Sierra Schools Foundation

Analysis

Sierra Schools Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sierraville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Sierra Schools Foundation reported income of $50k and spending of $62k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $67k to $50k (-25%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sierra Schools Foundation sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Powwer ($50k), Pearl R Miller Home and Schoolassociation a NJ Nonprofit Corp ($50k) and Just1mike ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $28k.