2025-12-12T08:47:02-05:00 2025-06-30 262728289 MCCALL SCANLON & TICE LLC 5500 CORPORATE DR STE 240 PITTSBURGH PA 152375090 990 2024-07-01 863234821 PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER PENN 4122155995 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 152193675 SHARON PILLAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122155995 2025-12-12 true false ADAM J LAMENDOLA EA P01443146 4126359314 2025-12-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHARON PILLAR 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 1258746 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. 7 7 8 80 0 489808 1090542 23695 131583 10830 26793 -12550 -2002 511783 1246916 0 0 395277 642986 0 14845 177806 168546 573083 811532 -61300 435384 685714 1061323 61376 1601 624338 1059722 X WE PROVIDE TRUSTED GUIDANCE TO USHER ALL PENNSYLVANIANS INTO THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY TO REACH A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT TOMORROW. false false 600265 129576 TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2025, 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. TO DATE, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HAS FACILITATED THE INSTALLATION (OR NEARLY COMPLETED INSTALLATION) OF 20 PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 9 MW OF SOLAR WITH MOST OF THAT OCCURRING DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. THE ESTIMATED SAVINGS DURING A 25-YEAR PERIOD IS MORE THAN 21 MILLION (AND AFTER PAYING FOR CAPITAL AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS) FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. THOSE PROJECTS LEVERAGED AN UPFRONT INVESTMENT OF ALMOST 16 MILLION AND ARE PREDICTED TO AVOID A TOTAL OF 9,193 METRIC TONS OF CO2E OVER 25 YEARS. 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. THE GET SOLAR SWPA WAS STARTED IN SPRING 2025 TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO THE 10-COUNTY REGION OF WESTERN PA. THIS EFFORT IS SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS: SOUTHWESTERN PA COMMISSION, PA SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK, SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH, CONNECT, RIVERWISE, AND SWPA MUNICIPAL PROJECT HUB. GET SOLAR WESTMORELAND IS NOW HOUSED IN THE BROADER INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO ATTRACT ENTITIES INTO THE GET SOLAR PROGRAM ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT AS A GRANT SUB- AWARDEE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA ENERGY AUTHORITY TO BRING PA SOLAR'S GET SOLAR PROGRAM TO THE FIVE-COUNTY REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA TO ASSIST COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TO GO SOLAR THROUGH PEA'S SOLARIZE GREATER PHILADELPHIA INITIATIVE. INCREASED ACTIVITY WAS SPAWNED BY THE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IN 2023, WHICH INCREASED INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR ENERGY AS WELL AS THE CENTER'S OUTREACH EFFORTS AND GROWING PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. PA SOLARCORPS, THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE TO MAP THE SOLAR POTENTIAL OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, MAPPED A TOTAL OF 1,048 PROPERTIES IN 68 COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN PA. IN WESTMORELAND AND ALLEGHENY, OUR TEAM MAPPED LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND MAILED RESULTS OF ESTIMATED SOLAR POTENTIAL DIRECTLY TO 281 PROPERTIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY AS WELL AS 151 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN WESTMORELAND AND ALLEGHENY AND 53 SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN SOUTHEAST PA, THE PA SOLARCORPS MAPPED THE SOLAR POTENTIAL OF 375 PROPERTIES IN 13 LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE FOUR COUNTIES SURROUNDING PHILADELPHIA 17250 2007 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 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 MORE THAN 100 MEDIA MENTIONS EITHER FROM EARNED MEDIA STORIES OR THE CENTER AND FROM PRESS RELEASES, OP-ED PIECES, RADIO AND TELEVISION MENTIONS, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS, REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR, ELECTRICITY PRICING INCREASES, AND SOLAR POLICY. THE CENTER HELD ONE VIRTUAL LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES TO HONOR ENTITIES THAT HAVE GONE SOLAR ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HELD TWO IN-PERSON SOIREE FUNDRAISER EVENTS THAT INCLUDED LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES IN PITTSBURGH AND IN PHILADELPHIA. 17887 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 80 RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND POLICY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL AS A COALITION OF NGOS WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EXPAND SOLAR POLICY, PARTICULARLY AS A TOOL TO REDUCE ELECTRICITY PRICES AND CREATE GRID RESILIENCY. THE CENTER MAINTAINS A LEGISLATIVE GUIDE OF ALL SOLAR LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE PA CENTER CO-HOSTED THE 10TH ANNUAL RENEWABLES SUMMIT THAT CONVENES RENEWABLE INDUSTRY LEADERS TO DISCUSS POLICY AND REGULATION. 635402 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 2 0 8 true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 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 101690 0 12616 ANDREW BARAM TREASURER X X 0 0 0 BECKY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 DYLAN COULTER STUDENT BOAR X 0 0 0 SEL EDOR SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 GORDON MANKER BOARD DIRECT X 0 0 0 LUCILLE OLSZEWSKI BOARD DIRECT X 0 0 0 CAMILA RIVERA-TINSLEY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 101690 12616 1 false false false 1042 1089500 1090542 ADVOCACY 519100 63572 63572 FEASIBILITY STUDY FEES 519100 40525 40525 REGISTRATIONS 519100 17633 17633 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FEES 519100 4725 4725 DEVELOPER FEES 519100 3121 3121 2007 2007 131583 26793 26793 8380 1042 11830 -3450 OTHER REVENUE 1448 1448 1448 1246916 133031 26793 123430 49426 61783 12221 438925 403517 35275 133 35395 29483 5912 45236 37543 6795 898 27512 27512 70503 70503 14988 5592 9285 111 23807 23367 440 11351 11351 9788 6602 1704 1482 PROGRAM EXPENSES 9291 9291 EQUIPMENT 1306 78 1228 811532 635402 161285 14845 641404 984782 27700 10030 64389 6580 12152 685714 1061323 61376 1601 61376 1601 X 210813 482220 413525 577502 624338 1059722 685714 1061323 X 435384 X false true X false false X 841871 489808 1090542 2422221 841871 489808 1090542 2422221 2422221 10830 26793 37623 2459844 186693 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 114 1155 1269 634133 635402 120310 30078 46981 110962 120310 278253 417380 2943 2682 1269 6894 11745 27741 30078 69564 104346 660 1149 114 1923 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. 1258746 11830 11830 1246916 1246916 823362 11830 11830 811532 811532 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 11,830 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 11,830 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2025, 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. TO DATE, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HAS FACILITATED THE INSTALLATION (OR NEARLY COMPLETED INSTALLATION) OF 20 PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 9 MW OF SOLAR WITH MOST OF THAT OCCURRING DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. THE ESTIMATED SAVINGS DURING A 25-YEAR PERIOD IS MORE THAN 21 MILLION (AND AFTER PAYING FOR CAPITAL AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS) FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. THOSE PROJECTS LEVERAGED AN UPFRONT INVESTMENT OF ALMOST 16 MILLION AND ARE PREDICTED TO AVOID A TOTAL OF 9,193 METRIC TONS OF CO2E OVER 25 YEARS. 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. THE GET SOLAR SWPA WAS STARTED IN SPRING 2025 TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO THE 10-COUNTY REGION OF WESTERN PA. THIS EFFORT IS SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS: SOUTHWESTERN PA COMMISSION, PA SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK, SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH, CONNECT, RIVERWISE, AND SWPA MUNICIPAL PROJECT HUB. GET SOLAR WESTMORELAND IS NOW HOUSED IN THE BROADER INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO ATTRACT ENTITIES INTO THE GET SOLAR PROGRAM ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT AS A GRANT SUB- AWARDEE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA ENERGY AUTHORITY TO BRING PA SOLAR'S GET SOLAR PROGRAM TO THE FIVE-COUNTY REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA TO ASSIST COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TO GO SOLAR THROUGH PEA'S SOLARIZE GREATER PHILADELPHIA INITIATIVE. INCREASED ACTIVITY WAS SPAWNED BY THE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IN 2023, WHICH INCREASED INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR ENERGY AS WELL AS THE CENTER'S OUTREACH EFFORTS AND GROWING PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. PA SOLARCORPS, THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE TO MAP THE SOLAR POTENTIAL OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, MAPPED A TOTAL OF 1,048 PROPERTIES IN 68 COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN PA. IN WESTMORELAND AND ALLEGHENY, OUR TEAM MAPPED LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND MAILED RESULTS OF ESTIMATED SOLAR POTENTIAL DIRECTLY TO 281 PROPERTIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY AS WELL AS 151 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN WESTMORELAND AND ALLEGHENY AND 53 SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN SOUTHEAST PA, THE PA SOLARCORPS MAPPED THE SOLAR POTENTIAL OF 375 PROPERTIES IN 13 LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE FOUR COUNTIES SURROUNDING PHILADELPHIA 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 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 MORE THAN 100 MEDIA MENTIONS EITHER FROM EARNED MEDIA STORIES OR THE CENTER AND FROM PRESS RELEASES, OP-ED PIECES, RADIO AND TELEVISION MENTIONS, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS, REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR, ELECTRICITY PRICING INCREASES, AND SOLAR POLICY. THE CENTER HELD ONE VIRTUAL LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES TO HONOR ENTITIES THAT HAVE GONE SOLAR ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HELD TWO IN-PERSON SOIREE FUNDRAISER EVENTS THAT INCLUDED LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES IN PITTSBURGH AND IN PHILADELPHIA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 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 80 RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND POLICY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL AS A COALITION OF NGOS WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EXPAND SOLAR POLICY, PARTICULARLY AS A TOOL TO REDUCE ELECTRICITY PRICES AND CREATE GRID RESILIENCY. THE CENTER MAINTAINS A LEGISLATIVE GUIDE OF ALL SOLAR LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE PA CENTER CO-HOSTED THE 10TH ANNUAL RENEWABLES SUMMIT THAT CONVENES RENEWABLE INDUSTRY LEADERS TO DISCUSS POLICY AND REGULATION. 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 XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 11,830 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -11,830 PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER DID NOT INCUR EXPENSES UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 06/30/2023; THEREFORE, PREVIOUS YEAR COLUMNS WERE NOT COMPLETED.