PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA (EIN 94-3207299)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2022-12-20
IRS object ID
202243549349300414
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-12-20T14:17:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941254756PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOOD & STRONG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 SO MARKET ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN JOSECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943207299EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4152914400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 WASHINGTON STREET 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCYNTHIA SCHERERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4152914400PhoneNum
Signature2022-12-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCYNTHIAPersonFirstNm
Person LastSCHERERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMAGA E KISRIEVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01008919PTIN
Phone4089988400PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARK BALDASSAREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 WASHINGTON STREET 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$45,798,400GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PPIC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionINFORM AND IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE, NONPARTISAN RESEARCHActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee94TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers92TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$301,085TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,418,472PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,574,979CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$8,579,700PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$26,202,030CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$643,088PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$59,046CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,641,260PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,836,055CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,494,930PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$618,943CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,336,657PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,542,805CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$18,831,587PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$20,015,014CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,190,327PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$14,821,041CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$379,445,881TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$340,951,909TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,962,167TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$36,050,413TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$343,483,714NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$304,901,496NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,101,115ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$119RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$15,101,115TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document45IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee94EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CYNTHIA SCHERERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4152914400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 WASHINGTON STREET 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARK BALDASSARE
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$508,749$0$79,344
STEVEN A MERKSAMER
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OPHELIA BASGAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE HENRY BRYSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A MARISA CHUN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHET HEWITT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILLIP ISENBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MAS MASUMOTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN J OLSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEON E PANETTA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD L PARKSY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM POLESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASSANDRA WALKER PYE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN IRIS TORRES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GADDI H VARQUEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCHERER
TREASURER AND CFO40.00Yes (X)$283,654$0$70,752
EMILY LOESCHINGER
SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$84,817$0$21,539
ABIGAIL COOK
VP OF COMMS & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER40.00$279,296$0$75,093Yes (X)
SARAH BOHN
VP OF RESEARCH AND SENIOR FELLOW40.00$253,830$0$40,154Yes (X)
DEBORAH GONZALEZ
VP, GOV'T AFFAIRS & CHIEF DATA OFFICER40.00$210,046$0$24,184Yes (X)
ELLEN HANAK
VP & DIR, WATER POLICY CTR & SEN. FELLOW40.00$326,529$0$35,346Yes (X)
HANS JOHNSON
SENIOR FELLOW40.00$295,462$0$72,740Yes (X)
MAGNUS LOFSTROM
POLICY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR40.00$201,315$0$42,178Yes (X)
CAROLINE DANIELSON
POLICY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR40.00$199,307$0$40,142Yes (X)
LYNETTE UBOIS
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY40.00$195,079$0$62,209Yes (X)
ATHENA BREKKE
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY40.00$193,233$0$37,307Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,031,317TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$600,988TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K38IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ABT ASSOCIATES
10 FAWCETT STREETCAMBRIDGEMA02138SURVEY$671,900
IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC
301 MERRITT 7NORWALKCT06851SURVEY$304,886
LONG DASH
600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW SUITE 800WASHINGTONDC20037WEBSITE DESIGN CONSULTING$276,860
WISEBRIDGE
4083 24TH STREET 460762SAN FRANCISCOCA94114DEI CONSULTING$245,000
AON INVESTMENT USA INC
39584 TREASURY CENTERCHICAGOIL60694INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$143,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,079,749GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,495,230AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$26,982NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,574,979TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,776,480TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$98,020UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$10,678,460ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,027,884RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,968,957RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$58,927RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,927TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$203,065UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$144,138ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$23,418,938SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,993,388SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,425,550SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,425,550TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,425,550ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH PUBLICATIONDesc
Business511190BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$119TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$119RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$119OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,836,055TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$119RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$301,085UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$25,959,872ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,351,624TotalAmt
Program Services$1,302,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,048,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,389,185TotalAmt
Program Services$6,681,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,344,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$362,767FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$801,878TotalAmt
Program Services$633,930ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,614FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,205,783TotalAmt
Program Services$847,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$319,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,348FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$723,739TotalAmt
Program Services$558,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,307FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,994TotalAmt
Program Services$12,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,661TotalAmt
Management And General$79,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,758,069TotalAmt
Program Services$1,353,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$349,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,478FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,555,526TotalAmt
Program Services$896,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$641,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,730FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,822TotalAmt
Program Services$174,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,206FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282,619TotalAmt
Program Services$234,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,779FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,070,377TotalAmt
Program Services$925,271ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,470FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,115TotalAmt
Program Services$52,842ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$568FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,794TotalAmt
Program Services$50,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,872FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,064TotalAmt
Program Services$87,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,016FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,326TotalAmt
Program Services$68,557ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,152FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SURVEYS$996,079$996,079
DATA/LIBRARY$133,513$129,661$2,725$1,127
PRINTING/PUBLICATIONS$18,211$16,896$47$1,268

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,635TotalAmt
Program Services$77,657ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,168FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,015,014TotalAmt
Program Services$15,101,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,294,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$618,943FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,884BOYAmt
EOY$1,129,090EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,785,653BOYAmt
EOY$39,861EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,453,353BOYAmt
EOY$1,669,277EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,929BOYAmt
EOY$1,015,215EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,555BOYAmt
EOY$151EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,489,034BOYAmt
EOY$1,291,671EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$54,545,770LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,962,386LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,402,650BOYAmt
EOY$21,583,384EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,653,326BOYAmt
EOY$254,640,187EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,029,043BOYAmt
EOY$59,070,410EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,454BOYAmt
EOY$512,663EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,445,881BOYAmt
EOY$340,951,909EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,820,412BOYAmt
EOY$2,935,334EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,705,000BOYAmt
EOY$12,705,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,879,301BOYAmt
EOY$19,897,415EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,454BOYAmt
EOY$512,664EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,962,167BOYAmt
EOY$36,050,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,593,194BOYAmt
EOY$288,233,712EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,890,520BOYAmt
EOY$16,667,784EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,483,714BOYAmt
EOY$304,901,496EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,445,881BOYAmt
EOY$340,951,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$14,821,041ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$53,403,259NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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 Minus4 Years$7,534,563CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,270,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,614,989CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,418,472CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,574,979CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,413,155TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,534,563CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,270,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,614,989CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,418,472CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,574,979CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,413,155TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,623,560SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,789,595PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,633,991CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,084,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,007,209CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,845,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,678,460CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,249,743TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$78,662,898TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$600GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.35330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.36830PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,597,217BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$173,468InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,423,749EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,216,268BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$380,949InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,597,217EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,256,396BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$40,128InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,216,268EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,250,878BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,517InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,256,395EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,199,076BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,802InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,250,878EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,015,814OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$12,015,814BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,673,144OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,362,976DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,310,168BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,772,310OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,653,885DepreciationAmt
Book Value$118,425BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,084,502OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,945,525DepreciationAmt
Book Value$138,977BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,583,384TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (14 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
2008 ADAMS ST. DIRECT$362,491F
2008 ADAMS ST. US$1,350,159F
2008 ADAMS ST. NON US$1,295,477F
2006 ADAMS ST. DIRECT$168,786F
2006 ADAMS ST. US$512,895F
2006 ADAMS ST. NON US$188,024F
2011 ADAMS ST. DIRECT$479,170F
2011 ADAMS ST. US$2,796,461F
2011 ADAMS ST. NON US DEV MKT$1,381,031F
2011 ADAMS ST. EMERGING MARKETS$805,304F
2017 ADAMS ST. GLOBAL$10,408,717F
UBS TRUMBULL$9,017,571F
PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE$26,397,652F
HARBOURVEST$3,906,672F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$59,070,410TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc457(B) PLAN LIABILITYDesc
Amt$512,664Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$512,664TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt-$20,374,224TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$53,403,259NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$53,403,259RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$33,029,035RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,748,093InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$58,927OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,807,020RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,836,055TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,207,994TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$58,927OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$58,927ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,266,921ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,748,093InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,748,093ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,015,014TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:PPIC IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA TAX CODE. ACCORDINGLY, THE OPERATIONS OF PPIC ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME AND EXCISE TAXES.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BUILDING FINANCING COSTS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE -471,950. NET INCOME FROM BUILDING OPERATIONS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE 530,877.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BUILDING FINANCING COSTS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE 471,950. NET INCOME FROM BUILDING OPERATIONS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE -530,877.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$3,906,672RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,906,672SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,906,672TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARK BALDASSARE
PRESIDENT AND CEO$508,749$0$0$0$0$0$33,460$0$45,884$0$588,093$0$0$0
HANS JOHNSON
SENIOR FELLOW$295,462$0$0$0$0$0$33,460$0$39,280$0$368,202$0$0$0
ELLEN HANAK
VP & DIR, WATER POLICY CTR & SEN. FE$326,529$0$0$0$0$0$33,460$0$1,886$0$361,875$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCHERER
TREASURER AND CFO$283,654$0$0$0$0$0$32,881$0$37,871$0$354,406$0$0$0
ABIGAIL COOK
VP OF COMMS & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER$279,296$0$0$0$0$0$32,666$0$42,427$0$354,389$0$0$0
SARAH BOHN
VP OF RESEARCH AND SENIOR FELLOW$253,830$0$0$0$0$0$28,434$0$11,720$0$293,984$0$0$0
LYNETTE UBOIS
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY$195,079$0$0$0$0$0$20,993$0$41,216$0$257,288$0$0$0
MAGNUS LOFSTROM
POLICY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR$201,315$0$0$0$0$0$21,453$0$20,725$0$243,493$0$0$0
CAROLINE DANIELSON
POLICY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR$199,307$0$0$0$0$0$21,497$0$18,645$0$239,449$0$0$0
DEBORAH GONZALEZ
VP, GOV'T AFFAIRS & CHIEF DATA OFFIC$210,046$0$0$0$0$0$22,298$0$1,886$0$234,230$0$0$0
ATHENA BREKKE
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$193,233$0$0$0$0$0$20,623$0$16,684$0$230,540$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSARAH BOHN, DEBORAH GONZALEZ, AND ELLEN HANAK RECEIVED HEALTH CLUB DUE REIMBURSEMENTS. THESE REIMBURSEMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonABIGAIL COOKPersonNm
Relationship With OrgKEY EMPLOYEERelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeCOMPUTER LOANLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$2,021OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$151BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval0BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$151TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,982NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:THE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA (PPIC) IS DEDICATED TO INFORMING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1:PPIC IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN THINK TANK DEDICATED TO INFORMING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE RESEARCH. PPIC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING DATA-DRIVEN INFORMATION THAT ENCOURAGES PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND INSPIRES SUSTAINABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS IN SACRAMENTO AND AROUND THE STATE. PPIC'S CENTRAL AUDIENCES ARE CALIFORNIA'S ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLICYMAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. PPIC ALSO INFORMS KEY POLICY INFLUENCERS FROM TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEADERS IN THE BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES. PPIC DOES NOT TAKE OR SUPPORT POSITIONS ON ANY BALLOT MEASURES OR ON ANY LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LEGISLATION, NOR DOES IT ENDORSE, SUPPORT, OR OPPOSE ANY POLITICAL PARTIES OR CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:PPIC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND FRAMING POLICY DEBATES TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA. WE IDENTIFY PRACTICAL, FORWARD-LOOKING APPROACHES TO CALIFORNIA'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. OUR PUBLICATIONS RANGE FROM ONE-PAGE FACT SHEETS TO COMPREHENSIVE, IN-DEPTH REPORTS; ALL PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON PPIC'S WEBSITE PPIC.ORG FREE OF CHARGE. ON AVERAGE, PPIC PRODUCES 65 PUBLICATIONS PER YEAR. THE PPIC BLOG OFFERS TIMELY COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS. OUR BLOG PRODUCES A MINIMUM OF 200 POSTS, WHICH ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR EMAIL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. WE REGULARLY BRING LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER AT PUBLIC EVENTS TO INSPIRE NEW THINKING AND FIND INNOVATIVE ANSWERS TO CRITICAL POLICY QUESTIONS. WE HOST APPROXIMATELY 30 HIGH-PROFILE EVENTS BOTH IN-PERSON AND MORE RECENTLY, ONLINE WITH HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS AT EACH CONVENING. WE ARE ROUTINELY CITED IN NATIONAL AND STATE MEDIA ARTICLES, AVERAGING 12,000 PER YEAR. MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION PAGES ARE VIEWED ON OUR WEBSITE, PPIC.ORG. WE POST APPROXIMATELY 2,800 TIMES ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 2,600,000 IMPRESSIONS. OUR RESEARCHERS TESTIFY AT MORE THAN 10 LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS, ON AVERAGE, AND PPIC RESEARCH IS CITED THE TEXT OF MORE THAN 100 BILLS OR BILL ANALYSES PER TWO-YEAR LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. PPIC'S WORK IS DEFINED BY THREE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: IMPROVING OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIANS - WE ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES THAT IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL CALIFORNIANS. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE EDUCATION, THE SAFETY NET, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND WATER, LAND, AND AIR. UNDERSTANDING CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE - WE ANALYZE KEY DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND POLITICAL TRENDS TO ANTICIPATE MAJOR CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFY PRACTICAL POLICY SOLUTIONS. INFORMING CIVIC LIFE - OUR STATEWIDE SURVEY PROVIDES A VOICE FOR CALIFORNIANS ON CRITICAL ISSUES AND OUR PUBLIC EVENTS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH NEW AND EMERGING LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO HELP REALIZE CALIFORNIA'S POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION, PPIC HOUSES THREE POLICY CENTERS. THE PPIC HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER ADVANCES PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS IMPROVING LIVES AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS THE STATE. THE PPIC STATEWIDE SURVEY PROVIDES A VOICE FOR THE PUBLIC AND LIKELY VOTERS ON CALIFORNIA'S KEY POLICY ISSUES. AND THE PPIC WATER POLICY CENTER SPURS INNOVATIVE WATER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT A HEALTHY ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY. OUR EXTENSIVE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BRING PPIC'S WORK TO AN EVER-EXPANDING AUDIENCE IN SACRAMENTO AND BEYOND. OUR EVENTS FEATURE VIEWPOINTS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, PROMOTING CONSTRUCTIVE, THOUGHTFUL, AND RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO CALIFORNIA. THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND PUBLIC EVENTS, PPIC AIMS TO BE AN INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR ENGAGED CALIFORNIANS ACROSS THE STATE. OUR CENTRAL AUDIENCES ARE CALIFORNIA'S ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLICYMAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THESE LEADERS ROUTINELY DRAW ON PPIC RESEARCH TO MAKE VITAL POLICY CHOICES ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. OUR WORK IS REGULARLY CITED IN BILL ANALYSES AND OUR EXPERTS ARE OFTEN INVITED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. THE PPIC SACRAMENTO CENTER LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE STATE CAPITOL OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STATE'S POLICY COMMUNITY. THE BECHTEL CONFERENCE CENTER, AT OUR SAN FRANCISCO HEADQUARTERS, PROVIDES A STATE-OF-THE-ART VENUE AND A NEUTRAL MEETING GROUND FOR IMPORTANT POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND EVENTS. PPIC RECEIVES GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. OUR ENDOWMENT ALSO SUPPORTS MANY OF OUR RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. PPIC IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY AND DOES NOT TAKE OR SUPPORT POSITIONS ON ANY BALLOT MEASURES OR ON ANY LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LEGISLATION, NOR DOES IT ENDORSE, SUPPORT, OR OPPOSE ANY POLITICAL PARTIES OR CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. PPIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 WITH AN ENDOWMENT FROM WILLIAM R. HEWLETT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, PPIC HAS HELPED CALIFORNIA'S LEADERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POLICY ISSUES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH NONPARTISAN RESEARCH. MARK BALDASSARE IS PRESIDENT AND CEO AND STEVEN A. MERKSAMER IS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPPIC'S CFO AND CONTROLLER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF THE IRS FORM 990. WHEN A DRAFT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, COMMENTS, AND DISCUSSION. ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND CHANGES BY THE COMMITTEE ARE PROVIDED TO STAFF FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE FORM 990. THE FULL BOARD IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPPIC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL RESEARCHERS TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE RESEARCH OPERATIONS MANAGER. IF THE OPERATIONS MANAGER DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST, THE MATTER IS REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND THE CFO. IN THE EVENT OF A DISAGREEMENT, THE MATTER IS TAKEN TO PPIC'S PRESIDENT. IF THE MATTER INVOLVES A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IT IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL STAFF AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS CONTAINED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANUAL, AND REMINDERS OF THE POLICY ARE ISSUED PERIODICALLY. IF A RESEARCH PROJECT IS FOUND TO PRESENT AN UNACCEPTABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE RESEARCH PLAN MAY BE MODIFIED, INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED, OR THE RESEARCHER MAY BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE RESEARCH. PPIC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS QUARTERLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW FINANCIAL REPORTING AND OTHER GOVERNING AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PPIC HAS A MANAGEMENT GROUP THAT REVIEWS ALL STAFF EVALUATIONS INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES. FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT REVIEW, STAFF COMPENSATION IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL MEETING. THE CEO EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED SEPARATELY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MUST APPROVE SALARIES OF THE CEO, CFO, AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D). ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE A COPY SHOULD CONTACT PPIC. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE IRS FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.

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