Sunwork Renewable Energy Projects EIN 55-0909278 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Sunwork Renewable Energy Projects FY2021 filing

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Builds solar power systems with volunteers, making clean energy affordable and training participants. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, and $482K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Mountain View, CA
Website
sunwork.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$1.9MFY2021
Expenses
$1.7M
Net assets
$482K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  55-0909278 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mountain View, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds solar power systems with volunteers, making clean energy affordable and training participants.
Leadership
Reuben Veek · Executive and Operations Director · $60K
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $1.7M expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$482K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $202K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2021
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021
Total assets
$729K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$247K
FY2021
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$482K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$202K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$729K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Reduced-Cost Solar Photovoltaic System Installation

120 reduced-cost residential retrofit grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems installed for low-energy-use homeowners, for a total of 557.2 kilowatts of residential generating capacity. 5 reduced-cost nonresidential retrofit grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems installed for nonprofit organizations, for a total of 147.3 kilowatts of…

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Volunteer Skill and Safety Training

7 online training sessions held for a total of 200 new volunteers attending, bringing the total number of trained volunteers to 2682. 125 field solar project installations held with 151 volunteers participating on at least one installation.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSunwork Renewable Energy Projects
EINHdr · item D55-0909278
Principal addressHdr · item CMountain View, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jsunwork.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U11)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive and Operations Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Development and Finance Director
$7,656Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Reuben Veek’s $75K as Executive and Operations Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 361 $1–10M science & technology 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Reuben Veek$75,000$67,500$67,500$67,500$60,000
Michael Balma$7,656

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$1.8M · 95%
Other revenue$81K · 4%
Program service revenue95%$1.8M
Other revenue4%$81K
Contributions & grants$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$1.6M
Management & general1%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$247K
Total net assetsLn 32$482K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $79K · Operating expenses/yr $1.7M
0.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $1.7M
99%
Management & General
Management & general $19K · Total expenses $1.7M
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.7M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $3K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3K · Total revenue $1.9M
0.2%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total revenue $1.9M
95%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.8M · Total expenses $1.7M
107%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $482K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $1.7M
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $729K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $482K · Total assets $729K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $729K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Reuben Veek · Reported title Executive and Operations Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $1.7M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $503K · Total expenses $1.7M
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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