Mission
To educate the public about and to defend the open, nonpartisan primary election laws in California.
Public Charity
Californians to Defend the Open Primary
Based in San Rafael, CA, Californians to Defend the Open Primary operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $380K in revenue, $134K in expenses, $246K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 1 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10K.
EIN: 271213263
San Rafael, CA
Alliances & Advocacy
NTEE: W01
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$380K
Total Expenses$134K
Total Assets$246K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$10K
Filing Years2017–2025
Where $100 goes at Californians to Defend the Open Primary
How Californians to Defend the Open Primary divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$55
Programs
the work itself
$45
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $55 for programs
$55
Defend against legal and legislative challenges to constitutionality of Proposition 14 (California's Top-Two Open Primary law adopted on the June 2010 statewide ballot) after it was adopted
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President/Dir.
Charles T Munger Jr
Director
Martin Wilson
Director
Steven Schiller
Secretary & CFO
Steven S Lucas
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $380K | $134K | $246K |
| 2023 | — | $2K | — |
| 2022 | — | $6K | $2K |
| 2018 | $41K | $58K | $947 |
| 2017 | $132K | $126K | $18K |
Between 2017 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $132K to $380K (+187%), with total assets most recently reported at $246K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.