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California Nurses Foundation FY2020 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 1971Health Care EIN 23-7090658Revenue $218K in FY2020

On file with the IRScalnursesfoundation.org155 Grand Avenue, 94612-3758 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Oct 1971Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The mission of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) is to assist in the advancement of education and science of professional nursing, and to assist the profession in maintaining and improving the quality of its service to the public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$218K
Spent
$284K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$675K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$218K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$250K
Expenses
$284K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$675K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$675K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$632K
FY2025$731K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $256K Management & general 10% · $28K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Carol Koelle
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Kennedy
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cokie Giles
Council of Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deborah Burger
Council of Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fong Chuu
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane Sandoval
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathleen Donohue
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Malinda Markowitz
Council of Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advances nursing education, science, and public service quality.

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3 programs · $256K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Cnf Disaster Relief Fund

During this fiscal year, the disaster relief fund supported the RN response network (RNRN), a project of the california nurses foundation, which continued to build and coordinate a national network of direct-care RN volunteers willing to be deployed to disaster sticken areas where and when they are needed most.

$156Kprogram expense
02

Scholarship Programs

The california nurses foundation administers several scholarship programs designed to provide continuing funds from which scholarships are made to current registered nurse (RN) students and licensed RNS for academic preparation and continuing education.

$96Kprogram expense
03

California nurses foundation, in fulfillment of our mission to assist the profession in maintaining and improving the quality of its service to the public, receives contributions and grants that are not related to scholarships or disaster relief.

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
California Nurses AssociationFY2024$107K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$25K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K
Lee Ann and Melvin H Jacobs FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$144K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $490K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$104,800
Fahwa INCCA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$126,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,600
Unitemized GrantFY2021$84,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$96,150

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$218K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Money outPt IX
$284K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$675K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K
Total assetsLn 16$677K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$218K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$476K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$476K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$158K
Total assetsLn 16$677K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$675K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$585K$476K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$154K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$739K$677K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$732K$675K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$96K$96K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$12K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$120K
Total functional expensesLn 25$284K$256K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $250K$164K$87K$731K 990 PDF
FY2024 $174K$205K−$31K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$205K$26K$658K 990 PDF
FY2022 $163K$241K−$78K$624K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$119K$27K$735K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $218K$284K−$66K$675K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $67,246$221,080
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,161−$3,103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $69,407$217,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $76,775$96,150
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,930$187,488
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $210,705$283,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,298−$65,661
Part VI · Governance 6 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,977 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,384 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$221,080
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$221,080
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,487−$7,487
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$3,103$217,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $283,638 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $96,150$96,150
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,472$3,472
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,561 · Management $22,500$34,061
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,834 · Management $1,706$4,540
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,814$25,814
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,601$119,601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,960 · Management $27,678 · Fundraising $0$283,638
Part X · Balance sheet $676,663 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $584,836$475,985
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $500$43,149
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $153,805$157,529
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $739,141$676,663
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,002$1,246
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,002$1,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,725$46,622
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $695,414$628,795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $732,139$675,417
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $739,141$676,663
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $675,417 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,977
XI-2 Total expenses$283,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,661
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$732,139
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,939
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$675,417

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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