Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

What it reported doing in 2025

Climate sace has launched our energy affordability campaign which gives members ways to speak up to bring power bills down. The campaign lists resources that can help customers understand their bills, and ways to help manage costs by choosing cleaner renewable energy options when possible. There is also a form to send a message to utilities in all of our states, along with elected officials, calling for accountability and energy choices that will lower bills and reduce carbon emissions from the utility sector. Sace's clean energy generation also continued to hold monthly calls, distribute monthly newsletters, and invite our members from around the region to take action to support clean energy policy. Through the clean energy generation campaign, we have worked with our members to share stories and perspectives about taking action for climate and clean energy and have shared many action opportunities such as petitions, call-in days, and events. To raise awareness about how clean energy improves lives, and to build bridges across political and social differences here in our diverse region, sace and our partners ssdn and generation180 continued creating content for energy for all yall, a campaign highlighting clean energy successes, inspiring action, and demonstrating why clean energy is good for communities and residents throughout our region. Efay has already created an arsenal of true success stories showing that our families are healthier, our pockets are fuller, and our air is cleaner when we make the switch to rely on cleaner sources of energy.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 65.3%; rating input score 65
• Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 24%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.92; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.8%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings