Groundswell Inc

“The 990 is reviewed by the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Directors, officers, and staff have an obligation to conduct business within guidelines that avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest. An actual or potential conflict of interest occurs when a director, officer, or staff is in a position to influence a decision that may result in personal gain as a result of groundswell's business dealings. No presumption of a conflict is created by the mere existence of a relationship with outside firms. However, if a director, officer, or staff has any influence on any material business transactions, it is imperative that he or she disclose to a groundswell director, officer, or staff as soon as possible the existence of any actual or potential conflict of interest so that safeguards can be established to protect all parties. Personal gain may result not only in cases were a director, officer, staff, or relative has a significant ownership in a firm with which groundswell does business, but also when a director, officer, employee, or relative receives any kickback, bribe, substantial gift, or special consideration as a result of any transaction or business dealings involving groundswell. Directors and officers are also bound by the conflicts provisions in the bylaws, which provide for approval of a transaction in which a director or officer has a conflict of interest. Transactions in which staff has a conflict of interest can similarly be approved by the board. This policy establishes only the framework within which groundswell wishes its business to operate. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide general direction so that a director, officer, or staff can seek further clarification on issues related to the subject of acceptable standards of operation.”

“In addition to ongoing oversight, the executive committe will conduct an annual performance evaluation of the ceo. The annual evaluation will include, at a minimum: - written and/or verbal input from selected members of the staff - written and/or verbal input from members of the board - a written self-evaluation from the ceo documents are available for inspection of the organization's officers. The evaluation process will include in- person or telephone debriefing with the executive committee and the ceo. At this time, the ceo will agree on any specific personal performance goals for the year ahead. The ceo's compensation package will be reviewed during or soon after this process and approved by a disinterested committee of the board using appropriate salary comparison data.”

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“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements were not made available to the public during the tax year.”

“Groundswell builds community power by enabling neighbors to work together to share power through community solar. We connect solar power to economic empowerment by developing equitable community solar projects and delivering subscriber management programs. Our community solar projects deliver energy savings to low income households, build community wealth, and support local jobs.”

“Energy and development programs groundswell works in the rapidly emerging fields of community solar and energy equity to provide access to affordable clean energy to households that are currently excluded from participating in solar savings because of low credit scores and other financial barriers. We work with municipalities, congregations, local utilities, and other partners to develop, build, and manage solar projects that align the value of solar with community values. We collaborate with local partners to deliver related job training, energy efficiency, and other aligned community benefits to maximize the impact of our work.groundswell has developed a replicable, scalable model for sharing power with equitable community solar that works across multiple states. We partner with local nonprofits to expand our work into emerging state community solar markets. We are currently working with multiple local partners in the district of columbia, georgia, maryland, and new york state and are expanding our program in hawaii and illinois. Groundswell is building equitable community solar projects in the district of columbia and in maryland that will provide more than 1.5 million in electricity cost relief to low income households in the region. We are collaborating with washington dc and the city of baltimore to implement municipal programs that deliver electricity cost reductions through solar power. We are further working with the city of baltimore to deploy solar and energy storage solutions to support local community resilience. We are also working with local nonprofit partners and municipal utilities in georgia to deliver solar projects and related low-income energy efficiency programs that will deliver electricity cost relief and other community economic development benefits to low-income communities.in pursuit of our mission, groundswell also provides service directly to lowincome households. We enroll, deliver customer support, and provide ongoing benchmarking and reporting on savings and other metrics to community solar subscribers.”

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