2019-11-13T15:34:10-06:00 2018-12-31 454060696 CCA LLP 2300 Contra Costa Blvd Ste 220 Pleasant Hill CA 94523 990 2018-01-01 463811348 Solutions Project Inc SOLU 5102202483 4096 Piedmont Ave No 728 Oakland CA 94611 Sarah Shanley Hope Executive Director 5102202483 2019-11-13 1 CCA LLP P00587987 9256852911 2019-11-13 99.24.132.41 2019-11-13 15:34:05 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 11C41341E2825BA9C348AF826C977EBB3B18B533 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z Sarah Shanley Hope 4096 Piedmont Ave No 728 Oakland CA 94611 3222611 0 X thesolutionsproject.org X 2013 CA Our mission is to accelerate the transition to 100% clean, renewable energy for 100% of people. 12 12 7 15 0 0 2385059 3217814 0 0 7788 4797 0 0 2392847 3222611 1531666 1175000 0 0 910241 659918 0 0 130211 971789 928588 3413696 2763506 -1020849 459105 1766087 2065928 252559 93295 1513528 1972633 The Solutions Project operates grantmaking, storytelling, and capacity building programs with a mission to accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy for all by championing a movement that is more inclusive, collaborative, and celebratory. 0 0 312575 10000 Connect: Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing through convenings and briefings by building collaboration across business, science, culture, and communities.In collaboration with Nathan Cummings Foundation, we led three strategy meetings in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta and gathered grantees and partners to better understand what organizations, people, and the broader field need to consider in their grantmaking and investment strategies within the clean energy economy. 644945 8000 Inspire: Increase of public awareness and education about the path to 100% clean, renewable energy and celebration of community leaders working to bring clean energy to their neighborhoods through our ONE100 series.Throughout the year, we awarded ten women leaders from Atlanta, Miami, and Oakland, who are making our nation cleaner, healthier, and more equitable through clean energy for all.In collaboration with Way to Win, we launched Black Women Leading, a two-city panel series in Los Angeles and Atlanta, to showcase the solutions already improving communities across America and to highlight progressive black women leaders who are up against the status quo in our country. 1455006 1157000 Invest: Support to organizations and leaders who are removing barriers to affordable, clean energy by providing them funding, training, tools, and collaborative relationship connections to aid their work.Through our Leadership Fund, Fighter Fund, Ecosystem Fund, and sponsorships, we distributed $1.2 million to 42 frontline organizations in the U.S., predominantly led by people of color and women. 2412526 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X The Organization 5102202483 4096 Piedmont Ave No 728 Oakland CA 94611 Billy Parish Board Member, Board Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Justin Winters Board Member, Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Shalanda Baker Board Member, Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Jamie Dean Board Member, Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Don Cheadle Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 George Goehl Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Leah Hunt-Hendrix Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Brandon Hurlbut Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Jee Kim Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Favianna Rodriguez Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Ruffalo Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Gloria Walton Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Robert O'Connor Board Member, Board Chair (partial year) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Marco Krapels Board Member, Treasurer (partial year) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Jacobson Board Member (partial year) 3.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Shanley Hope Executive Director & Board President 40.00 X 151612 0 0 151612 0 0 1 0 1 0 Treadlight Inc 1201 East 5th Street Ste B Benicia CA 94510 Events consulting and video production 131715 1 3217814 3217814 4797 4797 3222611 0 0 4797 X 1171000 1171000 4000 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RESTRICTED 0 161 1366 1527 2761979 2763506 288175 72044 0 0 320685 288175 608860 913290 2596 1527 4123 80171 72044 152215 228323 2260 161 2421 Part I-A, Line 1: There were no political campaign activities. 5024 3234 1790 1790 X 3222611 0 3222611 0 3222611 2763506 0 2763506 0 2763506 Part X, Line 2: The 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, 2018, management did not identify any uncertain tax positions. 1 Action Center on Race and the Economy Ins 1901 W Carroll Avenue Chicago IL 60612 821199695 501(c)(3) 5000 Fighter Fund grant Appalachia Funders Network co MACED 1456 Patton Avenue Suite C Asheville NC 28806 310900246 501(c)(3) 7000 Sponsorship Black Voters Matter Fund 3390 Stonewall Tell Rd Atlanta GA 30349 813625061 501(c)(4) 25000 Fighter Fund grant Center for Community Action & Environ PO Box 33124 Riverside CA 92519 330562082 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant CLEO Institute 8325 NE 2nd Ave Suite 218 Miami FL 33138 273185735 501(c)(3) 52000 Leadership Fund grant ($50,000.00); ONE100 grant for Natalia Arias' leadership ($2,000.00 to CLEO) Environmental Health Coaliton 6325 Pacific Blvd Suite 300 Huntington Park CA 90255 953798792 501(c)(3) 100000 Leadership Fund grant to California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) Federation of Southern Cooperatives 2769 Church Street East Point GA 30344 581026695 501(c)(3) 3000 Sponsorship Florida New Majority Education Fund 10800 Biscayne Blvd Suite 1050 Miami FL 33161 453956785 501(c)(3) 50000 Leadership Fund grant to Miami Climate Alliance GASP 2320 Highland Avenue S Suite 270 Birmingham AL 35205 270354485 501(c)(3) 7500 Fighter Fund grant Groundswell 1156 15th St NW Suite 840 Washington DC 20005 270201126 501(c)(3) 15000 Fighter Fund grant Highlander Research & Education Center 1959 Highlander Way New Market TN 37820 620646373 501(c)(3) 20000 Leadership Fund grant to Stay Together Appalachian Youth (The Stay Project) Indigenous Ed Network Turtle Island PO Box 485 Bemidji MN 56619 383653476 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement 2001 Forest Ave Des Moines IA 50311 421110721 501(c)(3) 65000 Leadership Fund grant (final installment of multi-year grant) Iowa Environmental Council 505 Fifth Avenue Suite 850 Des Moines IA 50309 421436090 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant Kentuckians for the Commonwealth PO Box 1450 London KY 40743 611015576 501(c)(4) 40000 Leadership Fund grant Kentucky Conservation Foundation PO Box 1152 Frankfort KY 40602 310999716 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant Kentucky Environmental Foundation 126 East Main Street Berea KY 40403 611199616 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant La Marana Corp Calle Trigo 551 San Juan PR 00907 660838654 501(c)(3) 15000 Fighter Fund grant Neighborhood Funders Group 436 14th Street Suite 425 Oakland CA 94612 061368627 501(c)(3) 5000 Sponsorship New Alpha Community Development Corp PO Box 3288 Florence SC 29501 473582552 501(c)(3) 54500 Fighter Fund grant to Kingdom Living Temple ($3,000.00); Leadership Fund grant ($50,000.00); Fighter Fund grant ($1,500.00) New Energy Economy 343 East Alameda Street Santa Fe NM 87505 202845513 501(c)(3) 5000 Sponsorship North Carolina Waste Awareness Reduction PO Box 61051 Durham NC 27715 561734433 501(c)(3) 2500 Fighter Fund grant NYC Environmental Justice Alliance 166A 22nd Street Brooklyn NY 11232 133779250 501(c)(3) 35000 Ecosystem Fund grant ($30,000.00); Fighter Fund grant ($5,000.00) Open Buffalo 617 Main Street Suite 350 Buffalo NY 14203 475317696 501(c)(3) 20000 Ecosystem Fund grant Organize Florida Education Fund 134 E Colonial Drive Orlando FL 32801 274384675 501(c)(3) 15000 Fighter Fund grant Partnership for Southern Equity 100 Peachtree Street Suite 1960 Atlanta GA 30303 274424115 501(c)(3) 85000 Sponsorship ($10,000.00); Fighter Fund grant ($25,000.00); Leadership Fund grant ($50,000.00) Point Community Development Corporation 940 Garrison Avenue Bronx NY 10474 133765140 501(c)(3) 15000 Fighter Fund grant Project South 9 Gammon Street SE Atlanta GA 30315 581956686 501(c)(3) 7500 Fighter Fund grant Renew Missouri Advocates 409 Vandiver Drive Bldg 5 Suite 205 205 Columbia MO 65202 813229949 501(c)(3) 20000 Fighter Fund grant Right To The City Alliance Inc 388 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn NY 11217 943462187 501(c)(3) 125000 Leadership Fund grant Southern Alliance for Clean Energy PO Box 1842 Knoxville TN 37901 581620669 501(c)(3) 2000 ONE100 grant for Alissa Jean Schafer's leadership ($2,000.00 to SACE) Southern Education Foundation 101 Marietta Street NW Suite 1650 Atlanta GA 30303 135562388 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant to Grantmakers for Southern Progress Story & Reach Communications 155 Beverly Road NE Atlanta GA 30309 831798242 10000 Fighter Fund grant for Justice First storytelling project The Advocacy Fund 1715 W Florence Ave Los Angeles CA 90047 943153687 501(c)(4) 40000 Ecosystem Fund grant to SCOPE Agenda Action Fund Tides Center 764 P St Suite 012 Fresno CA 93721 943213100 501(c)(3) 10000 Fighter Fund grant to Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability UFW Foundation 3002 Whittier Blvd Los Angeles CA 90023 952703575 501(c)(3) 25000 Fighter Fund grant UPROSE 166A 22nd Street Brooklyn NY 11232 112490531 501(c)(3) 40000 Ecosystem Fund grant US Climate Action Network 50 F Street NW 8th Floor Washington DC 20001 204597308 501(c)(3) 25000 Fighter Fund grant to Southeast Climate & Energy Network (SCEN) Utah Dine Bikeyah 352 Denver Street Suite 315 Salt Lake City UT 84111 611729917 501(c)(3) 150000 Fighter Fund grant Winneshiek Energy District PO Box 14 Decorah IA 52101 271525603 501(c)(3) 15000 Leadership Fund grant (final installment of multi-year grant) 36 3 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sarah Shanley Hope Executive Director & Board President 146612 0 0 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 151612 0 0 0 Gloria Walton Board Member at Solutions Project (TSP) and Executive Director at SCOPE LA 40000 Grant to SCOPE Agenda Action Fund through fiscal sponsor, The Advocacy Fund Ecosystem Fund grant Justin Winters Board VP at TSP and former Executive Director of Leonardo DiCaprio Foundati 250000 LDF awarded $250,000.00 grant to TSP in Jul '18 General support grant Jamie Dean Board Secretary at TSP and Director of Impact Investments at 11th Hour 175000 11th Hour Project awarded $175,000.00 grant to TSP in Oct '18 General support grant Schedule L Part III 3 Grants or Assistance Benefiting Interest Persons None of the board members above were involved with the approval of grants to/from Solutions Project. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 was provided to the board of directors for review and comment prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The 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 15 The Solutions Project Board's Executive Committee shall annually evaluate the Executive Director 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 Executive Director (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 19 The Organization's conflict of interest policy, financial statements and governing documents are available upon request at the Organization's offices. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Payroll processing: Program service expenses 9,036. Management and general expenses 2,392. Fundraising expenses 1,495. Total expenses 12,923. Communication and branding: Program service expenses 197,843. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 1,170. Total expenses 199,013. Other consulting services: Program service expenses 13,993. Management and general expenses 11,316. Fundraising expenses 1,905. Total expenses 27,214. Audit services: Program service expenses 15,300. Management and general expenses 3,364. Fundraising expenses 2,210. Total expenses 20,874. IT support: Program service expenses 353. Management and general expenses 83. Fundraising expenses 54. Total expenses 490. Grant Consulting: Program service expenses 17,825. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 17,825. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The 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.