Sierra Environmental & Social Service

Analysis

Sierra Environmental & Social Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Hayward, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sierra Environmental & Social Service reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $266k to $3.0m (+1012%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 278%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sierra Environmental & Social Service sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comap Inc ($3.0m), Humility of Mary Housing Program ($3.0m) and Academy of Arts ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $956k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $775k, net assets of $749k. It reported 27 employees.