Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)

Name

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)

Legal name

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)

Website

https://ipldmv.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Climate Advocacy and Congregational Sustainability Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Community PPAs (Community Solar/Shared Renewables) (EUAGADAC), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Faith-based climate organizing
• Congregational solar consulting
• Environmental justice advocacy
• Creation care education
• Green team formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Grassroots donations from hundreds of individuals sustain organizational work. Donations can be made via check, workplace giving (Combined Federal Campaign/EarthShare #62830), or gifts of appreciated securities.
2. Foundation Grants: Support from foundations as part of Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
3. Religious Organization Support: Financial support from religious organizations and congregations within their network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) provides faith-based climate programs to congregations across Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. Its core offerings include congregational solar consulting and PPA facilitation, the Climate in the Pulpits sermon initiative, Creation Care Calendars (Lent, Ramadan, Omer), a curated climate Film Library, a multi-faith Speaker Bureau, Green Team formation support, Home Energy Workshops, gas leak detection, and advocacy campaigns such as Real Wisdom on data centers. All programs are delivered free of charge to faith communities to drive energy savings, solar adoption, and moral climate leadership.

Product overview

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) is a faith-based climate organization (not a technology product company) that offers a suite of programs and services to help congregations of all faiths in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia respond to climate change. The core offerings include: the Solar Congregations Program providing consulting and resources for congregations going solar; Climate in the Pulpits for embedding climate messaging in religious services; Creation Care Calendars (Lent, Ramadan, Omer) for daily spiritual reflection; a Film Library for community screenings; a Speaker Bureau connecting congregations with climate educators; Green Team Formation Support with connections to denominational certifications; Home Energy Workshops; Gas Leak Detection; Solar Dedications resources; and the Real Wisdom Campaign addressing data center impacts. The organization functions as a community organizing and education hub, not a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solar Congregations Program IPL-DMV helps congregations across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia go solar by providing early-stage consulting, resources, and connections to trusted solar partners, including a map of solar congregations.
• Climate in the Pulpits Annual fall initiative inviting pastors, rabbis, imams, and other clergy to raise creation care and climate justice as part of their addresses at weekly services.
• Congregational Solar Consulting Advisory services helping congregations understand PPA financing, connect with solar developers, and navigate the solar installation process, including assistance with Maryland Energy Administration grants.
• Home Energy Workshops Partnership with Civic Works' Retrofit Baltimore and LEAP-VA to bring energy education workshops to homeowners in congregations, teaching energy savings and connecting with weatherization programs.
• Creation Care Calendars (Lent, Ramadan, Omer) Climate teaching calendars for Christian (Lent), Muslim (Ramadan), and Jewish (Omer) communities offered annually for daily reflection and action.
• Film Library Curated collection of climate documentaries including Youth v Gov, This Changes Everything, Chasing Ice, and An Inconvenient Truth, available for congregation screenings with facilitation support.
• Speaker Bureau Network of staff and guest speakers from various faith traditions available for sermons, adult education, workshops, and retreats on climate and creation care topics.
• Solar Dedications Program Resources and guidance for congregations to plan meaningful ceremonies celebrating solar panel installations, including blessings, prayers, songs, and activity ideas for all ages.
• Green Leaders Network Network of grassroots climate groups organized by denomination (Catholic, Episcopal, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc.) and region, providing peer support and shared learning.
• Green Team Formation Support Guidance and resources for congregations forming green teams, including connection to denominational certification programs like Cool Congregations, Hazon Seal, Green Sanctuary, and EarthCare Congregations.
• Gas Leak Detection Program Community program using specialized tools to detect methane gas leaks and nitrogen oxide from gas-burning appliances, partnering with WIN, AIM, and Sierra Club.
• Real Wisdom Campaign Campaign helping faith communities understand and respond to data center proliferation, including webinars, resources for community engagement, and advocacy tools for local moratoria.

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2026, 1 MW of solar is going up on IPL-DMV congregations as a result of the Clean Energy Shepherd program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington (IFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFC is IPL-DMV's parent organization and fiscal sponsor. Since 1978, IFC has brought together diverse religious communities in the DC area to promote dialogue and build a just community. IPL-DMV is a program of IFC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• National Interfaith Power & LightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPL-DMV is part of a national network of state Interfaith Power & Light groups across the country working to build a national religious response to the climate crisis.
• Virginia Interfaith Power & LightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization based in Richmond working on climate action and environmental justice advocacy in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting congregations in stewarding Chesapeake Bay watersheds through One Water Partnership, Faithful Lawn Care, Rain Garden programs, and Faithful Green Leaders Training.
• Civic Works' Retrofit BaltimoremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring home energy education workshops to Baltimore homeowners, helping save energy, create green jobs, and reduce carbon footprints.
• LEAP-VAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring energy education workshops to Virginia homeowners, supporting energy savings and green job creation.
• Neighborhood SunmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity solar partner allowing renters and homeowners who cannot install panels to subscribe to nearby solar projects. IPL receives a donation for each person who signs up.
• Rewiring AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides resources for home electrification including savings calculators and guides for transitioning away from fossil fuels.
• National Wildlife Federation Sacred GroundsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram supporting congregations in creating wildlife-friendly and native plant landscapes on congregation grounds.
• Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern Virginia partner working on promoting energy efficiency and climate solutions in Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria through congregation engagement.
• Maryland Data Center Reform CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition IPL-DMV participates in to advocate for strong policies holding data centers to high standards of community input and responsible energy usage.
• Beyond Gas DCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on measuring methane leaks and nitrogen oxide from gas-burning in kitchens across the region.
• Catholic Climate CovenantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing resources on data center impacts and clean energy transition for Catholic communities.
• Win (Washington Interfaith Network), AIM, Sierra ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partners in measuring gas pollution across neighborhoods in the region.
• Cool CongregationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram providing guidance for comprehensive congregational facility upgrades.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• GreenFaith: National interfaith environmental organization running faith-based climate, energy, and food programs. Operates at broader geographic and thematic scale than IPL-DMV, making it a broad incumbent peer.
• Catholic Climate Covenant: National U.S. Catholic climate organization working with IPL-DMV to provide resources to Catholic communities in the DMV. Similar faith-climate advocacy focus, broader denominational scope.

Emerging players

• Hazon: Jewish sustainability organization offering the Hazon Seal congregational certification that IPL-DMV promotes. Operates complementary sustainability programs in overlapping faith-community networks.
• Dayenu: Jewish climate movement with Dayenu Circle program that IPL-DMV's JCAN program mirrors. Same faith-climate organizing approach, but narrower (Jewish-only) and more national in scope.

Direct peers

• Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS): Northern Virginia faith-based climate coalition partnering with IPL-DMV. Operates in Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria with similar congregation-engagement model and policy focus.
• Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake: Regional interfaith watershed-stewardship organization partnering directly with IPL-DMV. Overlapping faith constituency and complementary (water/watershed) programmatic focus make it a close peer.
• Virginia Interfaith Power & Light: Sister regional affiliate covering the Commonwealth of Virginia. Same faith-based climate organizing model, same parent network, complementary geographic coverage — closest direct comparable.
• Interfaith Power & Light (National): The national umbrella network of state Interfaith Power & Light affiliates; IPL-DMV is a regional chapter. Directly comparable mission, programming model, and constituency, with national advocacy and shared brand assets.
• Maryland Interfaith Power & Light: Sister affiliate focused on Maryland (overlapping IPL-DMV's Maryland footprint). Operates Howard County programs alongside IPL-DMV, providing a strong geographic-overlap peer.

Regional players

• Maryland League of Conservation Voters: State-level environmental policy advocacy organization in Maryland with overlapping climate-policy goals (data center reform, clean energy). Comparable regional scale, secular rather than faith-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IPLdmv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IPLDMV
• Facebookfacebook.com/IPLdmv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipldmv
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipldmv

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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