Solar pv system installation support for la plata county, colorado and montezuma county, colorado homeowners. The organization's mission is to promote a community-based Barn-Raising approach in order to educate homeowners on the technical installation procedures and requirements and provide an affordable alternative for residential homeowner Solar pv systems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$18K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$147K
-65% vs prior year
Spent
$146K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$147K
FY2022▼ -65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$414K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$160K
Expenses
$146K
FY2022▼ -66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$162K
Net assets
$23K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$8K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $145K Management & general 1% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Lyle’s $3K as President is at the 2nd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
John Lyle$3,000$3,000$5,750

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Install solar panels for homeowners, teaching them how and offering affordable options.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Affordable solar PV installation for homeowners.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$147K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$145K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Total revenueLn 12$147K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$213
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$355$213
Total assetsLn 16$64K$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$600
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$500$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$494$494
Office expensesLn 13$752$278$474
Information technologyLn 14$612$612
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$182$182
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$142$142
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$145K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $160K$162K−$3K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 $211K$223K−$12K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $147K$146K$483$23K 990 PDF
FY2021 $414K$431K−$17K$22K 990 PDF
FY2020 $400K$446K−$46K$39K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $146,758 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,145$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $376,430$146,758
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,575$146,758
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,019$52,511
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $328,533$93,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $430,552$146,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,977$483
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $146,758 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $146,758$146,758
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,758$146,758
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $146,275 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,292$48,292
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,219$4,219
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,074 · Management $600$1,674
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $500$500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $494$494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $278 · Management $474$752
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $612$612
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,645$1,645
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,469$5,469
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $182$182
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,045$2,045
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $142$142
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,116$12,116
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,133$68,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,019 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $0$146,275
Part X · Balance sheet $40,540 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,763$1,827
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $38,500$38,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $355$213
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,618$40,540
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,365$4,365
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,212$13,651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,577$18,016
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,041$22,524
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,618$40,540
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,524 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$146,758
XI-2 Total expenses$146,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$483
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,041
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,524

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