SACE PUBLISHED AN UPDATED VERSION OF OUR "TRACKING DECARBONIZATION IN THE SOUTHEAST" REPORT IN 2023. THIS ANNUALLY-PUBLISHED REPORT TRACKS MARKET, UTILITY, AND PUBLIC POLICY TRENDS ACROSS THE REGION IMPACTING THE ADVANCEMENT (OR STALLS IN PROGRESS, WHEN APPROPRIATE) OF CLEAN ENERGY. THROUGH OUR ANNUAL REPORTS, SACE RANKS THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR REGION'S UTILITIES IN COMPARISON WITH THEIR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PEERS. THESE KEY ANNUAL REPORTS PROVE TO BE IMMENSELY VALUABLE TOOLS WHEN WE APPEAR BEFORE UTILITIES AND REGULATORS, AS WELL AS IN OUR ADVOCACY FOR SMART PUBLIC POLICY. DURING SUMMER OF 2023, SACE LAUNCHED THE CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION, OUR GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN THAT BRINGS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND CREATE A HEALTHY FUTURE WHERE OUR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND PLANET WILL THRIVE. SINCE THE CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION LAUNCHED ON JUNE 28TH, 2023, WE HAVE HAD OVER 700 MEMBERS SIGN UP TO GET INVOLVED. WE ARE CONTINUING TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS THROUGH QUARTERLY WEBINARS AND HELPING OUR EXISTING MEMBERS GET INVOLVED AND STAY UP TO DATE ON CLEAN ENERGY NEWS THROUGH MONTHLY MEMBER CALLS, BLOGS, AND A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING TOOLKITS FOR MEMBERS TO USE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH ABOUT IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ENERGY EFFICIENCY SACE PUBLISHED AN UPDATED VERSION OF OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE SOUTHEAST REPORT IN 2023. THIS ANNUALLY-PUBLISHED REPORT TRACKS MARKET, UTILITY, AND PUBLIC POLICY TRENDS ACROSS THE REGION IMPACTING THE ADVANCEMENT (OR STALLS IN PROGRESS, WHEN APPROPRIATE) OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THROUGH OUR ANNUAL REPORTS, SACE RANKS THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR REGION'S UTILITIES IN COMPARISON WITH THEIR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PEERS. THESE KEY ANNUAL REPORTS PROVE TO BE IMMENSELY VALUABLE TOOLS WHEN WE APPEAR BEFORE UTILITIES AND REGULATORS, AS WELL AS IN OUR ADVOCACY FOR SMART PUBLIC POLICY. FEELING PUBLIC AND OVERSIGHT PRESSURE FROM SACE AND OTHER ADVOCATES, TVA MADE A SIGNIFICANT ABOUT-FACE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN 2023. FROM PUBLIC PRESSURE IN THE MEDIA TO CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT CITING OUR REPORTS, TVA FELT THE PRESSURE AND REACTED BY BRINGING BACK ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND RAMPING UP SPENDING. IT HAS SET A GOAL TO MEET MOST OF ITS LOAD GROWTH WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND IS NOW BUDGETING TO SPEND 1.5 BILLION ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY OVER THE NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS. TVAS NEXT IRP WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024. WHILE WE DO NOT KNOW DETAILS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSUMPTIONS, TVA HAS AGAIN USED THE EE AS A RESOURCE METHOD TO EVALUATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THIS UPCOMING IRP. THIS SUCCESS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED IF IT WERE NOT FOR MANY YEARS OF ADVOCACY FROM SACE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | THE SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE ENERGY CHOICES TO ENSURE CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | YES |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B | POLICIES FOR BRANCH OFFICES SAME FOR KNOXVILLE OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND REVIEWED BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | NO EMPLOYEE OF SACE SHALL MAINTAIN AN OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL INTEREST, OR ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL ACTIVITY, WHICH CONFLICTS WITH THE INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, OR WHICH INTERFERES WITH HIS OR HER ABILITY TO FULLY PERFORM JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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