2025-08-11T14:41:09-04:00 2024-12-31 453916102 CARR BERGLUND RINGGENBERG APAC 8150 SIERRA COLLEGE BLVD SUITE 290 ROSEVILLE CA 95661 990EZ 2024-01-01 923087876 SOLAR RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND SOLA 9167780096 302 WASHINGTON STREET 150-5062 SAN DIEGO CA 921032110 DAVID ROSENFELD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9167780096 2025-08-11 true true P KEEVAN CARR CPA P01955208 9167724131 2025-08-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X N/A X X 91100 X 91100 91100 35656 1338 10745 47739 43361 54381 97742 X 54381 91893 5849 54381 97742 54381 97742 X THE SOLAR RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT MATTERS RELEVANT TO CONSUMER SOLAR ENERGY AND BATTERY STORAGE IN CALIFORNIA. STREAMLINING ROOFTOP SOLAR PERMITTING CONTINUED OUR WORK EDUCATING CITIES AND COUNTIES, AND THEIR RESIDENTS, ABOUT A NEW LAW REQUIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OFFER INSTANTANEOUS ONLINE PERMITTING FOR MOST RESIDENTIAL SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECTS. KEPT TRACK OF COMPLIANCE RATES AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC VIA HTTPS://SOLARRIGHTSEDUCATION.ORG/STREAMLINEDPERMITTING. FOLLOWED UP WITH GOVERNMENTS THAT WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. OUR EFFORTS HAVE HELPED GET A MAJORITY OF THE STATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. 28643 REFUTING UTILITY LIES ABOUT ROOFTOP SOLAR WORKING ENERGY ECONOMISTS AND SOLAR INDUSTRY EXPERTS, HELPED TO DISSEMINATE NEW DATA DEMONSTRATING HOW ROOFTOP SOLAR ACTUALLY IS A NET SAVINGS TO ALL RATEPAYERS, AND DEBUNKING THE FALSE CLAIM THAT ROOFTOP SOLAR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATE'S HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES. ORGANIZED WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS TO NONPROFIT GROUPS AND LAWMAKERS, AND BRIEFINGS WITH REPORTERS, AND HELPED SOLAR USERS RESPOND TO MEDIA STORIES THAT REPEATED THE FALSE CLAIM. 11935 EXPOSING UTILITY INFLUENCE IN POLITICS WORKING WITH AN EXPERIENCED RESEARCHER, WE COMPILED NEW AND EXPANDED DATA SHOWING THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF UTILITY INFLUENCE OVER CALIFORNIA POLITICS. THE DATA PULLED TOGETHER CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, LOBBYING, AND PAYMENTS TO NONPROFITS, ACADEMICS, AND TRADE GROUPS TO SHOW HOW THE UTILITIES HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 1 BILLION TO BUY LOYALTY, GOODWILL, OR SILENCE AT EVERY LEVEL OF CALIFORNIA POLITICS AND CULTURE. 2387 THE SOLAR HELP DESK JOINTLY MAINTAIN A SOLAR HELP DESK WITH THE SOLAR RIGHTS ALLIANCE. EACH WEEK, THE SOLAR HELP DESK FIELDS 50-100 CALLS AND EMAILS FROM CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE SOLAR CONSUMERS AND HELPS TROUBLESHOOT ISSUES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. 4774 47739 DAVID ROSENFELD EXECUTIVE DI 000.00 16773 DEREK CRESSMAN PRESIDENT 000.00 0 JERRY MERAL TREASURER 000.00 0 ESPERANZA VIELMA SECRETARY 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false CA DAVID ROSENFELD 302 WASHINGTON ST 150-5062 SAN DIEGO CA 92103 9167780096 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 55000 91100 146100 55000 91100 146100 146100 146100 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 968 SUPPLIES 724 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3,620 TRAVEL 3,766 INSURANCE 1,100 PAYROLL EXPENSES 467 SOS TAX 100 TOTAL 10,745 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 0 5,849 TOTAL 0 5,849 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE SOLAR RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT MATTERS RELEVANT TO CONSUMER SOLAR ENERGY AND BATTERY STORAGE IN CALIFORNIA. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 STREAMLINING ROOFTOP SOLAR PERMITTING CONTINUED OUR WORK EDUCATING CITIES AND COUNTIES, AND THEIR RESIDENTS, ABOUT A NEW LAW REQUIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OFFER INSTANTANEOUS ONLINE PERMITTING FOR MOST RESIDENTIAL SOLAR AND BATTERY PROJECTS. KEPT TRACK OF COMPLIANCE RATES AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC VIA HTTPS://SOLARRIGHTSEDUCATION.ORG/STREAMLINEDPERMITTING. FOLLOWED UP WITH GOVERNMENTS THAT WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. OUR EFFORTS HAVE HELPED GET A MAJORITY OF THE STATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 REFUTING UTILITY LIES ABOUT ROOFTOP SOLAR WORKING ENERGY ECONOMISTS AND SOLAR INDUSTRY EXPERTS, HELPED TO DISSEMINATE NEW DATA DEMONSTRATING HOW ROOFTOP SOLAR ACTUALLY IS A NET SAVINGS TO ALL RATEPAYERS, AND DEBUNKING THE FALSE CLAIM THAT ROOFTOP SOLAR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATE'S HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES. ORGANIZED WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS TO NONPROFIT GROUPS AND LAWMAKERS, AND BRIEFINGS WITH REPORTERS, AND HELPED SOLAR USERS RESPOND TO MEDIA STORIES THAT REPEATED THE FALSE CLAIM. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 EXPOSING UTILITY INFLUENCE IN POLITICS WORKING WITH AN EXPERIENCED RESEARCHER, WE COMPILED NEW AND EXPANDED DATA SHOWING THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF UTILITY INFLUENCE OVER CALIFORNIA POLITICS. THE DATA PULLED TOGETHER CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, LOBBYING, AND PAYMENTS TO NONPROFITS, ACADEMICS, AND TRADE GROUPS TO SHOW HOW THE UTILITIES HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 1 BILLION TO BUY LOYALTY, GOODWILL, OR SILENCE AT EVERY LEVEL OF CALIFORNIA POLITICS AND CULTURE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 THE SOLAR HELP DESK JOINTLY MAINTAIN A SOLAR HELP DESK WITH THE SOLAR RIGHTS ALLIANCE. EACH WEEK, THE SOLAR HELP DESK FIELDS 50-100 CALLS AND EMAILS FROM CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE SOLAR CONSUMERS AND HELPS TROUBLESHOOT ISSUES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.