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Inflation Reduction Act Benefits for Houses of Worship and Other Non-Profits
A Visualization of the IRA Benefits that Non-Profits Can Now Tap Into
President Biden’s clean energy plan, known as the Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in clean energy in US history. For the first time, non-profits, governments, schools, houses of worship, and other tax-exempt entities can benefit from tax credits and rebates for clean energy investments.
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, is the largest investment in clean energy in US history, and much of that investment is delivered through tax credits and incentives. For the first time, non-profits, governments, schools, houses of worship, and other tax-exempt entities can benefit from these incentives through a process called Elective Pay (also known as Direct Pay).
With Elective Pay, these organizations are able to receive a payment for building or investing in qualifying clean energy projects. There are 12 clean energy tax credits that are available to nonprofits, including for the production of electricity from renewable sources like putting solar on their roofs and for purchasing commercial clean vehicles.
In addition to the visualization, check out our guide on How To Navigate Inflation Reduction Act Benefits as a Non-Profit and our Clean Energy Home Toolkit how you can also make the most as a homeowner too!
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Ellie Kerns
Climate Field Organizer, PennEnvironment
Ellie works on PennEnvironment's climate change campaign and helps move forward climate initiatives. She lives in Philadelphia, where she enjoys photography and gardening.
David Masur
Executive Director, PennEnvironment
Started on staff: 1994 B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison As executive director, David spearheads the issue advocacy, civic engagement campaigns, and long-term organizational building for PennEnvironment. He also oversees PennPIRG and other organizations within The Public Interest Network that are engaged in social change across Pennsylvania. David’s areas of expertise include fracking, global warming, environmental enforcement and litigation, and clean energy and land use policy in Pennsylvania. David has served on the environmental transition teams for Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Under David’s leadership, PennEnvironment has won the two largest citizen suit penalties in Pennsylvania history against illegal polluters under the federal Clean Water Act and the largest citizen suit penalty under the federal Clean Air Act in state history.
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