Nonprofit · EIN 46-0763322
OPEN CALIFORNIA
Also known as CAPITOL WEEKLY
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95812
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $463,441 | $517,576 | -$54,135 | $234,965 | $4,943 | $230,022 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $373,576 | $521,185 | -$147,609 | $285,657 | $1,500 | $284,157 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $356,454
- Program service revenue
- $41,467
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $65,520
- Other revenue
- $65,520
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $241,227
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $281,997
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,171
- Occupancy
- $18,620
- Depreciation
- $6,040
- Program services (functional)
- $361,188
- Management and general (functional)
- $79,734
- Fundraising (functional)
- $76,654
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $285,657
- Total assets, end of year
- $234,965
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,943
- Net assets, end of year
- $230,022
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $568
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $168,978
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $61,044
- Gross receipts
- $511,630
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERI HOLOMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROB GUNNISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROB STUTZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SHERI SADLER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MOLLY DUGAN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AG BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BROKAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JODI HICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JIM DEBOO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KASSY PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| FIONA HUTTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB MEJIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE BELOTE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SEEMA MEHTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERI HOLOMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROB GUNNISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROB STUTZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SHERI SADLER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MOLLY DUGAN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AG BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BROKAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JODI HICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KASSY PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| FIONA HUTTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB MEJIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE BELOTE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SEEMA MEHTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 837, SACRAMENTO, CA 95812-0837
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MOLLY DUGAN, PO BOX 837, SACRAMENTO, CA 95812
- Signed the 990
- TIM FOSTER, Executive Director
- Phone
- (916) 444-7665
- Website
- WWW.CAPITOLWEEKLY.NET
- Return prepared by
- Bluemel & Dhillon CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-0763322 or by the name OPEN CALIFORNIA.
- 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
Open Californias Mission is to inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and political interests.
Program accomplishments
- PRODUCED FIVE PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCES ADDRESSING CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY, JOURNALISM, BALLOT INITIATIVES, HEALTH CARE AND THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 ELECTION. OVER 1000 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 NEARLY 650,000 PAGEVIEWS IN 2024.PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED THE ROUNDUP NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL FIVE DAYS PER WEEK TO APPROXIMATELY 5,200 SUBSCRIBERS. THE ROUNDUP COLLECTS AND SUMMARIZES NEWS STORIES RELATED TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY.PRODUCED VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES OF LEONA EGELAND RICE, ROBERT HERTZBERG, DON NOVEY, RICHARD POLANCO & GARRY SOUTH. THESE FILMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE PUBLIC VIEWING AT THE CAPITOL WEEKLY WEBSITE.PRODUCED MORE THAN 50 EPISODES OF THE CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST, WHICH WERE PLAYED OVER 22,500 TIMES. PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 10,000 COPIES OF A SPECIAL PRINT ISSUE OF CAPITOL WEEKLY. PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 1500 COPIES OF THE 2024 TOP 100 BOOK, WHICH PROFILES CALIFORNIANS WHO HELP DETERMINE PUBLIC POLICY BUT ARE NOT IN ELECTED OFFICE.Expenses $361,188
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
- 46-0763322
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $234,965
- Income (IRS master file)
- $511,630
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $463,441 | $517,576 | $234,965 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $373,576 | $521,185 | $285,657 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $457,548 | $382,246 | $433,607 | 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 46-0763322).
Questions about OPEN CALIFORNIA
- What is the EIN of OPEN CALIFORNIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN CALIFORNIA is 46-0763322.
- Is OPEN CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to OPEN CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPEN CALIFORNIA 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 OPEN CALIFORNIA 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 OPEN CALIFORNIA 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 OPEN CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MOLLY DUGAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPEN CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OPEN CALIFORNIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $463,441, expenses of $517,576 and total assets of $234,965 at year end.
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