Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center

Analysis

Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Twain Harte, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center reported income of $288k and spending of $324k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $311k to $288k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center 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 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clearfield County Public Library ($288k), PTA Florida Congress ($288k) and Northumberland County Rescue Squad Inc ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. It paid $1,006 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of -$6,445, net assets of $226k. It reported 7 employees.