The Sierra Schools Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274773717
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2022
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Sierraville, CA, USA
Phone
5309943812
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,231
Expenses
$61,868
Assets
$27,821

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNA HOLLAND (President)
  • MEGAN MESCHERY (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • JENNA HOLLAND (President)
  • MEGAN MESCHERY (Vice President)
  • SHERI ROEN (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 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide every child with an excellent education not dependant on economic location, family income, or local economics.

What it reported doing in 2022

The purpose of Sierra Schools Foundation is to provide support for public education in communities that lack economic support and resources.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 9.8%; rating input score 10

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -22.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12% of revenue deployed · 9.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2022
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.