Solar Rights Education Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE SOLAR RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT MATTERS RELEVANT TO CONSUMER SOLAR ENERGY AND BATTERY STORAGE IN CALIFORNIA.
- Income
- $56,230
- Spending
- $86,046
- Reserves
- 9.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $33,236, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $43,023 spent. STREAMLINING ROOFTOP SOLAR PERMITTING WRAPPED UP A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS COMPLY WITH THE SOLAR ACCESS ACT AND ADOPT AN AUTOMATIC, INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS FOR ISSUING RESIDENTIAL SOLAR AND STORAGE PERMITS. THANKS TO THESE EFFORTS, 80% OF CALIFORNIANS LIVE IN A CITY OR COUNTY WITH INSTANT SOLAR PERMITTING. PUBLISHED A GUIDEBOOK FOR HOW WE DID IT, AND DID SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ARE INTERESTED IN REPLICATING OUR EFFORTS.
- $25,814 spent. THE SOLAR HELP DESK: CONSUMER EDUCATION AND PROTECTION WORKING JOINTLY WITH THE SOLAR RIGHTS ALLIANCE, FIELDED CALLS AND EMAILS FROM CONSUMERS TO HELP THEM ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS. CONDUCTED ONGOING RESEARCH ON THE LATEST BEST CONSUMER BEST PRACTICES AND UPDATED OUR ONLINE CONSUMER GUIDE ACCORDINGLY.
- $17,209 spent. REBUTTING UTILITY MISINFORMATION ABOUT ROOFTOP SOLAR AND EXPOSING UTILITY INFLUENCE IN CALIFORNIA POLITICS CONTINUED WORKING WITH RESEARCHERS AND ECONOMISTS TO COMPILE AND UPDATE DATA SHOWING HOW ROOFTOP SOLAR SAVES ALL RATEPAYERS MONEY, DEBUNK MISINFORMATION ABOUT ROOFTOP SOLAR COMING FROM BOTH THE UTILITIES AND THE NEWSOM ADMINISTRATION, AND THE SCALE OF UTILITY DONATIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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