Sierra State Parks Foundation

EIN: 942538013 501(c)(3) Recreation & Sports

Tahoe City, CA

Total Revenue
$960,324
Total Expenses
$952,644
Total Assets
$1,958,757
Net Assets
$1,937,497
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1974
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Heidi Doyle
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Sierra State Parks Foundation, founded in 1974, is a small nonprofit in the Recreation & Sports sector that reported $960K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Net assets of $1.9M represent 24 months of operating reserves.

Mission

The Sierra State Parks Foundation provides critically needed financial and professional support to the Lake Tahoe-Donner Sierra State Parks for Education, Restoration, and Cultural and Environmental Preservation in partnership with California State Parks.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $542,875 Revenue: $270,766

Education/Interpretation: 1. Our historic house museum guides team for Vikinghsolm and the Hellman-Ehrman Estate inspired 17,241 visitors with historic house museum tours, including 1,293 free tours...

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Education/Interpretation: 1. Our historic house museum guides team for Vikinghsolm and the Hellman-Ehrman Estate inspired 17,241 visitors with historic house museum tours, including 1,293 free tours to school children. 2. SSPF staff welcomed 52,624 visitors to the visitor centers operated by SSPF (Sugar Pine Point and Vikingsholm). In addition, our staff supplemented state parks staff at the Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center for 6 months in 2023. 3. We collaborated with state parks with the production of major outreach events that included: Donner Legacy Day, Pine Lodge 150th Birthday Celebration, Free Ski Day at the Park, and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between California State Parks and the Washoe Nation. 4. SSPF supported a large variety of educational programming provided by the talented interpretive staff of California State Parks. Our support included considerable financial contributions to pay for park interpretive staff, purchasing the equipment and materials to support these programs and professional support that helped in program development and implementation. These collaborative efforts that bought free educational and interpretive program to over 22,094 park visitors in 2023. These programs ranged from rafting experiences on Donner Lake, supporting the Docent Program that brings daily historic tours at the Donner Visitor Center and school group programming, Junior Rangers, tabling that brought programs to where people are at Emerald Bay and Sugar Pine Point SP, and virtual school programs to classrooms around the country.

Program 2
Expenses: $176,279

Cultural and Natural Resource Restoration: 1. SSPF funded restoration and on-going maintenance projects at Vikingsholm. 2024 highlights included the completion of the restoration of the garage and...

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Cultural and Natural Resource Restoration: 1. SSPF funded restoration and on-going maintenance projects at Vikingsholm. 2024 highlights included the completion of the restoration of the garage and lakeside entry doors; we worked with State Parks to forward the on-going projects of the turret restoration, roof repairs and lakeside site improvements to stop the degration of the landscape by the estimated 1.5 million visitors to this popular Emerald Bay beach. 2. We continued to support the maintenance and restoration needs of the Hellman-Ehrman Estate (Pine Lodge) to include the historic garden, repairs to exterior and interior plaster repair needs, siding and roof repairs and general upkeep.

Program 3

Administration: 1. Our contract with Tahoe Tech has resulted in us ducking several cyber-attacks and phishing episodes. 2.We have negotiated for our needed on-going services at discounted rates, when...

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Administration: 1. Our contract with Tahoe Tech has resulted in us ducking several cyber-attacks and phishing episodes. 2.We have negotiated for our needed on-going services at discounted rates, when possible, bringing a higher value to SSPF. As of 2024, we are now offering a solid Blue Cross Health Plan, Employee Assistance Program, retirement benefits that include a 3% match, 10 paid holidays, flex-time (when feasible), up to three weeks of holidays (depending on time with SSPF) and a positive and supportive work environment.

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $241,110
Program Service Revenue $275,110
Investment Income $67,606
Other Revenue $376,498
TOTAL REVENUE $960,324

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $176,279
Salaries & Benefits $623,005
Fundraising Expenses $129,050
Program Expenses $719,154
Other Expenses $153,360
TOTAL EXPENSES $952,644

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $960,324 $931,927 +0.0%
Expenses $952,644 $744,921 +0.3%
Net Income $7,680 $187,006 -1.0%
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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
10
Independent Members
10
Employees
4
Volunteers
62

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
4
$92,877
Total Directors
9
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Heidi Doyle Executive Director 40.00
Officer
$92,877 $0 $92,877
Kerry Andres Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Sarah Robertson Director 3.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Wes Kuguni Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Suzanne Larsen Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Susan Grove Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michael Levin Director 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Barton Tretheway Treasurer 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Rosie Smith Secretary 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Norma Santiago President 4.00
Officer 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 $960,324 $952,644 $1,958,757 $7,680
2022 $931,927 $744,921 $1,947,931 $187,006
2021 $996,936 $638,497 $1,777,933 $358,439
2020 $480,101 $545,334 $1,386,113 $-65,233
2019 $858,367 $732,142 $1,468,569 $126,225
2018 $705,473 $736,817 $1,344,556 $-31,344
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