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← CALIFORNIA FORWARD

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CALIFORNIA FORWARD.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,661,042
Total expenses
$4,762,678
Contributions and grants received
$2,171,316
Grants paid
$213,000
Program service revenue
$478,065
Investment income
$11,661
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,091,575
Total liabilities, end of year
$443,826
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,647,749
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,681,674
Management and general expenses
$837,035
Fundraising expenses
$243,969
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,681,674

Program services were 77.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,161,316

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $478,065 · related or exempt $478,065

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,661 · excluded $11,661

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $213,000 · program services $213,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $895,310 · program services $656,370 · management and general $175,050 · fundraising $63,890

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,364,486 · program services $1,050,627 · management and general $175,906 · fundraising $137,953

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $51,420 · program services $40,058 · management and general $6,360 · fundraising $5,002

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $62,485 · program services $49,918 · management and general $5,413 · fundraising $7,154

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $156,549 · program services $120,455 · management and general $22,549 · fundraising $13,545

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $20,567 · management and general $20,567

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $113,519 · program services $9,940 · management and general $103,579

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,673 · management and general $33,673

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $796,437 · program services $703,634 · management and general $91,105 · fundraising $1,698

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $101,784 · program services $97,134 · fundraising $4,650

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $158,099 · program services $78,775 · management and general $71,297 · fundraising $8,027

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,129 · program services $3,569 · management and general $7,560

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,513 · program services $11,980 · management and general $5,533

  • 17 · Travel

    total $217,351 · program services $168,615 · management and general $47,340 · fundraising $1,396

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $472,393 · program services $462,463 · management and general $9,930

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $285 · management and general $285

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,647 · program services $11,304 · management and general $6,343

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $50,000 · management and general $50,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS/DUES/SUBCRIPTIONS

    total $9,031 · program services $3,832 · management and general $4,545 · fundraising $654

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,050,759 · end of year $423,798

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,799,855 · end of year $991,301

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $444,576 · end of year $165,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $639,899 · end of year $393,096

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $105,896 · end of year $118,380

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,162

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,162

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $284 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $291,884 · end of year $417,986

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $25,840

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,129,856 · end of year $298,582

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,619,529 · end of year $1,349,167

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CA FWD DRIVES COLLECTIVE ACTION TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO SCALE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES THE STATE IS FACING. THE ORGANIZATION IS DRIVEN BY THE BELIEF THAT THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF REGIONAL SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE WILL HELP ENSURE THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROSPERITY OF ALL PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CALIFORNIA FORWARD (CA FWD) LEADS A STATEWIDE MOVEMENT, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER ACROSS COMMUNITIES, REGIONS AND INTERESTS TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT AND CREATE INCLUSIVE, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR EVERYONE.

  • COLLECTIVE ACTION AND METRICS:CA FWD CREATED A SHARED ECONOMIC AGENDA KNOWN AS THE ROADMAP TO SHARED PROSPERITY THAT GUIDES COLLECTIVE ACTIONS WITHIN ITS NETWORK AND HOSTED ITS ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN BAKERSFIELD. THE CALIFORNIA DREAM INDEX GATHERED ECONOMIC DATA TO MEASURE PROGRESS ACROSS KEY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS IN THE STATE.

    Expenses $1,501,197 · Revenue $336,655

  • REGIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:CAFWD PARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA STEWARDSHIP NETWORK, AN ALLIANCE OF REGIONAL LEADERS, AND CONTINUED ITS YOUNG LEADERS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND BECKY MORGAN STEWARD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

    Expenses $578,615 · Revenue $141,410

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, WILDFIRE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE:CAFWD PARTNERED WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS AND STATE ADMINISTRATORS ON STATEWIDE INITIATIVES ALIGNED WITH POLICY PRIORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND CALIFORNIA STEWARDSHIP NETWORK.

    Expenses $1,601,862 · Grants $213,000

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Micah Weinberg

    PRESIDENT & CEO - VOTING (THRU 6/14/2023)

    Total calculated
    $333,696
    From this org
    $303,214
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,482
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,231
    Bonus
    $54,983
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,482
    Filer's total
    $333,696
  • Amit Thakkar

    VP PUBLIC POLICY

    Total calculated
    $180,350
    From this org
    $168,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,287
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,063
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,287
    Filer's total
    $180,350
  • Lavera Alexander

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER NON-VOTING

    Total calculated
    $177,945
    From this org
    $167,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,230
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,715
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,230
    Filer's total
    $177,945
  • Ismael Herrera

    INTERIM CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $166,120
    From this org
    $142,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,438
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,682
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,438
    Filer's total
    $166,120
  • Selina Williams

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $148,427
    From this org
    $127,694
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,733
    Hours/week
    40
  • Araceli Palafox

    DIRECTOR - PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $126,213
    From this org
    $104,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,546
    Hours/week
    40
  • Patrick Atwater

    SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST

    Total calculated
    $123,278
    From this org
    $106,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,112
    Hours/week
    40
  • Susan Lovenburg

    SECRETARY - NON VOTING (THRU 3/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $119,632
    From this org
    $99,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,611
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related
  • Annalisa Wurm

    DIRECTOR - REGIONS

    Total calculated
    $118,755
    From this org
    $102,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,755
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lauren Jeglinski

    SECRETARY - NON VOTING

    Total calculated
    $92,550
    From this org
    $78,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,858
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related
  • David Nelson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SHARED WITH ACTION FUND

    Total calculated
    $44,717
    From this org
    $35,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,824
    Hours/week
    3 + 40 related
  • Catherine Baker

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gustavo Herrera

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Wallace

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline Whistler

    BOARD MEMBER - TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Chiang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Ortiz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sunita Cooke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evan Schmidt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Hernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jim Heerwagen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline Martinez Garcel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lenny Mendonca

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kausik Rajgopal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pete Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Regan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ashley Swearengin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Cunningham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Decker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chet Hewitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ej Milken

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Connie Perez-Andreesen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421359349310662

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