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Californians for Balanced

Los Angeles, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 83-3867583Revenue $210K in FY2021

On file with the IRSc4bes.org777 S Figueroa St 4050 · Los Angeles, CA

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Education Californians about the importance of natural and renewable natural gas for improving environment and providing for a strong economy.

$116K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
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
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$210K
+282% vs prior year
Spent
$247K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$210K
FY2021▲ +282%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$210K
Net assets
$1K
FY2021▼ -96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$1K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $247K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jon Switalski
Exevutive Director
$115,687Pt VII · Sec A
Gretchen Gutierrez
Secretary/Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Granillo
Vice President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerry Acosta
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brett Guge
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hyepin Im
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Jensen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Benites
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Jon Switalski$115,687$144,000

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

Programs and updates

Educates Californians on natural gas for a better environment and strong economy.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Educating the public and lobbying to promote common sense energy solutions.

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 · FY2021
California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PacFY2021$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Money outPt IX
$247K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$1K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$38K$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$38K$1K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$825$825
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$232K$232K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$247K$0$247K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $210K$247K−$37K$1K 990 PDF
FY2020 $55K$38K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $210,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$210,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$210,000
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 $0$246,785
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$246,785
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$36,785
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $210,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$210,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$210,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $246,785 across 4 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,646$10,646
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $825$825
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $231,682$231,682
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,632$3,632
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $246,785 · Fundraising $0$246,785
Part X · Balance sheet $1,389 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,174$1,389
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,174$1,389
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,174$1,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,174$1,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$210,000
XI-2 Total expenses$246,785
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,785
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,174
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,389

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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