Nonprofit · EIN 87-2370083
SUNRISE PROJECT INC
Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, DE 19801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $61,111,981 | $51,691,946 | $9,420,035 | $14,015,616 | $2,147,408 | $11,868,208 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $33,276,881 | $36,014,694 | -$2,737,813 | $5,199,627 | $2,751,454 | $2,448,173 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $60,966,192
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $129,430
- Other revenue
- $16,359
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $29,450,836
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $944,180
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,576,521
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $13,288,017
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $78,842
- Accounting fees
- $252,285
- Occupancy
- $177,149
- Travel
- $706,383
- Program services (functional)
- $44,893,982
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,810,899
- Fundraising (functional)
- $987,065
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,199,627
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,015,616
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,147,408
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,868,208
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,467,584
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,400,624
- Gross receipts
- $61,111,981
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA SCHWARTZ | MNG DIR OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 5/2024) Key employee | 40 | $193,587 | $21,990 |
| ELAINE REGULLANO | RESEARCH DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,493 | $58,600 |
| SAM LA ROCCA | BOARD MEMBER / EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $209,901 | $0 |
| DIANA BEST | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,744 | $58,134 |
| DANIEL SUFRANSKI | FEDERAL POLICY STRATEGIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,113 | $58,012 |
| AMANDA ROLL-PICKERING | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $163,110 | $26,156 |
| JANE LI | GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $146,667 | $27,608 |
| UMME HOQUE | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,838 | $26,203 |
| ADWOA AGYEMAN | NETWORK GRANTS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,685 | $20,701 |
| MARIJKE VAN LIEMT | INTERIM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $125,161 | $0 |
| SUDHA NANDAGOPAL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $30,000 | $0 |
| JOHN HEPBURN | TREASURER (THRU 6/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORENA GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAY SHAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARIN SHAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN GUAY | DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL CLIMATE STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,817 | $58,827 |
| GULRUKH SCHWARTZ | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $239,625 | $46,445 |
| VANESSA PIERCE | DIR THRU 3/2023 / CHIEF OF STAFF THRU 9/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $164,940 | $45,395 |
| ODESSA STA MARIA | PROGRAM MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,886 | $52,927 |
| GRACE REGULLANO | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,908 | $52,867 |
| AMANDA ROLL-PICKERING | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,577 | $25,271 |
| SHANNON LAWRENCE | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,049 | $0 |
| JANE LI | COO / GENERAL COUNSEL / SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $136,494 | $26,523 |
| MARIJKE VAN LIEMT | INT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $135,225 | $0 |
| SUDHA NANDAGOPAL | SECR THRU 3/2023 / CHAIR START 3/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $30,000 | $0 |
| JOHN HEPBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM LA ROCCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORENA GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PARIN SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 800 N KING ST STE 304 PMB 1228, WILMINGTON, DE 19801-3549
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 3500 South Dupont Highway DT 101, Dover DE 19901
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SAM LA ROCCA, 800 N KING STREET SUITE 304 1228, WILMINGTON, DE 19801
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Vanessa Pierce, 4514 Cedarweed Blvd, Pueblo CO 81001
- Signed the 990
- SAM LA ROCCA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (302) 592-6122
- Website
- https://sunriseproject.org/
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
DRIVEN BY THE IMPERATIVE OF CLIMATE JUSTICE, THE SUNRISE PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO SCALE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS TO DRIVE THE TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
Program accomplishments
- THE SUNRISE PROJECT INC IS A PURPOSE-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT DRIVES INTERVENTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE GLOBAL TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION IS THE MOST CRITICAL, URGENT AND NECESSARY RESPONSE TO MITIGATE THE THREATS POSED TO HUMANITY FROM THE WORSENING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ENGAGE IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD THE CONDITIONS FOR A FASTER AND FAIRER ENERGY TRANSITION.Expenses $44,893,982 · grants $29,450,836
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 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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-2370083
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,015,616
- Income (IRS master file)
- $61,111,981
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $61,111,981 | $51,691,946 | $14,015,616 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $33,276,881 | $36,014,694 | $5,199,627 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,846,280 | $4,661,231 | $5,246,874 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Vanessa Pierce | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $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 87-2370083).
Questions about SUNRISE PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of SUNRISE PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUNRISE PROJECT INC is 87-2370083.
- Is SUNRISE PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to SUNRISE PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUNRISE PROJECT INC 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 SUNRISE PROJECT INC 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 SUNRISE PROJECT INC 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 SUNRISE PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SAM LA ROCCA.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUNRISE PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,587 (ANITA SCHWARTZ, MNG DIR OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 5/2024)).
- How much revenue does SUNRISE PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $61,111,981, expenses of $51,691,946 and total assets of $14,015,616 at year end.
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