Nonprofit · EIN 81-5304541
CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90014
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,159,767 | $5,274,497 | $4,885,270 | $12,024,131 | $970,590 | $11,053,541 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,531,023 | $3,709,334 | -$1,178,311 | $6,481,654 | $183,747 | $6,297,907 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,037,923
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $115,430
- Other revenue
- $6,414
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,549,184
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $231,666
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,990,654
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,690,881
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,394
- Accounting fees
- $73,585
- Occupancy
- $181,935
- Travel
- $38,924
- Program services (functional)
- $4,304,553
- Management and general (functional)
- $606,878
- Fundraising (functional)
- $363,066
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,481,654
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,024,131
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $970,590
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,053,541
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,426,041
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $627,500
- Gross receipts
- $10,159,767
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASIH FOULADINEJAD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 80 | $211,961 | $19,705 |
| APOLONIO MORALES | DEPUTY DIR, PROGRAMS & CAMPAIGNS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $143,138 | $28,387 |
| WHELMA CABANAWAN LEFT IN 2024 | DEPUTY DIR, ADMIN & FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,329 | $11,062 |
| SARAH DAR | DIR, HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,577 | $11,120 |
| RACHELLE REYES WENGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA CAJINA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM K WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARRERA | OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XOCHITL CASTANEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN COLBERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELA SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC PHILPART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OWAIZ DADABHOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VY NGUYEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADEL SYED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHELMA CABANAWAN | DEPUTY DIR, ADMIN & FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,231 | $12,433 |
| SHIU MING CHEER | DEPUTY DIR, IMMIGRANT & RACIAL JUSTICE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,424 | $16,814 |
| SASHA FELDSTEIN | ECONOMY POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 2 | $102,622 | $16,014 |
| SARAH DAR | DIR, HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,398 | $10,902 |
| CYNTHIA BUIZA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (LEFT JUNE 2023) Officer | 40 | $98,012 | $3,448 |
| MASIH FOULADINEJAD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $69,690 | $4,695 |
| HECTOR VILLAGRA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHELLE REYES WENGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA CAJINA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM K WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARRERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XOCHITL CASTANEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LETICIA LANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN COLBERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELA SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC PHILPART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RESHMA SHAMASUNDER | DIRECTOR (LEFT MAY 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 634 S SPRING ST STE 600A, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014-3906
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 634 S Spring St, Los Angeles CA 90014
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MASIH FOULADI, 634 S SPRING STREET 600A, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Cynthia Buiza, 634 S Spring St, Los Angeles CA 90014
- Signed the 990
- MASIH FOULADI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (213) 250-0880
- Website
- WWW.CAIMMIGRANT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 81-5304541 or by the name CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT 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 CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER UPHOLDS THE HUMANITY OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA BY TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE RACIAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
Program accomplishments
- HEALTH, FOOD, AND SAFETY NET ACCESS:THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER (CIPC) FOCUSES ON PROMOTING HEALTH AND FOOD EQUITY FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.CIPC PROVIDES RESOURCES AND WORKSHOPS TO INFORM IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND AVAILABLE HEALTH SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES RELATED TO HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY IN THESE COMMUNITIES, USING THIS DATA TO INFORM INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT POLICY DEVELOPMENT.BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IS CENTRAL TO CIPC'S APPROACH. CIPC COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE OUTREACH AND ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE HEARD. ADDITIONALLY, CIPC ENGAGES WITH LAWMAKERS TO SHARE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING OF IMMIGRANT NEEDS.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, CIPC AIMS TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, ULTIMATELY SUPPORTING THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA.Expenses $1,845,058 · grants $1,007,610
- MOVEMENT BUILDING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER (CIPC) ENGAGES IN MOVEMENT BUILDING, ORGANIZING, AND STRATEGIC MESSAGING AND NARRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS TO EMPOWER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA. CIPC MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES BY TRAINING LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND ADDRESS ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR LIVES. CIPC FORMS COALITIONS WITH IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ENTITIES TO CREATE A UNIFIED FRONT ON CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE WORKERS' RIGHTS, HEALTH, AND IMMIGRANT INCLUSION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITHIN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING IN ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING, FOSTERING A NEW GENERATION OF ADVOCATES. CIPC ORGANIZES EFFORTS TO ENGAGE LAWMAKERS BY PROVIDING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE TRAINING TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND ARTICULATE THE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. CIPC ALSO ADVANCES STRATEGIC MESSAGING, NARRATIVE, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGES, AIMING TO SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS. THROUGH TOWN HALLS AND FORUMS, CIPC CREATES SPACES FOR COMMUNITY VOICES TO BE HEARD AND COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES TO BE DEVELOPED. THROUGH THESE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS, CIPC AIMS UPHOLD THE HUMANITY OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA BY TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE RACIAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.Expenses $998,696 · grants $521,574
- IMMIGRANT INCLUSION AND PROTECTION: PROGRAMMING TO AMPLIFY THE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS AT RISK AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES SYSTEMICALLY AS WELL AS OTHER PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.Expenses $318,594
- THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER (CIPC) SUPPORTS IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COLLABORATION, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES.CIPC ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT IMMIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS, ADDRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS WAGE THEFT AND WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION. THEY PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INFORM WORKERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER LABOR LAWS, EMPOWERING THEM TO SEEK FAIR WAGES AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS.BY ENGAGING DIRECTLY WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, CIPC GATHERS INSIGHTS INTO THEIR SPECIFIC WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, WHICH INFORMS TAILORED PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATES WITH LABOR UNIONS, WORKER CENTERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO AMPLIFY IMMIGRANT WORKERS' VOICES AND ENHANCE SUPPORT NETWORKS.ADDITIONALLY, CIPC PROMOTES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACCESS TO JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT HELP IMMIGRANTS ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. THEY ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS FACED BY IMMIGRANT WORKERS, USING DATA TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE INCLUSIVE LABOR POLICIES.THROUGH THESE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS, CIPC AIMS TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE LABOR ENVIRONMENT, ENSURING IMMIGRANT WORKERS HAVE THE PROTECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY.Expenses $1,142,205 · grants $20,000
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
- 81-5304541
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,024,131
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,159,767
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,159,767 | $5,274,497 | $12,024,131 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,531,023 | $3,709,334 | $6,481,654 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,804,355 | $3,796,053 | $7,679,307 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Cynthia Buiza | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-5304541).
Questions about CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER is 81-5304541.
- Is CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT 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 IMMIGRANT 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 IMMIGRANT 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 IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MASIH FOULADI.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,961 (MASIH FOULADINEJAD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,159,767, expenses of $5,274,497 and total assets of $12,024,131 at year end.
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