Grants paid by Black Bear Solar Institute Corporation
EIN 27-2957238 · Johnson City, TN · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C35
Black Bear Solar Institute Corporation of Johnson City, TN (EIN 27-2957238) reported 3 grants paid totaling $144,000 to 1 recipient in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$144,000
3 grants
Recipients
1
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $14,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $130,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 1 recipients receiving the most from Black Bear Solar Institute Corporation, by grants paid, out of 1 distinct recipient.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthshine Nature Programs 27-3465594 | A | Pisgah Forest, NC | 3 | $144,000 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 3 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Earthshine Nature Programs Pisgah Forest, NC | A | $130,000 | paid | Provide all-electric truck and charging equipment to tow Earthshine Nature Program's STEM and Environmental education mobile classroom trailer for public educational programs. | 202601159349300610 |
| 2024 | Earthshine Nature Programs Pisgah Forest, NC | A | $0 + $309,630 non-cash | paid | In the aftermath of 2024's hurricane flooding and power outages, Earthshine Nature Programs started a project to provide solar charged battery packs to provide emergency AC electrical power to storm victims with medical, communication, and other power needs. Battery packs were donated to be the major portion of this project. | 202500979349300310 |
| 2019 | Earthshine Nature Programs Pisgah Forest, NC | A | $14,000 | paid | Construction of educational solar array to power science and environmental STEM teaching area. | 202011319349300406 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202601159349300610 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202500979349300310 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202011319349300406 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/272957238.json.
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