Sierra Streams Institute

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1999

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Lang Waters

Phone

5304777132

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Sierra Streams Institute, founded in 1999, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $1.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 25% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

To promote community stewardship and advance scientific knowledge of watersheds through reserarch, monitoring and education for the benefit of the Sierra Nevada region and beyond.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $653,855

Restoration: In 2023, Sierra Streams Institute continued restoration support of Beale Air Force Base following a dam removal project, providing riparian restoration, monitoring, and community science activities on and off-base to improve salmonid habitat and passage. In addition, SSI provided scientific technical support to Bear Yuba Land Trust on a meadow restoration project, and community support in developing meadow restoration projects on private land. Finally, SSI continued working with both federal and NGO partners in designing spawning habitat projects upstream of the Beale Air Force Base project on non-federal land.

Program 2

Expenses: $339,370

Education: In 2023, the SSI Education team completed the final year of implementation of the National Science Foundation-sponsored Our Forests project. This project included direct educational...

Education: In 2023, the SSI Education team completed the final year of implementation of the National Science Foundation-sponsored Our Forests project. This project included direct educational support of teachers and students learning about Forest Health and Fire Ecology while collecting data through hands-on Field Investigations to then provide their own interpretations of forest health and recommended management activities to regional land managers. UC Davis research partners then continued data collection on student learning outcomes as part of their research on how hands-on science activities influence student science agency. The program also began development of new educational activities with funding proposals submitted to begin new projects in 2024.

Program 3

Expenses: $99,780

Monitoring and Research: In 2023, SSI researchers continued water quality and benthic ecological monitoring of sites throughout the Yuba and Bear River watersheds to continue to establish baseline...

Monitoring and Research: In 2023, SSI researchers continued water quality and benthic ecological monitoring of sites throughout the Yuba and Bear River watersheds to continue to establish baseline conditions and monitor responses to stress. These data were utilized to complete a study examining Sierra stream response to drought and flood stress, along with preliminary explorations of how these results influence understanding of climate change impacts on our region. Finally, SSI completed the final year of fieldwork on a project supported by the California Institute for Biodiversity to generate genetic libraries of benthic taxa in our region to support the continued rollout of environmental DNA tools. This project will improve accuracy of eDNA tools and improve monitoring capacity of small organizations.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,434,423

Program Service Revenue $96,109

Investment Income $564

Other Revenue $18,805

TOTAL REVENUE $1,549,901

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $916,874

Fundraising Expenses $22,142

Program Expenses $1,093,005

Other Expenses $632,229

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,549,103

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,549,901	$1,238,340	+0.3%
Expenses	$1,549,103	$1,264,655	+0.2%
Net Income	$798	$-26,315	-1.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$86,300

Total Directors