To promote the widespread use of renewable Energy resources and to increase Energy efficiency through education, planning, promotion and facilitation of demonstration projects and public policy. To disseminate educational material to the public including but not limited to material related to preserving the natural qualities of the eastern Sierra through publications, lectures and otherwise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 17% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $82K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$304K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$272K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$304K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$199K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$304K
Expenses
$272K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$248K
FY2024$272K
Net assets
$241K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$136K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$241K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $199K Management & general 23% · $62K Fundraising 4% · $11K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pam Bold’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes renewable energy and efficiency through education and demonstration projects, preserving the Eastern Sierra's natural qualities.

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1 program · $199K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Promotion of energy efficiency and sustainability through education, outreach and program enrollment in the rural and hard-to-reach region of the eastern sierra, empowering residents, businesses and public agencies to save energy and money, in support of the state's energy and climate goals.

$199Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$82K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy OrgFY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$304K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$302K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$241K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$267K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$302K
Total revenueLn 12$304K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$267K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$241K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K$159K
Total assetsLn 16$228K$267K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$209K$241K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$92K$37K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$2K$125
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$3K$244
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$14K$850$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$25
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K$130
Information technologyLn 14$2K$996$778$43
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$1K$113
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$452$32
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$13K$3K$164
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$29K$1K$102
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$199K$62K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $304K$272K$32K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $319K$248K$71K$209K 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K$136K 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 $304,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,545$1,932
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $317,145$302,208
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,690$304,140
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,600$13,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $121,029$147,692
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,256$111,154
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $247,885$272,096
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,805$32,044
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $304,140 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,932
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,932
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $302,208$302,208
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $302,208$304,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $272,096 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $13,250$13,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,605 · Management $36,834 · Fundraising $3,110$131,549
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,113 · Management $1,623 · Fundraising $125$5,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,163 · Management $2,875 · Fundraising $244$10,282
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,085$8,085
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,941 · Management $850 · Fundraising $6,750$21,541
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,027 · Management $25$10,052
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,903 · Management $1,313 · Fundraising $130$5,346
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $996 · Management $778 · Fundraising $43$1,817
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,604 · Management $1,057 · Fundraising $113$3,774
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,224 · Management $452 · Fundraising $32$5,708
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,164 · Management $3,292 · Fundraising $164$16,620
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,125$2,125
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,668 · Management $1,026 · Fundraising $102$29,796
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,320 · Management $1,970$6,290
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,978 · Management $62,305 · Fundraising $10,813$272,096
Part X · Balance sheet $267,316 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,964$159,371
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,710$107,765
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $180$180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $227,854$267,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,202$375
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,041$26,286
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,243$26,661
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $208,611$240,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $227,854$267,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$304,140
XI-2 Total expenses$272,096
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,044
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$208,611
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,655

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