Public Charity

CALIFORNIA ISSUES FORUM

CALIFORNIA ISSUES FORUM, of SACRAMENTO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.0M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $923K in total assets. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $688K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 010595129 SACRAMENTO, CA Government & Public Administration NTEE: W20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.0M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$923K
Grant Records31
Funding Total$688K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING A FORUM TO DISCUSS TOPICAL ISSUES OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

Where $100 goes at California Issues Forum

How California Issues Forum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$43
Research, polling, and analyzing statewide public policy issues
62% of program spending
$27
Seminars, meetings & conferences brought experts, speakers and legislators together to educate each other on current issues important to policy makers, opinion leaders and all californians
38% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$30,000
$30,000
2024
ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP
$30,000
2024
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING A FORUM TO DISCUSS TOPICAL ISSUES OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 31 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Daniel Whitehurst
SECRETARY/TREAS Jef Loeb
Vice President Tracy Sandin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$361,500 16 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$211,072 10 grants
Education
$100,000 4 grants
Unspecified
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.0M $1.1M $923K
2023 $1.1M $1.0M $976K
2022 $1.2M $851K $878K
2020 $797K $917K $651K
2019 $993K $1.3M $771K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $993K to $1.0M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $923K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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