Nonprofit · EIN 26-0532606
CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,969,144 | $1,628,948 | $340,196 | $1,250,285 | $150,229 | $1,100,056 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,513,709 | $1,321,754 | $191,955 | $741,075 | $14,275 | $726,800 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $716,806 | $714,353 | $2,453 | $550,451 | $15,606 | $534,845 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,818,935
- of which government grants
- $429,252
- Membership dues
- $63,895
- Program service revenue
- $128,942
- Investment income
- $17,961
- Other revenue
- $3,306
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $53,333
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,278
- Other salaries and wages
- $582,482
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $810,046
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,522
- Occupancy
- $12,710
- Travel
- $81,585
- Program services (functional)
- $1,335,821
- Management and general (functional)
- $122,600
- Fundraising (functional)
- $170,527
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $741,075
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,250,285
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $150,229
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,100,056
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $612,556
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $487,500
- Gross receipts
- $1,969,144
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Baker | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 34 | $149,587 | $26,398 | $21,204 |
| Felicia Shaw | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Glus | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nurit Siegel Smith | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cara Goger | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Leticia Rhi Buckley | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dalouge Smith | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alonso Escobar | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Lehman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Dunn | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Laine | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marleena Barber | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Van Voorhis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Amador | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rafael Gonzalez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shayla James | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tamaira Sandiffer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Usha Srinivasan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Josiah Bruny | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Fenton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Edmund Velasco | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lyz Luke | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Jenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Baker | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 34 | $145,032 | $25,594 | $4,200 |
| Leticia Buckley | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Glus | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Brien | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cara Goger | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Edmund Velasco | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dalouge Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Kane | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Eliza Tudor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Josiah Bruny | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Cantu Wear | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Dunn | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lyz Luke | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Jenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Hamilton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Van Voorhis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nurit Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rafael Gonzalez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Laine | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Fenton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tamaira Sandifer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Usha Srinivasan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Felicia Shaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Baker | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 34 | $102,186 | $46,091 | $3,860 |
| Leticia Buckley | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Edmund Velasco | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Brien | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Kane | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marie Acosta | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dalouge Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael E Alexander | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Eliza Tudor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Josiah Bruny | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Cantu Wear | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Dunn | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Glus | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cara Goger | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Hamilton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerry Adams Hapner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gustavo Herrera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Osajima | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Laine | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Muriera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tamaira Sandifer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Felicia Shaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tomas Benitez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1731 HOWE AVE 585, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825-2209
- In care of
- % DANA HARRISON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 915 L Street C-422, Sacramento CA 95814
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Julie Baker, 1731 Howe Ave 585, Sacramento, CA 95825
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Julie Baker, 915 L Street C-422, Sacramento CA 95814
- Signed the 990
- Julie Baker, CEO
- Phone
- (916) 296-1838
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-0532606 or by the name CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS.
- 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
Our mission at Californians for the Arts is to ensure that the arts are accessible to all Californians; are an ongoing part of the public dialogue and to encourage Californians to care about the arts as a critical component of their own lives and the lives of their communities. We fight for arts resources and policies that benefit our members and all residents of California. Our work and support of civic engagement, arts education, cultural equity and the creative economy, positively impacts every community across the state.
Program accomplishments
- We conduct virtual and in person listening sessions in a program called Regional Conversations annually. We engage with our members and the public by commissioning surveys and producing a month long awareness campaign Arts Culture & Creativity Month and producing a summit and advocacy trainings and coordinating advocacy meetings.We coordinate statewide media campaigns to build awareness of the issues that impact the creative industries and are resource for the media and the industry to act as spokespeople for the arts and creative industries in California.We educate our members and the public by producing toolkits with data and narrative casemaking for awareness of the impact of the arts and creative industries in California; offer professional development trainings in building advocacy casemaking and tools; offer professional development webinars on current trends, research, policy and legislation that impacts the field.Expenses $1,335,821 · grants $53,333 · revenue $128,942
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-0532606
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A26)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,250,285
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,969,144
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- November 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- March 10, 2014
- Reinstated
- Effective November 15, 2013
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,969,144 | $1,628,948 | $1,250,285 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,513,709 | $1,321,754 | $741,075 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $716,806 | $714,353 | $550,451 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $730,894 | $473,537 | $608,509 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Julie Baker | June 30, 2018 | ≤ $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 26-0532606).
Questions about CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS is 26-0532606.
- Is CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2013.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS 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 CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Julie Baker.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $149,587 (Julie Baker, CEO).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,969,144, expenses of $1,628,948 and total assets of $1,250,285 at year end.
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