Sierra Stem is dedicated to collaborating closely with educators and schools to foster the development of school-aged individuals who embody critical thinking, resilience, and empathy. Organization aims to cultivate a broad community of scientists and citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $39K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$919
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$121K
Spent
$87K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$33K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $64K Management & general 27% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Education Director
$21,812Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$21,812Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Callan Godshalk’s $22K as Education Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops critical thinking, resilience, and empathy in school-aged individuals through educator collaboration.

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3 programs · $64K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Visiting School Programs

Experiential stem & outdoor education programs offered in partnership with visiting schools offered 1 program in partnership with a visiting school during 2024. In total, 33 students served over a 5-DAY program.

$38Kprogram expense
02

Local School Programs

Experiential stem education programs offered in partnership with local schools offered 3 programs in partnership with local schools during 2024. In total, 122 students served. Program 1 served 7 students during 1, 1-DAY session; program 2 served 110 students during 2 sessions in 1 day; program 3 served 5 students during 2 sessions across…

$13Kprogram expense
03

Day Camps and Workshops

Experiential stem & outdoor education programs offered directly to participants with each camp running five days. In total, 78 students served over 25 days of camps.

$13Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$121K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$87K
Ln 25
Programscol B$64K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$33K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$919
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Total revenueLn 12$121K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$919
Net assetsLn 32$33K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$0$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$919
Net assetsLn 32$0$33K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$33K$11K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$1K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$957$0
Legal feesLn 11b$149$0$149$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$773$744$29$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$52$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$137$6K$0
TravelLn 17$161$161$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$991$0$991$0
InsuranceLn 23$4$0$4$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$10K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$15K$96$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$87K$64K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $121K$87K$33K$33K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $120,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$31,313
I-9 Program service revenue$89,189
I-10 Investment income$9
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$120,511
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$48,875
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$38,430
I-18 Total expenses$87,305
I-19 Revenue less expenses$33,206
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $120,511 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,313
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,313
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$89,189
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,198 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$120,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $87,305 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,718 · Management $10,906 · Fundraising $0$43,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,280 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,014 · Management $957 · Fundraising $0$3,971
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $149 · Fundraising $0$149
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $744 · Management $29 · Fundraising $0$773
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52 · Management $1,230 · Fundraising $0$1,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $137 · Management $5,726 · Fundraising $0$5,863
IX-17 TravelPrograms $161 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$161
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $991 · Fundraising $0$991
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4 · Fundraising $0$4
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,197 · Management $3,619 · Fundraising $0$13,816
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,295 · Management $96 · Fundraising $0$15,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,598 · Management $23,707 · Fundraising $0$87,305
Part X · Balance sheet $34,125 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$33,125
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$34,125
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$919
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$33,206
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$33,206
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$34,125
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,206 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$120,511
XI-2 Total expenses$87,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,206
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,206

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