2025-04-25T12:16:02-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 454897093 SIERRA ROOTS SIER 5307513263 19816 Buck Ridge Rd Grass Valley CA 95949 Susan Rice Board Chair and Executive Director 5303469612 2025-04-25 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.sierra-roots.org X X 120910 X 117879 0 0 3031 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120910 0 0 58250 29190 4016 903 27963 120322 588 128149 1410 130147 X 115195 119808 0 0 26662 18935 141857 138743 13708 8596 128149 130147 Sierra Roots is committed to collaborating with chronically homeless individuals to help them make progress in their health, self reliance and action plans to obtain secure and safe homes. We employ a relationship-based approach that identifies individual needs and preserves the dignity of each person. Using a state grant and donations, we used our Advocacy program to increase public awareness of homeless issues and increase community engagement in those issues. We were able to produce numerous articles and op-eds in the local paper to increase awareness of local homeless issues, and also publicized these issues in social media (Facebook) and on our web page. We have involved singer-songwriters who created an album about homelessness issues which we posted to YouTube. We have identified key areas requiring action from the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and have gained major public support.For example, Nevada County decided to consider RV's and trailers as legal dwelling units. 47555 48936 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. The shelter was open for 11 days in 2024. 24204 22004 Provided outreach and case management services to homeless individuals in Western Nevada County. The program ended in May 2024 due to insufficient funding. 8282 8282 Provide food, clothing and supplies to the homeless of Western Nevada County: We provided weekly hot meals for homeless participants, using volunteers, totaling 1030 meals in 2024. 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 tents in the woods and in other secluded areas. 3739 1625 80847 Susan Rice Board Chair and Executive Director 25 0 0 0 Dianne Weichel Treasurer, Secretary and Director 10 0 0 0 Nick Wilczek Board member 3 0 0 0 Anabella Funk Board Member 1 0 0 0 Laura Williams Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Kathleen Ferguson 1038 Bronson Ave Plainwell MI 49080 2695013889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 293862 219972 123114 128647 117879 883474 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 293862 219972 123114 128647 117879 883474 883474 15 5 3 233 3031 3287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 886761 0.99629 0.99965 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Dues fees etc;1642|Background screenings;659|Payroll Processing;753|Advertising;810|Fundraising;225|Insurance;5499|Phone;1774|Website;851|Food and supplies;4119|Motels and motel repairs;452|Laundry;281|Depreciation;7393|Travel and meetings;1424|Clothes shoes and other support;691|Interest and fees;880|Office supplies;510^Total;27963^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Deleted accruals made in error in 2023;1410^Total;1410^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Grants Receivable;258|Due from Stripe;582|Prepaid Insurance;3999|Fixed Assets;10603|Loans Receivable;115|Due from County;3378^Total;18935^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^ACCOUNTS PAYABLE;28|CREDIT CARD;732|DEFERRED GRANT REVENUE;7836^Total;8596^