Sierra Senior Services

Analysis

Sierra Senior Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Truckee, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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 June 2024, Sierra Senior Services reported income of $864k and spending of $730k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $497k to $864k (+74%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sierra Senior Services sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Commission 127 Inc ($864k), Food Bank of the Lakelands ($864k) and Servant Manor Inc ($864k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $265k. At year end it held assets of $941k against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $810k. It reported 9 employees.