Little Sun Inc
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$13K
Total expenses
$864K
Net assets
$209K
Grants received
$4.0M
16 grants
EIN
301068365
Tax year
2024
Mission
To design and deliver affordable clean energy solutions and to inspire people to take climate action.
Programs
5 programs
Entrepreneurship and Employment Development - Each of the 38-50 farmers who utilize the hub undergoes a thorough onboarding process and is fully registered in the system. In order to develop employment opportunities and new market linkages at hub sites, as well as creating employment opportunities at Lusaka HQ, we seek to impact communities in multiple ways and create prototypes for the opening of future hubs.
Solar Lighting Systems for Homes - Sales and installation of solar home systems in the Mumbwa, Zambia rural community. This program allows participating families to light their households and businesses to stay secure and open after dark. Little Sun Zambia employs local individuals for sales and system maintenance. Little Sun also launched a MESH system that enables homes to provide surplus solar energy to nearby buildings.
Food Security- Providing funding and equipment to aid local food production, primarily focusing on improving livelihoods of local farmers without electricity. Program provides solar powered egg incubation, rice milling, irrigation to local communities in sub saharan Africa.
Health - Providing solar powered devices to community health facilities in rutal areas that do not have access to electricity. Providing Integrated solar development projects in remote countries to facilitate lighting, cold storage, and providing power to medical devices and labratory services.
Other Program Services
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
9 listed
Clay Tarica
Director of Art & Philanthropy
$70K
1 hrs/wk
Daniel Schwartz
Board Member
—
1 hrs/wk
Rachel Kyte
Board Member
—
1 hrs/wk
Victoria Rogers
Board Member
—
1 hrs/wk
Sarah Ryerson
Treasurer
—
1 hrs/wk
Thimali Kodikara
Board Member
—
1 hrs/wk
Marie Helene Pereira
Board Member
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1 hrs/wk
John Heller
Board Chair
—
1 hrs/wk
Nathasha Logan
Board Member
—
1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$4.0M from 11 funders · 16 grants · 2018–2023
$2M · 3 grants · 2019–2021
$1.6M · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$250K · 1 grant · 2020
$60K · 2 grants · 2018–2021
$28K · 1 grant · 2019
$20K · 1 grant · 2022
$15K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$13K · 1 grant · 2023