SIERRA ACADEMY OF EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: SIERRA ACADEMY OF EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING (EIN 45-4921985)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-07
IRS object ID: 202641279349304014
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-07T14:29:47-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	522354566	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Wilkinson Hadley King & Co LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	218 W Douglas Ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	El Cajon	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92020	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	454921985	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SIER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5302682200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	505 Main Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nevada City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95959	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD YOUNG	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2026-05-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Aubrey W Mann	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00691156	PTIN
Phone	6194476700	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RICHARD YOUNG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	505 Main Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nevada City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95959	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,219,935	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.sierraacademy.net	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The mission of Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is to inspire students to achieve high standards, create quality work, develop quality character, and embrace lifelong learning and service through Expeditionary Learning.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	57	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,308,901	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,219,935	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,308,901	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,219,935	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,867,106	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,129,927	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,322,737	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,108,356	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,189,843	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,238,283	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$119,058	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$18,348	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,627,335	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,401,963	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,024,851	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$817,827	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$602,484	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$584,136	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The mission of Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is to inspire students to achieve high standards, create quality work, develop quality character, and embrace lifelong learning and service through Expeditionary Learning.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,545,687	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Charter High School	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,545,687	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	57	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CSMC	PersonNm
Phone	9516943050	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	43460 Ridge Park Dr Unit 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	Temecula	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92590	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
RICHARD YOUNG
Executive Dir.	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$127,833	$0	$24,416
SUZZANE HARDIN
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHELLE MCCAY-MORAN
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANDREW PRAKASH
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EMMA OLADSSON-GOLDBERG
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TIM REID
Chairman	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$127,833	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$24,416	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$3,067,981	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$151,954	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,219,935	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,219,935	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,833	TotalAmt
Management And General	$127,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,478,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,251,830	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$226,539	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$249,134	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,511	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,554	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,607	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,947	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,550	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,008	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,608	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,183	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,425	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,649	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,649	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,827	ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,269	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,424	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,424	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,526	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
STUDENT TRAN, ACTIVITIES, SERV	$180,562	$180,562
OPERATIONS & HOUSEKEEPING	$140,729	$140,729
BOOKS & SUPPLIES	$114,639	$114,639
SPECIAL EDUCATION	$85,692	$85,692

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,355	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,238,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,545,687	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$692,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,513	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$778,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$533,958	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,303	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$171,327	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$32,562	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,765	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$680,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$518,424	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,627,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,401,963	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$192,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$261,594	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,509	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$720,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$556,233	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,024,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$817,827	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$602,484	BOYAmt
EOY	$584,136	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$602,484	BOYAmt
EOY	$584,136	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,627,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,401,963	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$18,348	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$49,923	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$32,562	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,361	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$121,404	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$121,404	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$138,765	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
ROU ASSETS - FINANCING	$19,180
ROU ASSETS - OPERATING	$485,254
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$13,990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$518,424	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
FINANCING LEASES PAYABLE	$36,289
OPERATING LEASES PAYABLE	$519,944

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$556,233	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,219,935	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,219,935	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,219,935	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,238,283	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,238,283	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,238,283	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The School follows provisions of uncertain tax positions as addressed in ASC 958. The School recognizes accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax provision, when applicable. There are no amounts accrued in the financial statements related to uncertain tax positions.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY INCLUDED IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND ENROLLMENT MATERIALS.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCES ARE GRANTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD YOUNG	PersonNm
Title	Executive Dir.	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$127,833	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$24,416	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$152,249	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The 990 is reviewed by the accounting manager and office manager. Subsequently a copy is provided to the governing board for review prior to filing the tax return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The Conflict of Interest Code COI is monitored annually, at the beginning of each school year. It is also revisited when a new board member is elected. The COI is added as an agenda item at the beginning of each school year by the secretary to the board, and re-addressed when a new board member becomes nominated. A copy of the existing policy is re-distributed at that board meeting. All board members are asked to sign the COI, if they have not already done so. The secretary to the board then reviews that the forms and understanding of the code are up to date.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	Compensation is based on a step-system provided by the School District which authorized Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning's charter. Once the amounts have been established, the board votes to approve compensation rates. Compensation is re-visited by the board annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b	Compensation is based on a step-system provided by the School District which authorized Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning's charter. Once the amounts have been established, the board votes to approve compensation rates. Compensation is re-visited by the board annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.