Sierra Nevada Alliance

Analysis

Sierra Nevada Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in S Lake Tahoe, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Nevada Alliance reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $2.5m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sierra Nevada Alliance sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Central New York Land Trust Inc ($2.5m), Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County ($2.5m) and Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $130k. It reported 100 employees.