Sonoma County Conservation Action FY2023 filing

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Santa Rosa, CA501(c)(4)EIN 68-0251911Revenue $159K in FY2023

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.

93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$127K
285% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 285% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
93%
Net assets
−$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$159K
FY2023▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$168K
Expenses
$246K
FY2023▼ -44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$154K
Net assets
−$83K
FY2023▼ -2138%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021−$21K
FY2022$4K
FY2023−$83K
FY2024−$69K

From the FY2023 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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $227K Management & general 7% · $18K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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 · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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…

$227Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$227K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
−$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$640
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32−$83K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$135K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$4K−$83K
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$169K$155K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$841
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$13K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$95$87$8
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$157
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$10K$882
TravelLn 17$0
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$235
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$24K$944
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K$613
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$227K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $168K$154K$13K−$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $159K$246K−$87K−$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 $467K$439K$28K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $139K$189K−$50K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
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Part I · Summary $159,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,106$71,288
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $330,772$64,028
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $769$640
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,314$23,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $466,961$159,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $263,129$193,152
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $175,687$52,478
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $438,816$245,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,145−$86,583
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $159,047 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,288
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,028$64,028
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $640$640
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 $23,091$23,091
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,028 · Excluded from tax $23,731$159,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,630 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 $155,338 · Management $13,508$168,846
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,667 · Management $841$10,508
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,694 · Management $1,104$13,798
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $87 · Management $8$95
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,800 · Management $157$1,957
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,138 · Management $882$11,020
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,698 · Management $235$2,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,049 · Management $944$24,993
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,867 · Management $613$11,480
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $227,338 · Management $18,292 · Fundraising $0$245,630
Part X · Balance sheet $44,694 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,328$44,694
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 charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $135,328$44,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $405$322
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $116,000$112,032
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,673$9,673
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,278$127,227
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,050−$82,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $135,328$44,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$82,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,047
XI-2 Total expenses$245,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,583
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,050
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$82,533

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