The mission of the California State Games is to promote and nurture the health, education, and well-being of residents by managing a high quality amateur sports event that encourages participation and provides an olympic-style experience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ 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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FY2023 · 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 surplus $521 a year · under 1% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$141K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$701K
-1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$210K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$701K
FY2023▼ -1.0%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$994K
FY2025$702K
Expenses
$672K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$552K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$830K
FY2025$643K
Net assets
$210K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$402K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1986.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $524K Management & general 19% · $125K Fundraising 3% · $23K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandi Hill$150,000$50,000$97,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

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2 programs · $524K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The 2023 california state games were held in the summer in san diego. Participating were 7,038 athletes competing in 18 sports. The cal state games were seen by an estimated 15,000 people. The objective of the games is to host a high quality sports event that includes athletes from throughout california and neighboring states.

$319Kprogram expense
02

The 2023 california winter games was held in san diego in february & march. Participating were 2,031 athletes competing in 4 sports. The objective of the cal winter games is to host a high quality sports event that includes athletes from not only california but throughout the us.

$205Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$701K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$505K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$524K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$210K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K
Total assetsLn 16$351K
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$505K
Investment incomeLn 3$461
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$701K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$217K
Total assetsLn 16$351K
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K
Net assetsLn 32$210K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K$217K
Total assetsLn 16$305K$351K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K$141K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$210K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K$348
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$8K$6K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$551K$445K$84K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$30K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$672K$524K$125K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $702K$643K$59K$402K 990 PDF
FY2024 $994K$830K$164K$343K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $701K$672K$30K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $708K$729K−$21K$180K 990 PDF
FY2021 $242K$245K−$4K$351K 990 PDF
FY2020 $328K$552K−$224K$355K 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
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Part I · Summary $701,482 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$160,731
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$505,350
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$461
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$34,940
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$701,482
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$4,200
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$667,701
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$671,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$29,581
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $701,482 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,731
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $505,350$505,350
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $461$461
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $34,940$34,940
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $540,290 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $461$701,482
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $671,901 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,100 · Management $2,100$4,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,049$17,049
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,462$20,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,529 · Management $2,091 · Fundraising $348$6,968
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,888$5,888
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,312 · Management $5,542$13,854
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,180$2,180
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $500$500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,880 · Management $1,320$13,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $445,064 · Management $83,964 · Fundraising $22,183$551,211
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,529 · Management $6,860$36,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $524,056 · Management $125,314 · Fundraising $22,531$671,901
Part X · Balance sheet $350,552 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,852$128,743
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,757$88,194
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,000$120,006
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,105$13,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,714$350,552
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $124,290$128,847
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,290$140,547
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,424$210,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,424$210,005
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,714$350,552
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $210,005 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$701,482
XI-2 Total expenses$671,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$210,005

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