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Nonprofit · EIN 47-2733535

SOULARDARITY

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · DETROIT, MI 48207

Financials

$568K$953K2023$1.4M$1.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOULARDARITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,364,781$1,107,094$257,687$846,677$121,512$725,165
December 31, 2023990$568,440$953,160-$384,720$522,036$53,723$468,313
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,364,710
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$71
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$750
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$69,750
Other salaries and wages
$263,171
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$404,637
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$74,866
Accounting fees
$115,247
Occupancy
$3,000
Travel
$10,195
Depreciation
$15,122
Program services (functional)
$1,107,094

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$522,036
Total assets, end of year
$846,677
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,512
Net assets, end of year
$725,165
Land, buildings and equipment
$219,768
Gross receipts
$1,364,781
Employees
7
Volunteers
20
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
MI

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shimekia NicholsExecutive Director
Key employee
40$69,750
Michelle F JonesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kimberly McDadeDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Camille SippelSecretary
Officer
2$0
Nancy GambrillVice President
Officer
2$0
Kenneth BatesPresident
Officer
2$0
Joel SimmonsTreasurer
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shimekia NicholsExecutive Director
Key employee
40$68,896
Stacye JonesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Michelle F JonesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kimberly McDadeDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jeana TallTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
Camille SippelSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
Nancy GambrillVice President
Trustee or director
2$0
Kenneth BatesPresident
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2200 HUNT ST STE 431, DETROIT, MI 48207-5602
Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
12511 Woodward Ave, Highland Park MI 48203
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Shimekia Nichols, 21 Highland St, Highland Park, MI 48203
Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
Jackson Koeppel, 649 E Boston Blvd, Detroit MI 48202
Signed the 990
Akanke Hill, Operations Manager
Phone
(313) 349-1063
Return prepared by
Sankofa Sanctuary LLC

Mission

Soulardarity is working to install solar-powered streetlights, save money on energy bills, and work together with Highland Park, MI and neighboring communities to build a just and equitable energy system for all. Soulardarity endeavors to achieve this goal through education, organizing, and people-powered clean energy.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Movement Building. State-Level Energy Democracy- a series of campaigns and coalition work to achieve affordability, health, and community-owned clean energy aimed at DTE, the MI Public Service Commission, and the legislature. Soulardarity is the only community-based organization with a strong legal presence at the MPSC fighting and building toward goals of racial and economic justice. We have leveraged legal intervention with public campaign work to win material victories to rate payers of SE Michigan including stopping regressive rate hikes, getting concessions from DTE to build low-income benefitting solar projects, and getting public health considered in energy decisions.
    Expenses $553,547 · grants $652,390
  • Asset Development: Highland Park Campaign Team-a campaign to make Highland Park, MI a global model of sustainability and self-determination, targeted at the City of Highland Park, organized around the Blueprint for Energy Democracy, the product of seven years of community organizing, research, and democratic practice and guide for our multi-issue work. Grow Solar Highland Park-Detroit-a public education and bulk purchasing program that makes going solar easier and more affordable. Creates access to energy-related products and services for Low-to-Moderate-Income ratepayers and members in support of a just transition to clean energy. Eligibility extends to property owners throughout the Detroit metro area and Wayne County. Once per year we offer the MREA sponsored RiseUP Training course established in 2020 to support workforce development efforts and expand employment access in advanced energy by providing solar training scholarships and facilitation paid solar internships. Graduates of the RiseUP Training Program provide students with free, hands-on solar training that can take them from "square one" all the way to their NABCP PV Associate Exam. We are currently working with Polar Bear Sustainable Energy Co-op to implement a home solar bulk purchase program and weatherization/home repair program as case studies of community wealth building through clean energy. Under this program we are preparing to launch a Loan Loss Reserve program - a credit enhancement approach commonly used by state and local governments to provide partial risk coverage to lenders-meaning that the reserve will cover a pre-specified amount of loan losses for those looking to weatherize, electrify, and participate in the bulk purchase or solarize their homes.
    Expenses $553,547 · grants $685,391
  • There are only two program areas to report on0

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
47-2733535
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2015
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C35)
Assets (IRS master file)
$846,677
Income (IRS master file)
$1,364,781

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2015
Posted by the IRS
October 20, 2015
Reinstated
Effective May 15, 2015

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,364,781$1,107,094$846,677XML
990December 2023$568,440$953,160$522,036XML
990December 2022$1,270,326$925,242$907,274IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2014
Officer: Jackson Koeppel
December 31, 2014≤ $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 47-2733535).

Questions about SOULARDARITY

What is the EIN of SOULARDARITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOULARDARITY is 47-2733535.
Is SOULARDARITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2015 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2015.
Are donations to SOULARDARITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOULARDARITY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SOULARDARITY 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 SOULARDARITY 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 SOULARDARITY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Shimekia Nichols.
Who are the officers and directors of SOULARDARITY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,750 (Shimekia Nichols, Executive Director).
How much revenue does SOULARDARITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,364,781, expenses of $1,107,094 and total assets of $846,677 at year end.

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