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PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA (EIN 94-3207299)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2021-12-14
IRS object ID
202123489349300217
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-12-14T16:23:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line1275 BATTERY STREET STE 900AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCYNTHIA SCHERERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4152914400PhoneNum
Signature2021-12-13SignatureDt
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
Phone4157810793PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
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 NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,995,176GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee89TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$797,610TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,614,989PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,418,472CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$30,387,530PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,579,700CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$352,249PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$643,088CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$34,354,768PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$13,641,260CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$11,885,555PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,494,930CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$634,759CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,793,340PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,336,657CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$18,678,895PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$18,831,587CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$15,675,873PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,190,327CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$303,509,988TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$379,445,881TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,867,879TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$35,962,167TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$267,642,109NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$343,483,714NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,072,056ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$38RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$14,072,056TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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 Document43IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee89EmployeeCnt
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 Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 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)$503,516$0$78,623
STEVEN A MERKSAMER
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA BLANCO
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
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
KAREN SKELTON
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)$269,948$0$61,238
EMILY LOESCHINGER
SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$80,251$0$13,892
ELLEN HANAK
VP & DIR OF WATER POLICY CENTER & SENIOR40.00$311,307$0$34,901Yes (X)
ABIGAIL COOK
VP OF COMMS & CHIEF STRATEGY40.00$266,058$0$64,334Yes (X)
SARAH BOHN
VP OF RESEARCH AND SENIOR FELLOW40.00$241,870$0$36,997Yes (X)
DEBORAH GONZALEZ
VP, GOV'T AFFAIRS & CHIEF DATA OFFICER40.00$200,543$0$23,034Yes (X)
HANS JOHNSON
CENTER DIRECTOR AND SENIOR FELLOW40.00$280,125$0$75,079Yes (X)
MAGNUS LOFSTROM
SENIOR FELLOW40.00$190,777$0$38,674Yes (X)
CAROLINE DANIELSON
POLICY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR40.00$189,951$0$22,227Yes (X)
ATHENA BREKKE
DIRECTOR OF IT40.00$186,184$0$28,746Yes (X)
LYNETTE UBOIS
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS40.00$186,668$0$52,234Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,907,198TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$529,979TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K28IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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$839,875
IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC
PO BOX 360609PITTSBURGHPA15251SURVEY$284,909
NOVANI LLC
900 KEARNY STREET SUITE 388SAN FRANCISCOCA94133COMPUTER CONSULTING AND MAINTENANCE$231,588
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR
109 MOSES HALL RM 2370BERKELEYCA94720RESEARCH$138,275
RANDSTAD PROFESSIONALS
32462 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693TEMPORARY STAFFING$114,984
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$449,652GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,968,820AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$53,565NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,418,472TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,875,206TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$29,287UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,845,919ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,445,280RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,802,230RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$643,050RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$643,050TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$768,323UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$125,273ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,256,180SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,551,686SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,704,494SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,704,494TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,704,494ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH PUBLICATIONDesc
Business511190BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$38TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$38OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,641,260TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$797,610UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$8,425,140ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,186,509TotalAmt
Program Services$1,179,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,007,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,721,189TotalAmt
Program Services$6,131,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,231,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$358,271FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$675,089TotalAmt
Program Services$528,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,014FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,279,631TotalAmt
Program Services$896,116ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$318,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,313FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$632,512TotalAmt
Program Services$484,129ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,029FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,856TotalAmt
Program Services$8,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$435FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,654TotalAmt
Management And General$101,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,643,772TotalAmt
Program Services$1,258,004ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$320,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,351FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,168,979TotalAmt
Program Services$576,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$592,088ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,773TotalAmt
Program Services$158,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,588FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,788TotalAmt
Program Services$187,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,131FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,022,551TotalAmt
Program Services$900,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,454FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,279TotalAmt
Program Services$5,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$334FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,505TotalAmt
Program Services$24,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$948FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,812TotalAmt
Program Services$233,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,362FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,383TotalAmt
Program Services$54,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,640FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SURVEYS$1,138,674$1,138,674
DATA/LIBRARY$188,255$182,782$5,473
PRINTING/PUBLICATIONS$39,689$39,080$441$168

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,687TotalAmt
Program Services$86,634ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,721FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,831,587TotalAmt
Program Services$14,072,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,124,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$634,759FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,899,176BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,884EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$691,319BOYAmt
EOY$1,785,653EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,327,168BOYAmt
EOY$1,453,353EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,837BOYAmt
EOY$72,929EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$987BOYAmt
EOY$1,555EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,478,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,489,034EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$53,922,172LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$31,519,522LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,696,108BOYAmt
EOY$22,402,650EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,717,841BOYAmt
EOY$294,653,326EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,168,394BOYAmt
EOY$55,029,043EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$412,748BOYAmt
EOY$557,454EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,509,988BOYAmt
EOY$379,445,881EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,890,011BOYAmt
EOY$2,820,412EOYAmt

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$19,860,120BOYAmt
EOY$19,879,301EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$412,748BOYAmt
EOY$557,454EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,867,879BOYAmt
EOY$35,962,167EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,365,551BOYAmt
EOY$328,593,194EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,276,558BOYAmt
EOY$14,890,520EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,642,109BOYAmt
EOY$343,483,714EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,509,988BOYAmt
EOY$379,445,881EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,190,327ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$81,031,932NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$5,913,642CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,534,563CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,270,152CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,614,989CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,418,472CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,751,818TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,913,642CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,534,563CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,270,152CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,614,989CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,418,472CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,751,818TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,797,398SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,954,420PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,424,234CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,633,991CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,084,164CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,007,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,845,919CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,995,517TotalAmt

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$67,747,335TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$602GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.36830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.37220PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,216,268BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$380,949InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,597,217EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,199,076BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,802InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,250,878EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,087,607BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$111,469InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,199,076EndYearBalanceAmt
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$34,094,055OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,021,176DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,072,879BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,760,415OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,608,456DepreciationAmt
Book Value$151,959BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,051,888OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,889,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$161,998BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,402,650TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (13 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
2008 ADAMS ST. DIRECT$471,648F
2008 ADAMS ST. US$2,377,437F
2008 ADAMS ST. NON US$2,141,726F
2006 ADAMS ST. DIRECT$310,262F
2006 ADAMS ST. US$1,388,920F
2006 ADAMS ST. NON US$566,288F
2011 ADAMS ST. DIRECT$599,979F
2011 ADAMS ST. US$3,867,075F
2011 ADAMS ST. NON US DEV MKT$1,846,856F
2011 ADAMS ST. EMERGING MARKETS$1,203,882F
2017 ADAMS ST. GLOBAL$9,216,074F
UBS TRUMBULL$9,858,756F
PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE$21,180,140F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$55,029,043TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc457(B) PLAN LIABILITYDesc
Amt$557,454Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$557,454TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$92,396,135TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$81,031,932NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$81,031,932RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,364,203RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,634,007InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$643,050OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,277,057RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,641,260TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,554,530TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$643,050OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$643,050ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,197,580ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,634,007InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,634,007ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$18,831,587TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:PPIC IS QUALIFIED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, THE OPERATIONS OF PPIC ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND EXCISE TAXES.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BUILDING FINANCING COSTS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE -396,861. NET INCOME FROM BUILDING OPERATIONS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE 1,039,911.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BUILDING FINANCING COSTS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE 396,861. NET INCOME FROM BUILDING OPERATIONS RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE -1,039,911.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$503,516$0$0$0$0$0$33,015$0$45,608$0$582,139$0$0$0
HANS JOHNSON
CENTER DIRECTOR AND SENIOR FELLOW$280,125$0$0$0$0$0$32,799$0$42,280$0$355,204$0$0$0
ELLEN HANAK
VP & DIR OF WATER POLICY CENTER & SE$311,307$0$0$0$0$0$33,015$0$1,886$0$346,208$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCHERER
TREASURER AND CFO$269,948$0$0$0$0$0$31,273$0$29,965$0$331,186$0$0$0
ABIGAIL COOK
VP OF COMMS & CHIEF STRATEGY$266,058$0$0$0$0$0$31,068$0$33,266$0$330,392$0$0$0
SARAH BOHN
VP OF RESEARCH AND SENIOR FELLOW$241,870$0$0$0$0$0$27,033$0$9,964$0$278,867$0$0$0
LYNETTE UBOIS
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS$186,668$0$0$0$0$0$19,938$0$32,296$0$238,902$0$0$0
MAGNUS LOFSTROM
SENIOR FELLOW$190,777$0$0$0$0$0$20,377$0$18,297$0$229,451$0$0$0
DEBORAH GONZALEZ
VP, GOV'T AFFAIRS & CHIEF DATA OFFIC$200,543$0$0$0$0$0$21,182$0$1,852$0$223,577$0$0$0
ATHENA BREKKE
DIRECTOR OF IT$186,184$0$0$0$0$0$19,585$0$9,161$0$214,930$0$0$0
CAROLINE DANIELSON
POLICY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR$189,951$0$0$0$0$0$20,419$0$1,808$0$212,178$0$0$0

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$1,555BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval0BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,555TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$53,565NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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

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 75 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 10,500 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 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 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.