LEAP was born out of a growing concern for environmental sustainability and the desire to reduce energy costs for local residents and businesses. Our vision is to create a more energy-efficient and resilient community, reducing our carbon footprint while improving the quality of life for all. LEAP's primary goal is to empower individuals and organizations to make smart energy choices that benefit both the environment and their wallets. We offer a wide range of services, from home energy assessments to solar installations, helping our community reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $55K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$657K
122% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 122% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
−$117K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$117K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$409K
FY2025$231K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.2M Management & general 25% · $390K Fundraising 1% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Vice Chair
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Director
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Kathryn Vanlangen’s $94K as Co-Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Kathryn Vanlangen$93,621$90,014$86,360
Wilson Ratliff$93,231$89,754$87,400

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Promotes clean energy for cost savings, local jobs, and climate protection.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Energy efficiency programs leap offers walk-through and comprehensive energy audits and general consulting to residential and non-residential clients. When supported by a utility rebate (such as the dominion home energy check-up or the charlottesville gas savings program) these audits may include "direct install" services such as…

$914Kprogram expense
02

Solarize campaign working with various partners, leap executes these group-purchasing programs to reduce the cost of residential and commercial PV installations in communities from charlottesville to northern virginia. Local partners primarily assist with promotion.

$181Kprogram expense
03

Low-income weatherization program leap is a participating contractor in dominion virginia power's iaqhip and energyshare programs which provide energy audits, basic energy-saving equipment, attic insulation, and other services at no cost to qualifying households (including those with low-income, elderly, and disabled residents).

$84Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$55K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$736K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Investment incomeLn 3$99
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$390K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
−$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$657K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Government grantsLn 1e$328K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$736K
Investment incomeLn 3$99
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$311K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$657K
Net assetsLn 32−$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K$311K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$464K$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K$657K
Net assetsLn 32$222K−$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$567K$333K$223K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$45K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$24K$22K$945
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$175$5K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$33K$32K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K$557
InsuranceLn 23$45K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$723K$694K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$34K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$390K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$3.5M−$178K$231K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.1M$5.8M$250K$409K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.4M$16K$158K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.4M−$13K$142K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.7M$272K$156K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.6M−$213K−$117K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,376,734 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $437,189$640,612
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $894,007$736,023
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $231$99
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,331,427$1,376,734
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $439,512$674,710
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $884,958$914,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,324,470$1,589,554
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,957−$212,820
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,376,734 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$327,953
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$312,659
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$640,612
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $736,023$736,023
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $99$99
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $736,023 · Excluded from tax $99$1,376,734
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,589,554 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $333,358 · Management $222,507 · Fundraising $11,344$567,209
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,974 · Management $15,299$60,273
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,086 · Management $22,197 · Fundraising $945$47,228
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,392 · Management $2,678$6,070
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,546$3,546
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $175 · Management $5,033$5,208
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,913 · Management $11,149$22,062
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,633$23,633
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,587 · Management $1,651$33,238
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,118$2,118
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,590 · Management $557$11,147
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $44,769$44,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $693,761 · Management $29,569$723,330
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,295 · Management $3,228$37,523
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,187,131 · Management $390,134 · Fundraising $12,289$1,589,554
Part X · Balance sheet $540,183 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $349,345$69,839
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$241,660
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $75,325$155,408
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,846$4,348
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,885
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,778$65,608
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $600$1,435
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $463,894$540,183
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,436$63,914
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $126,767$351,437
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $84,360$241,390
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $241,563$656,741
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $83,433−$119,047
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $138,898$2,489
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,331−$116,558
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $463,894$540,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$116,558 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,376,734
XI-2 Total expenses$1,589,554
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$212,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$126,069
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$116,558

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