Sierra Watch

Nevada City, CA
Tax-exempt since Nov. 2002
EIN: 68-0483849

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Land Resources Conservation (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$513k (2024)

Expenses

$497k (2024)

Total Assets

$968k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$151k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Revenue

$512,742

Expenses

$497,366

Net Income

$15,376

Net Assets

$817,423

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$462,316	90.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$47,692	9.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$2,825	0.6%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	-$91
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$275,740	55.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$968,319
Total Liabilities	$150,896
Net Assets	$817,423

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Steve Van Landingham (President)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Hand (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Laura Norman (Member)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 23, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Revenue

$1,078,104

Expenses

$424,895

Net Income

$653,209

Net Assets

$802,047

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$561,886	52.1%
Program Services	$497,662	46.2%
Investment Income	$8,822	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$4,800	0.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,934	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$124,800	29.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$97,957	23.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$956,214
Total Liabilities	$154,167
Net Assets	$802,047

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Mooers (Executive Director)	$124,800	$0	$0
Steve Van Landingham (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Laura Norman (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Hand (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (President)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Dec. 18, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Revenue

$478,910

Expenses

$443,332

Net Income

$35,578

Net Assets

$148,838

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$480,293	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	-$12,930
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$4,400	0.9%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$7,147	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$121,725	27.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$102,162	23.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$395,621
Total Liabilities	$246,783
Net Assets	$148,838

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Mooers (Executive Director)	$121,725	$0	$30,694
Steve Van Landingham (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Shellito (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Hand (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (President)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Revenue

$558,486

Expenses

$399,235

Net Income

$159,251

Net Assets

$113,260

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$484,132	86.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,479	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$3,200	0.6%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$69,675	12.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$151,304	37.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$112,276	28.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$333,368
Total Liabilities	$220,108
Net Assets	$113,260

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Mooers (Executive Director)	$124,594	$0	$26,710
Steve Van Landingham (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Shellito (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Heagerty (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (President)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 9, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Revenue

$345,001

Expenses

$454,286

Net Income

-$109,285

Net Assets

-$46,042

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$331,832	96.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$3,496	1.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,673	2.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$105,497	23.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$88,750	19.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$254,494
Total Liabilities	$300,536
Net Assets	-$46,042

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Mooers (Executive Director)	$105,497	$0	$27,123
Jeff Shellito (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Heagerty (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (President)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 14, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Revenue

$348,897

Expenses

$602,873

Net Income

-$253,976

Net Assets

$63,243

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$332,239	95.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$4,753	1.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$7,577	2.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,328	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$112,500	18.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$149,103	24.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$97,586
Total Liabilities	$34,343
Net Assets	$63,243

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Mooers (Executive Director)	$112,500	$0	$24,363
Robb Gaffney (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Shellito (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Heagerty (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (Sec & Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (President)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Revenue

$352,749

Expenses

$862,645

Net Income

-$509,896

Net Assets

$317,219

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$349,687	99.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$17,035	4.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$19,527
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,554	1.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$132,510	15.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$155,588	18.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$320,995
Total Liabilities	$3,776
Net Assets	$317,219

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Mooers (Executive Director)	$112,550	$0	$19,960
Robb Gaffney (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Holger Hahn (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Heagerty (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joey Jordan (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Bryan Martel (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Murphy (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Orman (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
David Welch (President)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$255,814

Expenses

$507,922

Net Income

-$252,108

Net Assets

$827,115

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$232,268	90.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$22,326	8.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,220	0.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$103,587	20.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$156,243	30.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$829,656
Total Liabilities	$2,541
Net Assets	$827,115

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$233,717

Expenses

$494,914

Net Income

-$261,197

Net Assets

$1,095,703

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$206,852	88.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$22,250	9.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$4,615	2.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$96,901	19.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$137,001	27.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,120,766
Total Liabilities	$25,063
Net Assets	$1,095,703

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$1,427,429

Expenses

$366,675

Net Income

$1,060,754

Net Assets

$1,330,146

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$242,427	17.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$6,571	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$963	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,177,468	82.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$91,490	25.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$129,553	35.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,339,015
Total Liabilities	$8,869
Net Assets	$1,330,146

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$299,350

Expenses

$272,320

Net Income

$27,030

Net Assets

$279,915

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$299,344	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$47	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$41
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$79,426	29.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$102,158	37.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$281,394
Total Liabilities	$1,479
Net Assets	$279,915

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$341,712

Expenses

$263,871

Net Income

$77,841

Net Assets

$252,885

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$199,166	58.3%
Program Services	$142,500	41.7%
Investment Income	$46	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$67,196	25.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$87,047	33.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$253,187
Total Liabilities	$302
Net Assets	$252,885

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$200,284

Expenses

$239,336

Net Income

-$39,052

Net Assets

$175,044

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$197,000	98.4%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$59	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,225	1.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$64,200	26.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$84,258	35.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$175,171
Total Liabilities	$127
Net Assets	$175,044

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$258,891

Expenses

$218,020

Net Income

$40,871

Net Assets

$214,096

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$258,771	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$120	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$59,017	27.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$79,234	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$214,258
Total Liabilities	$162
Net Assets	$214,096

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

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990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2000

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990-PF

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Sierra Watch

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Revenue $513k (2024)

Expenses $497k (2024)

Total Assets $968k (2024)

Total Liabilities $151k (2024)

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Revenue

$513k (2024)

Expenses

$497k (2024)

Total Assets

$968k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$151k (2024)

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