Sierra Harvest

Analysis

Sierra Harvest is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2023, Sierra Harvest reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $914k to $1.3m (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sierra Harvest sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clemmons Food Pantry Inc ($1.3m), Caring & Sharing of South Walton County ($1.3m) and She Should Run ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $649k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $106k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 36 employees.