EIN 46-0763322

Open California

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Open California informs, enlightens, and educates Californians about public policy and state governance through conferences on crime, ballot initiatives, health care, and the November 2022 election results. Over 800 people attended the conferences in person or via zoom, and video and podcasts of each event were made available at Capito. The organization provides a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates, and political interests and is located in Sacramento, CA.
Also known as...
Capitol Weekly
Total revenues
$457,548
2022
Total expenses
$382,246
2022
Total assets
$433,607
2022
Num. employees
11
2022

Program areas at Open California

Produced four public policy conferences addressing crime, ballot initiatives, health care and the november 2022 election results. Over 800 people attended the conferences in person or via zoom. Video and podcasts of each event were made available at capitolweekly.net and other sites.maintained and produced materials for capitolweekly.net, an online publication which covers elections, proposed changes to state law, decisions about infrastructure and regulations, politics and personalities, and policies related to education, health care, public safety, the environment and more. Capitolweekly.net had more than 485,000 pageviews in 2022.produced and distributed the roundup newsletter, which is distributed via email five days per week to approximately 5,000 subscribers. The roundup collects and summarizes news stories related to California public policy.produced video oral histories of senator barbara boxer, prison guard leader don novey and journalist george skelton. These films are available for free public viewing at the capitol weekly website.produced 50 episodes of the capitol weekly podcast, which were played over 30,000 times.produced and distributed 10,000 copies of a special print issue of capitol weekly. Produced and distributed 1500 copies of the 2022 top 100 book, which profiles californians who help determine public policy but are not in elected office.

Personnel at Open California

NameTitleCompensation
Tim FosterExecutive Director$60,000
Sheri SadlerTreasurer$0
Tom GedeSecretary of Counsel$0
Molly DuganPresident$0
Scott LayVice President$0

Financials for Open California

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$411,885
Program services$30,170
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$15,493
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$457,548

Form 990s for Open California

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-07990View PDF
2020-122021-11-10990View PDF
2019-122021-02-24990View PDF
2018-122019-12-05990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 11, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
May 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 17, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
EducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 837
Sacramento, CA 95812
Metro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
County
Sacramento County, CA
Website URL
capitolweekly.net/ 
Phone
(916) 444-7665
IRS details
EIN
46-0763322
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B05: Education Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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