Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Analysis

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $4.6m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nextenergy Center ($4.6m), Schuylkill River Greenway Assn ($4.6m) and Bryce Canyon Natural History Association ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $234k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $102k, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 27 employees.