2024-05-14T10:21:21-04:00 2023-06-30 262728289 MCCALL SCANLON & TICE LLC 5500 CORPORATE DR STE 240 PITTSBURGH PA 152375090 990 2022-07-01 863234821 PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER PENN 4122155995 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 152193675 SHARON PILLAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122155995 2024-05-13 true SHARON PILLAR 888008888 false ADAM J LAMENDOLA EA P01443146 4126359314 2024-05-13 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X SHARON PILLAR 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 856108 false X WWW.PASOLARCENTER.ORG X 2018 PA THE VISION OF THE PA SOLAR CENTER IS THAT PENNSYLVANIA BECOMES A LEADER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH RAPID AND BROAD EXPANSION OF IN-STATE SOLAR GENERATION. 7 7 0 0 841871 7978 0 -4557 845292 0 0 154219 0 5336 80684 234903 610389 718782 33143 685639 X THE VISION OF THE PA SOLAR CENTER IS THAT PENNSYLVANIA BECOMES A LEADER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH RAPID AND BROAD EXPANSION OF IN-STATE SOLAR GENERATION. false false 126244 5038 TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE GET SOLAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STAFF FROM ONE TO THREE FULL-TIME PEOPLE. THE QUEUE OF PROJECTS GREW TO 150 INTERESTED ENTITIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHICH INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED THE INSTALLATION OF TWO MEGAWATTS OF INSTALLED SOLAR PROJECTS ON FIVE ENTITIES. AN ADDITIONAL THREE MEGAWATTS HAVE A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED SOLAR DEVELOPERS IN ITS NETWORK TO 30 COMPANIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE QUALIFIED BIDS, AND INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPAND OUTREACH CAPABILITIES. THE GET SOLAR TEAM SHEPARDED A UNIQUE BIDDING PROCESS ON BEHALF OF 12 MUNICIPALITIES AND A WATER AUTHORITY FOR 46 POTENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS. 48555 2940 EDUCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY. THE TEAM CONTINUED ITS WATTS & LEARN MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES, BRINGING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT SOLAR TOPICS, WHICH ATTRACTS ABOUT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, LEGISLATORS, MEDIA, AND SOLAR ADVOCATES. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AND EARNED MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS THE STATE AND HELD THREE VIRTUAL LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONIES TO HONOR ENTITIES THAT HAVE GONE SOLAR. IN ADDITION, THE PA SOLAR CENTER HELD ITS SECOND SOLAR SOIREE FUNDRAISER EVENT THAT INCLUDED AN IN-PERSON LODESTAR AWARD CEREMONY. 19422 ADVOCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR ROBUST SOLAR POLICIES. THE TEAM FINALIZED A GUIDEBOOK FOR LANDOWNERS INTERESTED IN LEASING THEIR LAND FOR LARGE-SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NONPROFIT LEGAL FIRM, AND CONTINUES TO WORK TO DEVELOP A GUIDEBOOK FOR PERMITTING OF LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES. THE TEAM MET WITH LEGISLATORS TO INFORM THEM ON THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN THE STATE AND TO SUPPORT ENABLING OF COMMUNITY SOLAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO CO-LEAD A COALITION OF MORE THAN 70 RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND POLICY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL AS A COALITION OF NGO WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EXPAND SOLAR POLICY. 194221 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X SHARON PILLAR 4122155995 1435 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 140 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 X ANJALI ANKULA STUDENT BOAR 0.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY CAMPBELL DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW CHABOT TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SEL EDOR DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 GINA JOHNSON PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAMILA RIVERA-TINSLEY DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEANEEN ZAPPA SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON PILLAR EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 841871 841871 ADVOCACY 519100 5038 5038 WEBINARS 2940 2940 7978 6259 10816 -4557 845292 7978 X 38340 10004 23614 4722 101776 97601 4175 1977 1737 240 12126 9399 2333 394 823 823 13375 13375 54050 54050 2032 439 1373 220 4531 3993 538 2250 2250 3623 3623 234903 194221 35346 5336 400857 317925 0 718782 33143 0 33143 X 75873 609766 0 685639 0 718782 X 610389 75250 X false true X false X 841871 841871 841871 841871 841871 841871 14237 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 660 2283 2943 231960 234903 46981 11745 46981 46981 70472 2943 2943 11745 11745 17618 660 660 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER DID NOT INCUR EXPENSES UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 06/30/2023; THEREFORE, PREVIOUS YEAR COLUMNS WERE NOT COMPLETED. 856108 10816 10816 845292 845292 245719 10816 10816 234903 234903 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 10,816 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 10,816 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TRANSFORM: BY JULY 1, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE GET SOLAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STAFF FROM ONE TO THREE FULL-TIME PEOPLE. THE QUEUE OF PROJECTS GREW TO 150 INTERESTED ENTITIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHICH INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED THE INSTALLATION OF TWO MEGAWATTS OF INSTALLED SOLAR PROJECTS ON FIVE ENTITIES. AN ADDITIONAL THREE MEGAWATTS HAVE A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD. THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED SOLAR DEVELOPERS IN ITS NETWORK TO 30 COMPANIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE QUALIFIED BIDS, AND INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPAND OUTREACH CAPABILITIES. THE GET SOLAR TEAM SHEPARDED A UNIQUE BIDDING PROCESS ON BEHALF OF 12 MUNICIPALITIES AND A WATER AUTHORITY FOR 46 POTENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ADVOCATE: THE PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER WORKS TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR ROBUST SOLAR POLICIES. THE TEAM FINALIZED A GUIDEBOOK FOR LANDOWNERS INTERESTED IN LEASING THEIR LAND FOR LARGE-SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NONPROFIT LEGAL FIRM, AND CONTINUES TO WORK TO DEVELOP A GUIDEBOOK FOR PERMITTING OF LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES. THE TEAM MET WITH LEGISLATORS TO INFORM THEM ON THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN THE STATE AND TO SUPPORT ENABLING OF COMMUNITY SOLAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO CO-LEAD A COALITION OF MORE THAN 70 RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND POLICY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL AS A COALITION OF NGO WORKING IN PENNSYLVANIA TO EXPAND SOLAR POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD PRESIDENT AND TREASURER AT MINIMUM WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IS DETERMINED BY COMPARING COMPENSATION OF COMMENSURATE NONPROFITS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA USING THE BAYER CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT'S MOST RECENT WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES 54,050 0 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 10,816 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -10,816 PENNSYLVANIA SOLAR CENTER DID NOT INCUR EXPENSES UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 06/30/2023; THEREFORE, PREVIOUS YEAR COLUMNS WERE NOT COMPLETED.