Virginia Interfaith Power & Light collaborates among people of faith and conscience to grow healthy communities by advancing climate and environmental education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $159K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $643K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$786K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$740K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$786K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$658K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$807K
FY2025$786K
Expenses
$740K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$468K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$542K
FY2025$740K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$896K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $492K Management & general 32% · $233K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$82,108Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Faith Harris’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Rev Faith Harris$82,108$73,819$75,670$65,611

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 15aYes

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Advocates for climate justice through interfaith collaboration to build healthy communities.

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3 programs · $492K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Stormwater Reduction and Resilience

VAIPL works to support the community-led efforts to address sea level rise, flooding due to severe weather, well failures, rising water tables, and salinization in coastal communities. We are educating communities, planning resilience strategies, and seeking solutions for individuals across the state.

$164Kprogram expense
02

We are educating faith leaders and community members concerned about the health outcomes for their members and all Virginia residents. Heat stress and heat zones due to a lack of tree canopy and green space exacerbate chronic diseases like diabetes and asthma in children.

$164Kprogram expense
03

Energy Burden

VAIPL believes that as people of faith, it's our responsibility to promote affordable energy for all Virginians and respond to the experiences and challenges of utility and energy costs and access that Virginia families face. We work to support access to sufficient and affordable energy for all Virginia communities.

$164Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$786K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$754K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$740K
Ln 25
Programscol B$492K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$754K
Government grantsLn 1e$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$329
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$786K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$37K$33K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$314K$251K$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$30K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$19K$8K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$158$158
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$182K$157K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$740K$492K$233K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $786K$740K$46K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $807K$542K$265K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $661K$525K$136K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $658K$468K$190K$896K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $785,749 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $779,045$754,393
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,356$329
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,976$29,502
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19$1,525
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $807,396$785,749
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $367,890$460,658
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $174,557$279,303
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $542,447$739,961
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $264,949$45,788
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $785,749 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$181,084
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$573,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$754,393
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $329$329
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $29,502$29,502
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,525$1,525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,356$785,749
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $739,961 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,948 · Management $32,844 · Fundraising $12,316$82,108
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $251,066 · Management $62,766$313,832
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,808$2,808
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $31,961$31,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $29,949$29,949
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,865$13,865
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,381$9,381
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,951$1,951
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,709 · Management $1,177$5,886
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,647$10,647
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,015 · Management $8,149$27,164
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,885 · Management $1,721$8,606
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $158$158
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,084$2,084
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,338$8,338
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $156,646 · Management $25,354$182,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,522 · Management $2,937 · Fundraising $1,764$9,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $492,389 · Management $233,492 · Fundraising $14,080$739,961
Part X · Balance sheet $1,348,118 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,259,926$1,326,755
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,441$6,074
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,240$15,289
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,299,607$1,348,118
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,027$5,034
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,027$5,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,296,580$1,343,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,296,580$1,343,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,299,607$1,348,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,343,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$785,749
XI-2 Total expenses$739,961
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,788
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,296,580
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$716
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,343,084

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