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Solar One (S1)

Form 990s | Financials | Vendors | Personnel | Peers

S1 is a energy conservation organization based in New York, NY that was founded in 2003. As of 2019 they had $2.8 million in revenue and $2.9 million in assets.

Solar One is New York City's Green Energy Education Center originally founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park and a small environmental education center.

Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Cec Stuyvesant Cove.

EIN:

52-2440116

City:

New York

State:

New York

Metro:

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Website:

solar1.org

Phone:

212.505.6050

Facebook:

facebook.com/solaronenyc

Twitter:

@solaronenyc

Founded:

2003

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

C35: Energy conservation and development organizations

Revenue:

$2,877,421

Assets:

$2,909,132

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

December

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Form 990s for S1

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-12	Jan 13, 2020	990	View PDF
2017-12	Nov 15, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-12	Oct 27, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-12	Dec 29, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-12	Feb 1, 2016	990	View PDF
...and six more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for S1

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$62,272	$52,300	19.1%
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$1,277,303	$1,221,383	4.6%
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$438,101	$1,487,641	-70.6%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$14,745	$21,292	-30.7%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$1,777,676	$2,761,324	-35.6%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$1,777,676	$2,761,324	-35.6%
Program services	$1,092,496	$1,122,244	-2.7%
Investment income and dividends	$56	$1,765	-96.8%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$5,279	$-12,191	143.3%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-266	$35	-860%
Net income from fundraising events	$-7,065	$-8,399	15.9%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$9,245	$4,563	102.6%
Total revenues	$2,877,421	$3,869,341	-25.6%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$0	$18,090	-100%
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$218,704	$224,041	-2.4%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$1,978,500	$1,726,632	14.6%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$0	$0
Other employee benefits	$161,838	$130,408	24.1%
Payroll taxes	$197,833	$172,151	14.9%
Management fees	$55,324	$54,414	1.7%
Legal fees	$10,000	$14,742	-32.2%
Accounting fees	$27,200	$20,500	32.7%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$413,753	$462,638	-10.6%
Advertising and promotion	$1,745	$1,035	68.6%
Office expenses	$102,304	$157,220	-34.9%
Information tech. expenses	$47,829	$36,738	30.2%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$133,046	$126,918	4.8%
Travel	$25,488	$26,436	-3.6%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$6,891	$13,957	-50.6%
Interest	$11,244	$13,011	-13.6%
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$3,153	$18,986	-83.4%
Insurance	$41,567	$42,531	-2.3%
All other expenses	$55,522	$44,415	25.0%
Total expenses	$3,491,941	$3,304,863	5.7%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$608,964	$677,583	-10.1%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$60,329	$169,800	-64.5%
Pledges and grants receivable	$537,061	$1,205,437	-55.4%
Accounts receivable	$59,777	$28,975	106.3%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$6,043	$4,293	40.8%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$1,613,383	$1,616,536	-0.2%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$0	$0
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$23,575	$28,758	-18.0%
Total assets	$2,909,132	$3,731,382	-22.0%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$278,250	$425,243	-34.6%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$137,500	$150,000	-8.3%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$48,237	-100%
Other liabilities	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$415,750	$623,480	-33.3%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$1,594,461	$1,609,166	-0.9%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$898,921	$1,498,736	-40.0%
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for S1

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
EventBrite	Fundraising software		2020-02-21
█████████	Marketing software		2020-02-21
█████████	Content management system software		2020-02-21
███ ████████ ██████ ███	Tax accounting		2018-08-20
███████ ███████████ ███ ██████████ ███	Subcontractor on Cecp	$335,911	2017-12-01
████████ ██████ ███	Tax accounting		2015-08-21
█████████ █████	Fundraising Consultant for Revelry By the River	$20,112	2014-12-01

Personnel at S1

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Christopher Collins	Executive Director	$200,119	Jan. 13, 2020
Helen Hooke	Director, Fiscal and Operations	-	Aug. 8, 2019
█████ █████	Operations Director	-	Aug. 8, 2019
████ █████	Director, Events and Park	-	Aug. 8, 2019
██████ ███████	Director of Programs	$107,240	Dec. 31, 2018
████ ████████	Co - Program Director	-	Aug. 8, 2019
████████ ████████	Director, Resilient Solar	-	Aug. 8, 2019
█████ █████	Director of K - 12 Education	-	Aug. 8, 2019
███ ████████	Director, Green Workforce	-	Aug. 8, 2019
███████ █████	Communications and Design Manager	-	Aug. 8, 2019
...and 13 more key personnel

Peer energy conservation and development organizations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Got Green	501(c)(3)	$734,087	Seattle, WA
2	New York Public Interest Research Group Fund	501(c)(3)	$4.4 million	New York, NY
3	Alliance for Clean Energy New York	501(c)(3)	$1.3 million	Albany, NY
4	Carbonfundorg Foundation	501(c)(3)	$3.2 million	East Aurora, NY
5	Environmental Advocates of New York	501(c)(3)	$1.5 million	Albany, NY
6	Green City Force	501(c)(3)	$5.4 million	Brooklyn, NY
7	Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)	501(c)(3)	$2.8 million	Oakland, CA
8	Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development	501(c)(3)	$4.4 million	Minneapolis, MN
9	Michigan Environmental Council (MEC)	501(c)(3)	$2.7 million	Lansing, MI
10	Wind on the Wires	501(c)(3)	$1.5 million	St Paul, MN
11	Fresh Energy	501(c)(3)	$3.8 million	St Paul, MN
12	Center for Resource Solutions	501(c)(3)	$2.7 million	San Francisco, CA
13	Affordable Comfort	501(c)(3)	$1.5 million	Moon Township, PA
14	EcoPeace Middle East	501(c)(3)	$3.6 million	Washington, DC
15	Environment America Research and Policy Center	501(c)(3)	$2.4 million	Denver, CO
16	Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)	501(c)(3)	$1.6 million	Takoma Park, MD
17	The Energy Coalition (TEC)	501(c)(3)	$9.6 million	Irvine, CA
18	North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA)	501(c)(3)	$2.3 million	Raleigh, NC
19	North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network Incorporated -- NC Warn	501(c)(3)	$1.4 million	Durham, NC
20	Coming Clean	501(c)(3)	$1.2 million	Brattleboro, VT
21	Mass Energy Consumers Alliance	501(c)(3)	$2.5 million	Jamaica Plain, MA
22	Alliance To Save Energy	501(c)(3)	$4.6 million	Washington, DC
23	The Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education	501(c)(3)	$838,083	Altadena, CA
24	NextGen Policy	501(c)(3)	$3.4 million	San Francisco, CA
25	Green and Healthy Homes Initiative	501(c)(3)	$7.7 million	Baltimore, MD

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