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SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC (EIN 46-3811348)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-10
IRS object ID
202113149349306496
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-10T17:30:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN454060696PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CCA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12300 Contra Costa BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityPleasant HillCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94523ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463811348EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Solutions Project IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOLUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5102555547PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14096 Piedmont Ave No 728AddressLine1Txt
CityOaklandCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGloria WaltonPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5102555547PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGloriaPersonFirstNm
Person LastWaltonPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCCA LLPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00587987PTIN
Phone9256852911PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-04PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGloria WaltonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14096 Piedmont Ave No 728AddressLine1Txt
CityOaklandCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$59,902,886GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addressthesolutionsproject.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Solutions Project funds and amplifies grassroots climate justice solutions.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,797,885PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$44,865,207CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,544PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$535,432CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$100PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,125CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,801,529PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$45,401,764CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$651,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,922,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$622,696PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$258,656CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$729,937PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,353,216CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,003,633PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,953,475CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$202,104PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$41,448,289CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,071,432TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$43,539,033TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$300,903TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$320,215TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,770,529NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$43,218,818NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe Solutions Project funds and amplifies grassroots climate justice solutions, especially those created by Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, women, and other people of color-led organizations across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the sovereign Indigenous nations of Turtle Island.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$401,251ExpenseAmt
Grant$20,000GrantAmt
DescConnect: We connect our partners with policymakers, elected officials, philanthropists, and corporations ready to scale, just climate solutions.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$832,564ExpenseAmt
DescInspire: We leverage our relationships with established artists and entertainers, corporations, and the media to amplify ground-up efforts.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,195,224ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,902,000GrantAmt
DescInvest: Our Fighter Fund grant program provides financial support for grassroots organizations improving lives in communities facing the climate crisis.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,429,039TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee7EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5102555547PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14096 Piedmont Ave No 728AddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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Shalanda Baker
Board Member, Board Chair3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jee Kim
Board Member, Vice Chair3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brandon Hurlbut
Board Member, Treasurer3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Goehl
Board Member, Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Alpert
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Cheadle
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leah Hunt-Hendrix
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Billy Parish
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Favianna Rodriguez
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Ruffalo
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Justin Winters
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gloria Walton Board partial yr
Board President, CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$52,500$0$0
Sarah Shanley ED until 93020
VP, Brand & Partnerships40.00Yes (X)$166,838$0$20,964
Stacey Heras
Operations Manager40.00$106,589$0$10,635Yes (X)
Danielle Tillman
Inspire Program Director40.00$129,807$0$10,529Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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Waves of Light
48 La Venezia CourtAltadenaCA91101Consulting$141,000
Resonance Consulting LLC
6564 Lucas AveOaklandCA94611Consulting$117,783
Benjamin Canyon Gass
895 Rainlily LaneBoulderCO80304Communication and Media Services$108,439
Castro Consulting
312 Academy StreetFort MillSC29715Communication and Design Services$107,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$44,865,207AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$42,825,253NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$44,865,207TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$385TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$385ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,036,169SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$14,501,122SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$535,047SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$535,047TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$535,047ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneous RevenueDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,125TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,125ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,125OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$45,401,764TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$536,557ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,922,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,922,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,500TotalAmt
Program Services$127,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,500FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$352,414TotalAmt
Program Services$218,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,336FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,050TotalAmt
Program Services$11,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,961FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,358TotalAmt
Program Services$13,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,035FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,937TotalAmt
Program Services$26,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,964FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,425TotalAmt
Program Services$98,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,308FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$825TotalAmt
Management And General$825ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,810TotalAmt
Program Services$16,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,065FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$734,775TotalAmt
Program Services$613,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,561FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,541TotalAmt
Program Services$143,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,780FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,183TotalAmt
Program Services$975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,437TotalAmt
Program Services$3,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$997FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,504TotalAmt
Program Services$4,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,354FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,356TotalAmt
Program Services$6,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,046FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,399TotalAmt
Program Services$7,714ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,715FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,678TotalAmt
Program Services$5,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,755FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Media sponsorship$151,500$151,500
Equipment & software$41,652$34,865$4,541$2,246
Professional developmen$10,343$7,863$797$1,683
Dues and subscriptions$7,220$4,717$890$1,613

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,568TotalAmt
Program Services$9,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,833ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$728FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,953,475TotalAmt
Program Services$3,429,039ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$265,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258,656FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,315,687BOYAmt
EOY$14,812,486EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$690,000BOYAmt
EOY$28,627,003EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,498BOYAmt
EOY$15,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$104,123LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,154LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,759BOYAmt
EOY$83,969EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488BOYAmt
EOY$488EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,071,432BOYAmt
EOY$43,539,033EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,903BOYAmt
EOY$158,178EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,000BOYAmt
EOY$75,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$87,037EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,903BOYAmt
EOY$320,215EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,089,448BOYAmt
EOY$5,829,437EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$681,081BOYAmt
EOY$37,389,381EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,770,529BOYAmt
EOY$43,218,818EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,071,432BOYAmt
EOY$43,539,033EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$41,448,289ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,892,358CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,385,059CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,217,814CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,797,885CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,039,954CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,333,070TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,385,059CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,217,814CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,797,885CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,039,954CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,333,070TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,090,787SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,242,283PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$122CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,788CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,544CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,636TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,125CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,225TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,350,931TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.57430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part VI, List of Unusual Grants:Description: 3-year grant via Bezos Earth Fund Date: 11/13/20 Amount: 42825253.
Schedule A - Unusual GrantsOn 11/13/2020, the organization received an unconditional $43,000,000 muti-year grant that was discounted to its present value of $42,825,253. The grant funds are to be distributed over three years in a form of stock. $30,000,000 will be re-granted to other qualifying charitable organizations and the remainder will be spent on programs and organizational expenses.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$0PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$320,685CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$288,175CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$608,860TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$913,290LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,596CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,527CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$4,123TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$80,171CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$72,044CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$152,215TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$228,323GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,260CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$161CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$2,421TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThere were no political campaign activities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,773OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,725DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,048BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,429DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,921BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$83,969TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP LoanDesc
Amt$87,037Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$87,037TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,401,764TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$45,401,764RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$45,401,764TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,953,475TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,953,475ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,953,475TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization evaluates its uncertain tax positions and will recognize a loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management judgment with respect to the likely outcome of each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized. As of December 31, 2020, management did not identify any uncertain tax positions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (57 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Alliance for Global Justice
225 East 26th Street Ste 1TusconAZ85713522094677501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Philly Thrive
Alliance for Global Justice
225 East 26th Street Ste 1TusconAZ85713522094677501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Philly Thrive
Asian Pacific Environmental Netw Action
426 17th Street 5th FloorOaklandCA94612454027112501(c)(4)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
426 17th Street 5th FloorOaklandCA94612943261846501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
426 17th Street 5th FloorOaklandCA94612943261846501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
BVM Capacity Building Institute
3390 Stonewall Tell RdAtlantaGA30349823835203501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Catalyst Miami
3000 Biscayne Blvd Ste 210MiamiFL33137650690368501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
Center for Comm Action & Envir Justice
PO Box 33124RiversideCA92519330562082501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
CLEO Institute
8325 NE 2nd Ave Suite 218MiamiFL33138273185735501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
CLEO Institute
8325 NE 2nd Ave Suite 218MiamiFL33138273185735501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Communities For A Better Environment
6325 Pacific Blvd Suite 300Huntington ParkCA90255942998086501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Environmental Health Coalition
2727 Hoover Avenue Suite 202National CityCA91950953798792501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to California Environmental Justice Alliance
Faith in The Valley
2027 E Harding WayStocktonCA95205770635938501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
Faith in The Valley
2027 E Harding WayStocktonCA95205770635938501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL)
701 S Columbia Drive Campus Box 326DecaturGA30030263446212501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant326
Georgia WAND Education Fund
250 Georgia Avenue Suite 202AtlantaGA30312203060988501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Good Life Garden
96 Pilling StBrooklynNY11221830960362$20,000Event sponsorship
Greening Youth Foundation
50 Hurt Plaza SE Suite 980AtlantaGA30303261211569501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Groundswell
80 M Street SE c/o WeWorkWashingtonDC20003270201126501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Highlander Research & Education Center
1959 Highlander WayNew MarketTN37820620646373501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to STAY Project
Inquiring Systems
101 Brookwood Ave 204Santa RosaCA95404942524840501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Native Renewables
Inquiring Systems
101 Brookwood Ave 204Santa RosaCA95404942524840501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant to Native Renewables
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
131 N Mill StLondonKY40741611015576501(c)(4)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
La Marana Corp
Calle Trigo 551MiramarPR00907660838654501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
La Marana Corp
Calle Trigo 551MiramarPR00907660838654501(c)(3)$80,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Media Mobilizing Project
924 Cherry StPhiladelphiaPA19107260307123501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Movement Alliance Project
Multiplier
548 Market Street PMB 81178San FranciscoCA94104912166435501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to New York Energy Democracy Alliance
Native Renewables
3111 North Caden Court Suite 130FlagstaffAZ86004852285816501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
New Alpha Community Development Corp
1528 Palomar ParkwayFlorenceSC29506473582552501(c)(3)$60,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
New Alpha Community Development Corp
1528 Palomar ParkwayFlorenceSC29506473582552501(c)(3)$40,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
New Florida Majority Education Fund
10800 Biscayne Blvd Suite 1050MiamiFL33161453956785501(c)(3)$80,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Miami Climate Alliance
NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
166A 22nd StBrooklynNY11232133779250501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Partnership for Southern Equity
55 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NWAtlantaGA30308274424115501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
Partnership for Southern Equity
55 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NWAtlantaGA30308274424115501(c)(3)$100,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
People United for Sustainable Housing
429 Plymouth Avenue Suite 1BuffaloNY14213203558447501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
People United for Sustainable Housing
429 Plymouth Avenue Suite 1BuffaloNY14213203558447501(c)(3)$100,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Point Community Development Corporation
940 Garrison AvenueBronxNY10474133765140501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Point Community Development Corporation
940 Garrison AvenueBronxNY10474133765140501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Project South
9 Gammon Street SEAtlantaGA30315581956686501(c)(3)$40,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy
Project South
9 Gammon Street SEAtlantaGA30315581956686501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Destination Design School of Agricultural Estates
Project South
9 Gammon Street SEAtlantaGA30315581956686501(c)(3)$60,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
23564 Calabasas Road Suite 201CalabasasCA91302954116679501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to Local Clean Energy Alliance
Soulardarity
21 Highland StHighland ParkMI48203472733535501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Strategic Concepts in Organizing
1715 W Florence AvenueLos AngelesCA90047954635737501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
The Alliance for Greater New York
50 Broadway 29th FloorNew YorkNY10004200559291501(c)(3)$25,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Thunder Valley Community Development Corp
290 Empowerment DrivePorcupineSD57772208090454501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
Thunder Valley Community Development Corp
290 Empowerment DrivePorcupineSD57772208090454501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Thunder Valley Community Development Corp
290 Empowerment DrivePorcupineSD57772208090454501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Tides Advocacy
1012 Torney AveSan FranciscoCA94129943153687501(c)(4)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant to SCOPE Agenda Action Fund
UFW Foundation
3002 Whittier BlvdLos AngelesCA90023952703575501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
UFW Foundation
3002 Whittier BlvdLos AngelesCA90023952703575501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
UFW Foundation
3002 Whittier BlvdLos AngelesCA90023952703575501(c)(3)$30,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
UPROSE
462 36th Street Suite 3ABrooklynNY11232112490531501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
UPROSE
462 36th Street Suite 3ABrooklynNY11232112490531501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
UPROSE
462 36th Street Suite 3ABrooklynNY11232112490531501(c)(3)$50,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
Winneshiek Energy District
217 W Water St Unit 2DecorahIA52101271525603501(c)(3)$2,000COVID-19 wellness grant
Winneshiek Energy District
217 W Water St Unit 2DecorahIA52101271525603501(c)(3)$20,000Fighter Fund - Capacity Building Grant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org53Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org57TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTSP utilizes a media tracker and works with grantees on a regular basis to bring communications support to their climate justice work to understand the impact of our grants through all those means. TSP also works with a third-party program evaluator to learn from our grantees all the ways our grant dollars contribute to their success. In the grant renewal process, TSP confirms federal tax status, mission updates, program updates, and staff/board updates with each grantee.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSarah Shanley ED until 93020PersonNm
TitleVP, Brand & PartnershipsTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$166,838BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,964NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$187,802TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Sharon Alpert
Board Member at TSP and former President of Nathan Cummungs Foundation$675,000Received conditional grant from Nathan Cummungs Foundation
Gloria Walton
Board Member at TSP (partial yr), former Executive Director of SCOPE LA$50,000Awarded Fighter Fund Capacity Building grant to SCOPE via Tides Advocacy

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGloria WaltonPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBoard Member at TSP (partial yr) and owner of Waves of LightRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$141,000TransactionAmt
TransactionAs part of leadership transition, Gloria offered services via Waves of LightTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule L Part III Grants or Assistance Benefiting Interest PersonsNone of the board members above were involved with the approval of grants to/from Solutions Project.
Schedule L Part IV Business Transactions Involving Interested PersonsThrough 2020, Gloria Walton served as a non-voting Board Member and was not involved in approval of her contract.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$42,825,253NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Ln 9 Securities - Publicly TradedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTSP received a three-year stock pledge with a FMV of $42,825,253. In 2020, TSP received the first installment of publicly traded stock approximating $14,500,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 was provided to the board of directors for review and comment prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to all directors and officers. Each director and officer must sign a statement that affirms that he or she has received a copy of the policy; has read and understood the policy and agrees to comply with the policy. The directors and officers are required to file annually a statement with the Board of Directors which discloses interests which could give rise to conflicts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Solutions Project Board's Executive Committee shall annually evaluate the President and CEO on his/her performance, and ask for his/her input on matters of performance and compensation. The Executive Committee will obtain research and information to make a recommendation to the full board for the compensation (salary and benefits) of the President and CEO (and other highly compensated employees or consultants) based on a review of comparability data. For example, the Executive Committee will secure data that documents compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations. This data may include the following: 1. Salary and benefit compensation studies by independent sources; 2. Written job offers for positions at similar organizations; 3. Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and 4. Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization's conflict of interest policy, financial statements and governing documents are available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gPayroll processing: Program service expenses 7,831. Management and general expenses 3,369. Fundraising expenses 2,880. Total expenses 14,080. Communication and branding: Program service expenses 418,671. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 14,250. Total expenses 432,921. Other consulting services: Program service expenses 102,283. Management and general expenses 29,011. Fundraising expenses 44,866. Total expenses 176,160. Audit services: Program service expenses 12,245. Management and general expenses 5,575. Fundraising expenses 4,783. Total expenses 22,603. Grant consulting: Program service expenses 72,229. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 16,782. Total expenses 89,011.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe Organization's audit committee is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the audit and the work of the independent auditors. This process has not changed from prior years.