WORKING CALIFORNIANS RESEARCH FUND

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $809K · expenses $677K · assets $1.3M

EIN
20-5409710
Address
445 S FIGUEROA ST STE 2400, LOS ANGELES, CA 90071-1624
NTEE code
R05
Exempt type
501(c)(4): social welfare (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
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Mission

TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF WORKING MEN AND WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE USE OF RESEARCH TO DIRECT INDEPENDENT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, INCLUDING SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF LEGISLATION AND STATE AND LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gus Corona PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 8
Lucy Labruzzo SECRETARY-TREASURER/DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Chris Modrzejewski DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Andy Meyers (former) CFO2022-2023 0 $0 reported 2
Brian D'Arcy (former) CEO2019-2021 0 $0 reported 11

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUS CORONA PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $08
LUCY LABRUZZO SECRETARY-TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CHRIS MODRZEJEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MODRZEJEWSKI CFO0 $0$0$0 $02
GUS CORONA CEO0 $0$0$0 $08
LUCY LABRUZZO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $02
ANDY MEYERS CFO0 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDY MEYERS CFO0 $0$0$0 $02
GUS CORONA CEO0 $0$0$0 $08
LUCY LABRUZZO SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN D'ARCY CEO0 $0$0$0 $011
GUS CORONA CFO/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $08
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN D'ARCY CEO0 $0$0$0 $011
GUS CORONA CFO/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $08
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN D'ARCY CEO0 $0$0$0 $011
GUS CORONA CFO/SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $08

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $270K
NameLocationServicePaid
LAGNIAPPE CONSULTINGLOS ANGELES, CACONSULTING$270,000
2023 · 1 contractor · $270K
NameLocationServicePaid
LAGIAPPE CONSULTINGLOS ANGELES, CACONSULTING$270,000
2022 · 1 contractor · $270K
NameLocationServicePaid
LAGIAPPE CONSULTINGLOS ANGELES, CACONSULTING$270,000
2020 · 1 contractor · $115K
NameLocationServicePaid
HONEY PLEASE ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONSWEEHAWKEN, NJMUSIC PRODUCTION$114,715

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $195K
2019 · 2 grants to organizations · $110K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$809,009$676,958 $1,326,161$1,326,161 $809,009$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$869,664$501,880 $1,205,872$1,205,872 $869,664$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$497,500$491,697 $838,088$838,088 $497,500$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$420,000$321,795 $821,621$816,455 $420,000$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,069$273,096 $721,167$718,250 $200,000$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,175,285$1,511,578 $891,277$891,277 $2,175,285$0 $000

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $676,958 spent · pay $0 · grants $195,000 · events $61,086
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $346,401$346,401-- 51.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $195,000$195,000-- 28.8%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $61,086$10,000-$51,086 9.0%
Fees: legal $31,667-$31,667- 4.7%
Travel $30,934-$434$30,500 4.6%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $6,580-$3,265$3,315 1.0%
Fees: accounting $3,400-$3,400- 0.5%
Office expenses $1,074-$974$100 0.2%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $540-$540- 0.1%
Other (as described)POSTAGE AND DELIVERY $217-$217- 0.0%
All other expenses $59-$59- 0.0%
Total$676,958100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $501,880 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $65,845
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $308,922$308,922-- 61.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $73,685$73,685-- 14.7%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $60,945$1,590-$59,355 12.1%
Fees: legal $26,018$450$25,568- 5.2%
Office expenses $12,571$12,535$36- 2.5%
Travel $5,384$4,919$465- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,900$4,900-- 1.0%
Other (as described)MEALS $3,692$3,692-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $3,300-$3,300- 0.7%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $1,088-$1,088- 0.2%
All other expenses $900$900-- 0.2%
Information technology $475$475-- 0.1%
Total$501,880100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $491,697 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $415,106-$415,106- 84.4%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $41,658$41,658-- 8.5%
Fees: legal $15,336-$15,336- 3.1%
Other (as described)MEALS $9,023-$9,023- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $5,024-$5,024- 1.0%
Travel $4,288-$4,288- 0.9%
Other (as described)VOTER OUTREACH $1,000$1,000-- 0.2%
Office expenses $262-$262- 0.1%
Total$491,697100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $321,795 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,837
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $206,989--$206,989 64.3%
Fees: other services $52,793$52,793-- 16.4%
Fees: legal $28,197-$28,197- 8.8%
Office expenses $15,645-$15,645- 4.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,837-$5,837- 1.8%
Travel $5,145-$5,145- 1.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $3,886$3,886-- 1.2%
Other (as described)MISC $3,273-$3,273- 1.0%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$321,795100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $273,096 spent · pay $0 · grants $850 · events $1,536
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $138,049--$138,049 50.5%
Other (as described)PRINTING & REPRODUCTION $44,312$44,312-- 16.2%
Fees: other services $43,628$32,500$11,128- 16.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $24,961$24,961-- 9.1%
Fees: legal $8,252-$8,252- 3.0%
Other (as described)MEDIA BUY $6,200$6,200-- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $2,050-$2,050- 0.8%
All other expenses $1,817-$1,817- 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,536-$1,536- 0.6%
Travel $1,104-$1,104- 0.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $850$850-- 0.3%
Information technology $200$200-- 0.1%
Office expenses $137-$137- 0.1%
Total$273,096100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $1,511,578 spent · pay $0 · grants $110,000 · events $20,156
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MEDIA BUY $547,943$547,943-- 36.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $523,084$523,084-- 34.6%
Fees: other services $220,321$213,541$6,780- 14.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $110,000$110,000-- 7.3%
Travel $59,084$59,084-- 3.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $20,156$20,156-- 1.3%
Fees: legal $19,899$693$19,206- 1.3%
Information technology $9,911$9,911-- 0.7%
Insurance $746-$746- 0.0%
Office expenses $342-$342- 0.0%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $75-$75- 0.0%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $17-$17- 0.0%
Total$1,511,578100%

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