CHERP INC
EIN 47-3281527 · Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
What they do
CHERPS MISSION is is to EXTEND THE REACH of RENEWABLE ENERGY to ECONOMICALLY DISINVESTED and ENVIRONMENTALLY BURDENED COMMUNITIES. WERE DEDICATED to CREATING GREEN-SECTOR JOBS and PROVIDING JOB TRAINING PARTICULARLY for THOSE WITH BARRIERS to ENTRY IN THE WORKFORCE STIMULATE LOCAL ECONOMIES, PURSUE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, and ACHIEVE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS.THROUGH A LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH IDEALPV LLC, WE WILL SOON BE PRODUCING THE WORLDS MOST ADVANCED SOLAR PANELS, IN A NON-PROFIT ASSEMBLY FACTORY IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA. WERE ALSO INCUBATING A NETWORK of DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING CENTERS, CALLED THE LOCALLY GROWN POWER NATIONAL SOLAR FACTORY NETWORK, IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED and ENVIRONMENTALLY BURDENED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (5)
DAVE ROBINSONTREASURER
DEVON HARTMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ENRIQUE MEDINABOARD MEMBER
KASH GOKLIBOARD MEMBER
MARK PETERSONSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- 112 HARVARD AVENUE NO 344, CLAREMONT, CA 91711-4716
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- DEVON HARTMAN
- Primary officer
- DEVON HARTMAN, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2022
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2022
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
- IRS tax category
- Community & Neighborhood Development
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2026