2025-03-07T10:25:40-05:00 2024-06-30 262728289 MCCALL SCANLON & TICE LLC 5500 CORPORATE DR STE 240 PITTSBURGH PA 152375090 990 2023-07-01 863234821 PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER PENN 4122155995 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 152193675 SHARON PILLAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122155995 2025-03-07 true false ADAM J LAMENDOLA EA P01443146 4126359314 2025-03-07 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHARON PILLAR 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 531683 false X WWW.PASOLARCENTER.ORG X 2018 PA WE PROVIDE TRUSTED GUIDANCE TO USHER ALL PENNSYLVANIANS INTO THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY TO REACH A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT TOMORROW. 6 6 4 126 0 841871 489808 7978 23695 10830 -4557 -12550 845292 511783 0 0 154219 395277 0 12548 80684 177806 234903 573083 610389 -61300 718782 685714 33144 61376 685638 624338 X WE PROVIDE TRUSTED GUIDANCE TO USHER ALL PENNSYLVANIANS INTO THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY TO REACH A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT TOMORROW. false false 391828 21285 TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE GET SOLAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STAFF FROM THREE TO SIX FULL-TIME PEOPLE. THE QUEUE OF PROJECTS GREW TO NEARLY 400 INTERESTED ENTITIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHICH INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED SEVEN MEGAWATTS OF INSTALLED OR CONTRACTED SOLAR PROJECTS FOR 21 ENTITIES WITH A COMBINED ESTIMATED TOTAL INVESTMENT OF MORE THAN 13.2 MILLION AND AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS TO THESE ENTITIES OF APPROXIMATELY 19.8 MILLION OVER 25 YEARS. AN ADDITIONAL MEGAWATT OF SOLAR ON THREE PROJECTS HAVE A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED SOLAR DEVELOPERS IN ITS NETWORK TO 50 COMPANIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE QUALIFIED BIDS, AND INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPAND OUTREACH CAPABILITIES. THE GET SOLAR TEAM SHEPHERDED A UNIQUE BIDDING PROCESS ON BEHALF OF 12 MUNICIPALITIES AND A WATER AUTHORITY FOR 46 POTENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS. PA SOLARCORPS, THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE TO MAP THE SOLAR POTENTIAL OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, ESTIMATED THE SOLAR POTENTIAL IN 45 COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND IDENTIFIED AN ESTIMATED SOLAR POTENTIAL OF 845 PROJECT SITES WITH 227 MW OF POTENTIAL SOLAR AND AN ESTIMATED 614 MILLION IN SAVINGS OVER 25 YEARS. THESE SITES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR SOLAR POTENTIAL AND ENCOURAGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE GET SOLAR PROGRAM. 58253 2410 EDUCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY. THE TEAM CONTINUED ITS WATTS & LEARN MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES, BRINGING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT SOLAR TOPICS, WHICH ATTRACTS ABOUT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, LEGISLATORS, MEDIA, AND SOLAR ADVOCATES. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AND EARNED MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS THE STATE, WHICH RESULTED IN 83 MEDIA MENTIONS EITHER FROM EARNED MEDIA STORIES THAT QUOTED STAFF MEMBERS OR THE CENTER AND FROM PRESS RELEASES AND OP-ED PIECES PLACED BY THE SOLAR CENTER. THE CENTER HELD THREE VIRTUAL LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES TO HONOR ENTITIES THAT HAVE GONE SOLAR. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HELD TWO SOIREE FUNDRAISER EVENTS THAT INCLUDED IN-PERSON LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES IN PITTSBURGH AND IN PHILADELPHIA. 3359 ADVOCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR ROBUST SOLAR POLICIES. THE TEAM FINALIZED A GUIDEBOOK FOR PERMITTING OF LARGE-SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES. THE TEAM MET WITH LEGISLATORS TO INFORM THEM ON THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN THE STATE AND TO SUPPORT ENABLING OF COMMUNITY SOLAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO CO-LEAD A COALITION OF MORE THAN 70 RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND POLICY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL AS A COALITION OF NGO WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EXPAND SOLAR POLICY. THE CENTER MAINTAINS A LEGISLATIVE GUIDE OF ALL SOLAR LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 453440 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 4 0 4 true false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false PA X SHARON PILLAR 4122155995 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 SHARON PILLAR EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 85843 0 11524 ANDREW BARAM TREASURER X X 0 0 0 BECKY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 SEL EDOR SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 GINA JOHNSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CAMILA RIVERA-TINSLEY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JEANEEN ZAPPA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 85843 11524 false false false 4602 485206 489808 ADVOCACY 519100 21285 21285 WEBINARS 2410 2410 23695 10830 10830 7306 4602 19900 -12594 OTHER REVENUE 44 44 44 511783 23739 10830 X 107718 49310 47838 10570 244045 232817 11228 14829 13609 1220 28685 22731 5202 752 22043 22043 106422 104422 900 1100 8780 4112 4542 126 10635 2597 8038 5300 5300 24626 23842 784 573083 453440 107095 12548 400857 641404 317925 27700 10030 6580 718782 685714 33144 61376 33144 61376 X 75872 210813 609766 413525 685638 624338 718782 685714 X -61300 X false true X false X 841871 489808 1331679 841871 489808 1331679 1331679 10830 10830 1342509 45282 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1149 1533 2682 570401 573083 110962 27741 46981 110962 157943 236915 2943 2682 5625 11745 27741 39486 59229 660 1149 1809 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER DID NOT INCUR EXPENSES UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 06/30/2023; THEREFORE, PREVIOUS YEAR COLUMNS WERE NOT COMPLETED. 531683 19900 19900 511783 511783 592983 19900 19900 573083 573083 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 19,900 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 19,900 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE GET SOLAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STAFF FROM THREE TO SIX FULL-TIME PEOPLE. THE QUEUE OF PROJECTS GREW TO NEARLY 400 INTERESTED ENTITIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHICH INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED SEVEN MEGAWATTS OF INSTALLED OR CONTRACTED SOLAR PROJECTS FOR 21 ENTITIES WITH A COMBINED ESTIMATED TOTAL INVESTMENT OF MORE THAN 13.2 MILLION AND AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS TO THESE ENTITIES OF APPROXIMATELY 19.8 MILLION OVER 25 YEARS. AN ADDITIONAL MEGAWATT OF SOLAR ON THREE PROJECTS HAVE A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED SOLAR DEVELOPERS IN ITS NETWORK TO 50 COMPANIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE QUALIFIED BIDS, AND INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPAND OUTREACH CAPABILITIES. THE GET SOLAR TEAM SHEPHERDED A UNIQUE BIDDING PROCESS ON BEHALF OF 12 MUNICIPALITIES AND A WATER AUTHORITY FOR 46 POTENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS. PA SOLARCORPS, THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE TO MAP THE SOLAR POTENTIAL OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, ESTIMATED THE SOLAR POTENTIAL IN 45 COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND IDENTIFIED AN ESTIMATED SOLAR POTENTIAL OF 845 PROJECT SITES WITH 227 MW OF POTENTIAL SOLAR AND AN ESTIMATED 614 MILLION IN SAVINGS OVER 25 YEARS. THESE SITES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR SOLAR POTENTIAL AND ENCOURAGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE GET SOLAR PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY. THE TEAM CONTINUED ITS WATTS & LEARN MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES, BRINGING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT SOLAR TOPICS, WHICH ATTRACTS ABOUT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, LEGISLATORS, MEDIA, AND SOLAR ADVOCATES. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AND EARNED MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS THE STATE, WHICH RESULTED IN 83 MEDIA MENTIONS EITHER FROM EARNED MEDIA STORIES THAT QUOTED STAFF MEMBERS OR THE CENTER AND FROM PRESS RELEASES AND OP-ED PIECES PLACED BY THE SOLAR CENTER. THE CENTER HELD THREE VIRTUAL LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES TO HONOR ENTITIES THAT HAVE GONE SOLAR. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HELD TWO SOIREE FUNDRAISER EVENTS THAT INCLUDED IN-PERSON LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES IN PITTSBURGH AND IN PHILADELPHIA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD PRESIDENT AND TREASURER AT MINIMUM WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IS DETERMINED BY COMPARING COMPENSATION OF COMMENSURATE NONPROFITS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA USING THE BAYER CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT'S MOST RECENT WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES 104,422 900 1,100 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 19,900 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -19,900 PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER DID NOT INCUR EXPENSES UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 06/30/2023; THEREFORE, PREVIOUS YEAR COLUMNS WERE NOT COMPLETED.