2026-06-04T15:27:35-06:00 2025-12-31 392657642 Victoria W Sullivan CPA 101 W McKnight Way Suite B81 Grass Valley CA 95949 990 2025-01-01 264158129 SIERRA COMMONS % ROBERT TRENT SIER 5302658443 PO BOX 1130 NEVADA CITY CA 95959 ROBERT TRENT EXEC DIRECTOR 5302658443 2026-06-03 true VICTORIA SULLIVAN P00812988 5306154280 2026-06-04 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROBERT TRENT PO BOX 1130 NEVADA CITY CA 95959 248309 false X HTTPS://WWW.SIERRACOMMONS.ORG/ X 2011 CA TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT UNDERSERVED AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH NEW ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING, INCUBATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WITH A SECTOR FOCUS ON FOOD AND FOREST ENTERPRISES. 8 8 4 0 0 93014 234344 29976 11186 32 112 2747 123102 248309 0 0 59251 144663 0 0 70200 56016 129451 200679 -6349 47630 19489 67317 24400 24598 -4911 42719 X TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT UNDERSERVED AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH NEW ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING, INCUBATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WITH A SECTOR FOCUS ON FOOD AND FOREST ENTERPRISES. false false 9391 108968 THE FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM STRENGTHENS THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY BY PROVIDING TARGETED EDUCATION AND ADVISING TO FOOD BUSINESS OWNERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED 19 FOOD ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS 2 FOOD ACCELERATOR TRACKS, WITH SUPPORT FROM CALIFORNIA JOBS FIRST ENABLING DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION FOR PARTICIPANTS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF READINESS. FOUR NEW FOOD BUSINESSES WERE LAUNCHED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, AND 8 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO EXPAND ACCESS. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED PACKAGED GOODS, RESTAURANTS, PREPARED FOODS, CATERING, AND EARLY-STAGE RETAIL. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERED VIRTUAL FOOD FOUNDRY SESSIONS CONNECTING ENTREPRENEURS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AND PEER LEARNING BEYOND IN-PERSON EVENTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL FOOD ENTREPRENEURS, STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL FOOD ECOSYSTEM AND CREATING PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS. 9254 73550 THE FOREST ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO BUSINESSES OPERATING AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOREST HEALTH, WILDFIRE RESILIENCE, AND RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM TRAINED 95 FOREST ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS 7 BOOTCAMPS IN NEVADA CITY, AUBURN, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, ARCATA, SONORA, AND SANTA CRUZ, EXTENDING THE ORGANIZATIONS REACH ACROSS 6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES. BOTH INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED CURRICULUM TRACKS WERE OFFERED, ADAPTED TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WHILE MAINTAINING CONSISTENT INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY. PARTICIPANTS GAINED PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BUSINESS PLANNING, REGULATORY AND LAND-MANAGEMENT CONTEXTS, FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL READINESS, AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING. THE PROGRAM SERVED 13 TOTAL COHORTS ACROSS ALL SIERRA COMMONS PROGRAMS IN 2025. THESE ACTIVITIES SUPPORT RURAL BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION, AND REGIOAL ECONOMIC VITALITY. 8383 34000 SIERRA COMMONS LAUNCHED A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THE SIERRA COMMONS LEARNING HUB, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND REDUCE GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS FOR RURAL ENTREPRENEURS. THE LEARNING HUB ENABLED STUDENTS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO ACCESS COURSE MATERIALS, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS ACROSS PROGRAMS AND REGIONS OUTSIDE OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. THE PLATFORM SUPPORTED COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPANT INTERACTION, RESOURCE ORGANIZATION, AND CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT ACROSS SIERRA COMMONS DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THIS SUPPORTED 137 TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS IN 2025 AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS ABILITY TO DELIVER 180 ADVISING HOURS AND 193 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS DURING THE YEAR. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER OUR EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR RURAL RESIDENTS WHO FACE GEOGRAPHIC, LOGISTICAL, OR FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION. 2652 21013 THE BUSINESS IGNITOR COURSE IS OUR FOUNDATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM, SERVING AS THE PRIMARY ENTRY POINT FOR EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS SECTORS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED 2 COHORTS SERVING 23 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE GREATER NEVADA COUNTY REGION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED STRUCTURED INSTRUCTION IN BUSINESS PLANNING, FINANCIAL READINESS, AND OPERATIONAL DECISION-MAKING, WITH 193 TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS DELIVERED ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. OF THE 23 PARTICIPANTS, 18 LAUNCHED OR STABILIZED BUSINESSES, AND 14 RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, CREATIVE BUSINESSES, FOOD, HEALTH, AND EARLY-STAGE PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY VENTURES. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO START AND SUSTAIN VIABLE BUSINESSES, CONTRIBUTING TO RURAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE. 2652 21013 29680 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false true true false CA X ROBERT TRENT 5305595982 PO BOX 1130 NEVADA CITY CA 95959 X JIM WILLIAMS TREASURER 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AMBER KOSHOFER DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE KERNS DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CORYON REDD DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAKMSHI PRASAD SECRETRY 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA FRIZZELL PRESIDENT 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELI BACON DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JADE BENETATOS DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 34000 200344 234344 FOOD ENTREPRENEUR 900099 3816 3816 FOREST 900099 1050 1050 LMS 900099 BUSINESS IGNITOR 900099 6320 6320 11186 32 32 0 OTHER GENERAL REVENUE 900099 2747 2747 2747 248309 13933 0 32 X 87090 87090 43498 43498 3600 3600 10475 10475 5045 5045 26028 24028 2000 2245 1153 1092 343 28 315 6902 1952 4950 2372 250 2122 1375 1375 1128 1128 1380 1380 JANITORIAL SERVICES & SUPPLI 270 270 INTERNEMPLOYEE GIFTS 50 50 LICENSES PERMITS & TAXES 197 197 MEALS 350 70 280 8331 2199 6132 200679 29680 170999 0 18859 44431 22886 630 19489 67317 330 24400 24268 24400 24598 X -4911 42719 -4911 42719 19489 67317 47630 0 X false false false X 56870 97599 77002 93014 234344 558829 18865 24679 28829 29976 11186 113535 75735 122278 105831 122990 245530 672364 0 0 0 0 0 0 672364 75735 122278 105831 122990 245530 672364 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 MANAGEMENT REVIEWED THE FORM 990 WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE PREPARER BEFORE FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY DID NOT REVIEW THE COMPLETE FINAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING, AND A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL RETURN WAS NOT PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL BOARD DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. AN INTERESTED PERSON IS DEFINED AS ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD. COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD, WHICH DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. WHEN A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE INTERESTED PERSON ABSTAINS FROM THE RELATED VOTE. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DOCUMENT AND IS IMPLEMENTING ANNUAL WRITTEN DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRES AND CONSISTENT DOCUMENTATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST DETERMINATIONS IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICERS. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g CONTRACTORS AND INSTRUCTOR FEES - $16,716 TOTAL ($1,800 MGMT & GENERAL + $16,716 PROGRAM SERVICES) MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTRACTORS - $9,312 TOTAL ($200 MGMT & GENERAL + $9,112 PROGRAM SERVICES) Part III response or note to any other line in Part III PART III LINE 4D: THE BUSINESS IGNITOR COURSE IS OUR FOUNDATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM, SERVING AS THE PRIMARY ENTRY POINT FOR EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS SECTORS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED 2 COHORTS SERVING 23 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE GREATER NEVADA COUNTY REGION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED STRUCTURED INSTRUCTION IN BUSINESS PLANNING, FINANCIAL READINESS, AND OPERATIONAL DECISION-MAKING, WITH 193 TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS DELIVERED ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. OF THE 23 PARTICIPANTS, 18 LAUNCHED OR STABILIZED BUSINESSES, AND 14 RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, CREATIVE BUSINESSES, FOOD, HEALTH, AND EARLY-STAGE PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY VENTURES.