2023-11-13T10:42:14-06:00 2022-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 1250 H STREET SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2022-01-01 521072179 SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION INC SOLA 2026820556 1425 K ST NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ABIGAIL HOPPER PRESIDENT/CEO 2026820556 2023-11-06 1 ABIGAIL HOPPER 999009999 1 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 2022932200 2023-11-06 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ABIGAIL HOPPER 1425 K ST NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 28558537 0 X WWW.SEIA.ORG X 1974 DC SEIA IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SOLAR ENERGY AND IS BUILDING A STRONGER SOLAR INDUSTRY TO POWER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. 64 63 75 88 62277 993 1198679 0 18630726 25813025 531601 113070 155154 279972 20516160 26206067 0 0 0 0 8903049 11303899 0 0 0 9047251 10599116 17950300 21903015 2565860 4303052 18099333 28440636 9558319 17973835 8541014 10466801 X SEIA IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SOLAR ENERGY AND STORAGE, BUILDING A STRONGER SOLAR INDUSTRY TO POWER AMERICA THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. REPRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE, MANUFACTURE, INSTALL AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY, SEIA WORKS WITH MEMBER COMPANIES TO BUILD JOBS AND DIVERSITY TO CHAMPION SOLAR USE AND REMOVE MARKET BARRIERS. 0 0 FEDERAL AFFAIRS2022 WAS A LANDMARK YEAR FOR SEIA'S FEDERAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA), THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE PIECE OF CLEAN ENERGY LEGISLATION IN THE NATION'S HISTORY. SEIA AND ITS ALLIES AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WORKED CLOSELY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND REFINE THE CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE INCLUDED IN THE IRA, AND COORDINATED A VARIETY OF LOBBYING EFFORTS TO ENSURE ITS FINAL PASSAGE. ONCE THE BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, SEIA IMMEDIATELY BEGAN WORKING TO ENSURE TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLEX AND VARIED REGULATORY GUIDANCE TO ENSURE THE SOLAR AND STORAGE INDUSTRY CAN TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE INCENTIVES AND POLICIES INCLUDED IN THE LEGISLATION. IN ADDITION TO ADVOCACY AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE IRA, SEIA WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN OTHER FEDERAL POLICY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO OPPOSE NEW ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES (AD/CVD) ON IMPORTED SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES, AND REGULATORY FILINGS AND ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM REFORMS AND OTHER KEY TOPICS AT THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC). STATE AFFAIRSSEIA'S STATE POLICY EFFORTS INCLUDED SEVERAL KEY LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2022, INCLUDING BLOCKING AN ANTI-SOLAR NET METERING PROPOSAL IN FLORIDA, ADOPTION OF NEW RATE DESIGN RULES IN MISSISSIPPI, SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND ADOPTION OF THE SOLAR AUTOMATED PERMIT PROCESSING (SOLARAPP+) TOOL, A NEW APPROVED SOLAR RESOURCE PLAN IN GEORGIA, AN INCREASE IN THE CAP FOR NET METERED RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS IN MASSACHUSETTS, AN EXTENSION OF PROPERTY TAX EXCLUSIONS FOR SOLAR PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE LAUNCH OF A NEW LARGE-SCALE SOLAR PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY. PUBLIC AFFAIRSSEIA'S COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S KEY POLICY VICTORIES IN 2022, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE MEDIA AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND A MULTI-PRONGED EFFORT TO OPPOSE NEW ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION TARIFFS, WHICH RESULTED IN PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROCLAMATION TO PAUSE ANY NEW TARIFFS FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. THE ASSOCIATION'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS APPARATUS ALSO EXECUTED A VARIETY OF PROACTIVE, POSITIVE, MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR SOLAR AND STORAGE, INCLUDING PROMOTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NINTH ANNUAL SOLAR MEANS BUSINESS REPORT CHRONICLING SOLAR ADOPTION FROM TOP CORPORATE BRANDS AND BUSINESSES AND TARGETED PROMOTION OF SEIA'S TOOLS AND PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE WITHIN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY AND ITS CUSTOMER BASE. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 57 0 1 75 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 64 63 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X THE ASSOCIATION 2026820556 1425 K ST NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ABIGAIL HOPPER PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 2.00 X X 968290 0 40918 GEORGE HERSHMAN CHAIRMAN 2.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURA STERN VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCOTT CANADA SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN PFAFF TREASURER 2.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIO AZAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK BEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN BERWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY BLITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YANN BRANDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA BRINKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERT CAMPBELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT CARLISLE DIRECCTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CARPENTER DIRECTOR (TO 10/1/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM CHRISMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY CICERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIGEL COCKROFT DIRECTOR (TO 4/1/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD CRABTREE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN DEBONO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN DELMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARLENE DEROSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK DEROSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DIAZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA DORFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN DUBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN EGLSAER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFREDO ESPINOSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL ESPOSITO DIRECTOR (TO 6/30/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW FLANAGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE GAMMILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RORY GOPAUL DIRECTOR (TO 4/1/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC GRENZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HALL DIRECTOR (6/30/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN HERMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN HILGERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YURI HOROWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE HOSKINS DIRECTOR (TO 9/30/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HOSSFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIL HOUGH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENDRA HUBBARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TJ KANCZUZEWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS KOENER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE LETA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE LEVITAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK LINCON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA LOEB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MATTHEWS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MOSKOWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VINOD MUKANI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MRZLACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COSTA NICOLAOU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN NUTTING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TROY OCHOA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN O'KEEFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROHAN PATEL DIRECTOR (TO 6/30/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PAYNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS PLAGEMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA REDDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BORIS SCHUBERT DIRECTOR (TO 10/30/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY SCHUSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY SEITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN SHUGAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SIMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM STARRS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TUDOR ULIANOVSCHI DIRECTOR (TO 9/30/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GUY VANDERHAEGEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARREN VAN'T HOF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LASZLO VON LAZOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ZWILLINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN GALLAGHER VP STATE AFFAIRS 40.00 X 411917 0 54277 JOHN SMIRNOW GC AND VP MARKET STRATEGY 40.00 X 386081 0 35520 ERIN DUNCAN VP CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 313962 0 42444 DANIEL WHITTEN VP COMMS 40.00 X 310272 0 46603 COLIN SILVER CHIEF OF STAFF, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER 40.00 X 254562 0 21845 EVELYN BUTLER VP TECHNICAL SERVICES 40.00 X 243941 0 26481 RODERICK LEWIS VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 242477 0 44847 JUSTIN BACA VP RESEARCH 40.00 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1689848 PUBLICATIONS 900099 489754 489754 GRANT INCOME 900099 171595 171595 150765 108858 41907 25813025 266960 266960 34693 34693 104700 0 104700 104700 104700 2198580 2352470 -153890 -153890 -153890 MISC INCOME 900099 140579 140579 140579 26206067 25891327 62277 252463 4229313 5629658 208493 629399 607036 2733300 109500 1975539 59777 1207772 827522 773276 827845 554598 1129710 189457 43934 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 144960 TAXES 21926 21903015 109055 377044 959986 4705418 345392 217323 340465 385630 1884524 739361 1260916 1145163 14983519 16159067 100000 5450991 18099333 28440636 1261761 2058052 5682327 8244847 2614231 7670936 9558319 17973835 X 8541014 10466801 8541014 10466801 18099333 28440636 4303052 -2377265 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 1 12842587 2663315 -2065754 597561 2568517 -1970956 0 1412105 533462 878643 188464 100433 88031 283955 105466 178489 1145163 INVESTMENT IN TRADE SHOW 100000 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 5350991 5450991 LEASE LIABILITY 7670936 7670936 X 23828802 -2377265 -2377265 26206067 0 26206067 21903015 0 21903015 0 21903015 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021, SEIA INCURRED FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED INCOME GENERATED FROM ITS JOB BOARD. THERE WERE NO ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL HOPPER PRESIDENT AND CEO 590114 0 376934 0 1242 0 15250 0 27568 0 1011108 0 0 0 SEAN GALLAGHER VP STATE AFFAIRS 338949 0 55000 0 17968 0 15250 0 40927 0 468094 0 0 0 JOHN SMIRNOW GC AND VP MARKET STRATEGY 324920 0 60000 0 1161 0 15250 0 21757 0 423088 0 0 0 ERIN DUNCAN VP CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS 243557 0 70000 0 405 0 12329 0 32802 0 359093 0 0 0 DANIEL WHITTEN VP COMMS 256111 0 53000 0 1161 0 12879 0 35211 0 358362 0 0 0 RODERICK LEWIS VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 196856 0 45000 0 621 0 10000 0 37694 0 290171 0 0 0 LISA BERWIN VP FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 229930 0 36000 0 99 0 6462 0 16690 0 289181 0 0 0 COLIN SILVER CHIEF OF STAFF, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICE 199226 0 55000 0 336 0 10000 0 14761 0 279323 0 0 0 EVELYN BUTLER VP TECHNICAL SERVICES 197135 0 45000 0 1806 0 7800 0 20397 0 272138 0 0 0 JUSTIN BACA VP RESEARCH 189300 0 45000 0 270 0 9465 0 23761 0 267796 0 0 0 JEREMY WOODRUM SR DIRECTOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS 165283 0 30000 0 405 0 8560 0 26070 0 230318 0 0 0 JEANNE ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR STATE AFFAIRS 170550 0 8500 0 1782 0 8525 0 28481 0 217838 0 0 0 RAHIEM SWANN DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 74679 0 108848 0 276 0 6169 0 25659 0 215631 0 0 0 ERIKA SYMMONDS VP WORKFORCE AND EQUITY 167471 0 20000 0 158 0 2769 0 20291 0 210689 0 0 0 ANTUAN SCOTT DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 99319 0 70513 0 192 0 8083 0 29562 0 207669 0 0 0 SARA BIRMINGHAM DIRECTOR STATE AFFAIRS 173904 0 8700 0 621 0 5710 0 11440 0 200375 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ONE EMPLOYEE WAS PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE AMOUNTING TO $14,404 PER YEAR. THIS HOUSING ALLOWANCE WAS INCLUDED IN TAXABLE W-2 WAGES TO THE EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A DIVISION DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY RESPECTIVE DIVISION MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF THE PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE USED TO REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE ASSOCIATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS FIXED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND OUTSOURCED COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. 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