For 501(c)(3) donee partners.
Mission-driven nonprofits putting functional end-of-life solar panels back into service: community solar, low-income housing, clinics, schools, and international electrification. Renovo matches your geographic and capacity needs to incoming functional-panel donations from asset owners repowering their sites.
Functional panels matched to your mission.
Donation-matched, not bid
NGO partners don't bid — Renovo matches functional panels to your geography, panel-type acceptance, and quarterly capacity. You confirm intake and we coordinate logistics.
Form 8283 + appraisal support
For donations over $5,000, Renovo provides Form 8283 guidance and coordinates the qualified-appraiser process for the asset owner (auto-prefill on the roadmap). You provide the contemporaneous written acknowledgment.
Logistics coordinated
Renovo coordinates decom and transport to your site through the partner network. You receive panels palletized, labeled, and tested for functional output.
Mission alignment, not commerce
Renovo's NGO partner network exists to redirect functional panels away from recycling and into useful service. We don't charge NGOs and don't take a fee on donation transactions.
Pre-qualification requirements.
- · Current IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter
- · EIN and tax-exempt status verified
- · Mission aligned with solar deployment (community solar, low-income housing, international electrification, etc.)
- · Capacity to install, store, or redistribute panels at your stated quarterly volume
- · Ability to provide contemporaneous written acknowledgment to donor
- · Service area (states, counties, or international regions)
- · Panel types accepted (e.g., crystalline silicon only, or includes CdTe, etc.)
- · References from prior solar donations or installations
Ready to receive matched donations?
Vetting takes 1–2 weeks. Once approved, you start receiving match notifications as asset owners choose the donation path during repowering.