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HIGH SIERRA ENERGY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $304K · expenses $272K · assets $267K

EIN
77-0528296
Address
3343 MAIN ST STE G, MAMMOTH LAKES, CA 93546-6258
Website
HIGHSIERRAENERGY.ORG
NTEE code
C34
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2000
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Mission

TO PROMOTE THE WIDESPREAD USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, PLANNING, PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND PUBLIC POLICY. TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MATERIAL RELATED TO PRESERVING THE NATURAL QUALITIES OF THE EASTERN SIERRA THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES AND OTHERWISE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Richard Phelps CHAIR2014-2024 $0$11,895 1
Pam Bold (former) Executive Director2021-2022 $74,150$136,350 1
Rick Phelps (former) EXEC DIRECTOR2010 $77,983$77,983 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Naomi M Jensen TREASURER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Creasy VICE CHAIR2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Don Condon DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Martin Kleinbard DIRECTOR2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Naomi Garcia (former) Treasurer2014-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Don Zeleny (former) Director2014-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Charles Eddy (former) Director2010 4 $0 reported 1
Paul Dostie (former) Director2010 2 $0 reported 1
Daniel Lyster (former) President2010 4 $0 reported 1
Pamela Stayden (former) Secretary2010 2 $0 reported 1
Sam Walker (former) Director2010 2 $0 reported 1
Chris Thompson (former) CFO2010 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAOMI M JENSEN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CREASY VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD PHELPS CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
DON CONDON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARTIN KLEINBARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NAOMI M JENSEN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CREASY VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD PHELPS CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
DON CONDON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARTIN KLEINBARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $74K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Pam Bold Executive Director36 $69,500-$4,650 $74,1501
Robert Creasy President1 $0-$0 $01
Richard Phelps President1 $0-$0 $01
Naomi Garcia Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Don Condon Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Pam Bold Executive Director40 $62,200-$0 $62,2001
Robert Creasy President1 $0-$0 $01
Richard Phelps President1 $0-$0 $01
Naomi Garcia Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Don Condon Director1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Phelps President40 $0-- $01
Naomi Garcia Vice President1 $0-- $01
Robert Creasy Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Martin Kleinbard Director1 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Phelps President40 $0-- $01
Naomi Garcia Secretary1 $0-- $01
Robert Creasy CFO1 $0-- $01
Don Zeleny Director1 $0-- $01
Martin Kleinbard Director1 $0-- $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Phelps President40 $0-- $01
Naomi Garcia Secretary1 $0-- $01
Robert Creasy CFO1 $0-- $01
Don Zeleny Director1 $0-- $01
Martin Kleinbard Director1 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Phelps President40 $11,895-- $11,8951
Naomi Garcia Secretary1 $0-- $01
Robert Creasy CFO1 $0-- $01
Don Zeleny Director1 $0-- $01
Martin Kleinbard Director1 $0-- $01
2010 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $78K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICK PHELPS EXEC DIRECTOR40 $62,500-$15,483 $77,9831
CHARLES EDDY Director4 $0-- $01
PAUL DOSTIE Director2 $0-- $01
DANIEL LYSTER President4 $0-- $01
PAMELA STAYDEN Secretary2 $0-- $01
SAM WALKER Director2 $0-- $01
CHRIS THOMPSON CFO2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K

Listed grants add up to $10,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $13,250. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$304,140$272,096 $267,316$240,655 $1,932$302,208 -2-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$318,690$247,885 $227,854$208,611 $1,545$317,145 -2-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$199,373$211,658 $146,830$136,369 $1,240$198,133 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$191,928$142,292 $162,463$148,654 $24,320$167,608 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,930$77,163 $33,854$8,769 $82,930- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,935$115,050 $29,494$3,002 $128,935- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,808$113,452 $39,974-$10,883 $110,808- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,409$84,261 $21,339-$4,239 $96,409- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,239$159,860 $16,454-$4,919 $30,290$102,692 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $171,090 in all, tax years 2019 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CALIFORNIA GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK Public charity Exact 2019-2022 4$171,090 2022$82,500
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $272,096 spent · pay $147,692 · grants $13,250 · events $22,170
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $131,549$91,605$36,834$3,110 48.3%
Fees: other services $21,541$13,941$850$6,750 7.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $16,620$13,164$3,292$164 6.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT FOR DONATION $16,431$16,431-- 6.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $13,250$13,250-- 4.9%
Payroll taxes $10,282$7,163$2,875$244 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $10,052$10,027$25- 3.7%
Fees: accounting $8,085-$8,085- 3.0%
All other expenses $6,290$4,320$1,970- 2.3%
Other employee benefits $5,861$4,113$1,623$125 2.2%
Travel $5,708$5,224$452$32 2.1%
Other (as described) EventOUTREACH EVENTS $5,550$5,550-- 2.0%
Office expenses $5,346$3,903$1,313$130 2.0%
Other (as described)EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS $4,344$4,344-- 1.6%
Occupancy $3,774$2,604$1,057$113 1.4%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE AND INTERNET $3,471$2,343$1,026$102 1.3%
Insurance $2,125-$2,125- 0.8%
Information technology $1,817$996$778$43 0.7%
Total$272,096100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $247,885 spent · pay $121,029 · grants $5,600 · events $7,639
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $106,845$59,812$47,033- 43.1%
Fees: other services $29,039$29,039-- 11.7%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT FOR DONATION $25,775$25,775-- 10.4%
Travel $13,623$13,623-- 5.5%
Advertising and promotion $13,329$13,329-- 5.4%
Payroll taxes $8,398$6,299$2,099- 3.4%
Information technology $7,145$7,145-- 2.9%
Other employee benefits $5,786$4,339$1,447- 2.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,600$5,600-- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $5,130-$5,130- 2.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,307$4,307-- 1.7%
Occupancy $3,795$2,846$949- 1.5%
All other expenses $3,784$3,480$304- 1.5%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE AND INTERNET $3,393$2,545$848- 1.4%
Other (as described) EventOUTREACH EVENTS $3,332$3,332-- 1.3%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $3,267$3,267-- 1.3%
Insurance $2,065$2,065-- 0.8%
Office expenses $1,689$1,276$413- 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,583$1,583-- 0.6%
Total$247,885100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $211,658 spent · pay $81,097 · grants $4,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $90,361 42.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $81,097 38.3%
Fees to independent contractors $31,495 14.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,400 2.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,636 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $669 0.3%
Total$211,658100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $142,292 spent · pay $67,780 · grants $6,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $67,780 47.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,125 28.2%
Fees to independent contractors $15,787 11.1%
Printing, publications, postage $8,328 5.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,750 4.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,522 2.5%
Total$142,292100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $77,163 spent · pay $36,073 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $36,073 46.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,520 30.5%
Fees to independent contractors $14,041 18.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,341 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $188 0.2%
Total$77,163100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $115,050 spent · pay $29,611 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,970 38.2%
Fees to independent contractors $37,780 32.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,611 25.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,498 3.0%
Printing, publications, postage $191 0.2%
Total$115,050100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $113,452 spent · pay $29,892 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $40,167 35.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,095 32.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,892 26.3%
Printing, publications, postage $3,370 3.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,928 2.6%
Total$113,452100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $84,261 spent · pay $24,148 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $28,239 33.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,400 30.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $24,148 28.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,499 4.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,975 3.5%
Total$84,261100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $159,860 spent · pay $82,939 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $82,939 51.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,798 24.3%
Fees to independent contractors $25,632 16.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,676 7.3%
Printing, publications, postage $815 0.5%
Total$159,860100%

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