Sonoma County Conservation Action FY2020 filing

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Santa Rosa, CA501(c)(4)EIN 68-0251911Revenue $267K in FY2020

On file with the IRSconservationaction.org540 Pacific Ave, 95404-2852 · Santa Rosa, CATax-exempt since Jan 1998

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Sonoma County Conservation Action's mission is to better our quality of life in Sonoma County for all generations, through educating and directly engaging the public on local environmental issues and policies using grassroots organizing.

92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $7K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$267K
Spent
$262K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$31K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$267K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$168K
Expenses
$262K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$154K
Net assets
$31K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021−$21K
FY2022$4K
FY2023−$83K
FY2024−$69K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1998.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $241K Management & general 8% · $21K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates and engages the public on local environmental issues and policies for a better quality of life.

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1 program · $241K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Sonoma County Conservation Action (SCCA) is the nonpartisan, advocacy arm of Sonoma Countys environmental movement. SCCAs full time organizing staff has knocked on more than 50,000 doors each year for the past 15 years, identifying environmentally concerned county residents, distributing issue and candidate information, generating…

$241Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$7K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$267K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$241K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$31K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$321
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$267K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$31K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c−$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$21K$31K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$121K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$910
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$888
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$193
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$60K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$161
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$254
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$388
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$988
TravelLn 17$509$468$41
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$910$837$73
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$328
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$9K$770
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$53
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$241K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $168K$154K$13K−$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$246K−$87K−$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 $467K$439K$28K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $139K$189K−$50K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $267K$262K$5K$31K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $267,137 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,913$188,468
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,335$54,174
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$321
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,093$24,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $266,342$267,137
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,344$154,414
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,667$107,415
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,011$261,829
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,669$5,308
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $267,137 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,468
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,468
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,174$54,174
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $321$321
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $24,174$24,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,174 · Excluded from tax $24,495$267,137
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,829 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $121,383 · Management $10,555$131,938
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,462 · Management $910$11,372
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,216 · Management $888$11,104
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,225 · Management $193$2,418
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,169 · Management $5,232$65,401
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,854 · Management $161$2,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,922 · Management $254$3,176
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,465 · Management $388$4,853
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,357 · Management $988$12,345
IX-17 TravelPrograms $468 · Management $41$509
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $837 · Management $73$910
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,768 · Management $328$4,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,849 · Management $770$9,619
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,020 · Management $53$2,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $240,995 · Management $20,834 · Fundraising $0$261,829
Part X · Balance sheet $164,043 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,344$162,509
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year −$286−$286
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year −$2,624$1,820
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,435$164,043
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,737$1,684
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$116,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,673$9,673
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,610$132,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,825$31,486
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,435$164,043
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,486 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$267,137
XI-2 Total expenses$261,829
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,308
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,825
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,353
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,486

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