Transportation California

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(4) EIN 68-0354406Revenue $815K in FY2024Latest return filed Jul 24, 2025

On file with the IRStransportationca.com1127 11th St Ste 747, 95814-3810 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Jan 1996

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The promotion of Transportation issues and education.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$815K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$628K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$750K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$815K
FY2024▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$401K
FY2023$415K
FY2024$815K
Expenses
$628K
FY2024▲ +73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$628K
Net assets
$750K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$750K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1996.

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% · $563K Management & general 10% · $66K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Promotes transportation issues and education through advocacy and learning programs.

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3 programs · $563K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Through work with the board of directors, allied organizations, and the public, our mission to foster support for robust, sustainable and dedicated funding to properly maintain california's multimodal transportation infrastructure and build the transportation system of the future has been implemented, significant success in achieving our…

$563Kprogram expense
02

Through education and outreach efforts, information has been provided to the public and media to ensure that the public knows how transportation infrastructure projects are paid for and how their tax dollars are being spent, significant success in achieving our objective has been realized.

Pt IX · col B
03

Through public education and outreach efforts, information has been provided to the public and the media regarding issues affecting transportation funding, significant media recognition and public awareness has been achieved.

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$815K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$802K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$628K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$750K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K
Total assetsLn 16$750K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$802K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$815K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$174K
SavingsLn 2$577K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$750K
Total assetsLn 16$750K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$750K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$564K$750K
Total assetsLn 16$564K$750K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$564K$750K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$126K$113K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$101K$101K
Office expensesLn 13$367$367
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$348K$343K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$86$86
Total functional expensesLn 25$628K$563K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 24, 2025 $815K$628K$187K$750K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2024 $415K$364K$51K$564K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 $401K$322K$79K$513K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $378K$251K$127K$434K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2021 $333K$275K$58K$307K 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 $814,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,000$802,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,129$12,363
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $415,129$814,863
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$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,999$628,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,999$628,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,130$186,666
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $814,863 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$152,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$650,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$802,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,363$12,363
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,363$814,863
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $628,197 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $113,465 · Management $12,607$126,072
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,003$8,003
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,582$10,582
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $100,860$100,860
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $367$367
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,210 · Management $1,303$6,513
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $27,845$27,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $342,980 · Management $4,889$347,869
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $86$86
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $562,515 · Management $65,682 · Fundraising $0$628,197
Part X · Balance sheet $750,462 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,160$173,630
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $515,636$576,832
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $563,796$750,462
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $563,796$750,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $563,796$750,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $563,796$750,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $750,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$814,863
XI-2 Total expenses$628,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$563,796
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$750,462

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

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