Sierra Madre Events Committee

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934482960
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Sierra Madre, CA, USA
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Commemorative Events

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,487
Expenses
$80,708
Assets
$79,581
Liabilities
$21,185

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • James Annes (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • James Annes (CEO)
  • Lisa Carlson (CFO)
  • Hillary Maxwell (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The sierra madre events committee smec a dynamic force committed to enlightening and engaging our community. Our primary goal is to produce and support patriotic and community events that support the vibrant spirit of sierra madre and foster a sense of community amoung its residents and businesses.

What it reported doing in 2025

As a beacon of civic pride and celebration the smec strives to bring community together through a variety of engaging activities and gatherings. From patriotic celebrations life the stand-out sierra madre 4th of july to local festive things like the downtown holiday display the showcare the rich tapetry of sierra madre we curate events that celebrate the uinque identity of our community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -73.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 72.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -95.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.