CALIFORNIA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH EDUCATION FUND INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018
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- Organization
- CALIFORNIA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH EDUCATION FUND INC (EIN 77-0566513)
- Tax period
- 2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
- Filed
- 2020-07-14
- IRS object ID
- 202011969349202886
- Schema version
- 2018v3.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2020-07-14T18:42:04-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2019-08-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 841184234 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Davis & Co CPAs PC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 9457 S University Blvd 410 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Highlands Ranch | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CO | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 80126 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2018-09-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 770566513 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | California Public Interest Research | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Business Name Line2 | Group Education Fund Inc | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | CALI | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5108446805 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1111 H Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Sacramento | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95814 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Emily Rusch | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2020-07-14 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | James M Davis | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00290880 | PTIN |
| Phone | 3037916800 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2018 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.calpirgedfund.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $186,108 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $186,078 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Investment Income | $30 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $186,108 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $60,000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $67,425 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $62,832 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $14,053 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $4,425 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $88,398 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $297,133 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$111,025 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $335,318 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $224,293 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $656,562 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $345,013 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $120,000 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $12,914 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $776,562 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $357,927 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $441,244 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $133,634 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $335,318 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $224,293 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The purpose of the corporation is to engage in public education within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation's activities may include public education, research, and litigation on issues affecting the public interest. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Researching and influencing public policy: Staff engage in non-legislative activities including research, education, legal and policy development on the following issues:- Stopping the overuse of antibiotics- Healthcare and prescription drug costs- Consumer protection- 21st century transportation options- Engaging underrepresented voters in our elections- Reducing the influence of big money in politics- Working to get lead out of our drinking water.- Affordable higher education- Working to move beyond single use plastics. | $93,595 | |
| Public education and outreach services: Recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, and conducting surveys on the following issues:- Stopping the overuse of antibiotics- Healthcare and prescription drug costs- Consumer protection- 21st century transportation options- Engaging underrepresented voters in our elections- Reducing the influence of big money in politics- Working to get lead out of our drinking water.- Affordable higher education- Working to move beyond single use plastics. | $68,130 | $60,000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $161,725 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Delattre | |||
| Chair | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Dan Jacobson | |||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Jeff Bernstein | |||
| Clerk | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Lucinda Sikes | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Sujatha Jahagadir | |||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | |
| Emily Rusch | |||
| Executive Dir. | 20.00 | $27,078 | $5,834 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Nick Saylor | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1543 Wazee Street 400 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Denver | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CO | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 80202 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3035735995 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | Yes (true) | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $139,920 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $479,566 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $310,026 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $216,220 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $186,078 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,331,810 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $139,920 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $479,566 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $310,026 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $216,220 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $186,078 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,331,810 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $745,814 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $585,996 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $351 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $478 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $391 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $133 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $30 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,383 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $21,460 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Total | $21,460 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $1,354,653 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.43260 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.41420 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax | false | Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd |
| Correction Made | false | CorrectionMadeInd |
Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Total | $297,133 | FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt |
Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Total | $297,133 | FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt |
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Total | $59,427 | FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt |
Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Total | $14,857 | FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form4720 Filed | false | Form4720FiledInd |
Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | $54,137 | CurrentYearMinus3Amt |
| Current Year Minus2 | $94,055 | CurrentYearMinus2Amt |
| Current Year Minus1 | $76,725 | CurrentYearMinus1Amt |
| Current Year | $59,427 | CurrentYearAmt |
| Total | $284,344 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Ceiling | $426,516 | LobbyingCeilingAmt |
Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | $13,534 | CurrentYearMinus3Amt |
| Current Year Minus2 | $23,514 | CurrentYearMinus2Amt |
| Current Year Minus1 | $19,181 | CurrentYearMinus1Amt |
| Current Year | $14,857 | CurrentYearAmt |
| Total | $71,086 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroots Ceiling | $106,629 | GrassrootsCeilingAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1 | Class of Activity: Educational outreach | Donee's Name: California Student Public Interest | Donee's Address: Research Group, 3435 Wilshire Blvd #385, Los Angeles CA 90010 | Cash Amount Given: $60000 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $2880 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $5098 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1414 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Bad debts $79006 |
| Other Assets.1005 | Accounts Receivable - Beginning $119419 Accounts Receivable - Ending $12333 |
| Other Assets.1011 | Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $581 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $581 |
| Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $441244 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $133634 |
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