2018-11-07T19:52:31-06:00 2017-12-31 330700332 VASQUEZ & CO LLP 801 S GRAND AVE STE 400 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 990 2017-01-01 200427622 CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY CAMP 2137449434 1149 S HILL STREET NO 925 LOS ANGELES CA 90015 MICHELE SIQUEIROS PRESIDENT 2137449434 2018-11-05 1 LYNN D BOSTER P00440365 2138731700 206.169.79.50 2018-11-05 17:20:00 PS P 25D4679CBD63AF40F0B427329F599593086348EB 25D4679CBD63AF40F0B427329F599593086348EB 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z MICHELE SIQUEIROS 1149 S HILL STREET STE 925 LOS ANGELES CA 90015 4676902 0 X WWW.COLLEGECAMPAIGN.ORG X 2003 CA ENSURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CALIFORNIANS HAS A CHANCE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND SUCCEED. 15 15 22 0 0 0 1340243 4675054 0 0 3078 248 3447 1600 1346768 4676902 67500 1500 0 0 1113469 1239938 0 0 116104 494268 681725 1675237 1923163 -328469 2753739 1403476 4218894 70250 121634 1333226 4097260 X WORKING TO ENSURE ALL CALIFORNIANS HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE IN ORDER TO BUILD A VIBRANT WORKFORCE, ECONOMY, AND DEMOCRACY. 0 0 1444742 1500 SEE SCHEDULE O 216708 SEE SCHEDULE O 1661450 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X HELEN DO 2137449434 1149 S HILL STREET STE 925 LOS ANGELES CA 90015 DAVID WOLF CO-FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS A SAENZ CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCUS A ALLEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE BOGGS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILA CHAVEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA H DAVID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTELA BENSIMION DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB LAPSLEY CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL GRANILLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA A SMITH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RORY O'SULLIVAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARLINE P ROBLES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK R RUIZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE CONWAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRMA RODRIGUEZ MOISA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE SIQUEIROS PRESIDENT 65.00 X 180000 0 8750 JESSIE RYAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 32.00 X 116533 0 5677 AUDREY DOW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 119851 0 5742 416384 0 20169 3 0 1 0 0 4675054 4675054 248 248 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1600 1600 1600 4676902 1600 0 248 X 1500 1500 416384 416384 573349 398670 83621 91058 37114 30564 3136 3414 132407 109038 11187 12182 80684 66444 6817 7423 287581 264571 23010 212110 205353 6757 91997 89924 46 2027 4001 4001 10391 10391 SPECIAL EVENT 34822 34822 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 19322 19322 PRINTING AND MATERIALS 14456 14456 GIFTS AND DONATION 3947 3947 3098 2454 644 1923163 1661450 145609 116104 777802 2341409 333072 233500 1811045 1419 20708 12204 70695 32730 7081 37965 31313 14852 1403476 4218894 67421 87561 2829 3329 0 30744 70250 121634 X 3519 34303 1329707 4062957 1333226 4097260 1403476 4218894 2753739 10295 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 877420 1246711 1797186 1340243 4675054 9936614 877420 1246711 1797186 1340243 4675054 9936614 6414365 3522249 3742 2665 2682 3078 248 12415 1700 7463 1000 3447 1600 15210 9964239 0.35350 0.36990 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 38253 0 0 38253 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN 2017, THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS WERE FOCUSED ON ASSEMBLY BILL 705 (IRWIN) WHICH CHANGED ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT POLICIES AT THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ENSURE THAT A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES UPON ENTRY INTO COLLEGE THEREBY INCREASING THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR TRANSFER. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO PURSUED AB 847 WHICH AIMED TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY DIVERSITY AT CALIFORNIA'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. TO A LESSER EXTENT, ADVOCACY EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDED SUPPORT OF FOUR OTHER BILLS AND BUDGET PROPOSALS AROUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE GUIDED PATHWAYS FUNDING, INCREASING ENROLLMENT SLOTS AT FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES, AND INVESTMENTS TO CAL GRANTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS AND LEGISLATIVE STAFF, MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND TESTIFYING AT HEARINGS. OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR DEDICATED 10% OF THEIR TIME TO THESE EFFORTS FORM FEBRUARY 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. OTHER CAMPAIGN STAFF SPENT LESS THAN 5% OF THEIR TIME (COMBINED TOTAL) ON ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOR ALL OF 2017 WAS 3%. 70695 32730 37965 37965 DEFERRED RENT 30744 30744 X 4687197 10295 10295 4676902 0 4676902 1923163 0 1923163 0 1923163 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. 0 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS 4 1500 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHELE SIQUEIROS PRESIDENT 180000 0 0 0 0 0 8750 0 0 0 188750 0 0 0 JESSIE RYAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 116533 0 0 0 0 0 5677 0 0 0 122210 0 0 0 AUDREY DOW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 119851 0 0 0 0 0 5742 0 0 0 125593 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A COALITION BUILDING, RESEARCH, AND POLICY REFORM - WE HAVE ENGAGED OUR PARTNERS TO BE ALLIES IN ADVANCING A STRONG AGENDA IN SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY AMONG BUSINESS, CIVIC, CIVIL RIGHTS AND COLLEGE LEADERS. WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE POLICY DISCUSSIONS, STRENGTHEN OUR BROAD-BASED AND STATEWIDE COALITION OF SUPPORTERS AND INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA. IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE PROUDEST OF THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS HIGHLIGHTED HERE: -RELEASED OUR CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION PERFORMANCE REPORT CARD, ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO FEATURING CAMPAIGN PRESIDENT, MICHELE SIQUEIROS, DISCUSSING THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT CARD AND THE NEED FOR STATE LEADERSHIP TO ACT, AS WELL AS A CAPITOL BRIEFING AND DIRECT MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS TO SHARE THE REPORT CARD AND MAJOR STATEMENTS ON THE REPORT CARD BY THE TOP THREE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES; -SUCCESSFULLY PRESSED FOR POLICY REFORM REQUIRING COLLEGES TO USE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS AS A FACTOR IN DETERMINING COURSE PLACEMENT, SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING STUDENTS' CHANCES OF COMPLETING A DEGREE, CERTIFICATE OR TRANSFER; -RELEASED OUR REPORT, THE TRANSFER MAZE: THE HIGH COST TO STUDENTS, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE CONTINUED COMPLEXITY OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER PROCESS, HIGHLIGHTS THE EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGE PROFESSIONALS GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH A DIFFICULT PROCESS, AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS AND STRENGTHEN REFORMS WE HAVE HELPED MOVE FORWARD; -CONDUCTED CONVERSATIONS ON HIGHER EDUCATION PRIORITIES FOR THE STATE WITH 2018 GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES INCLUDING LT. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, STATE TREASURER JOHN CHIANG, FORMER LOS ANGELES MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, AND FORMER CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DELAINE EASTIN; -HOSTED A CONVERSATION FEATURING INCOMING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE EDUCATION TRUST, DR. JOHN KING, ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WHICH WAS ALSO STREAMED LIVE VIA FACEBOOK; -HOSTED TWO CONVENINGS OF HIGHER EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, AND COALITION PARTNERS TO DISCUSS HOW CALIFORNIA IS RESPONDING TO THE CURRENT NEEDS AND POTENTIAL POLICY THREATS TO UNDOCUMENTED AND DACAMENTED STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA; -ENGAGED 25,000 STAKEHOLDERS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS IN OUR ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTED 83 VISITS WITH LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEIR STAFF, AND HELD 354 ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA; -MADE THE CASE FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, RESULTING IN $150 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF GUIDED PATHWAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES; INCREASED ENROLLMENT FUNDING TO ADD SPOTS FOR NEARLY 4,000 MORE CALIFORNIA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; INCREASED STUDENT AID FOR FULL TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS; AND $12.5 MILLION FOR THE CSU TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING THE GRADUATION INITIATIVE WITH CLEAR DIRECTION TO REFORM REMEDIAL EDUCATION. -CELEBRATED OUR 2017 HIGHER EDUCATION CHAMPION AWARDEES WITH NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND FOUR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN IMPLEMENTING STRONG TRANSFER REFORM, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF 36 STATEWIDE TRANSFER MODEL CURRICULUMS (TMCS) WITH A TOTAL OF 2,268 ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR TRANSFER FROM THE CCC TO THE CSU APPROVED AND ADOPTED ACROSS THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AND OVER 100,000 STUDENTS EARNING AN ADT WITH GUARANTEED ADMISSION WITH JUNIOR STATUS TO THE CSU; -INCREASED PUBIC AWARENSS OF ISSUES HINDERING STUDENT SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE RELEASE OF NINE NEW PUBLICATIONS; FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNICATIONS - WITH THE RELEASE OF NINE RESEARCH REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS IN 2017, THE CAMPAIGN'S WORK RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE AND WAS FEATURED IN OVER 220 NEWS ARTICLES, RADIO INTERVIEWS AND TV NEWS BROADCASTS. OUR WORK WAS COVERED IN MAJOR DAILY NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING PROMINENT ARTICLES IN THE SACRAMENTO BEE, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. WE HAVE ALSO GROWN OUR INFLUENCE AS A RESOURCE TO EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE REPORTERS BY RELEASING PRESS STATEMENTS ON RELATED STATEWIDE BUDGET AND POLICY DISCUSSIONS THAT IMPACT ACCESS AND SUCCESS ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF A STRONG MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO HELP INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, OUR SUPPORTERS, AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT NEEDED SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACING HIGHER EDUCATION IN OUR STATE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A COORDINATED MEDIA AND PUBLIC AWARENESS STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES MEDIA RELEASES, MEETINGS WITH KEY REPORTERS, AND AN OP-ED STRATEGY IN ORDER TO KEEP ATTENTION ON THE ISSUES WE CARE ABOUT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WE SHOW A DRAFT OF THE 990 TO THE BOARD VIA SCHEDULED CONFERENCE CALL, THEY LOOK IT OVER AND APPROVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER COMING BEFORE THE BOARD SHALL PROMPTLY BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD CHAIR OR THE PRESIDENT, AND IF A CONFLICT OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED TO EXIST SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR ANY DISCUSSION OF OR VOTE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER. EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD RECEIVED A COMPLETED SELF EVALUATION FROM THE PRESIDENT. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ANALYZED COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILAR SIZE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH THE SALARY HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENT AND HER PREDECESSOR. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE SELF EVALUATION IN CLOSED SESSION AMONGST MEMBER ONLY, AND THEN WITH THE PRESIDENT OUTLINING AREAS OF POSITIVE PERFORMANCE AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR IN A FORMAL LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OUTLINED EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING AND OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 264,571. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,010. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 287,581.