Sierra Nevada Childrens Services

Analysis

Sierra Nevada Childrens Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 Nevada Childrens Services reported income of $6.5m and spending of $6.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $6.5m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sierra Nevada Childrens Services sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Place Association ($6.5m), Tri-City Union Gospel Mission ($6.5m) and Rhode Island Rescue Ministries ($6.5m).

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 $154k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $586k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $606k. It reported 23 employees.