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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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,444,931 | 2,770,257 | 3,157,957 | 5,574,832 | 8,379,706 | 22,327,683 |
| 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 | 2,444,931 | 2,770,257 | 3,157,957 | 5,574,832 | 8,379,706 | 22,327,683 |
| 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) .. | 5,421,150 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 16,906,533 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,444,931 | 2,770,257 | 3,157,957 | 5,574,832 | 8,379,706 | 22,327,683 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 212 | 51 | 175 | 964 | 993 | 2,395 |
| 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.).. | 5 | 1,505 | 1,216 | 3,295 | 6,021 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 22,336,099 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 6,021 |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | GROUNDSWELL 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS GROUNDSWELL 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 LOWINCOME HOUSEHOLDS. WE ENROLL, DELIVER CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AND PROVIDE ONGOING BENCHMARKING AND REPORTING ON SAVINGS AND OTHER METRICS TO COMMUNITY SOLAR SUBSCRIBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | DIRECTORS, 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, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | IN 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, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE 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 11G | IT CONSULTANTS 0 59,707 0 HR CONSULTANTS 0 13,913 0 OTHER CONSULTANTS 982,822 319,287 0 TOTAL 982,822 392,907 0 |
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