CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS EDUCATION FUND (EIN 84-3636499)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-08-19
IRS object ID
202422329349301382
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-08-19T17:15:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN680372583PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CROPPER ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12700 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD SUITE 270AddressLine1Txt
CityWALNUT CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94598ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN843636499EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATION FUNDBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8778295500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 BROADWAY SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTim LyPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8778295500PhoneNum
Signature2024-08-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMary Ann CropperPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01709825PTIN
Phone9259323860PhoneNum
Preparation2024-08-19PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAlex TomPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 BROADWAY SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,161,990GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EMPOWEREDPOLITICS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2019FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCEPEF operates as a grassroots, community-based organization, promoting civic education and engagement, conducting research on the effects of policies on poverty and racial inequity, training and developing leaders for racial injustice, building capacity for community organizations, and empowering low-income and working-class communities throughout the United States.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$9,928,437PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$13,142,951CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$237,797PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$935,746CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$893PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$51,115CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$35,210CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,167,127PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,094,602CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$884,750PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$756,711CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,735,856PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,606,140CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,620,606PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,362,851CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,546,521PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,731,751CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,567,393TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,918,683TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$654,236TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,708,601TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,913,157NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,210,082NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCEPEF operates as a grassroots, community-based organization, promoting civic education and engagement, conducting research on the effects of policies on poverty and racial inequity, training and developing leaders for racial injustice, building capacity for community organizations, and empowering low-income and working-class communities throughout the United States.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,448,504ExpenseAmt
Grant$562,493GrantAmt
Revenue$873,821RevenueAmt
DescBuild and exercise progressive political power through mass-based electoral organizing and integrated strategies, including base-building and policy advocacy.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,622,825ExpenseAmt
Grant$194,218GrantAmt
Revenue$77,830RevenueAmt
DescProvide capacity building and organizational development support for social, racial, and economic justice organizations.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,071,329TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document16IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8778295500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 BROADWAY SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$13,142,951TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVENUE900099$642,122$642,122
FEES FOR SERVICES900099$293,624$293,624
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$935,746TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$51,115TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$51,115RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$32,178RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$67,388RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$35,210RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$35,210TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$35,210RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,094,602TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$951,651RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$756,711TotalAmt
Program Services$756,711ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,343TotalAmt
Management And General$16,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,071TotalAmt
Management And General$2,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,827,124TotalAmt
Program Services$3,747,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,573,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$506,263FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,136TotalAmt
Program Services$46,136ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,333TotalAmt
Program Services$111,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,382FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,263TotalAmt
Program Services$31,263ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,846TotalAmt
Program Services$59,846ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,812TotalAmt
Management And General$76,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MOBILE DEVICES AND INTE$61,457$41,791$13,520$6,146
FOOD/CATERING/WATER$61,350$61,350
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE$55,014$53,814$1,200
DUES, LICENSES, SERVICE$46,247$41,693$4,554

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$159,144TotalAmt
Program Services$119,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,460FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,362,851TotalAmt
Program Services$5,071,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,751,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$540,251FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,814,122BOYAmt
EOY$7,328,059EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,424,687BOYAmt
EOY$2,500,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,514,633BOYAmt
EOY$3,693,658EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,002,842BOYAmt
EOY$7,040,353EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,588,429LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$46,302LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,201BOYAmt
EOY$1,542,127EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,014BOYAmt
EOY$814,486EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,403,894BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,567,393BOYAmt
EOY$22,918,683EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$654,236BOYAmt
EOY$6,688,601EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$654,236BOYAmt
EOY$6,708,601EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,498,208BOYAmt
EOY$5,832,705EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,414,949BOYAmt
EOY$10,377,377EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,913,157BOYAmt
EOY$16,210,082EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,567,393BOYAmt
EOY$22,918,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,731,751ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$565,174PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$320,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,086,549CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,928,437CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,142,951CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,477,937TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$320,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,086,549CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,928,437CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,142,951CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,477,937TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,727,905SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,750,032PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$175,834CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,115CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$227,842TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,724CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$50,724TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,756,503TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,234,298GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90290PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$297FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,546FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,843FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,360,008FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,362,851FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$518,143FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$129,536FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$34CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year$518,143CurrentYearAmt
Total$518,177TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$777,266LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$172CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year$2,843CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,015TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$9CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year$129,536CurrentYearAmt
Total$129,545TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$194,318GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$156CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year$297CurrentYearAmt
Total$453TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$700,600InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$700,600BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$719,400InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,460DepreciationAmt
Book Value$688,940BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$168,429OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,842DepreciationAmt
Book Value$152,587BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,542,127TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCEPEF HAS MADE GRANTS TO 501C4 ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/23. THOSE GRANT AGREEMENTS REQUIRE THAT THE GRANT FUNDS BE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEPEF CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSES. AS SUCH, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT EXCISE TAXES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID. ACCORDINGLY, FORM 4720 WILL NOT BE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
1027 RAINBOW BLVD 253LAS VEGASNV89145472438087501(C)(3)$27,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
WORKING PARTNERSHIPS USA
2302 ZANKER ROADSAN JOSECA95131770387535501(C)(3)$165,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION
1042 GRANT AVE SUITE 5SAN FRANCISCOCA94133237404756501(C)(3)$140,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
TIDES CENTER
PO BOX 29907SAN FRANCISCOCA94129943213100501(C)(3)$10,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
TIDES ADVOCACY
1014 TORNEY AVESAN FRANCISCOCA94129943153687501(C)(4)$25,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
EAST BAY ALLLIANCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
360 14TH STREETOAKLANDCA94612943314108501(C)(3)$25,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS
1212 BROADWAY SUITE 700OAKLANDCA94612453084134501(C)(4)$25,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
CAUSA JUSTA - JUST CAUSE
PO BOX 7737OAKLANDCA94601550883038501(C)(3)$27,500$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
FILIPINO ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE
361 14TH STREET 4TH FLOOROAKLANDCA94607942218907501(C)(3)$10,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
ONE ARIZONAAZ AANHPI FOR EQUITY
3104 CAMBELBACK RD UNIT 7651PHOENIXAZ85016371782220501(C)(3)$27,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
FREE MIGRATION PROJECT
426 E ALLEGHENY AVE 306PHILADELPHIAPA19134811938695501(C)(3)$33,000$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
RACEFORWARD
PO BOX 96353WASHINGTONDC20090942759879501(C)(3)$179,218$0CASH GRANTPROGRAMMATIC GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org18Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCEPEF EXECUTES GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH GRANTEES WITH GRANT REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH AND REQUIRES PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL REPORTS WHEN THE GRANT HAS ENDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIM DUY LYPersonNm
TitleTREASURERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$162,745CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$162,745TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATED ITS OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS TO A THIRD PARTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND A RELATED PARTY (A 50% EQUITY INVESTMENT).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. A MEMBER OF THE BOARD APPROVES THE FINAL DRAFT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPER POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY IN A BOARD MEETING. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Copies of the governing documents, policies, and financial statements are available upon reasonable request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gOTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 486,940. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 486,940. TRANSLATION SERVICES: Program service expenses 29,869. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 29,869. BANK FEES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,539. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,539. MANAGED SERVICES CONTRACT - STAFFING: Program service expenses 3,285,704. Management and general expenses 1,030,273. Fundraising expenses 480,671. Total expenses 4,796,648. MANAGED SERVICES CONTRACT - OCCUPANCY: Program service expenses 174,776. Management and general expenses 54,780. Fundraising expenses 25,592. Total expenses 255,148. OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES: Program service expenses 256,980. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 256,980.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORE COMMONS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 BROADWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN883532101EIN
Primary ActivitiesRENTAL REAL ESTATE FOR PROGRAMMATIC PURPOSESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$32,178TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$1,418,019EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS EDUCATION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11042 GRANT AVE 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94133ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN843636499EIN
Primary ActivitiesSOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status501(C)(4)PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESILIENT STRATEGIESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11042 GRANT AVENUE 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94133ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN843326035EIN
Primary ActivitiesMANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$456,002ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$3,642,655ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership0.50000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
RESILIENT STRATEGIES
M$6,085,461CASH PAID
RESILIENT STRATEGIES
P$6,085,461CASH PAID
RESILIENT STRATEGIES
Q$408CASH RECEIVED
CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS
C$287,781CASH RECEIVED

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