EIN 45-4897093

Sierra Roots

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
City
Grass Valley
Year formed
2011
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Sierra Roots collaborates with chronically homeless individuals to help them improve their health, self-reliance, and action plans for obtaining secure and safe homes. They use a relationship-based approach to identify individual needs. The organization provides shelter through a motel program funded by CARES and has also received money from CARES EFSP Phase 37. Additionally, Sierra Roots provides food, clothing, and supplies to the homeless of Western Nevada County, offering weekly meals in a COVID-safe environment during the pandemic. The organization is located in Grass Valley, CA.
Total revenues
$128,880
2023
Total expenses
$120,372
2023
Total assets
$141,857
2023
Num. employees
7
2021

Program areas at Sierra Roots

Provide shelter to our homeless in Western Nevada County: In 2020, the County received CARES funding which was used in a motel program that provided $34,449.24 worth of hotel rooms. We also used received money from CARES EFSP Phase 37 ($2060.22) and Phase 38 ($539) to boost our its Emergency Motel Room program for timely responses to burgeoning motel requests due to COVID. We also used it to provide additional needed funding for hotel rooms to supplement other funding received (ESG-CV-2) for our Camp Immersion program. We received many referrals from law enforcement officers, Nevada County HOME Team, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, etc. The need for the program outweighed the resources, so we prioritized for specific vulnerability categories: persons with disabilities, the elderly, and individuals with dangerous health risks, injury, or physical pain, especially if their condition may be worsened by being out-of-doors. We consider this to be an emergency response and life-saving program that is an essential part of the County's continuum of care.
Manage cold weather shelter operations for Nevada County in Nevada City.The Sierra Roots Weather Shelter is a program in partnership with Nevada County. The Weather Shelter uses a 30-bed public facility in Nevada City as a temporary shelter venue during extreme weather events.
This year, we received money from HUD (ESG-CV-2), which allowed us to fund Camp Immersion. This is an initiative that takes six chronically homeless individuals at a time, house them in a motel, and teach them to become housing-ready. We employ a caseworker 40 hours a week to work with them and ideally, on graduation after 35 - 40 days, they will be able to move into their own living quarters.
Provide Food, clothing and supplies to the homeless of Western Nevada County: While the COVID pandemic created new challenges, we were able to provide life=sustaining weekly meals in a COVID-safe environment for homeless and volunteer participans. The meals also provided a place to give away clothes, shoes and essential items to participants. This program allows us to cultivate relationships with homeless participants in order to engage them in our advocacy programs, and connect them to needed public services. Most participants in this program are chronically homeless, often living in the woods, in tents, or under the bridges.

Who funds Sierra Roots

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$57

Personnel at Sierra Roots

NameTitleCompensation
Caryl FairfulFund Development Manager and Director$0
Susan RiceBoard Chair$0
Dianne WeichelTreasurer , Secretary and Director$0
Alice LittonBoard Chair , President and Director$0

Financials for Sierra Roots

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$128,647
Program services$0
Membership dues$0
Investment income and dividends$233
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from gaming activities and fundraising events, combined$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$128,880

Form 990s for Sierra Roots

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-04-22990EZView PDF
2022-122023-05-02990EZView PDF
2021-122022-04-25990View PDF
2020-122021-05-24990View PDF
2019-122021-04-20990EZView PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2023
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2022
June 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 5, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsHousing and shelter organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHomelessness
Characteristics
Political advocacyPartially liquidatedReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
19816 Buck Ridge Rd
Grass Valley, CA 95949
County
Nevada County, CA
Website URL
sierra-roots.org/ 
Phone
(530) 751-3263
IRS details
EIN
45-4897093
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-EZ
Year formed
2011
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P85: Homeless Persons Centers and Services
NAICS code, primary
62422: Community Housing Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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