SIERRA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT

EIN: 911818166 501(c)(3) Science & Technology

TAYLORSVILLE, CA

Total Revenue
$5,937,633
Total Expenses
$7,804,117
Total Assets
$5,179,954
Net Assets
$3,932,905
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1999
Legal Domicile
CA
Phone
5302841022
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

SIERRA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT, founded in 1999, is a community nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $5.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 23% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $7.8M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 31% operating deficit.

Mission

Promoting healthy and sustainable forests and watersheds by investing in the well-being of rural communities and strengthening their participation in natural resource decision-making and programs.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $2,779,968

Community based Natural Resource Management: The Sierra Institute's Community-based Natural Resource Management program includes on-the-ground resource management, applied research, and...

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Community based Natural Resource Management: The Sierra Institute's Community-based Natural Resource Management program includes on-the-ground resource management, applied research, and capacity-building work to promote resilient forest ecosystems that benefit rural communities. Current projects include: facilitation of several forest collaboratives; coordination of a statewide, peer-learning network of forest collaboratives; and, partnering to complete planning and implementation of forest and meadow restoration projects with multiple National Forests and Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Program 2
Expenses: $2,524,564

Wood Utilization :SI is developing a wood utilization campus to show how burned wood and small wood harvested as a part of forest restoration projects can be turned into high value products that will...

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Wood Utilization :SI is developing a wood utilization campus to show how burned wood and small wood harvested as a part of forest restoration projects can be turned into high value products that will support additional forest restoration. Goals include advancing forest restoration work; creating community scale projects that put people back to work; and share lessons learned and project development with other rural communities. Latest work includes construction of a sawmill to mill burned timber and turn it into lumber for rebuilding. Through this program we are helping residents get back into homes by building homes with cross laminated timber to create homes more resistant to wildfire and offer an example of a new hardened community.

Program 3
Expenses: $1,596,856

Rural Community Development: Rural Community Development focused on planning and rebuilding rural economies throughout rural forested California. We have launched a workforce training program to...

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Rural Community Development: Rural Community Development focused on planning and rebuilding rural economies throughout rural forested California. We have launched a workforce training program to train workers for a new forest worker economy. This includes training a tribal workforce to advance cultural burning on forest land and ancestral tribal land recovery. We also are managing dought funding from the California Department of Water Resources for communities and collaborative groups throughout the Sierra and Northern Sacramento regions.In Addition we host a 'pathways to the profession' program called Plumas Conservation, Restoration Education in Watersheds bringing 16-18 year old youth from urban and rural areas to do natrual resource projects.

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

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,193,811
Program Service Revenue $40,625
Investment Income $-1,296,803
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $5,937,633

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $2,363,213
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $7,311,879
Other Expenses $5,440,904
TOTAL EXPENSES $7,804,117

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $5,937,633 $7,699,617 -0.2%
Expenses $7,804,117 $5,151,747 +0.5%
Net Income $-1,866,484 $2,547,870 -1.7%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
7
Employees
99
Volunteers
10

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
1
$158,461
Total Directors
7
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
JONATHAN KUSEL Executive Direc 60.00
Officer
$158,461 $0 $158,461
Mary Davidge Vice President 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jeff Glover Director 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Beth Rose Middleton Secretary 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Shelby Leung Director 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Sherri Elliott Treasurer 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MAC CLOYES Director 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert Doty President 0.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $5,937,633 $7,804,117 $5,179,954 $-1,866,484
2022 $7,699,617 $5,151,747 $6,865,797 $2,547,870
2021 $3,987,418 $2,965,597 $4,935,635 $1,021,821
2020 $2,704,698 $2,216,229 $3,933,471 $488,469
2019 $2,568,005 $2,129,772 $2,957,058 $438,233
2018 $2,111,129 $1,869,807 $2,559,003 $241,322
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