2017-07-19T23:32:11-07:00 2016-12-31 Patel & Associates LLP 266 17th Street Suite 200 Oakland CA 946124124 990 2016-01-01 942494442 Oakland Community Organizations Inc OAKL 5106391444 2 Eastmont Town Center Oakland CA 94605 Rev Michael Wallace Treasurer 2017-07-18 true Sanwar Harshwal CPA P01249746 5104525051 X 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Rev Michael Wallace 2 Eastmont Town Center Oakland CA 94605 1229816 false false X www.oaklandcommunity.org X 1977 CA The mission of Oakland Community Organizations, Inc. is to provide training assistance and organizing aid to community members seeking to improve the quality of life in Oakland, CA in the areas of housing, education, employment, and safety. 15 13 47 100 0 1143555 1159118 76775 46245 546 799 12253 23654 1233129 1229816 50000 50000 0 746148 864928 0 5847 285871 325050 1082019 1239978 151110 -10162 976387 973676 45690 53141 930697 920535 X The mission of Oakland Community Organizations, Inc. is to provide training assistance and organizing aid to community members seeking to improve the quality of life in Oakland, CA in the areas of housing, education, employment, and safety. false false 649556 50000 Education and Youth: This program provided services in nonpartisan grassroots community organizing with parents/caregivers for education reform for equity and excellence in the Oakland Public Schools. 193632 821 Safety and Economic Development: This program provides services in nonpartisan grassroots community organizing with residents for public safety, criminal justice reform, and economic development in low-income Oakland, CA neighborhoods. 113385 Civic Engagement: This program provides services in nonpartisan grassroots community organizing with residents for voter education regarding ballot measures, voter registration, petition signature gathering, and occasionally direct and indirect lobbying subject to the provisions of OCO's Federal 501(h) election. 114789 1071362 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 47 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 15 13 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Ronda Hastings 5108652647 981 Market Street Alameda CA 94501 X Rev George Cummings Co-Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mireya Chavarria Co-Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rev Michael Wallace Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Davis Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fr Aidan McAleenan Fund Develpmnt. 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carlos Castro Public Relation 2.00 0.00 X 1000 0 0 Pastor Matt Prinz Membership 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brittany King Asst. 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The most significant tax positions of the Organization are its assertion that it is exempt from income taxes and its determination of whether any amounts are subject to unrelated business tax. All significant tax positions have been considered by management. It has been determined that it is more likely than not that all tax positions would be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. true CCISCO 100 E 18th Street Antioch CA 94509 680361176 50000 0 Cash Education 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The organization requests financial statements from the recipient organization to ascertain it is a viable entity and has spent the grant awards as intended. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Health Care: This program provides services in nonpartisan advocacy for the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, heath care sign-ups for County and State programs for health care for the poor, including the undocumented. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Black Caucus: OCO is managing the funds for the PICO National Black Caucus program. The Caucus purpose is to assist Black community organizers and staff throughout the PICO National Network with their training and professional development. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Civic Engagement: This program provides services in nonpartisan grassroots community organizing with residents for voter education regarding ballot measures, voter registration, petition signature gathering, and occasionally direct and indirect lobbying subject to the provisions of OCO's Federal 501(h) election. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: PICO Contract: These were expenses for a agency contract with the PICO Action Fund to hire and supervise phone bankers for California State ballot propositions on the November 2016 ballot. (Lobbying reporting is handled by the PICO Action Fund and is not counted towards OCO's own lobbying expenses and reporting.) Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The Constitution states that OCO is an organization of organizations. A Member Organization refers to the congregations, schools or other organizations that have paid their dues and are in good standing. An associate Member organization refers to community organizations and congregations that wish to associate with OCO without becoming full members. Any non-political and non-partisan community organization that agrees with the purpose of OCO and meets the membership criteria may join. OCO assists every member organization in their community organizing efforts. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The OCO Executive Director in consultation with OCO's accountant will retain a Certified Public Accountant to annually prepare Audit Financial Statement, Federal Return of Organization Exempt form Income Tax, IRS Form 990, and California Exempt Organization Annual Information Return, Form 199 on behalf of the organization. Drafts of these documents will be submitted to the OCO Executive Director and Accountant for initial review. Federal IRS Form 990 and California FTB Form 199 will be reviewed by the Finance and Audit Committee of the OCO Board of Directors for recommendation to the full board for approval of submission by the Certified Public Accountant. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts A conflict of interest form is completed annually by all Board members. If a conflict of interest arises, the affected Board member is required to recuse him/her self from any decision-making capacity that could give rise to a conflict. The Board itself administers this policy and enforces recusals as needed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The CEO/Executive Directors compensation is determined by the Board of Directors. The Board includes members who have extensive experience in nonprofit compensation owning to their roles on other nonprofit boards or running their own nonprofits. The Boards collective experience and knowledge of comparable compensation for CEOs/Executive Directors for similar organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and the City of Oakland is the basis for decisions on compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation for other key employees is determined by examining comparable compensation for similar positions for similar organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and the City of Oakland. OCOs Personnel Manual contains the following additional guidelines for employee compensation, listed below: PICO Network standards Market comparisons for similar work in local nonprofit organizations Applicable legal requirements as defined by the Department of Labor As outlined per contract agreements with employees in the same or similar jobs at OCO Experience and training Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization's governing documents and financial statements are made available upon request.