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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by POWERCA ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,767,701
Total expenses
$1,245,935
Contributions and grants received
$1,700,562
Grants paid
$680,441
Program service revenue
$66,639
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$500
Total assets, end of year
$1,232,238
Total liabilities, end of year
$88,272
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,143,966
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,110,482
Management and general expenses
$125,931
Fundraising expenses
$9,522
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,110,482

Program services were 89.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,700,562

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NON-PROFIT EARNED INCO

    total $66,639 · related or exempt $66,639

  • 11a · Other revenue: HONONARIA REVENUE

    total $500 · excluded $500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $500

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $680,441 · program services $680,441

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $147,193 · program services $137,035 · management and general $7,628 · fundraising $2,530

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $151 · program services $139 · management and general $9 · fundraising $3

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,617 · program services $5,164 · management and general $339 · fundraising $114

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,451 · program services $15,125 · management and general $993 · fundraising $333

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,738 · management and general $14,738

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,500 · management and general $40,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $131,749 · program services $98,949 · management and general $32,780 · fundraising $20

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,822 · program services $29,642 · management and general $135 · fundraising $45

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,947 · program services $22,625 · management and general $732 · fundraising $1,590

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $96,181 · program services $82,687 · management and general $8,943 · fundraising $4,551

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,123 · program services $11,146 · management and general $732 · fundraising $245

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,702 · program services $11,602 · management and general $75 · fundraising $25

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,622 · program services $1,567 · management and general $18,021 · fundraising $34

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $14,698 · program services $14,360 · management and general $306 · fundraising $32

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $602,854 · end of year $997,074

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $200,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17 · end of year $26,865

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,990 · end of year $8,299

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,671 · end of year $30,718

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $57,554

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $622,200 · end of year -$56,784

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,200,750

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS BY ENGAGING, MOBILIZING AND BUILDING THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG VOTERS OF COLOR AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PASSING PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION AND TO A LESSER DEGREE, CANDIDATE ELECTIONS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O- NARRATIVE:WE USE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, NARRATIVE, DIGITAL AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE VALUED AND POSITIONED AS LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS, AND TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCE POLITICS AND USE THEIR CIVIC POWER TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES OF CREATIVES, CREATING VISUALS AND IMAGES THAT CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITIES.IN 2022 WE TRAINED 25+ YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR AS SPOKESPEOPLE AND EXPANDED MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL OUTLETS GENERATING OVER 20 MEDIA HITS. OUR MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDED MAJOR OUTLETS WITH FEATURES AND OP-EDS IN MERCED COUNTY TIMES, MERCED SUN-STAR, THE FRESNO BEE, MSNBC, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, UNIVISION, AND RADIO BILINGUE, AMONG OTHERS. WE DEVELOPED RELEVANT YOUTH-FOCUSED CONTENT CENTERING VOTER EDUCATION, HOUSING JUSTICE, CLIMATE JUSTICE, AND PEOPLE OVER PROFIT. OUR DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT REACHED 1 MILLION+ UNIQUE SUPPORTERS ACROSS ALL DIGITAL CHANNELS. WE DEVELOPED 10 COMMUNICATIONS LEADS ACROSS OUR ALLIANCE OF YOUTH ORGANIZING PARTNERS TO BUILD SKILLS AND ADVANCE SHARED MESSAGING AND NARRATIVES. SPOKESPEOPLE AND LEADS WERE TRAINED IN NARRATIVE BUILDING, SPOKESPERSON PREP, SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION, AND DIGITAL ORGANIZING. OUR WE CHOOSE US 2022 VOTER GUIDE REACHED OVER 200,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE SPECIFICALLY FRAMING THE ISSUES AROUND YOUNG BIPOC AND INCLUDED INFORMATION ON REGISTERING TO VOTE, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO VOTE, A VOTER CHECKLIST AND GUIDE TO VOTING, AND A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON CREATING A VOTING PLAN. - MEMBERSHIP:IN 2022 WE LAUNCHED OUR MEMBERSHIP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR (16-34) THAT BUILDS A POLITICAL HOME FOR ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE LAUNCHED 2 MEMBERSHIP HUBS IN 2022 AND ENGAGED OVER 1,000 MEMBERS STATEWIDE IN DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON ACTIONS. - FIELD:WE BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY, AND VOTING POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE BUILT A BASE OF SUPPORTERS WITH OVER 100,000 YOUNG VOTERS OF COLOR STATEWIDE. WITH OUR ALLIANCE NETWORK OF 10+ LOCAL GRASSROOTS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE WE ARE BUILDING POWER AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR ACROSS 20+ COUNTIES THROUGH YOUTH ORGANIZING, VOTER EDUCATION, AND MOBILIZATION. THROUGHOUT 2022 WE BUILT THE CAPACITY OF 15+ YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZING AND BUILDING POWER IN PLACES LIKE THE CENTRAL VALLEY, INLAND CALIFORNIA, AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES.IN 2022, WE ENGAGED AND MOBILIZED OVER 50,000 YOUNG VOTERS THROUGH PHONE AND DOOR TO DOOR. WE REACHED OVER 45,000 VOTERS VIA TEXT AND OVER 1M VOTERS DIGITALLY. -CAMPAIGNS:WE WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE (16-34) AND YOUTH ORGANIZING GROUPS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ORGANIZING MUSCLE, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND CULTURAL STRATEGY TO BUILD A SUSTAINED VOTING BASE WITH POWER TO MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE FACILITATE POWER CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO MOBILIZE 100,000 YOUNG VOTERS ANNUALLY, MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR COMBINED EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS. WE BUILT YOUTH ORGANIZING CAPACITY IN REGIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL MUSCLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO EXPAND CIVIC POWER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN AREAS WHERE LITTLE YOUTH ORGANIZING EXISTS. OUR ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS ALIGN OUR YOUTH ORGANIZING AROUND A YOUTH-CENTERED BUDGET AGENDA AND ADVOCATES FOR HOUSING AND RENTAL PROTECTIONS. WE RAN LOCAL CENTRAL VALLEY CAMPAIGNS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ARPA FUNDS. IN 2022 WE WON $1.25M INVESTMENT TOWARDS A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN MERCED, $500K FOR A HOUSING TRUST FUND TO BE INVESTED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN MERCED, AND $2 MILLION TO EXPAND AN EVICTION PROTECTION PROGRAM IN FRESNO. THROUGHOUT 2022 WE TRAINED AND ENGAGED OVER 4,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS CALIFORNIA. POWER ACADEMIES, YOUTH CONVENINGS, TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, RALLIES, AND ACTIONS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AND HONE SKILLS IN YOUTH ORGANIZING, RUNNING PHONE BANKS, CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, VOTER EDUCATION, POLITICAL EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CANVASSSING, VOTER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

    Expenses $1,110,482 · Grants $680,441 · Revenue $66,639

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Luis Sanchez

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Angelica Salas

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prasi Gupta

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alberto Retana

    TREASURER

    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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333199349331638

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