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Little Sun Inc
Larchmont, NY · EIN 301068365 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$13K
expenses
$864K
net assets
$209K
employees
2
program ratio
92%
mission · from form 990

To design and deliver affordable clean energy solutions and to inspire people to take climate action.

profile · synthesized from sources

Little Sun Inc designs and delivers affordable clean energy solutions, primarily through solar-powered devices for households, health facilities, and agricultural enterprises in off-grid communities. The organization operates in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on improving energy access, health services, food security, and employment opportunities. It combines direct service delivery with local entrepreneurship development.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $22K
    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.
  2. #2 $358K
    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.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Entrepreneurship and Employment Development
Supports farmers and local entrepreneurs through onboarding, employment opportunities, and market linkages at hub sites in Zambia, with additional jobs created at Lusaka HQ.
Food Security - Solar for Agriculture
Supports local food production by providing solar-powered egg incubation, rice milling, and irrigation equipment to farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Health - Solar for Community Health Facilities
Provides solar-powered lighting, cold storage, and electricity for medical devices and laboratory services in rural health facilities without grid access.
Solar Lighting Systems for Homes
Sales and installation of solar home systems in Mumbwa, Zambia, enabling households and businesses to operate after dark; includes local employment and a MESH system for energy sharing.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Smallholder Agricultural Development 2 activities
    • Farmer registration and market linkage program
      Registers 38–50 farmers per hub into a system to support employment opportunities and market linkages, with additional employment created at Lusaka headquarters.
    • Support for off-grid agricultural livelihoods
      Supports local food production in sub-Saharan Africa by providing funding and equipment for solar-powered egg incubation, rice milling, and irrigation to improve livelihoods of off-grid farmers.
  • Solar Energy Access in Underserved Communities 2 activities
    • Solar energy access for rural households and businesses
      Installs solar home systems in Mumbwa, Zambia, enabling households and businesses to operate after dark; employs local residents for sales and maintenance and operates a MESH system that allows energy sharing between buildings.
    • Solar-powered devices for rural health facilities
      Provides solar-powered devices to community health facilities in rural areas without electricity, enabling lighting, cold storage, and operation of medical devices and laboratory services.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$13K
Contributions & grants$13K99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$751%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$864K
Program expenses92%
Admin / overhead3%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$151K
Grants paid out$652K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$214K
Cash$211K
Investments$0
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$209K
Liquid reserves2.9 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -97.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Clay Tarica Director of Art & Philanthropy 1 $70K
board members · 8
  • Daniel Schwartz — Board Member
  • John Heller — Board Chair
  • Marie Helene Pereira — Board Member
  • Nathasha Logan — Board Member
  • Rachel Kyte — Board Member
  • Sarah Ryerson — Treasurer
  • Thimali Kodikara — Board Member
  • Victoria Rogers — Board Member
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Little Sun Zambia Partner — Local entity employing residents for solar system sales and maintenance in Mumbwa, Zambia.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Based Energy Networks
    methodology: community-based_energy_networks
    By deploying solar home systems alongside local employment and peer-to-peer energy sharing, we build self-sustaining energy communities, because combining technology access with community ownership fosters resilience and long-term adoption.
  • Local Agricultural Hub Development
    methodology: agricultural_hub_development
    By establishing local agricultural hubs, we create employment and formal market linkages for farmers, because integrating smallholders into structured supply chains enables scalable rural economic development.