CALIFORNIA COMPETES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CALIFORNIA COMPETES (EIN 88-2393598)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-05
IRS object ID
202611259349301766
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-05T10:08:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN882393598EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,794,142GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressHTTPS://CALIFORNIACOMPETES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OCALIFORNIA COMPETES: HIGHER EDUCATION FOR A STRONG ECONOMY IS A NONPARTISAN POLICY AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS TO THE STATE'S MOST CRITICAL CHALLENGES AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, EQUITY, AND THE ECONOMY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionESTABLISHED IN 2011, OUR MISSION IS TO HELP TRANSFORM THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM INTO AN ENGINE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT EMPOWERS ALL CALIFORNIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$259,750GrantAmt
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DescSEE SCHEDULE OCALIFORNIA COMPETES ADVANCES EQUITABLE POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES AND A JUST AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMY BY INFLUENCING SYSTEMS-LEVEL CHANGE FOR UNDERSERVED CALIFORNIANS. IN FY24, CALIFORNIA COMPETES MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BY PURSUING A RANGE OF STRATEGIES, FROM PROMOTING ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR ADULT LEARNERS TO ALIGNING HIGHER EDUCATION WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS, ADVANCING A MORE AGILE AND INNOVATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND CONTRIBUTING TO COORDINATED POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. IN OUR WORK TO ADVANCE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR ADULTS, WE CO-LED THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS, A STATEWIDE COALITION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN. THROUGH THIS COALITION, WE SPONSORED OUR FIRST BILL, THE GAINS FOR STUDENT PARENTS ACT (AB 2458) (AND SECURED ITS PASSAGE IN SEPTEMBER 2024) TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL AID ACCESS FOR STUDENT PARENTS AND DATA COLLECTION PRACTICES SO COLLEGES CAN BETTER IDENTIFY THE STUDENT PARENTS THEY SERVE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIAATTAIN!'S NETWORK OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, WE ALSO CONDUCTED RESEARCH THAT FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO RE-ENROLLMENT FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH SOME COLLEGE BUT NO CREDENTIAL, ENSURING THEY CAN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. TO STRENGTHEN WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT, WE FACILITATED STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, FOSTERING A CROSS-SECTOR CULTURE TO BOOST CAREER READINESS. OUR EFFORTS IN PROMOTING A MORE AGILE AND INNOVATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE STATE ADVANCED THROUGH OUR CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND A SERIES OF EVENTS DURING THE WORLD'S LARGEST EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, WE PROVIDED RESEARCH-BASED INSIGHTS AND CREATED SPACES FOR POLICYMAKERS, LEADERS, AND THEIR STAFF TO THINK CRITICALLY ON THE KEY ISSUES FACING THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SYSTEMS AND SHARE IDEAS FOR REFORM. THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THIS, WE AIM TO CONTRIBUTE TO INFORMED DECISION-MAKING TOWARDS RESHAPING SYSTEMS TO BETTER SERVE CALIFORNIANS. IN THE REALM OF COORDINATED POLICY SETTING AND IMPLEMENTATION, WE ADVISED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON STRENGTHENING STRUCTURES TO PROMOTE COHESIVE AND EFFECTIVE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE AS LEAD ADVOCATE FOR AND ADVISOR TO THE CALIFORNIA CRADLE-TO-CAREER DATA SYSTEM (C2C). WITH CALIFORNIA COMPETES CEO ACTIVELY SERVING ON THE C2C GOVERNING BOARD AS A LEGISLATIVE APPOINTEE, WE'VE PROVIDED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO SHAPE DISCUSSIONS FOR PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS AND ADVANCED C2C'S DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO IMPROVED HOLISTIC STUDENT SUPPORT THROUGH THE REFINEMENT OF STUDENT HOUSING POLICIES AND THE LAUNCH OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FINDER FOR CALIFORNIA STUDENTS, OUR NEW USER-FRIENDLY TOOL WHICH HELPS STUDENTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS FIND THE RESOURCES TO WHICH THEY'RE ENTITLED.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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CARL COHN
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ELIZABETH HILL
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN KOBLIK
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CAROL LIU
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA LOPEZ
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LENNY MENDONCA
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LEROY MORISHITA
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ROGER NIELLO
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LIBBY SCHAAF
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JACK SCOTT
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PETER WEBER
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SU JIN JEZ
CEO40.00$255,000$0$29,817Yes (X)
KIM BERNET
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LAURA BERNHARD
SENIOR RESEARCHER40.00$145,962$0$12,535Yes (X)
DAVID RADWIN
SENIOR RESEARCHER40.00$149,158$0$12,891Yes (X)
CAROLYN HO
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$139,423$0$18,887Yes (X)
ANNA JOHNSON
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$148,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,346,742BOYAmt
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Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,314,228BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$4,082,741EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,744,205CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,463,998CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,354,721TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,744,205CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,463,998CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$26TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,451,318TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$524,772GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,014FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,663FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,677FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,514,042FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,520,719FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$276,036FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$69,009FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$76,152CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$257,011CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$276,036CurrentYearAmt
Total$609,199TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$913,799LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$36CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$8,431CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$6,677CurrentYearAmt
Total$15,144TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$19,038CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$64,253CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$69,009CurrentYearAmt
Total$152,300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$228,450GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$915CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,014CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,929TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,942,378TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$148,236DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$148,236RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,794,142RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,794,142TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,668,955TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$148,236DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$148,236ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,520,719ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,520,719TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA RTC 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSARAH ARONSONPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11026 IRIS STAddressLine1Txt
CityREDWOOD CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94061ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONTRACT SERVICEActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$16,330RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$16,330TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EDUCATION TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11501 K ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN521982223RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$259,750CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantSTUDENT PARENT COALITIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWE HAVE SUBGRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS, CONDUCT REGULAR CHECK-INS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK AND COLLABORATE ON REPORTING TO THE ORIGINAL FUNDER, INCLUDING FINANCIAL REPORTING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SU JIN JEZ
CEO$255,000$0$0$0$0$0$20,400$0$9,417$0$284,817$0$0$0
KIM BERNET
CFO/VP$160,000$0$0$0$0$0$12,800$0$527$0$173,327$0$0$0
DAVID RADWIN
SENIOR RESEARCHER$149,158$0$0$0$0$0$11,933$0$958$0$162,049$0$0$0
LAURA BERNHARD
SENIOR RESEARCHER$145,962$0$0$0$0$0$4,121$0$8,414$0$158,497$0$0$0
CAROLYN HO
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ CHIEF OF$139,423$0$0$0$0$0$11,154$0$7,733$0$158,310$0$0$0
ANNA JOHNSON
POLICY DIRECTOR$142,800$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,634$0$151,434$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED FIRST INTERNALLY BY THE CFO AND THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM TO LOOK FOR ERRORS AND CROSSCHECK THAT THE TOTALS MATCH THE FINANCIALS. IT IS THEN SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW/APPROVAL, BEFORE GOING TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD IS ASKED ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. STAFF SIGN THE STAFF VERSION OF THE POLICY WHEN THEY ARE HIRED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - CEO & TOP MANAGEMENT THE CEO'S SALARY WAS CALIBRATED BASED ON 990 DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED AND TYPE OF ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY DATA. THAT RESEARCH AND DATA WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, WHO MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD ON THE APPROPRIATE SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES SIMILARLY THE COO/CFO SALARY WAS ALSO CALIBRATED BASED ON 990 DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED AND TYPE OF ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY DATA. THAT RESEARCH AND DATA WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, WHO MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD ON THE APPROPRIATE SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AS REQUIRED BY THE NONPROFIT INTEGRITY ACT IN CALIFORNIA AND IRS REGULATIONS, CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES FOR SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,202. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,908. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -9,315. TOTAL EXPENSES 65,795. STUDENT PARENT SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 91,819. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 91,819. RESEARCH CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 103,330. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 103,330. EVENT FACILITATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,796. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,796. LEADERSHIP COACHING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,450. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,450. HR CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,173. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,173.

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