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INFORMED CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
INFORMED CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION (EIN 84-4618329)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-04
IRS object ID
202211249349200501
Schema version
2021v4.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Business Name Line1Informed California FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone7078478398PhoneNum

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PersonGeoffrey W KingPersonNm
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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BOY$13,447BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeInformed Californias primary activity is original public service news reporting, initially in Vallejo and then in other locations in California. This explanatory and investigative reporting illuminates local and state institutions, public and private individuals holding disproportionate power and underreported themes, such as civil rights and municipal corruption. The organization features deeply-researched reporting and expert analysis to ensure the public, policymakers, enforcement bodies and other stakeholders have access to comprehensive and contextualized information on topics of relevance to the community.Informed Californias news content and method of producing the content is educational in nature. Consistent with tax requirements, the purpose of the reporting is to provide readers with sufficient factual information and development to aid a reader in forming an independent opinion about issues of relevance and importance in the local community. This reporting and expert analysiPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

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Investigative Reporting in the public interest - Open Vallejo published groundbreaking, original stories in 2021 that have generated major impact in Vallejo and in Solano County as a whole, earning our website approximately 10,174 unique views per month. Our work helped inform the passage of California Senate Bill, which authorizes Californias Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to revoke the peace officer powers of problem officers. It generated a civil grand jury investigation into potential bias in the Solano County Sheriffs Office. For the first time in the known history of the Vallejo Police Department, an officer was fired as a direct result of a fatal use of force. Our work is now a basis on which civil rights attorneys are seeking federal receivership of the department, and information we uncovered is playing a major role in local criminal cases. Vallejo police officers have quit or retired. And our work is referenced by the public in numerous city council meetings, public rallies, and other forums.Here are stories we published in 2021:a. Footage of Sean Monterrosas killing by police was overwritten. Here is what we know about that nightb. Vallejo police secretly tested dystopian facial recognition toolc. Solano deputies, Vacaville councilmember promote anti-government militiad. Amid calls for investigation, sheriff stands by deputies who displayed militia supporte. FBI rebuffs sheriffs claim it cleared deputies of extremist tiesf. Fired Vallejo employees sue, alleging retaliation and threatsg. Open Vallejo wins national journalism honor for exposing secret police ritualIn April of 2021 Open Vallejo partnered with the national nonprofit news organization ProPublica to produce a series of stories about Vallejo Police. That major investigation is now nearing fruition in 2022.$107,194
Public records requests and litigation -Open Vallejo filed numerous public records requests in 2021, which has contributed to the public understanding of local government. Last summer our small team analyzed and coded approximately 8,000 pages of records relating to police violence and misconduct. In September we filed a major public records lawsuit in Solano County Superior Court that resulted in the disclosure of more than 4,000 pages of records and more than four hours of audio and video relating to a controversial fatal shooting by Vallejo police. This has generated news reporting on the killing from this newsroom as well as others, and has informed the public both in Vallejo and across the country.This litigation has been made possible in part by a partnership with the Protecting Journalists Pro Bono Program, an initiative of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine and Microsoft coordinated by the nonprofit Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Open Vallejo has been an early and active partner in this project.
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Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Geoffrey W King
President & CEO40.00$0$3,719
Victoria Baranetsky
Secretary16.00$0
Sophia Cope
Board Member8.00$0
John Hamasaki
Board Member16.00$0
Harlo Holmes
Board Member16.00$0
Dan Rubins
Treasurer16.00$0
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)

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Other Expenses.7Job Supplies $415
Other Expenses.8Licenses and Permits $89
Other Expenses.9Bank Charge $36
Other Expenses.10Taxes and Licenses $33
Other Expenses.11Dues & Subscriptions $-3596
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Total Liabilities.1Payroll Liabilities - Beginning $0 Payroll Liabilities - Ending $8524

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