Sierra Services for the Blind
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS SO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.We performed 6,274 units of service in the last year which is just over 24 per day.Medical transportation was 1,243 units, or almost 5 per day.We traveled 19,405 miles in the last year.Peer transportation was 667 for the 146 groups per yearTotal transportation 1,910 units of service, over 7 per day.3,435 units of service for other direct services on behalf of a client.Applications to talking books, individual or family counseling,or general vision aid assistance.
- Income
- $141,222
- Spending
- $208,907
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Highest pay
- $58,800, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 48% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $112,265 spent. WE PROVIDE THE EDUCATION,COUNSELING AND TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS SO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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