Urban Counties Caucus FY2020 filing

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The mission of Urban Counties of California is to pursue legislative action that reflects the needs of the State's most populous areas.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$39K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$558K
Spent
$562K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$921K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$558K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$529K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$587K
Expenses
$562K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$506K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$624K
FY2025$647K
Net assets
$921K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$921K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$935K
FY2024$872K
FY2025$872K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $508K Management & general 10% · $54K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Administrator
$93,786Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2021FY2020
Grace Ferguson$89,994$93,786

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

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  • 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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Advocates for legislation supporting California's most populated counties.

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1 program · $508K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Organization independently articulates and advocates policy on issues of concern to urban county populations and governments to the legislature, the governor and state agencies.

$508Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$558K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$562K
Ln 25
Programscol B$508K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$921K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$957K
Total assetsLn 16$960K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$558K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$957K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$957K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$960K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$921K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$888K$957K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$888K$960K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$39K
Net assetsLn 32$888K$921K
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$93K$79K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$202K$202K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$179K$152K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$360
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$17K$3K
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$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$35K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$562K$508K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $587K$647K−$60K$872K 990 PDF
FY2024 $562K$624K−$62K$872K 990 PDF
FY2023 $513K$524K−$11K$935K 990 PDF
FY2022 $544K$515K$29K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $529K$506K$23K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $558K$562K−$4K$921K 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 $558,030 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $503,750$539,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,842$19,030
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $515,592$558,030
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $406,749$107,915
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,564$453,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,313$561,552
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,279−$3,522
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $558,030 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$518,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$539,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,030$19,030
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $19,030$558,030
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $561,552 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 staffPrograms $79,268 · Management $13,988$93,256
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,460 · Management $2,199$14,659
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $202,500$202,500
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,961 · Management $26,816$178,777
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,040 · Management $360$2,400
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,355 · Management $3,063$20,418
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 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,336 · Management $6,235$41,571
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,776 · Management $1,195$7,971
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $507,696 · Management $53,856 · Fundraising $0$561,552
Part X · Balance sheet $960,369 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $888,318$956,618
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,751
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 $888,318$960,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$39,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,065
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $888,318$921,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $888,318$960,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $921,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$558,030
XI-2 Total expenses$561,552
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,522
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$888,318
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$36,508
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$921,304

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