Solar Sister Inc

Analysis

Solar Sister Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Falls, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Solar Sister Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.8m (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Solar Sister Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Child Nutrition Foundation ($1.8m), Andean Health and Development Inc ($1.9m) and Tom Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $223k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 6 employees.