CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY (EIN 20-0427622)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-11
IRS object ID: 201642249349303169
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-11T19:58:11-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	330700332	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VASQUEZ & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 S GRAND AVE STE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200427622	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CAMP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2137449434	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	714 W OLYMPIC BLVD NO 745	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90015	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHELE SIQUEIROS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2137449434	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-10	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GILBERT R VASQUEZ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00743144	PTIN
Phone	2138731700	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHELE SIQUEIROS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	714 W OLYMPIC BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,800,868	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COLLEGECAMPAIGN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ENSURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CALIFORNIANS HAS A CHANCE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND SUCCEED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,246,711	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,797,186	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,665	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,682	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$16,636	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,000	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,232,740	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,800,868	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,645	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,716	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$825,114	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$955,870	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$101,466	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$441,632	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$485,613	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,273,391	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,443,199	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$40,651	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$357,669	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,324,702	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,707,246	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$20,676	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$45,551	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,304,026	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,661,695	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,058,417	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,716	GrantAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$162,792	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,221,209	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEFFREY VILLAR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2137449434	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	714 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 745	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90015	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID WOLF
CO-FOUNDER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS A SAENZ
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARCUS A ALLEN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GEORGE BOGGS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAMILA CHAVEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAMELA DAVID
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY HART
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ROB LAPSLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM G MCGINNIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA SMITH
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RORY O'SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DARLINE P ROBLES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FREDERICK R RUIZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHELE SIQUEIROS
PRESIDENT	65.00		$149,992	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AUDREY DOW
VICE PRES. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & OPERATION	40.00		$101,477	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$251,469	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,797,186	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,797,186	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,682	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,682	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,000	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,800,868	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,682	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,716	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,716	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$251,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$251,469	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$518,522	TotalAmt
Program Services	$356,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,079	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$76,718	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,133	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,205	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,913	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,970	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,557	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,597	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,776	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,013	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,685	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,078	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,983	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$174,397	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$2,074	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,825	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,503	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,978	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$922	TotalAmt
Program Services	$922	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,084	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,580	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,580	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEPHONE	$21,547	$21,547
SUPPLIES	$15,314	$14,977	$328	$9
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$13,807	$13,807
COPYING, PRINTING & PUB	$11,731	$11,731

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,894	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$99	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,443,199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,221,209	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$120,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101,466	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$585,105	BOYAmt
EOY	$692,981	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$381,883	BOYAmt
EOY	$333,949	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$330,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$650,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,313	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$25,150	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,629	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,521	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,482	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,324,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,707,246	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,847	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,222	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,829	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,329	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,551	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$489,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$449,988	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$814,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,211,707	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,304,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,661,695	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,324,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,707,246	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$357,669	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$1,198,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,334,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$877,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,246,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,797,186	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,454,026	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,198,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,334,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$877,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,246,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,797,186	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,454,026	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,284,710	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,169,316	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,136	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,742	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,682	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,516	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$225	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,463	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,388	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,478,930	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.33480	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.42240	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)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$24,969	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$24,969	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN 2015, THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY LARGELY ENGAGED IN STRATEGIC LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOR OUR SPONSORED LEGISLATION, AB 770 (IRWIN), TO REDESIGN REMEDIAL EDUCATION DELIVERY AT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE PRODUCED A FACT SHEET, INFOGRAPHICS, AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OUR EFFORTS TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE LEGISLATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO HELD A LOBBY DAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 STUDENT LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AS PART OF OUR STUDENT "COMPLETION CORPS." STAFF MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO DISCUSS BUDGETARY ACTION AND FUNDING FOR AB 770 (IRWIN) THROUGH THE BASIC SKILLS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS FUNDING TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT SLOTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. OUR EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND POLICY DIRECTOR DEDICATED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR TIME TO THESE EFFORTS (GREATER THAN 30% FROM FEBRUARY - SEPTEMBER 2015), OTHER CAMPAIGN STAFF SPENT LESS THAN 10% OF THEIR TIME (COMBINED TOTAL) ON ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOR ALL OF 2015 WAS 4%.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,150	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,629	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,521	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,521	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,800,868	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,800,868	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,800,868	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,443,199	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,443,199	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,443,199	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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: --ENGAGING 4,702 STAKEHOLDERS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS IN OUR ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTING 102 VISITS WITH LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEIR STAFF, AND HOLDING 381 ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA; --DELIVERING 54 TARGETED PRESENTATIONS TO PROMINENT ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR ISSUES HINDERING STUDENT SUCCESS INCLUDING A SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL BRIEFING IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR CAPITOL HILL STAFFERS AND D.C. EDUCATION LEADERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS. --ENORMOUS PROGRESS TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF HISTORIC TRANSFER REFORM IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH OVERSIGHT OF IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 32 STATEWIDE TRANSFER MODEL CURRICULUMS (TMCS) WITH A TOTAL OF 1,979 ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR TRANSFER FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CSU APPROVED AND ADOPTED ACROSS THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM; --RELEASED 14 PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS FEATURED IN OVER 600 MEDIA OUTLETS AND SHARED WITH INFLUENTIAL CALIFORNIANS; --HELPED INFORM AND EDUCATE ON THE NEED FOR REDESIGN OF REMEDIAL EDUCATION RESULTING IN A BUDGET ALLOCATION OF $60 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASIC SKILLS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING INNOVATION AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF BASIC SKILLS/REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION THROUGH A HANDFUL OF HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
FORM 990 PART III LINE 4B	COMMUNICATION - WITH THE RELEASE OF 14 RESEARCH REPORTS IN 2015, THE CAMPAIGNS WORK RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA COVERAGE AND WAS FEATURED IN OVER 600 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 11	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	FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 174,397. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,074. TOTAL EXPENSES 176,471.