Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation

Analysis

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation reported income of $67k and spending of $55k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $67k (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chapel Hill High Band Booster Club Inc ($67k), Artists Group of Charlestown Inc ($67k) and North American Meitheal Fund ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $163k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $106k.