Cierra Sisters

Analysis

Cierra Sisters is a registered charity in United States, based in Renton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2022, Cierra Sisters reported income of $137k and spending of $107k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $227k to $137k (-40%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cierra Sisters sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jenny Fund ($137k), Gunning for Hope Inc ($137k) and Ampre Inc ($137k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (58% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,151. At year end it held assets of $370k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $370k. It reported 4 employees.