Funders to approach for Collectivesun Foundation

The foundation's primary exempt purpose is to advance charitable, educational, religious, health, and community-serving purposes by supporting u.s.-based section 501(c)(3) organizations and other tax-exempt nonprofit organizations whose activities further public or exempt purposes through the development, financing, acquisition, ownership, and operation of energy-related capital projects that reduce operating costs, improve community resilience, and allow those organizations to devote more resources to their missions. The foundation raises charitable contributions, grants, and other philanthropic support from u.s.-based individuals and organizations and deploys those resources to support eligible tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and their mission-serving facilities. Supported projects may include solar photovoltaic systems, battery storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, building electrification, energy-efficiency improvements, and other energy-related facility improvements. The foundation may support these projects through grants, project acquisition, project ownership and operation, and service arrangements with recipient nonprofit organizations, including prepaid or subscription-based energy services agreements. These arrangements are intended to provide mission-aligned nonprofit beneficiaries with access to energy infrastructure and cost savings that they could not otherwise obtain on comparable terms, while furthering the recipient organizations' exempt purposes and providing public and community benefits. The foundation's ownership and operation of project assets is conducted as an integral part of its exempt program activities and is intended to provide eligible tax-exempt nonprofit organizations with access to energy infrastructure, reduced operating expenses, and improved community resilience in furtherance of their charitable, educational, religious, health, community-service, or other exempt…