Sierra Charter School

Analysis

Sierra Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Sierra Charter School reported income of $6.8m and spending of $6.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $6.8m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sierra Charter School sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voices for International Business & Education ($6.8m), Oldfields School Inc ($6.8m) and Albuquerque Sign Language Academy ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $356k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 64 employees.