Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team

Analysis

Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team is a registered charity in United States, based in Sierra Madre, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team reported income of $141k and spending of $128k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $141k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 674%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Here to Serve Inc ($141k), Etna Volunteer Fire Department ($141k) and Butterfield District 5 VFD ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.5m.