Eastern Sierra Foundation

Analysis

Eastern Sierra Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Eastern Sierra Foundation reported income of $76k and spending of $102k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $120k to $76k (-37%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Eastern Sierra Foundation sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alief Educational Services Center ($76k), New Covenant International Incoporated ($76k) and Leander High School Theatre Boosters ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.