California Nurses Foundation FY2024 filing

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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.
85¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.7 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$174K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$632K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$174K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$250K
Expenses
$205K
FY2024-0.03%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$632K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$675K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$632K
FY2025$731K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $175K Management & general 15% · $30K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Council of President (jul-Oct)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council of President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council of President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council of President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council of President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (jul-Oct)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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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2 programs · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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.

$126Kprogram expense
02

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.

$49Kprogram 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
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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$632K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K
Total assetsLn 16$632K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$439K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$179K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$632K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$632K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$473K$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$169K$179K
Total assetsLn 16$658K$632K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$658K$632K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$126K$126K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$8K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$175K$30K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $250K$164K$87K$731K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 20, 2025 $174K$205K−$31K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2024 $231K$205K$26K$658K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2023 $163K$241K−$78K$624K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $146K$119K$27K$735K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 7, 2021 $218K$284K−$66K$675K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $224,266$151,299
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,156$22,717
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,422$174,016
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $57,600$126,000
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 $147,762$79,304
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $205,362$205,304
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,060−$31,288
Part VI · Governance 7 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $174,016 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,299
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$151,299
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,198$14,198
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,519$8,519
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,717$174,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $205,304 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $126,000$126,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,413$3,413
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,256 · Management $2,552$9,808
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,733$9,733
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,264 · Management $4,255$12,519
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,681 · Management $150$23,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,934 · Management $30,370 · Fundraising $0$205,304
Part X · Balance sheet $632,106 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $472,963$439,215
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,245$10,771
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $169,169$179,321
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,799
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $658,377$632,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,036$94,141
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $573,341$537,965
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $658,377$632,106
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $658,377$632,106
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $632,106 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,016
XI-2 Total expenses$205,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,288
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$658,377
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,017
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$632,106

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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