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CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE

CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE (Nevada) receives grants from 57 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,346,112 to it, the largest being TAHOE TRUCKEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($2,285,422). 30 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 65% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$6.8M
Funders on record
57
Grants received
$9.3M
Net assets
$4.2M
30/57 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 35%
01What it does

What Crisis Intervention Services Dba Sierra Community House does

Mission

We connect and empower our community through family strengthening, crisis intervention, hunger relief, and legal services.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Victim support services- sierra community house provides individual counseling, support groups, emergency assistance, a 24-hour community helpline, safe housing, and other support services for both adult and child survivors of intimate partner/domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and families need on the road to safety and recovery.

    $1,497,948 spentof which $367,829 as grants
    25% of program spending
  2. Hunger relief - sierra community house provides weekly food distribution to families and individuals throughout north lake tahoe-truckee. We provide nutritious food bags comprised of essential food groups including fresh seasonal vegetables, fruit, whole grains, dairy, and meat.this program also offers the opportunity to connect community members to additional resources including our own community strengthening programs-- family support, legal support, and victim support services. Through partnerships with local grocery stores, seasonal gardens & growers, and food banks, sierra community house helps reduce food waste by re-distributing rescued food back into the community.

    $1,388,977 spentof which $701,770 as grants
    23% of program spending
  3. Community engagement - sierra community house engages familes, individuals, classrooms, and local businesses through education and family strengthening. We connect community members to the help they need and empower them to be at the center of their own solutions by promoting their involvement and participation.the promotoras serve as liaisons between community members, health professionals, and social service organizations by providing resources and education around physical and mental health, parenting, and child development.promotoras are advocates, educators, mentors, community health outreach workers, and role models.the agency's prevention program provides violence prevention education in english and spanish to local school districts, businesses, and organizations in north lake tahoe and truckee. We also hold ongoing discussion forums and facilitate projects about violence prevention and healthy relationships.

    $1,385,476 spent
    23% of program spending
  4. Family support - sierra community house provides advocacy, resources and support services to help individuals and families connect and thrive. We empower and strengthen community members by providing support with government benefits , healthcare navigation, and housing assistance. We also provide tools such as financial coaching, to strengthen individuals and families and promote success and safety into the future.

    $951,212 spentof which $233,575 as grants
    16% of program spending
  5. Legal assistance services- sierra community house provides information, support, and conflict resolution to help resolve many legal issues communitymembers face. We provide assistance for community members with legal matters involving family law, employment law, small claims, immigration, and mediation and conflict resolution. Our services are designed to empower community members to understand and reclaim their rights.

    $705,851 spent
    12% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,929,464.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($2.0M) Expenses 100 ($1.9M) Net assets 100 ($611k)2018 Revenue 107 ($2.1M) Expenses 105 ($1.9M) Net assets 125 ($760k)2020 Revenue 281 ($5.5M) Expenses 255 ($4.7M) Net assets 532 ($3.2M)2021 Revenue 329 ($6.4M) Expenses 290 ($5.4M) Net assets 711 ($4.3M)2022 Revenue 270 ($5.3M) Expenses 295 ($5.5M) Net assets 701 ($4.3M)2023 Revenue 301 ($5.9M) Expenses 318 ($5.9M) Net assets 708 ($4.3M)2024 Revenue 303 ($5.9M) Expenses 344 ($6.4M) Net assets 641 ($3.9M)2025 Revenue 348 ($6.8M) Expenses 354 ($6.5M) Net assets 691 ($4.2M)
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Revenue (348)Expenses (354)Net assets (691)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.7M to $4.6M (+23%).

$752k
$911k
$3.7M
$4.6M
$4.6M
$5.0M
$4.7M
$5.0M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 79% · 2018 79% · 2020 46% · 2021 52% · 2022 55% · 2023 54% · 2024 58% · 2025 48%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$111k
’17
$150k
’18
$789k
’20
$1.1M
’21
−$159k
’22
$25k
’23
−$422k
’24
$289k
’25
1.8
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Gordon Shaw

Chairperson

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Listed1214211714151512
Joined·+3·+0+4+1+0+6
No longer listed·1·47009
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 23 funders, grant income rose $180k → $1.3M.

23 of 57 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 65% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 57 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left

97% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE.

24%
largest funder
53%
top three
~8
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 50% · 2019 51% · 2020 28% · 2021 43% · 2022 25% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

42% of CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

65% of CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3.3M that is directly attributable, 91% of it comes from funders outside Nevada, across 9 states.

NY
NV
CA
CO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’23
Nevada out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Government funding CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.8M on record.

Federal$2.8M
grants $2.8Mcontracts $0
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23
25
26
Top agencies
  • Department of Justice$2.8M

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

91% of spending goes to programs.

Program 91%Management 5%Fundraising 4%

Governance

9
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

99%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE?
CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE (Nevada) receives grants from 57 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,346,112 to it, the largest being TAHOE TRUCKEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($2,285,422). 30 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 65% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE have?
IRS filings report 57 organizations giving $9,346,112 in grants to CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE, 30 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE?
TAHOE TRUCKEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,285,422 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nevada. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 57 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing