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CAUSE ACTION FUND: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
CAUSE ACTION FUND (EIN 77-0551324)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-04-08
IRS object ID
202401009349201000
Schema version
2023v5.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-08T18:00:49-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770551324EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAUSE ACTION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCAUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8056580810PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line156 E Main Street Ste 210AddressLine1Txt
CityVenturaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVicky CurtisPersonNm
Person TitleFinance AdministratorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8056580810PhoneNum
Signature2024-04-08SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstVickyPersonFirstNm
Person LastCurtisPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB0LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.causeactionfund.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$87,134GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$52,475ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$34,659FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$5,279SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$29,380SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$81,855TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$60,824SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$450FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,136OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,827PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$11,676OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$76,913TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$4,942ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$84,586NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,401OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$88,127NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,586BOYAmt
EOY$92,133EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,586BOYAmt
EOY$92,133EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,006EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,586BOYAmt
EOY$88,127EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeCAUSE Action Fund is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization dedicated to social economic and environmental justice throughout the Central Coast of California. We educate and mobilize immigrant, working-class and young voters to build grassroots political power and leadership in our communities.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Educate and mobilize immigrant, working-class and young voters to build grassroots political power and leadership in our communities.$62,084$62,676
Engages a network of grassroots leaders who form an elections committee to interview the candidates in person, asking them about the issues they decide are most important to their community.$25,050$19,516
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$82,192TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Christina Villasenor
VC Chair0.5$0$0$0
Wendy Simms-Moten
SB Chair0.5$0$0$0
Minu Sebastian
Treasurer0.5$0$0$0
Sandra Espino
Secretary0.5$0$0$0
Dick Flacks
Member0.5$0$0$0
James Kyriaco
Member0.5$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$19,516DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAUSE Action FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line156 E Main Street Ste 210AddressLine1Txt
CityVenturaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8056580810PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$19,516PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours20VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$0TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part I-A, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJan-March 2023 Endorsement work for Arthur Valenzuela in Oxnard, Ca for District 6 Nov-Dec 2023 Nov-Dec 2023 Endorsement work for March 2024 Primaries, Oxnard, Ca and Santa Maria, CaExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Leadership Awards & Reception Santa Barbara, CaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$27,749GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$27,749GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,204RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,852FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$300EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$601OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Leadership Awards & Reception Santa Maria, CaEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$6,910GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,910GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$660FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$662OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$34,659GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$0CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$34,659GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,204RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,512FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$300EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,263OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$5,279DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$29,380NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Conference and Travel Expense;2161|Working Families Dues;2500|Credit Card Fees;2670|Business Fees;129|PAC Endorsing expenses;4216^Total;11676^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Description;Amount^change in Accounts Payable;-1401^Total;-1401^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;4006^Total;4006^

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