CAUSE ACTION FUND

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $129K · expenses $143K · assets $77K

EIN
77-0551324
Address
56 E MAIN ST STE 200, VENTURA, CA 93001-2664
Website
www.causeactionfund.org
NTEE code
S20
Exempt type
501(c)(4): social welfare (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Principal officer
Maricela Morales (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

CAUSE Action Fund is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization dedicated to social economic and environmental justice throughout the Central Coast of California. We educate and mobilize immigrant, working-class and young voters to build grassroots political power and leadership in our communities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 19 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 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
Christina Villasenor VC Chair2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Wendy Simms-Moten SB Chair2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Minu Sebastian Treasurer2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sandra Espino Secretary2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dick Flacks Member2018-2024 0 $0 reported 3
James Kyriaco Member2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Aracely Preciado Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tomas Rebecchi Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Michelle Hassendockx (former) Treasurer2018-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Eder Gaona-Macedo (former) Member2022 0 $0 reported 1
Yesenia Decasaus (former) SB Chair2018-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Akemy Bon-Flores (former) Treasurer2018-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Cassandra Engeman (former) CO CHAIRPERSON2012 0 $0 reported 1
Cruz Phillips (former) TREASURER2012 8 $0 reported 1
Daniel Ramirez (former) MEMBER2012 1 $0 reported 1
Daraka Larimore Hall (former) MEMBER2012 1 $0 reported 1
Dinorah Molina (former) CO CHAIRPERSON2012 2 $0 reported 1
Rey Ybarra (former) MEMBER2012 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Hubbard (former) SECRETARY2012 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christina Villasenor VC Chair0 $0-- $01
Wendy Simms-Moten SB Chair0 $0-- $01
Minu Sebastian Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Sandra Espino Secretary0 $0-- $01
Dick Flacks Member0 $0-- $03
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-- $01
Aracely Preciado Member0 $0-- $01
Tomas Rebecchi Member0 $0-- $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christina Villasenor VC Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Wendy Simms-Moten SB Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Minu Sebastian Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Espino Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Dick Flacks Member0 $0-$0 $03
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christina Villasenor VC Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Wendy Simms-Moten SB Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Michelle Hassendockx Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Espino Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Dick Flacks Member0 $0-$0 $03
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-$0 $01
Eder Gaona-Macedo Member0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christina Villasenor VC Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Wendy Simms-Moten SB Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Michelle Hassendockx Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Espino Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Dick Flacks Member0 $0-$0 $03
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle Hassendockx VC Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Yesenia Decasaus SB Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dick Flacks Member0 $0-$0 $03
Akemy Bon-Flores Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Espino Member0 $0-$0 $01
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-$0 $01
Wendy Simms-Moten Member0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle Hassendockx VC Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Yesenia Decasaus SB Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dick Flacks Member0 $0-$0 $03
Akemy Bon-Flores Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Espino Member0 $0-$0 $01
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-$0 $01
Wendy Simms-Moten Member0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle Hassendockx VC Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Yesenia Decasaus SB Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Dick Flacks Treasurer0 $0-$0 $03
Akemy Bon-Flores Member0 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Espino Member0 $0-$0 $01
James Kyriaco Member0 $0-$0 $01
Wendy Simms-Moten Member0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CASSANDRA ENGEMAN CO CHAIRPERSON0 $0-$0 $01
CRUZ PHILLIPS TREASURER8 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL RAMIREZ MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DARAKA LARIMORE HALL MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DINORAH MOLINA CO CHAIRPERSON2 $0-$0 $01
REY YBARRA MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT HUBBARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,083$143,448 $77,209$73,762 $136,898$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,855$76,913 $92,133$88,127 $52,475$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,940$109,125 $84,586$84,586 $73,192$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,743$59,428 $120,589$120,370 $108,743$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,507$131,717 $73,977$71,055 $133,507$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,728$46,744 $71,044$69,265 $68,539$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,066$85,357 $41,281$41,281 $77,715$2,300 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,631$124,063 $9,011$7,264 $115,289- ---

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

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $381,156 in all, tax years 2010 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
FUND FOR SANTA BARBARA INC Public charity Exact 2010, 2014-2015, 2018, 2021, 2024 11$170,162 2024$30,000
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CALIFORNIA CALLS ACTION FUND Public charity Exact 2016, 2018, 2020 3$90,594 2020$34,937
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RIGHT TO THE CITY ACTION FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$55,000 2024$55,000
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Green Advocacy Project Public charity Exact 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION Public charity Exact 2014 1$25,000 2014$25,000
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BEYOND IMPACT Public charity Exact 2020, 2022 2$15,400 2022$10,000
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $143,448 spent · pay $102,778 · grants $0 · events $10,296
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $102,778 71.6%
Fees to independent contractors $13,281 9.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,341 7.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,090 7.7%
Printing, publications, postage $4,958 3.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,296reported apart
Total$143,448100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $76,913 spent · pay $60,824 · grants $0 · events $5,279
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $60,824 79.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,676 15.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,827 3.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,136 1.5%
Fees to independent contractors $450 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,279reported apart
Total$76,913100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $109,125 spent · pay $67,797 · grants $0 · events $7,816
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $67,797 62.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,572 28.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,592 5.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,539 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,625 1.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,816reported apart
Total$109,125100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $59,428 spent · pay $49,781 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,781 83.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,861 8.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,149 5.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,637 2.8%
Total$59,428100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $131,717 spent · pay $110,796 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $110,796 84.1%
Fees to independent contractors $7,203 5.5%
Printing, publications, postage $5,959 4.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,080 3.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,679 2.0%
Total$131,717100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $46,744 spent · pay $29,865 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,865 63.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,782 18.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,118 8.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,139 6.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $840 1.8%
Total$46,744100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $85,357 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $63,521 74.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,605 12.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,847 6.9%
Printing, publications, postage $5,384 6.3%
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2012 · Form 990EZ · $124,063 spent · pay $37,015 · grants $49,500 · events $7,047
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $49,500 39.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $37,015 29.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,810 18.4%
Fees to independent contractors $12,295 9.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,365 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $78 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,047reported apart
Total$124,063100%

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