SOLAR SISTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: SOLAR SISTER INC (EIN 27-1185128)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-14
IRS object ID: 202313189349310491
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-14T14:13:50-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	872525370	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 BRAINTREE HL OFFICE PARK STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRAINTREE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02184	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	271185128	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOLAR SISTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOLA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2244064483	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	94 INTERPROMONTORY RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	GREAT FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22066	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KATHERINE LUCEY	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO & PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2244064483	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KATHERINE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LUCEY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEFFREY ALVANAS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01988325	PTIN
Phone	7813562000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KATHERINE LUCEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	94 INTERPROMONTORY RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	GREAT FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22066	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,004,105	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SOLARSISTER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SOLAR SISTER ERADICATES ENERGY POVERTY BY EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE CREATING A DELIBERATELY WOMAN-CENTERED DIRECT SALES NETWORK TO BEING THE BREAKTHROUGH POTENTIAL OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO EVEN THE MOST REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AFRICA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,247,793	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,824,301	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$47	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$47	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$165,221	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$407,869	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,413,061	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,232,217	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$21,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,409,441	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,879,513	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$171,271	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,080,454	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,346,976	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,510,895	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,226,489	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$97,834	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,728	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$695,942	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$718,966	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$251,884	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$248,867	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$444,058	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$470,099	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SOLAR SISTER ERADICATES ENERGY POVERTY BY EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE CREATING A DELIBERATELY WOMAN-CENTERED DIRECT SALES NETWORK TO BEING THE BREAKTHROUGH POTENTIAL OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO EVEN THE MOST REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AFRICA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,520,511	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$407,869	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROVIDING SOLAR POWERED ENERGY TO COMMUNITIES IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,520,511	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	TZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	NI	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATHERINE LUCEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2244064483	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	94 INTERPROMONTORY RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	GREAT FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22066	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
NOA GIMELLI
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SELAM GEBRU
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA RICH
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAM DARWIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TODD MITCHELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LIBERATA MULAMULA
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH 2022	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH KAIGA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDSEY GREER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PERRY HEWITT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN WASWANIB
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TANIA LADEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETSY GRAVES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANITA GAKAMI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE LUCEY
CEO & PRESIDENT	37.00		Yes (X)	$146,000	$0	$6,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$146,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$6,000	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARCUM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	730 3RD AVE 11TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$102,032	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$63,935	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,760,366	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,824,301	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$47	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$47	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$2,128,854	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,771,888	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$356,966	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$356,966	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$50,903	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$50,903	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$50,903	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,232,217	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$407,869	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$47	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,151	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,376,140	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,186,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73,796	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,151	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,862	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,859	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,463	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,708	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$228,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$197,275	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,306	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,272	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$539,597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$300,580	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$208,686	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,331	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,724	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,808	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,337	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,139	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,380	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,287	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,287	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,631	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,287	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,694	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,089	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRAINING AND PROFESSION	$102,195	$100,645	$943	$607
MISCELLANEOUS	$92,601	$6,035	$86,566
COMMUNICATIONS	$55,492	$54,529	$586	$377
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$35,018	$20,294	$9,029	$5,695

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,226,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,520,511	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$534,707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$171,271	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$265,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$238,384	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$53,580	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,659	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$67,108	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$258,886	BOYAmt
EOY	$235,569	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,666	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,816	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$25,755	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,905	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,850	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$695,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$718,966	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,867	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$200,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,867	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$325,517	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$215,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$144,582	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$444,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$470,099	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$695,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$718,966	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$5,728	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$20,313	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,597,840	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,671,636	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,558,581	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,342,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,760,366	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,931,039	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$92,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$62,709	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$91,788	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$356,966	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$699,464	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,690,193	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,734,345	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,654,229	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,434,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,117,332	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,630,503	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$10,630,503	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$18	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$47	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$47	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$153	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$18	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$47	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$47	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$153	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$86,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$159,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$114,838	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$368,639	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,690,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,742,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,740,570	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,594,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,232,217	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,999,295	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.96650	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.97410	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,755	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,905	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,850	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,850	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,004,105	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,004,105	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,771,888	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$1,771,888	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,232,217	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,928,052	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,701,563	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,701,563	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,226,489	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,226,489	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THE TOPIC PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE TOPIC ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON RECOGNITION, DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATIONAL FEDERAL TAX RETURNS AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SALES -1,771,888.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SALES 1,771,888. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT -70,325.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
TANZANIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCT SALES	$1,728,634
NIGERIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	CLEAN	$1,606,057
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	CLEAN	$663,891

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,998,582	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,998,582	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE; ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING
PART I, LINE 3:	MONIES ARE PROVIDED FOR PROGRAM SERVICES FOR ALL RELATED ORDINARY AND NECESSARY EXPENSES TO CARRY OUT MISSION OF RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING SOLAR SISTER ENTREPRENERS, SALES ASSOCIATES AND SUPPORT STAFF.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KATHERINE LUCEY	PersonNm
Title	CEO & PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$146,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$6,000	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$152,000	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	DISCUSSED AMONG MEMBERS AT BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DISCUSSED AMONG MEMBERS AT BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 100,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 100,000. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 200,580. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 208,686. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30,331. TOTAL EXPENSES 439,597.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	KENYA BEGINNING BALANCE -50,012. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT 70,325.
PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.