Solar Circle

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383231778
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2010
Location
East Lansing, MI, USA
Phone
5173494531
Rating
97
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing Development, Construction, Management

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$108,602
Expenses
$104,913
Assets
$126,679
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Judy Martin (President)
  • Nancy Evans (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Judy Martin (President)
  • Nancy Evans (Vice President)
  • Joan Hunault (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Public charity to improve health and well-being in Tanzania.

What it reported doing in 2025

Distributed 1800 lamps in exchange for communities building 120 houses for people in need in Masasi area, southern Tanzania ($50,000). Funds used to begin construction on the dining/assembly halls at the Buyuni School Project in Tanzania ($54,746).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.5%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.5% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $105K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.