Nonprofit · EIN 68-0346784
CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,833,834 | $5,610,865 | -$777,031 | $7,990,499 | $914,813 | $7,075,686 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,655,540 | $3,395,252 | $3,260,288 | $9,764,779 | $661,396 | $9,103,383 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,428,895
- Program service revenue
- $158,085
- Investment income
- $185,427
- Net income from fundraising events
- $61,427
- Other revenue
- $61,427
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,077,168
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $273,646
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,419,509
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,396,323
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $223,987
- Occupancy
- $111,812
- Travel
- $79,076
- Depreciation
- $32,885
- Program services (functional)
- $4,756,006
- Management and general (functional)
- $818,443
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,416
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,764,779
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,990,499
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $914,813
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,075,686
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $91,080
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,185,255
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,890,431
- Gross receipts
- $4,834,243
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HOENE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $238,043 | $35,603 |
| SCOTT GRAVES | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,578 | $31,980 |
| ALISSA ANDERSON | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,648 | $17,665 |
| JANICE SELBY | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,025 | $32,480 |
| LAURA PRYOR | KEY EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,413 | $22,644 |
| KATHERINE ROBLES-AYALA | KEY EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,038 | $21,124 |
| VERONICA CARRIZALES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY CHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL CRAWFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM GAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIMICA GASKINS | VICE-CHAIR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH HOLTON-HODSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HILARY HOYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIA ORR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TUBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY E WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HOENE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $231,422 | $44,939 |
| SCOTT GRAVES | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,250 | $47,572 |
| JANICE SELBY | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,398 | $31,645 |
| JONATHAN KAPLAN | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,370 | $40,606 |
| ALISSA ANDERSON | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,091 | $16,421 |
| MAURCIO TORRES | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,317 | $15,181 |
| VERONICA CARRIZALES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIMICA GASKINS | VICE-CHAIR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY CHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL CRAWFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM GAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH HOLTON-HODSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY HOYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIA ORR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TUBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY E WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1107 9TH ST STE 310, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-3608
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER HOENE, 1107 9TH STREET 310, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER HOENE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (916) 444-0500
- Website
- WWW.CALBUDGETCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PUZDRAK AND STORTZ LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0346784 or by the name CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE BUDGET CENTER PROVIDES DEPENDABLE, TIMELY, POLICY GUIDANCE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH OUR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.
Program accomplishments
- THE BUDGET CENTER DISTRIBUTES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY PRODUCING BOTH LONG- AND SHORT-FORM PUBLICATIONS. THE BUDGET CENTER PRODUCED 53 ANALYSES IN 2024 THAT WERE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTED TO OUR EMAIL SUBSCRIBER LIST WHICH AVERAGED 10,440 SUBSCRIBERS. OUR WEBSITE HAD A TOTAL OF 513,726 VISITORS. THE BUDGET CENTER IS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF RELIABLE INFORMATION FOR THE MEDIA, FEATURED IN 420 UNIQUE ARTICLES AND 106 BROADCAST SPOTS IN 2024. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE OUR PUBLICATIONS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE WE MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE OF 10,000 FOLLOWERS AND HAD AN AVERAGE OF 17,500 IMPRESSIONS PER MONTH.Expenses $3,480,995
- THE BUDGET CENTER ALSO ENGAGES WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE BY PARTICIPATING IN SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR STAFF SERVED ON 33 BOARDS OR COMMITTEES AT ANY GIVEN TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PARTICIPATED IN 108 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND FULFILLED 351 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS FROM STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND POLICYMAKERS AND THEIR STAFF. THESE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES HELP MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT TO IMPROVE POLICY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.THE BUDGET CENTER HOSTED 16 VIRTUAL EVENTS IN 2024 WITH 4,369 REGISTRANTS AND ONE IN-PERSON EVENT WITH 355 REGISTRANTS.Expenses $180,649 · revenue $97,625
- THE BUDGET CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A PARTNER AND CO-HOST IN THE BUDGET POWER PROJECT, A PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD LOCAL AND STATE BUDGET ADVOCACY CAPACITY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN LOCAL BUDGET DECISIONS THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND PEER LEARNING.Expenses $1,094,362 · grants $1,077,168
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0346784
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,990,499
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,834,243
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,833,834 | $5,610,865 | $7,990,499 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,655,540 | $3,395,252 | $9,764,779 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,571,224 | $3,267,500 | $6,199,058 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 68-0346784).
Questions about CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER is 68-0346784.
- Is CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER HOENE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $238,043 (CHRISTOPHER HOENE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,833,834, expenses of $5,610,865 and total assets of $7,990,499 at year end.
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