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← PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,371,773
Total expenses
$23,588,820
Contributions and grants received
$5,350,935
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,722,216
Other revenue
-$1,701,378
Total assets, end of year
$370,980,032
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,502,846
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$334,477,186
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,933,780
Management and general expenses
$5,074,760
Fundraising expenses
$580,280
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,933,780

Program services were 76.0% 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)

    $1,747,069

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,603,866

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,217

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,185,208 · unrelated business $62,932 · excluded $6,122,276

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,754,673

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $4,456,051

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$1,701,378

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$1,701,378 · unrelated business -$1,144,020 · excluded -$557,358

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $18,595,559

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $9,058,551

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,537,008

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,537,008 · excluded $9,537,008

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,338,412 · program services $1,628,089 · management and general $1,710,323

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,505,669 · program services $7,661,768 · management and general $1,485,616 · fundraising $358,285

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $908,808 · program services $693,757 · management and general $179,575 · fundraising $35,476

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,156,008 · program services $905,864 · management and general $250,144

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $830,961 · program services $634,390 · management and general $169,780 · fundraising $26,791

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $55,286 · program services $28,885 · management and general $26,401

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $93,250 · management and general $93,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,226,608 · program services $1,692,814 · management and general $479,020 · fundraising $54,774

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,588,473 · program services $1,476,364 · management and general $92,891 · fundraising $19,218

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $80,592 · program services $64,057 · management and general $13,407 · fundraising $3,128

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $360,825 · program services $302,771 · management and general $44,790 · fundraising $13,264

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,196,898 · program services $1,013,225 · management and general $141,287 · fundraising $42,386

  • 17 · Travel

    total $258,782 · program services $186,180 · management and general $69,435 · fundraising $3,167

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $85,314 · program services $65,589 · management and general $18,855 · fundraising $870

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $138,621 · management and general $138,621

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $176,660 · program services $149,654 · management and general $20,774 · fundraising $6,232

  • 24a · Other expenses: SURVEYS

    total $655,229 · program services $655,229

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $386,893 · program services $348,638 · management and general $38,255

  • 24c · Other expenses: DATA/LIBRARY

    total $161,841 · program services $142,284 · management and general $19,557

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING/PUBLICATIONS

    total $42,421 · program services $28,782 · management and general $9,623 · fundraising $4,016

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $341,269 · program services $255,440 · management and general $73,156 · fundraising $12,673

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $742,394 · end of year $635,803

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,196,405 · end of year $2,438,998

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,186,029 · end of year $1,505,612

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $246,829 · end of year $451,631

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $238 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,107,694 · end of year $926,496

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

    $55,639,470

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

    $35,907,694

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,899,148 · end of year $19,731,776

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $268,362,206 · end of year $293,929,137

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $54,765,445 · end of year $50,749,194

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $559,033 · end of year $611,385

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,996,961 · end of year $3,257,970

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $12,705,000 · end of year $12,705,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $19,913,557 · end of year $19,928,491

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $559,032 · end of year $611,385

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $300,606,816 · end of year $321,420,004

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,284,055 · end of year $13,057,182

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

INFORM AND IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $17,933,780

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tani Cantil-Sakauye

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $581,976
    From this org
    $499,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,967
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $499,009
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $41,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,607
    Filer's total
    $581,976
  • Chet Hewitt

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ophela Basgal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Louise Henry Bryson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Celedon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Chiang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • A Marisa Chun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven A Merksamer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Olsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leon E Panetta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerald L Parsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Polese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Puglia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cassandra Walker Pye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Iris Torres

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gaddi H Vasquez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phillip Isenberg

    DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Mas Masumoto

    DIRECTOR (THRU 9/23/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Scherer

    TREASURER AND CFO (THRU 12/1/23)

    Total calculated
    $398,092
    From this org
    $361,027
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,065
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $361,027
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,260
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,805
    Filer's total
    $398,092
  • Deborah Gonzalez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $271,331
    From this org
    $245,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,116
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,215
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,116
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $271,331
  • Martin Hoshino

    INTERIM TREASURER AND CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $414,343
    From this org
    $371,275
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,068
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $371,275
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $414,343
  • Abigail Cook

    VP OF COMMS/CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $379,970
    From this org
    $306,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,910
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $306,060
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,770
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,140
    Filer's total
    $379,970
  • Sandra Ruiz

    VP OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $315,910
    From this org
    $256,963
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,947
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,963
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,604
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,343
    Filer's total
    $315,910
  • Caroline Danielson

    VP OF RESEARCH (INTERIM)

    Total calculated
    $270,605
    From this org
    $232,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,139
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,828
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,638
    Filer's total
    $270,605
  • Sarah Bohn

    CENTER DIRECTOR & SENIOR FELLOW I

    Total calculated
    $366,049
    From this org
    $316,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $316,760
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,508
    Filer's total
    $366,049
  • Olga Rodriguez

    DIR PPIC HIGHER ED CENTER & SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $237,316
    From this org
    $212,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,992
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,324
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,484
    Filer's total
    $237,316
  • Ellen Elizabeth Hanak Valletta

    SENIOR FELLOW II

    Total calculated
    $391,203
    From this org
    $356,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $356,461
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,742
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $391,203
  • Hans Johnson

    SENIOR FELLOW II

    Total calculated
    $384,023
    From this org
    $322,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,474
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $322,549
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,728
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,746
    Filer's total
    $384,023
  • Mark Baldassare

    PPIC STATEWIDE SURVEY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $361,730
    From this org
    $312,084
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,646
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $312,084
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,441
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,205
    Filer's total
    $361,730
  • Magnus Lofstrom

    POLICY DIRECTOR & SENIOR FELLOW I

    Total calculated
    $267,314
    From this org
    $219,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,599
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,715
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,437
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,162
    Filer's total
    $267,314
  • Lynette Ubois

    DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $274,812
    From this org
    $213,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,740
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,932
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,140
    Filer's total
    $274,812

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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 1A
TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE, DEBORAH GONZALEZ, SANDRA RUIZ, SARAH BOHN, CAROLINE DANIELSON, OLGA RODRIGUEZ, AND MAGNUS LOFSTROM RECEIVED HEALTH CLUB DUE REIMBURSEMENTS. THESE REIMBURSEMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.

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
2023
Filed
18 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423549349300147

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