2017-11-02T11:27:14-05:00 2016-12-31 330700332 VASQUEZ & CO LLP 801 S GRAND AVE STE 400 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 990 2016-01-01 200427622 CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY CAMP 2137449434 1149 S HILL STREET NO 925 LOS ANGELES CA 90015 MICHELE SIQUEIROS PRESIDENT 2137449434 2017-10-27 1 LYNN D BOSTER P00440365 2138731700 206.169.79.50 2017-10-27 16:25:39 PD P 7ED5B94A8C25C9314D98FAB42AC8A3BDDB96ECBC 7ED5B94A8C25C9314D98FAB42AC8A3BDDB96ECBC 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X MICHELE SIQUEIROS 1149 S HILL STREET STE 925 LOS ANGELES CA 90015 1346768 0 X WWW.COLLEGECAMPAIGN.ORG X 2003 CA ENSURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CALIFORNIANS HAS A CHANCE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND SUCCEED. 16 16 15 0 0 0 1797186 1340243 0 0 2682 3078 1000 3447 1800868 1346768 1716 67500 0 0 955870 1113469 0 0 114385 485613 494268 1443199 1675237 357669 -328469 1707246 1403476 45551 70250 1661695 1333226 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 1271301 67500 SEE SCHEDULE O 134435 SEE SCHEDULE O 1405736 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X JEFFREY VILLAR 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 DAVID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY HART VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB LAPSLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM G MCGINNIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA 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 VINCENT PAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRMA RODRIGUEZ MOISA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE SIQUEIROS PRESIDENT 65.00 X 171750 0 8250 JESSIE RYAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 32.00 X 99260 0 4963 AUDREY DOW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 105923 0 5296 376933 0 18509 2 0 1 0 0 1340243 1340243 3078 3078 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 3447 3447 3447 1346768 3447 0 3078 67500 67500 376933 376933 516239 335458 98030 82751 36185 28948 3980 3257 112711 90169 12398 10144 71401 57121 7854 6426 650 650 20419 20419 92814 90444 1091 1279 69298 69298 70823 70823 109132 98760 127 10245 1792 1672 120 5710 5710 3785 3785 SPECIAL EVENT 34499 34499 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 19304 18959 345 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 18653 18653 TELEPHONE 17460 17019 441 29929 29480 166 283 1675237 1405736 155116 114385 692981 777802 333949 333072 650000 233500 13313 20708 29420 22339 8521 7081 8482 31313 1707246 1403476 43222 67421 2329 2829 45551 70250 X 449988 3519 1211707 1329707 1661695 1333226 1707246 1403476 -328469 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1334305 877420 1246711 1797186 1340243 6595865 1334305 877420 1246711 1797186 1340243 6595865 4145467 2450398 3291 3742 2665 2682 3078 15458 225 1700 7463 1000 3447 13835 6625158 0.36990 0.33480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 41893 0 0 41893 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN 2016, THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY LARGELY ENGAGED IN STRATEGIC BUDGET ADVOCACY TO INCREASE THE LONG TERM INVESTMENT NECESSARY TO REDESIGN REMEDIAL EDUCATION DELIVERY AT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE ALSO CONDUCTED FOCUSED ADVOCACY ON SB 1050-A BILL DEDICATED TO IMPROVING COLLEGE READINESS AMONG LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND SPONSORED BY SENATE PRO TEMPORE KEVIN DE LEON. STAFF MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO DISCUSS BUDGETARY ACTION AND FUNDING FOR THE BASIC SKILLS TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS FUNDING TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT SLOTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. WE ALSO JOINED MEETINGS AND LED LOBBY VISITS IN SUPPORT OF SB 1050 ALONGSIDE THE COLLEGE FOR ALL COALITION. OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND POLICY DIRECTOR DEDICATED 15% OF THEIR TIME TO THESE EFFORTS FROM FEBRUARY 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 2016, 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 2016 WAS 2.5% 29420 22339 7081 7081 X 1346768 0 1346768 0 1346768 1675237 0 1675237 0 1675237 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. 0 LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 350 S BIXEL STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90017 952597392 67500 BOOK SUB-GRANTEE OF OUR FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID ADVOCACY FUND GRANT TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE NEED FOR FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID POLICY REFORMS BY ENGAGING CALIFORNIA BUSINESS, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNITY AND STUDENT LEADERS WITH POLICYMAKERS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHELE SIQUEIROS PRESIDENT 171750 0 0 0 0 0 8250 0 0 0 180000 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: -ENGAGED 20,840 STAKEHOLDERS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS IN OUR ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTED 76 VISITS WITH POLICY MAKERS AND THEIR STAFF, AND HELD 380 ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS CALOFORNIA; -MADE THE CASE FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING FOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM RESULTING IN A $145 MILLION ALLOCATION IN THE 2016-17 STATE BUDGET TO BOOST ENROLLMENT OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AT ALL THREE OF THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; -CONDUCTED A BRIEFING AND A DOZEN LEGISLATIVE VISITS ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND FINANCIAL AID FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF IN WASHINGTON DC, WHICH INCLUDED 22 STUDENT AMBASSADORS WHO SHARED THEIR REAL LIFE CHALLENGES IN AFFORDING COLLEGE; -BEGAN OVERSIGHT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASIC SKILLS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM WHICH THE CAMPAIGN CHAMPIONED IN 2015 TO IMPROVE REMEDIAL EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURED AN ADDITIONAL $30 MILLION IN THE STATE'S 2016-17 STATE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM; -CO-HOSTED AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ON DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 20 YEARS AFTER THE BAN ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WITH THE UCLA CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT; -CELEBRATED OUR 2016 HIGHER EDUCATION CHAMPION AWARDEES WITH 16 COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THREE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN IMPLEMENTING STRONG TRANSFER REFORM, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF 34 STATEWIDE TRANSFER MODEL CURRICULUMS (TMCS) WITH A TOTAL OF 2,079 ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR TRANSFER FROM THE CCC TO THE CSU APPROVED AND ADOPTED ACROSS THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM; -HOSTED A WELCOME RECEPTION FOR NEW CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR, ELOY ORTIZ OAKLEY, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION MODERATED BY ED SOURCE REPORTER, LARRY GORDON; -LAUNCHED CONVERSATIONS WITH 2018 GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES INCLUDING LT. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, STATE TREASURER JOHN CHIANG, AND FORMER LOS ANGELES MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA TO INFORM THEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PRIORITIES FOR THE STATE; -RELEASED 15 PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS FEATURED IN OVER 250 MEDIA OUTLETS AND SHARED WITH INFLUENTIAL CALIFORNIANS. FORM 990 PART III LINE 4B COMMUNICATIONS - WITH THE RELEASE OF 15 RESEARCH REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS IN 2016, THE CAMPAIGN'S WORK RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE AND WAS FEATURED IN OVER 250 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.