Watts of Love
Watts of Love
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About this organization
Mission
Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. The organization improves the health, safety, and education of families by offering clean renewable solar lighting. Where electricity is unavailable, families depend on costly and dangerous kerosene. Kerosene is toxic and flammable and causes burns and upper respiratory disease.
About
Contributed solar powered lights with assistance from partner missionary organizations possessing logistical and distribution knowledge. Distributed the solar lights to families without electricity in developing nations.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “To act as a vehicle through which donations and pledges can be collected for the purpose of purchasing solar powered lights to contribute to people without electricity in third world countries.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “To act as a vehicle through which donations and pledges can be collected for the purpose of purchasing solar powered lights to contribute to people without electricity in third world countries.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is IL.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 900 WARREN AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 7 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $490,094.
- The organization has 6 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2012.
- The organization pays $408,257 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $126,153 in fundraising expenses.