2024-11-14T13:54:44-08:00 2023-12-31 200276349 MUN CPAs LLP 2901 Douglas Blvd Roseville CA 95661 990 2023-01-01 680397204 Sierra Business Council SIER 5305824800 PO BOX 2428 TRUCKEE CA 96160 Steven Frisch President 2024-11-14 true true Erica Pastor P01393464 9167744208 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Steven Frisch PO Box 2428 Truckee CA 96160 3843949 false X WWW.SIERRABUSINESS.ORG X 1994 CA Catalyze and demonstrate innovative approaches and solutions to increase community vitality, economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social fairness in the Sierra Nevada. 12 10 24 15 0 1026299 2063625 1284701 1767160 862 8170 4259 4244 2316121 3843199 0 0 1458233 1963482 0 36728 827263 1338614 2285496 3302096 30625 541103 3438943 4340150 1346105 1706209 2092838 2633941 Catalyze and demonstrate innovative approaches and solutions to increase community vitality, economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social fairness in the Sierra Nevada. false false 2125278 ECONCOMIC EMPOWERMENT: SIERRA BUSINESS COUNCILS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC) SERVES RURAL NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA WITH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING IMPROVING ACCESS TO CAPITAL, LINKING TO JOB TRAINING SERVICES, AND COUNSELING BUSINESSES ON INCORPORATING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES.IN 2023, THE SIERRA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER SERVED 840 CLIENTS; PROVIDED 4,000 HOURS OF COUNSELING; CONDUCTED NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 1500 INDIVIDUALS; PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN 40 NEW BUSINESS STARTUPS; RETAINED OR CREATED 1,300 NEW JOBS; AND LEVERAGED $38,000,000 IN NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN BUSINESSES IN THE REGION. THE SBDC PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST BUSINESSES WITH ACCESSING NUMEROUS LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICROGRANT PROGRAMS.SBC ALSO INFUSED $10 MILLION IN LOANS, GRANTS, AND OTHER CAPITAL IN THE REGION AND CONTINUED ITS OWN LOCALLY SOURCED COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUND, THE RESILIENCE FUND, TO PROVIDE MICROLOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES.SBC CONTINUED TO MANAGE A REVOLVING LOAN FUND AND EXPANDED ITS FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FUND. SBC HOSTED THE GOLD COUNTRY BROADBAND CONSORTIUM, EXPANDING ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERVICES IN RURAL REGIONS THROUGH DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LEVERAGING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR REGIONAL PROJECTS.SBC ADDED A SIGNIFICANT NEW PROGRAM AS THE FISCAL AGENT AND CONVENOR OF THE EASTERN SIERRA REGIONAL CALIFORNIA JOBS FIRST PROGRAM, A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ELEVATING EQUITY AND CLIMATE FORWARD BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES IN A 7 COUNTY SUB-REGION OF THE SIERRA. 564535 CLIMATE AND ENERGY: SIERRA BUSINESS COUNCILS ENERGY SERVICES PROJECTS WORK DIRECTLY WITH SIERRA BUSINESSES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LINKING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES TO THRIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION INVENTORIES, ENERGY ACTION PLANS, AND CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING.IN 2023, SBC WORKED WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES DEVELOPING GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES, ENERGY ACTION PLANS, CLIMATE ACTION PLANS, REGIONAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AND INCORPORATING SIERRA NEVADA GOALS INTO STATE POLICIES RELATED TO CLIMATE, WATER, AND FIRE.SBC ADDED A NEW CLIMATE PROGRAM IN 2023, THE TRUCKEE TAHOE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION PILOT PROJECT, FOCUSED ON ACCELERATING BUILIDNG DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS IN THE TAHOE TRUCKEE REGION.SBC ALSO HOSTED THE CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION ALLIANCE AND THE SIERRA CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PARTNERSHIP. 240958 REGIONAL ADVOCACY: SIERRA BUSINESS COUNCIL ACTS AS A REGIONAL POLICY AND ANALYSIS VOICE FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA, FOCUSING ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICY, FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION POLICY, BIOMASS, BIOENERGY, AND VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, HOUSING POLICY, CLIMATE POLICY, AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT. SBC DEVELOPS RESEARCH AND MATERIALS TO HELP INFORM PUBLIC DEBATE AND ENGAGEMENT. IN 2023, SBC WORKED TO INCLUDE RURAL CLIMATE POLICY IN CALIFORNIA STATE PRIORITIES THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONSERVANCIES, THE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY, THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. SBC PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS ENTITIES AND COALTIONS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA STEWARDSHIP NETWORK, CALIFORNIA FORWARD, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 70 STATE AND REGIONAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.SBC WORKED WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A STRATGEY TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR LOW TO MEDIUM INCOME SIERRA RESIDENTS.EACH OF SIERRA BUSINESS COUNCILS PROGRAMMATIC FOCAL AREAS INCORPORATE AN EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT IN PURSUIT OF ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION, AUGMENTED BY CONTINUED LEADERSHIP IN THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT, ALLIANCE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION, CALIFORNIA STEWARDSHIP NETWORK, LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION NETWORK, STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY COLLABORATIVE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COALITION, RURAL SMART GROWTH TASK FORCE, CALIFORNIA DELIVERS, SIERRA CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PARTNERSHIP, SIERRA WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION; AND ONGOING REGIONAL CONVENING. 2930771 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 127 0 true 24 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X Michelle Bassard 5305824800 PO BOX 2428 TRUCKEE CA 96160 Steven Frisch President 40.00 0.00 X 155253 0 28418 Kristin York Vice President 40.00 0.00 X 135894 0 13624 Michelle Bassard VP Finance&Ops 40.00 0.00 X 121771 0 253 Stacy Corless Gov't & Comm Dir 40.00 0.00 100289 0 0 Jason Moghaddas board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Betony Jones Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Meyer Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Noll Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Allan Pietrasanta Chairman 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Frank Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Weygandt Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Segerstrom Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Feyling Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Connie Gallippi Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Teal Brown Zimring Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Singlaub Vice Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 513207 42295 4 false true false Anna Peterson LLC 2495 County Rd 203 Durango CO 81301 Consulting 109638 LMNOP Design Inc 390 Arlington Rd Crescent Mills CA 95934 Consulting 139989 2 1489233 574392 2063625 Fee for Services 110000 1714154 1714154 Loan Program 53006 53006 1767160 3791 3791 0 0 0 5129 750 4379 4379 4379 0 0 0 Publication Sales 4244 4244 4244 3843199 1771404 8170 X 0 0 0 0 455215 387268 61362 6585 0 1230632 1045510 168064 17058 0 149759 129109 17600 3050 127876 110753 15858 1265 0 10836 9010 1826 16200 16200 49252 49252 0 0 925868 925868 6896 6298 283 315 4408 2046 2331 31 78822 68294 8373 2155 0 33555 22911 7509 3135 23357 23357 0 4565 4260 305 12747 8347 4400 0 10752 4302 5829 621 43960 37634 5458 868 TELEPHONE & INTERNET 20981 16739 3421 821 Event expense 16445 14770 1675 Mileage and Parking 14572 14009 563 MEETINGS 13789 12346 1443 51609 38688 12097 824 3302096 2930771 334597 36728 226007 228896 1908785 2565901 0 665502 970731 0 0 553449 471208 5117 3588 15319 20831 99668 65949 30833 33719 0 0 0 0 33931 45276 3438943 4340150 143814 321112 158630 503077 684987 684438 358674 197582 1346105 1706209 X 1593213 1946948 499625 686993 2092838 2633941 3438943 4340150 541103 X false true X true false X 806412 1660955 1607800 1026299 2063625 7165091 0 0 806412 1660955 1607800 1026299 2063625 7165091 0 7165091 482 542 576 862 3791 6253 0 5727 4259 8623 18609 7189953 6801965 0.99650 0.99770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 5352 68350 73702 3228394 3302096 315105 78776 false 247239 262861 264275 315105 1089480 1634220 116118 102255 74846 73702 366921 61810 65715 66069 78776 272370 408555 41895 29320 7736 5352 84303 Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description INDIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATIVE STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY. Part IV - Additional Information 99668 65949 33719 33719 Lease Liability 43226 Pass-through liability 154356 197582 X 3843199 3843199 3843199 3302096 3302096 3302096 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Pursuant to a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, the Council is exempt from Federal and State income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been made.FASB ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement standard for financial statement recognition and measurement of an income tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, FASB ASC 740-10 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. The provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 have been applied to all tax positions of the Council and it did not have a material impact on the Council's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.The Council's Federal and State Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Returns are subject to examination by the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board for 3 years and 4 years, respectively after the due date of date of filing. X false false false false false false false false false Steven Frisch President 155253 28418 183671 Steve Noll Board Treasurer 29733 Consulting Services false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is provided to the Audit and Finance Committees for review and approval. Upon approval, the Form 990 is presented to the Board of Directors for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board of Directors conduct an annual review of the Conflict of Interest Policy and disclosures. Conflicts of interest are discussed in Board of Directors meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b President's performance is evaluated by the entire board of directors annually with compensation determined through a comparison of like positions and rates coupled with performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE.