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Nonprofit · EIN 94-2210145

CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

Financials

$3M$2.6M2023$3M$2.6M2024$2.9M$2.7M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,868,929$2,720,501$148,428$2,970,422$1,224,939$1,745,483
December 31, 2024990$2,953,474$2,573,258$380,216$2,800,839$1,203,784$1,597,055
December 31, 2023990$2,986,432$2,554,075$432,357$2,192,578$975,739$1,216,839
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$2,826,913
Investment income
$42,011
Other revenue
$5

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,025,750
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,328,123
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,840
Accounting fees
$59,948
Occupancy
$82,475
Travel
$267,262
Depreciation
$7,979
Program services (functional)
$1,925,129
Management and general (functional)
$795,372

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,800,839
Total assets, end of year
$2,970,422
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,224,939
Net assets, end of year
$1,745,483
Land, buildings and equipment
$7,401
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,745,483
Gross receipts
$2,868,929
Employees
5
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1973
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Bryan T CarmichaelPresident & CEO
Officer
40$324,274
Peter OkurowskiPolicy Director
Highest-paid employee
40$243,188
Yvonne VukasinDirector of Members, Events and Admin
Highest-paid employee
40$220,774
Kirstin KolpitchkeSenior Associate
Highest-paid employee
40$133,630
Candice BarnesAccountant
Highest-paid employee
40$107,180
Fran InmanChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Patricia RuckerVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Barbara McBrideTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Brandon MatsonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Bill QuinnBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian McDonaldBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brissa Sotelo-VargasBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Chris HannanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Christine WolfeBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dawn AnaiscourtBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Debbie MeeksBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Donna BakerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Fariya AliBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Henry PereaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay Jefferson IIBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe CruzBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kate GordonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Katherine RubinBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin BarkerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kirk MarckwaldBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Lorena GonzalezBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Matt CreminsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael McDonoughBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Michelle RichardsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Mike RoosBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sandy BergBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve GrossBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Steven E LaMarBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sunne Wright McPeakBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Susan GornickBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tiffany RobertsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tim SbrantiBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Travis BawcumBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Trish ClaryBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Walter McGuireBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Wyatt LundyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Bryan T CarmichaelPresident & CEO
Officer
40$264,000
Yvonne VukasinDirector of Members, Events and Admin
Highest-paid employee
40$159,000
Peter OkurowskiPolicy Director
Highest-paid employee
40$150,000
Maria Alegra CurielPolicy Advocate
Highest-paid employee
40$111,354
Fran InmanChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Patricia RuckerVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Barbara McBrideTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Brandon MatsonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Bill QuinnBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Bill WhitneyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian McDonaldBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brissa Sotelo-VargasBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Chris HannanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Christine WolfeBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dan RichardBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dawn AnaiscourtBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Debbie MeeksBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Donna BakerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Fariya AliBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Henry PereaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay HansenBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay Jefferson IIBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe CruzBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
John BusterudBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Joseph BellasBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Julianne BarnumBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kate GordonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Katherine RubinBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin BarkerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kirk MarckwaldBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Lorena GonzalezBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Matt CreminsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael McDonoughBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Mike RoosBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sandy BergBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve GrossBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Steven E LaMarBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sunne Wright McPeakBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Susan GornickBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tiffany RobertsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tom HigginsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Trish ClaryBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Walter McGuireBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
William BagleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Tim CarmichaelPresident & CEO
Officer
40$284,858
Christine R WolfeDirector of Policy and Communications
Highest-paid employee
40$205,467
Sunne Wright McPeakChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Patricia RuckerVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Barbara McBrideTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Mark KrausseSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Barbara PattonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Bill QuinnBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Bill WhitneyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brandon MatsonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian McDonaldBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Brissa Sotelo-VargasBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Chris HannanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dan RichardBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dawn AnaiscourtBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Debbie MeeksBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Fran InmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Fred JohnBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Henry PereaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay HansenBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay Jefferson IIBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe CruzBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
John BusterudBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Joseph BellasBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Katherine RubinBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin BarkerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kirk MarckwaldBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Lorena GonzalezBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Manny GraceBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Matt CreminsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael McDonoughBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Mike RoosBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sandy BergBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve GrossBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Steven E LaMarBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Susan GornickBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tiffany RobertsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tim CreminsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Tom HigginsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Trish ClaryBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Walter McGuireBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
William BagleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
369 PINE ST STE 720, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-3314
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Bryan T Carmichael, 369 Pine Street Suite 720, San Francisco, CA 94104
Signed the 990
Bryan T Carmichael, President
Phone
(415) 512-7890
Return prepared by
Hiep Pham CPA Inc

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2210145 or by the name CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

TO CREATE A CALIFORNIA WHERE BALANCING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS NOT ONLY A VISION, BUT ALSO A REALITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Air Project covers statewide regulatory and legislative air quality issues (excluding climate change). The project works to ensure that state and federal air quality requirements are integrated in order to maximize consistency and minimize duplication of effort. The Organization represents members at the California Air Resources Board and other state agencies, as well as at the legislature. This Project also tracks and gives regular updates on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Air Project works to improve programs on-the ground and to ensure that policies are successful under real-world conditions while still meeting environmental goals.
    Expenses $390,210 · revenue $550,975
  • The Water, Chemistry, and Waste Project focuses on statewide regulatory and legislative issues dealing with water, green chemistry, waste management, and hazardous materials. The project works closely with state regulatory agencies, administration officials and the legislature to promote accountability, procedural streamlining and proactive, evidence based policies that can be successfully implemented. Project members are represented at a host of state agencies including the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA) Forum Board, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), and the Ocean Protection Council (OPC), and other state agencies, as well as the California legislature.
    Expenses $347,262 · revenue $489,725
  • The South Coast Air Project deals with air quality and public health issues at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The District enforces some of the most stringent air pollution control regulations in the world, making real progress towards reducing harmful emissions in the second most populated urban area in the United States. The goal of the project is to work directly with the SCAQMD to continuously improve the regions air quality and public health. Project members are represented at numerous proceedings and in stakeholder groups of the District.
    Expenses $287,316 · revenue $441,900
  • The Bay Area Project encourages the application of sound science, transparency, and consistency in policy making and the deployment of proven, commercially available technologies for equitable and cost effective solutions. Project members are represented at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) proceedings; rulemaking and public workshops, board of directors meetings, and committee meetings.
    Expenses $211,121 · revenue $177,975
  • California is a leader in combatting the effects of climate change. In 2006, the Climate Change Project was launched to assist the state in the development of California climate change policies and in its implementation of AB 32, and more recently SB 32. Today, the Organization continues to support Californias climate leadership by bringing together a diverse group of organizations, and routinely communicating directly with legislative and administration decision makers. The project works to ensure that California develops an efficient and effective regulatory structure that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the greatest benefit.
    Expenses $412,572 · revenue $390,425
  • The Transportation Energy Task Force brings together medium and heavy-duty fleets and facility owners and operators with energy providers and utilities to explore the nexus between transportation and energy in a carbon neutral economy. The Task Force is not meant for direct advocacy, nor does it subscribe to any one technology pathway. Rather, it is meant as a forum for honest dialogue and information sharing between key stakeholders and thought leaders working collaboratively to remove implementation barriers and identify policy and investment opportunities.
    Expenses $141,177 · revenue $109,825
  • The Natural Resources Task Force focuses on legislative, regulatory and permitting issues dealing with state and wildlife agencies. The project focuses on linear projects, such as pipelines, transmission lines, railroads, water conveyance systems, and general maintenance permits in relation to the protection of fish, wildlife, and their habitats. The Natural Resources Task Force engages natural resource policy and regulatory programs managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other state agencies, including the California legislature. The task force also monitors federal issues that create jurisdictional challenges in California.
    Expenses $135,471 · revenue $72,500

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-2210145
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1974
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,970,422
Income (IRS master file)
$2,868,929

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,868,929$2,720,501$2,970,422IRS
990December 2024$2,953,474$2,573,258$2,800,839IRS
990December 2023$2,986,432$2,554,075$2,192,578XML
990December 2022$2,486,507$2,450,439$2,076,690IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 94-2210145).

Questions about CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE

What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE is 94-2210145.
Is CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1974.
Are donations to CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE 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 COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Bryan T Carmichael.
Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 41 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $324,274 (Bryan T Carmichael, President & CEO).
How much revenue does CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,868,929, expenses of $2,720,501 and total assets of $2,970,422 at year end.

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