Sierra Roots

Analysis

Sierra Roots is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Roots reported income of $129k and spending of $120k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $294k to $129k (-56%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sierra Roots sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European Child Care Day Care Center Inc ($129k), Senior Citizens Awareness Network of Wilson County Inc ($129k) and Shannon Foundation ($129k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $142k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $128k.