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CALIFORNIA YIMBY

EIN 82-3159002 SACRAMENTO, CA

Revenue 2024
$428,320
Expenses 2024
$1,877,320

Program services were 78.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
04
NTEE code
L01
Classification
3000
Street
717 K ST STE 221

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To empower Californians with the knowledge and tools to advocate for more housing and make our state affordable and accessible for everyone.

Activities or mission (Part I)

California YIMBYs mission is to ensure that California is an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. We advance our mission by:A.)addressing and correcting systemic inequities in California housing laws, and in related laws and regulations;B.)empowering Californians across the state to engage their elected representatives at the state and local levels on housing and related policies;C.)ensuring that California housing laws and local regulations are evidence-based, equitable, and inclusive; andD.)drafting and advocating for proven legislative solutions that accelerate the pace of home building.We believe that an equitable California begins with abundant, secure, affordable housing. We focus on housing and land use policy at the state level to ensure grassroots organizers and city leaders have the tools they need to accelerate home building at the local level.

  • California YIMBY education, outreach, and advocacy programIn 2024, California YIMBY successfully sponsored and played a key role in passing major legislation (mentioning six specific bills: SB 1123, SB 937, AB 1820, SB 1211, AB 3057, and AB 2580). These efforts involved multi-faceted campaigns, including coalition building, earned and social media engagement, digital activation, communication materials, and coordination with external partners to support their in-the-building lobbying work. They also supported other non-sponsored, high-priority bills.

    Expenses $929,525

  • California YIMBY grasstops partnerships and grassroots organizing programThrough its local elected program, the organization mobilized over 35 local elected officials to support its top priority legislation. This support was provided through sign-on letters, serving as expert witnesses in committee hearings, writing op-eds, and calling legislators.

    Expenses $359,680

  • California YIMBY legislative and political programIn 2024, the organization secured over 250 original news articles and opinion pieces in major media outlets. These pieces directly advanced their housing policy legislative agenda in Sacramento, including a series on the abuse of historic preservation to block new homes and coverage of the student housing crisis.

    Expenses $181,587

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Brian Hanlon

    President

    Total calculated
    $464,906
    From this org
    $453,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,579
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $353,327
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,579
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $464,906

  • Melissa Breach

    Senior Vice President & COO

    Total calculated
    $186,074
    From this org
    $182,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,788
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,286
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,788
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $186,074

  • Matthew N Gray

    Sr Dir of Legislat

    Total calculated
    $169,393
    From this org
    $154,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,414
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,979
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,202
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,212
    Filer's total
    $169,393

  • Matthew M Lewis

    Director of Communications

    Total calculated
    $164,247
    From this org
    $157,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,468
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,779
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,468
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $164,247

  • Konstantin A Hatcher

    Sr. Dir. Comm. Imp

    Total calculated
    $163,317
    From this org
    $144,728
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,589
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,728
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,882
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,707
    Filer's total
    $163,317

  • Joseph Sangirardi

    Devt Director

    Total calculated
    $150,558
    From this org
    $145,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,558
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $150,558

  • Robert I Cruickshank

    Dir of Digital Str

    Total calculated
    $144,419
    From this org
    $126,032
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,387
    Hours/week
    40

  • Edward S Resnikoff

    Policy Director

    Total calculated
    $143,062
    From this org
    $129,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,822
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nat Friedman

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zach Rosen

    Secretary/Treas

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim-Mai Cutler

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $428,320
    Expenses
    $1,877,320
    Contributions
    $428,320
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,485,864
    Expenses
    $1,809,262
    Contributions
    $4,485,864
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,587,812
    Expenses
    $3,135,013
    Contributions
    $2,587,812
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,534,907
    Expenses
    $2,877,429
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,222,255

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $900,288
    Expenses
    $3,115,270
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,332,341

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,320,297
    Expenses
    $3,157,477
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,529,138

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,444,880
    Expenses
    $1,555,149
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,297,938

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $439,844
    Expenses
    $129,597
    Assets (EOY)
    $325,281

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.