2024-10-12T04:24:21-05:00 2023-12-31 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 2580 N 1ST ST STE 460 SAN JOSE CA 95131 990 2023-01-01 844316553 THE HEISING-SIMONS ACTION FUND HEIS 6508870277 400 MAIN STREET 160 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 JUDY BLUMENSTEIN TREASURER 6508870277 2024-10-11 1 0 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4089988400 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ELIZABETH SIMONS 400 MAIN STREET 160 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 18250554 0 X WWW.HSACTION.ORG X 2020 CA PROMOTE ADVANCEMENTS IN EARLY EDUCATION, CLIMATE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 5 4 59 5 4054 0 15000000 17800000 0 0 58423 446500 5581 4054 15064004 18250554 16049999 15850000 0 0 353639 434832 0 0 0 355744 334716 16759382 16619548 -1695378 1631006 3829373 5939767 776191 1155579 3053182 4784188 X THE ACTION FUND ENGAGES PRIMARILY IN LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO BALLOT MEASURE CAMPAIGNS AND TO OTHER POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE. IT IS FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF ISSUE AREAS, INCLUDING CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY, EDUCATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, BOLSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, CA, AND GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AND EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION. 0 0 16466541 15850000 0 THE ACTION FUND PROVIDED GRANTS TO 69 ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY ON CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, BOLSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, CA, AND GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AND EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION. 16466541 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 59 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X JUDY BLUMENSTEIN 6508870277 400 MAIN STREET SUITE 160 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 ELIZABETH SIMONS CHAIR 0.60 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HEISING VICE CHAIR 0.60 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CAITLIN HEISING VICE CHAIR 0.60 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HEISING VICE CHAIR 0.60 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEANNA GOMBY PRESIDENT (THRU 1/3/23) 0.00 0.00 X X 0 133760 49302 SUSHMA RAMAN PRESIDENT 1.08 36.42 X X 22596 490997 112832 BRIAN EULE CORPORATE SECRETARY 0.21 37.29 X 2625 338774 83233 JEFF MALLOY TREASURER (THRU 7/13/23) 0.74 36.76 X 12771 349091 94900 JUDY BLUMENSTEIN TREASURER 1.17 36.33 X 11922 267471 100983 ANGIE JUNCK PROGRAM DIRECTOR 7.57 29.93 X 79886 211923 74163 JENNIFER SHIPP GENERAL COUNSEL 1.20 36.30 X 16262 366251 98560 BARBARA CHOW PROGRAM DIRECTOR 1.72 35.78 X 19861 351067 116312 ROLAND HWANG PROGRAM DIRECTOR 1.42 36.08 X 15460 300842 111693 CYNTHIA ATHERTON PROGRAM DIRECTOR 0.25 37.25 X 893 375993 111810 182276 3186169 953788 0 0 1 0 0 17800000 17800000 446500 446500 CONSULTING FEES 541900 4054 4054 4054 18250554 0 4054 446500 15850000 15850000 58654 49843 8811 376178 319671 56507 3599 1939 1660 38870 20945 17925 88132 47489 40643 10605 6711 3894 12435 9395 3040 93225 84831 8394 60964 50715 10249 665 665 MEMBERSHIPS & LICENSES 25071 25002 69 FEDERAL TAXES 1150 1150 16619548 16466541 153007 0 14650 58544 3814723 5881223 3829373 5939767 126191 55579 650000 1100000 776191 1155579 X 3053182 4784188 3053182 4784188 3829373 5939767 X 1631006 100000 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1266 0 1266 0 1266 1 0 1 0 0 X 18246500 0 18246500 4054 4054 18250554 16515494 -104054 -104054 16619548 0 16619548 PART X, LINE 2: THE FUND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE RELATED CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTIONS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FUND'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUND HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CONSULTING REVENUE RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE 4,054. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CONSULTING REVENUE RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE -4,054. 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501(C)(4) 150000 0 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT WORKERS DEFENSE ACTION FUND 5604 MANOR ROAD AUSTIN TX 78723 464242654 501(C)(4) 200000 0 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC 77 SANDS ST 6 BROOKLYN NY 11201 204994004 501(C)(4) 300000 0 FOR UNITED FORT WORTH 1 81 PART I, LINE 2: DUE DILIGENCE IS PERFORMED IN ADVANCE OF MAKING THE GRANT. RECIPIENT REPORTS MAY BE REQUESTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROGRAM OFFICER. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUSHMA RAMAN PRESIDENT 22596 490997 0 0 0 0 1843 62157 1406 47426 25845 600580 0 0 CYNTHIA ATHERTON PROGRAM DIRECTOR 893 375993 0 0 0 0 413 61587 332 49478 1638 487058 0 0 BARBARA CHOW PROGRAM DIRECTOR 19861 351067 0 0 0 0 2935 61065 2399 49913 25195 462045 0 0 JENNIFER SHIPP GENERAL COUNSEL 16262 366251 0 0 0 0 1888 57112 1266 38294 19416 461657 0 0 JEFF MALLOY TREASURER (THRU 7/13/23) 12771 349091 0 0 0 0 945 46941 928 46086 14644 442118 0 0 ROLAND HWANG PROGRAM DIRECTOR 15460 300842 0 0 0 0 2149 54605 2080 52859 19689 408306 0 0 BRIAN EULE CORPORATE SECRETARY 2625 338774 0 0 0 0 330 58670 136 24097 3091 421541 0 0 JUDY BLUMENSTEIN TREASURER 11922 267471 0 0 0 0 1568 48678 1583 49154 15073 365303 0 0 ANGIE JUNCK PROGRAM DIRECTOR 79886 211923 0 0 0 0 10811 42743 4160 16449 94857 271115 0 0 DEANNA GOMBY PRESIDENT (THRU 1/3/23) 0 133760 0 0 0 0 0 2841 0 46461 0 183062 0 0 PART II: THE ACTION FUND HAS A RESOURCE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION, A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE ACTION FUND MUST PAY FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STAFF TIME, OFFICE SPACE, COMPUTERS, PAYROLL, BENEFITS, AND BOOKKEEPING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARK HEISING, CAITLIN HEISING, ELIZABETH SIMONS AND MATTEW HEISING HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LIZ SIMONS, MARK HEISING, CAITLIN HEISING AND MATTHEW HEISING ARE EACH MEMBERS OF THE ACTION FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ACTION FUND HAS FOUR VOTING MEMBERS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW. THREE OF THE DIRECTORS, MR. HEISING, MS. SIMONS, AND MS. HEISING, ARE ALSO MEMBERS. THE FOURTH MEMBER IS MATTHEW HEISING, WHO IS THE SON OF MR. HEISING AND MS. SIMONS. UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW AND THE ACTION FUND'S BYLAWS, THE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT AND REMOVE DIRECTORS AND CHANGE THE NUMBER, MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS OF THE ACTION FUND MAY VOTE TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ACTION FUND'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, SUBSTANTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE ACTION FUND, A MERGER OR VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE ACTION FUND, AND THE ANNUAL GRANTMAKING AND OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE ACTION FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS, AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER, AND GENERAL COUNSEL. THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE AND ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE CONFLICTS POLICY, HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ITS CONTENTS, AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE NEW, AND/OR MODIFY ANY EXISTING, INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THEY ARE INFORMED THAT SHOULD ANY SUCH INTEREST ARISE OR REQUIRE MODIFICATION BETWEEN FORMAL ANNUAL REQUESTS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE RELEVANT DISCLOSURE IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE A SET OF COMPENSATION SURVEY RESULTS BASED ON THE VARIOUS JOB DESCRIPTIONS WITHIN THE ACTION FUND AND INCLUSIVE OF ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO THE ACTION FUND IN SIZE, SCOPE, AND GEOGRAPHY, WHEN POSSIBLE. THE SURVEY RESULTS SUPPORT A COMPENSATION RANGE FOR EACH POSITION. AFTER THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP STAFF, AS APPROPRIATE, REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH EMPLOYEE, THE BOARD, OR A COMMITTEE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, AS APPROPRIATE, SET COMPENSATION WITHIN THE PROVIDED RANGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RETURNED PRIOR YEAR GRANTS 100,000. THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION 400 MAIN STREET 200 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 260799587 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) PF N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0