Open California
Open California
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About this organization
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.
About
PRODUCED FOUR PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCES ADDRESSING HOUSING, CANNABIS, THE 2018 ELECTION, AND HEALTH CARE. OVER 450 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCES IN PERSON, AND VIDEO OF EACH EVENT WAS BROADCAST ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO 5.5 MILLION CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS VIA 136 CABLE SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, VIDEO OF EACH CONFERENCE IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING AT YOUTUBE 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 AVERAGES ROUGHLY 28,000 PAGEVIEWS PER MONTH.PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED THE ROUNDUP NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL FIVE DAYS PER WEEK TO JUST UNDER 6000 SUBSCRIBERS. THE ROUNDUP COLLECTS AND SUMMARIZES NEWS STORIES RELATED TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY.PRODUCED FOUR VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLL IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY. THESE FILMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE PUBLIC VIEWING ON VIMEO.PRODUCED 10 EPISODES OF THE POLITICS ON TAP TV SHOW WHICH WERE BROADCAST ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL, AND 22 EPISODES OF THE CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST. PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 10,000 COPIES OF A SPECIAL ISSUE OF CAPITOL WEEKLY.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “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.”.
Their activities were defined as: “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.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as CA.
- The non-profit's address in 2019 as per the filing is PO BOX 837, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95812.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 4 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $59,777.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is established through an impartial evaluation and endorsement.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2012.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization pays $203,466 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $47,268 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.