Sierra Hospice

Analysis

Sierra Hospice is a registered charity in United States, based in Chester, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Sierra Hospice reported income of $212k and spending of $228k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $170k to $212k (+25%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sierra Hospice sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muscare Inc ($212k), Lamholdenon Inc ($212k) and Fathers Club Inc ($212k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $641k against liabilities of $402k, net assets of $239k. It reported 8 employees.