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Olympia Community Solar

Public charity · Grantmaker Olympia, WA EIN: 83-2686367 Website

To steward an equitable and accessible transition to clean energy through community solar education, policy, and project development.

Olympia Community Solar at a glance

In short: Olympia Community Solar reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,665 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$420,541
-56.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$342,214
+31.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$577,753
+9.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Olympia Community Solar funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Olympia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2021 2 grants2022* Covers 20 months (fiscal year-end changed)Total only2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $107K (2022, 20 months). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

*2022: Covers 20 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

*2022: Covers 20 months (fiscal year-end changed).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Panza aka Quixote Village Olympia, WAsolar management project$97,000
Sunflower LLC Olympia, WAsolar management project$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$420,541$342,214$577,753$2,665Total only—
2024$962,315$259,978$530,033———
2023$674,227$755,307$440,274$1,675Total only—
2022*$278,130$735,926$487,424$107,0002$53
2021$28,946$94,244$94,207$50,906Total only$31

*2022: Covers 20 months (fiscal year-end changed).

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Olympia Community Solar

Based on IRS filings

Olympia Community Solar is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Olympia, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $421K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Olympia Community Solar is led by Mason Rolph, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mason Rolph

    Executive Director

    President → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connor Tibke

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katrina Taylor

    Secretary

    Secretary → President, 2024

    President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Harrison

    Officer

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Powers

    Officer

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Dalton

    Officer

    Director → Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Johnston

    Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Ben Silesky (2023–2024) — Key Employee
  • Former: Keira Jensen (2024) — Key Employee
  • Former: Kyle Nicholas (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Strickland (2021–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Olympia Community Solar

How much does Olympia Community Solar give each year?

Olympia Community Solar reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Olympia Community Solar?

Olympia Community Solar reported $421K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $342K.

What is Olympia Community Solar?

Olympia Community Solar is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Olympia, WA. It holds $421K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Olympia Community Solar operate?

Olympia Community Solar has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Olympia Community Solar's EIN?

Olympia Community Solar's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2686367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 29, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)

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