2025-10-29T16:28:57-04:00 2024-12-31 844423518 MBO TAX & ACCOUNTING 3260 HARBOR VIEW DR LANGLEY WA 98260 990 2024-01-01 463902968 WASHINGTON SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WASH 4252335155 600 1ST AVE SUITE 330 PMB 40324 SEATTLE WA 98104 ANDREW PUGMIRE TREASURER 2067079937 2025-10-29 true true LORI CHRISTIAN EA P02150903 2064596627 2025-10-29 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X KAITLIN BORSTELMANN 22436 72ND AVE S KENT WA 98032 219435 false X WASEIA.ORG X 2013 WA WASEIA WORKS WITH VARIOUS CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES, LOCAL UTILITIES, STATE AND FEDERAL PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND OTHER SOLAR-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY. WASEIA EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND LAWMAKERS ON THE NECESSITY OF CREATING A ZERO-CARBON ECONOMY, ADVOCATES FOR CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION, AND PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL UPDATES AND INFORMATION TO HELP DRIVE THE FURTHER SUCCESS OF THEIR BUSINESSES. 10 10 2 0 218689 0 746 0 219435 0 0 78663 0 0 126584 205247 14188 196294 209551 5125 4194 191169 205357 X WASEIA WORKS WITH OTHER CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SOLAR ENERGY. WASEIA ALSO WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND LAWMAKERS ON THE NECESSITY OF CREATING A ZERO CARBON ECONOMY. WASEIA ALSO ADVOCATES FOR CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS. false false PASSED AND IMPLEMENTED WASHINGTONS SOLAR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT WASEIA PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE PASSAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOLAR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT JUNE 6, 2024. THE LAW PROMOTES FAIR, TRANSPARENT, AND ETHICAL SOLAR BUSINESS PRACTICES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. IT ESTABLISHED LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLAR CONTRACTORS, MANDATED CLEAR CONTRACT DISCLOSURES, INTRODUCED A THREE-DAY RESCISSION PERIOD, PROHIBITED UPFRONT PAYMENTS, AND REQUIRED INTERCONNECTION APPROVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THE LAW ALSO GRANTED NEW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH STRONGER RECOURSE OPTIONS. WASEIA SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CONSUMER TRUST AND RAISE INDUSTRY STANDARDS STATEWIDE. HIRED FIRST FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVANCE MISSION AND GROWTH IN 2024, WASEIA HIRED ITS FIRST FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO LEAD THE ORGANIZATIONS STRATEGIC GROWTH, ADVOCACY, AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. THIS MILESTONE MARKED A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN PROFESSIONALIZING THE ASSOCIATION AND EXPANDING ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE WASHINGTONS SOLAR INDUSTRY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOW OVERSEES POLICY INITIATIVES, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, MEMBER SERVICES, FUNDRAISING, AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS POSITIONING WASEIA FOR GREATER IMPACT IN ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY GOALS ACROSS THE STATE. PUBLISHED GROUNDBREAKING STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ROOFTOP SOLAR IN 2024, WASEIA COMMISSIONED AND RELEASED THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ROOFTOP SOLAR TO WASHINGTON, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND REPORT QUANTIFYING HOW DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DELIVERS GREATER ECONOMIC RETURNS, JOB CREATION, AND FEDERAL INVESTMENT THAN UTILITY-SCALE PROJECTS. THE STUDY FOUND ROOFTOP SOLAR CREATES UP TO 8.4 TIMES MORE JOBS PER MEGAWATT, BRINGS IN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FEDERAL TAX CREDITS, AND REDUCES TRANSMISSION COSTS - GENERATING UP TO 82 MILLION IN ANNUAL LOCAL INCOME BY 2030. 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SCHEDULE C, PART I-C, LINE 5 FRIENDS OF DAVINA DUERR 84-2633824 500 0 401 2ND AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98104 VOTE FOR LIZ BERRY 84-4023836 500 0 PO BOX 9100, SEATTLE, WA 98109 LIZ LOVELETT FOR STATE SENATE 83-4576418 1,000 0 1004 COMMERCIAL AVE 453, ANACORTES, WA 98221 RE-ELECT DEBRA LEKANOFF 81-0555017 500 0 PO BOX 23125, SEATTLE, WA 98102 PEOPLE FOR TIMM ORMSBY 83-0713482 1,000 0 PO BOX 2177, SPOKANE, WA 99210 ELECT UPTHEGROVE 46-2695923 1,000 0 7750 17TH AVE NE, SEATTLE, WA 98115 FRIENDS OF LISA WELLMAN 81-2563603 500 0 PO BOX 1725, MERCER ISLAND, WA 98040 FRIENDS TO ELECT KRISTINE REEVES 81-2277473 500 0 1815 SW CAMPUS DR 26332, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98093 PEOPLE FOR VICTORIA HUNT 83-3323716 500 0 PO BOX 665, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027 STEPHANIE FOR WA 88-1416754 500 0 PO BOX 5802, PASCO, WA 99302 FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B INITIAL RETURN ERRONEOUSLY SUBMITTED IN BATCH WITH EXTENSIONS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WASEIA WORKS WITH OTHER CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SOLAR ENERGY. WASEIA ALSO WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND LAWMAKERS ON THE NECESSITY OF CREATING A ZERO CARBON ECONOMY. WASEIA ALSO ADVOCATES FOR CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PASSED AND IMPLEMENTED WASHINGTONS SOLAR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT WASEIA PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE PASSAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOLAR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT JUNE 6, 2024. THE LAW PROMOTES FAIR, TRANSPARENT, AND ETHICAL SOLAR BUSINESS PRACTICES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. IT ESTABLISHED LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLAR CONTRACTORS, MANDATED CLEAR CONTRACT DISCLOSURES, INTRODUCED A THREE-DAY RESCISSION PERIOD, PROHIBITED UPFRONT PAYMENTS, AND REQUIRED INTERCONNECTION APPROVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THE LAW ALSO GRANTED NEW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH STRONGER RECOURSE OPTIONS. WASEIA SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CONSUMER TRUST AND RAISE INDUSTRY STANDARDS STATEWIDE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN A CONFLICT EXISTS, RESOLUTION OF THE MATTER MAY INCLUDE APPROVING OR DISAPPROVING ANY TRANSACTION OR SITUATION AT ISSUE; REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR TO REMOVE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM POSITIONS IN WHICH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER A CONFLICT; OR REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR TO DISCONTINUE, REDUCE, OR MODIFY HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION IN THE BOARD,COMMITTEES, OR TASK FORCES WHERE THE CONFLICT EXISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTOR - OUTREACH 3,330 0 0 POLICY ANALYSIS 28,363 0 0 TOTAL 31,693 0 0