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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CAPITAL & MAIN.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,630,324
Total expenses
$3,052,324
Contributions and grants received
$3,596,748
Grants paid
$3,052
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,346
Other revenue
$28,230
Total assets, end of year
$2,647,885
Total liabilities, end of year
$161,069
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,486,816
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,668,459
Management and general expenses
$179,097
Fundraising expenses
$204,768
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,668,459

Program services were 87.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $200,476

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,396,272

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $107,003

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,346 · excluded $5,346

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $20,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $20,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $20,000 · excluded $20,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $105,882

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $200,476

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $105,882

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REBATES &

    total $8,230 · excluded $8,230

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,230

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,052 · program services $3,052

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $334,187 · program services $279,101 · management and general $24,999 · fundraising $30,087

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,006,764 · program services $848,266 · management and general $73,686 · fundraising $84,812

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $37,984 · program services $30,468 · management and general $3,115 · fundraising $4,401

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $129,433 · program services $103,823 · management and general $10,614 · fundraising $14,996

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $98,193 · program services $83,586 · management and general $6,791 · fundraising $7,816

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,446 · program services $9,651 · management and general $335 · fundraising $460

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,514 · program services $28,191 · management and general $978 · fundraising $1,345

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $809,636 · program services $748,001 · management and general $25,944 · fundraising $35,691

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $78,446 · program services $67,368 · management and general $8,598 · fundraising $2,480

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $164,123 · program services $137,864 · management and general $16,412 · fundraising $9,847

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,694 · program services $53,694

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,133 · program services $19,133

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,932 · program services $8,932

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,353 · program services $14,496 · management and general $5,156 · fundraising $701

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPORTING ADVERTISEMENT

    total $67,775 · program services $67,775

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE

    total $55,558 · program services $53,648 · management and general $1,910

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESI

    total $50,051 · program services $50,051

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $36,591 · program services $36,591

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,459 · program services $24,768 · management and general $559 · fundraising $12,132

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,172,333 · end of year $1,153,630

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $418,387 · end of year $823,734

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $362,000 · end of year $513,776

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,897 · end of year $47,420

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

    $57,764

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

    $39,550

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,386 · end of year $18,214

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $242,899 · end of year $91,111

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $97,315 · end of year $96,361

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $212,771 · end of year $62,708

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $763,011 · end of year $668,961

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,145,805 · end of year $1,817,855

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE THROUGH PRODUCING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND ANALYSIS ON ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, ENVIRONMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING AND IMMIGRATION, AMONG OTHERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • CAPITAL & MAIN IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, WHOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE THROUGH PRODUCING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND ANALYSIS OF ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING AND IMMIGRATION, AMONG OTHERS. CAPITAL & MAIN IS THE WINNER OF MORE THAN 200 JOURNALISM AWARDS INCLUDING THE ONLINE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR PRIZE FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM AWARDS AND SEVERAL BEST IN THE WEST AWARDS. ITS STORIES HAVE BEEN CO-PUBLISHED IN MORE THAN 200 MEDIA OUTLETS, FROM USA TODAY, FORTUNE, THE GUARDIAN AND FAST COMPANY TO THE AMERICAN PROSPECT, GRIST, PROPUBLICA AND THE LA TIMES. ALL REPORTING IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.

    Expenses $2,668,459 · Grants $3,052

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Danny Feingold

    PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $222,615
    From this org
    $179,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,282
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,333
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,315
    Filer's total
    $222,615
  • Diana Buckhantz

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Dorfman

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Morris Pearl

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Wartzman

    TEMPORARY SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harold Meyerson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alia Griffing

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Gordon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Pace

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yuh-Line Niou

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theresa Rutherford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Aubry Kaplan

    CHAIR (UNTIL MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cole Frates

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rubit Orozco

    FINANCE AND ADMIN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,572
    From this org
    $93,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,905
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carlo M Amador Zellerbach

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

    Total calculated
    $135,521
    From this org
    $100,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,779
    Hours/week
    48
  • Deborah Young

    MANAGING EDITOR

    Total calculated
    $120,998
    From this org
    $104,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,498
    Hours/week
    48
  • Jessica Goodheart

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $128,354
    From this org
    $122,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,654
    Hours/week
    48
  • Peter Hong

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $183,121
    From this org
    $153,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,121
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,471
    Filer's total
    $183,121

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 · 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
CAPITAL & MAIN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A PROCESS FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE WITH THE GOAL OF RETAINING EMPLOYEES AT COMPENSATION LEVELS WITHIN APPROPRIATE MARKET RANGE. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IN ADVANCE, BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH ALL PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ABSTAINING FROM THE BOARD'S DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION. THE BOARD REVIEWS DATA OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITIES. THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE BOARD INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE DATE OF APPROVAL, THE MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DEBATE AND VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION, A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABLE DATA AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED, AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513209349300361

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