Sierra Stages

Analysis

Sierra Stages is a registered charity in United States, based in Nevada City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sierra Stages reported income of $197k and spending of $198k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $212k to $197k (-7.3%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sierra Stages sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Rocks Music Festival ($197k), The Hudson Valley Riverbank Historic Sites ($197k) and Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association ($197k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $118k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $118k.