Sierra Institute for Community and

Analysis

Sierra Institute for Community and is a registered charity in United States, based in Taylorsville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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 Institute for Community and reported income of $5.9m and spending of $7.8m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $5.9m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Institute for Community and sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Educational Telecommunications Association ($5.9m), The New Childrens Museum ($5.9m) and The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society Inc ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 121% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 99 employees.