Nonprofit · EIN 46-3902968
SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $219,435 | $205,247 | $14,188 | $209,551 | $4,194 | $205,357 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | – | – | – | $0 | – | $191,168 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $97,492 | $178,956 | -$81,464 | $196,293 | $5,125 | $191,168 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $218,689
- Membership dues
- $168,375
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $746
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $70,476
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $78,663
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,337
- Accounting fees
- $5,155
- Travel
- $502
- Program services (functional)
- $176,114
- Management and general (functional)
- $29,133
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $196,294
- Total assets, end of year
- $209,551
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,194
- Net assets, end of year
- $205,357
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $205,357
- Gross receipts
- $219,435
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC BLATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KAITLIN BORSTELMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KEVIN CHARAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REEVES CLIPPARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JON LANGE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ALANA NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREW PUGMIRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MASON ROLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEREMY SMITHSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GAVIN TENOLD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAITLIN BORSTELMANN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| JON LANGE | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID KOZIN | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| GAVIN TENOLD | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| ERIC BLATZ | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| ANDREW PUGMIRE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| MASON ROLPH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| TIM WACHTMAN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| TROY WOODY | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAITLIN BORSTELMANN | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| JON LANGE | VICE PRESIDE | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID KOZIN | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| GAVIN TENOLD | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| ERIC BLATZ | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREW PUGMIRE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MASON ROLPH | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| TIM WACHTMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| TROY WOODY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 1ST AVE STE 330 PMB 40324, SEATTLE, WA 98104-2246
- In care of
- % PSCCU
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAITLIN BORSTELMANN, 22436 72ND AVE S, KENT, WA 98032
- Signed the 990
- ANDREW PUGMIRE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (425) 233-5155
- Website
- WASEIA.ORG
- 990-N for 2013 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Jeremy Smithson, 5308 Baker Avenue NW, Seattle WA 98107. Mailing address: 2444 1st Avenue S, Seattle WA 981341422. Website: www.solarinstallersofwa.org
- Return prepared by
- MBO TAX & ACCOUNTING
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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. THE REPORT HAS BECOME A KEY ADVOCACY TOOL FOR ADVANCING PRO-SOLAR POLICIES AND PRESERVING NET METERING IN WASHINGTON.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990. The IRS master file lists the 990-N (e-Postcard), most likely because of 990-Ns filed under this EIN; its own returns are e-filed. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-3902968
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $209,551
- Income (IRS master file)
- $219,435
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $219,435 | $205,247 | $209,551 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | – | – | $0 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $97,492 | $178,956 | $196,293 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $211,906 | $105,974 | $274,090 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Jeremy Smithson Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-3902968).
Questions about SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON
- What is the EIN of SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON is 46-3902968.
- Is SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2014.
- Are donations to SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON file?
- Form 990. The IRS master file lists the 990-N (e-Postcard), most likely because of 990-Ns filed under this EIN; its own returns are e-filed.
- When is the next return of SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KAITLIN BORSTELMANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOLAR INSTALLERS OF WASHINGTON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $219,435, expenses of $205,247 and total assets of $209,551 at year end.
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