Solar Austins mission is to accelerate the transition to clean, renewable energy in Central Texas and to expand access to the benefits of solar to everyone to mitigate climate change, create a healthy community and support a strong local economy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$127K
+91% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$85K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$127K
FY2025▲ +91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$137K
FY2022$112K
FY2022$22K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$127K
Expenses
$89K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$75K
FY2022$116K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$79K
FY2025$89K
Net assets
$85K
FY2025▲ +80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$96K
FY2022$92K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$85K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $55K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990-EZ; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Program Coordinator
$25,070Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Levesque’s $25K as Program Coordinator is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022
Tatianna Cannon—$26,833$93,917$78,952$78,952
David Levesque$25,070————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Promote solar energy adoption to benefit Central Texas communities and the environment.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

One of our largest services in 2024 was community coalitions. Given the city of Austin's $15,000 grant, we were able to participate in workshops, align with community organizations, and support the creation of the Green Workforce Collaborative, to support larger opportunities.

Pt IX · col B
02

Secondary programs were community networking events, where we found gathering spaces for the community and industry to connect.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$127K
Gifts and grants$127K
Money out
$89K
Programs$55K
Owns and owes
$85K
net assets
Total assets$85K
Liabilities$0
People
10
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$127K
Total revenue$127K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$85K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$85K
Operations
Employees2
Volunteers50
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $127K$89K$38K$85K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2025 $66K$79K−$13K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2024 $138K$163K−$25K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 $112K$116K−$4K$92K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 3, 2022 $137K$75K$62K$96K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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