2023-11-15T16:49:56-06:00 2022-12-31 953001179 WINDES INC POBOX 87 LONG BEACH CA 908010087 990 2022-01-01 954469690 CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN CONS 3103920522 6330 SAN VICENTE BLVD 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90048 JAMIE COURT SECRETARY/TREASURER 3103920522 2023-11-15 1 JAMIE COURT 999009999 1 DONITA M JOSEPH P00286656 5624351191 2023-11-14 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HARVEY ROSENFIELD 6330 SAN VICENTE BLVD 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90048 250663 0 X WWW.CONSUMERWATCHDOGCAMPAIGN.ORG X 1993 CA PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY. 4 2 0 40 0 0 250480 250166 0 0 0 497 0 0 250480 250663 0 0 0 0 44467 55180 0 0 281 33907 34327 78374 89507 172106 161156 723867 886282 0 0 723867 886282 X PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY. 0 0 68873 IN 2022, CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (CWC) ADVOCATED TO PASS THE FAIRNESS FOR INJURED PATIENTS ACT, A CITIZEN INITIATIVE MEASURE QUALIFIED FOR THE NOVEMBER 2022 CALIFORNIA BALLOT THAT WOULD HAVE ADJUSTED THE $250,000 CAP ON COMPENSATION FOR CALIFORNIA MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE VICTIMS FOR INFLATION, AND ALLOW JUDGES AND JURIES TO DECIDE FAIR COMPENSATION IN CASES INVOLVING CATASTROPHIC INJURIES OR DEATH. CWC EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THE MALPRACTICE CAP CLOSES THE COURTROOM DOOR AND DENIES CALIFORNIA FAMILIES JUSTICE, AND ABOUT ITS DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON WOMEN AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. CWC CONDUCTED VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS HARMED BY, AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE KILLED BY, MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND PRODUCED VIDEOS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES. CWC ORGANIZED AND TRAINED CALIFORNIANS IN HOW TO SHARE THEIR OWN STORIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE WITH LAWMAKERS AND THE MEDIA. CWC CONDUCTED OUTREACH ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TO TRADITIONAL MEDIA, ISSUING NEWS RELEASES AND GENERATING STORIES ABOUT FAMILIES HARMED BY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO ILLUSTRATE THE NEED TO UPDATE THE CAP. CWC CELEBRATED THE SUCCESS OF THIS CAMPAIGN WHEN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSED HISTORIC LEGISLATION TO UPDATE THE MALPRACTICE CAP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 48 YEARS IN SPRING 2022. THE LAW'S REFORMS TOOK EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2023, AND RAISED THE CAP ON A SLIDING SCALE OVER TEN YEARS TO $1 MILLION IN WRONGFUL DEATH CASES, AND $750,000 FOR ALL OTHER INJURY CASES. THE LAW ALSO ALLOWS FOR THREE SEPARATE CAPS IN CASES WHERE MULTIPLE PROVIDERS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE, AND WILL INCREASE THE CAP BY 2% EVERY YEAR STARTING IN 2034. 68873 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X HARVEY ROSENFIELD 3103920522 6330 SAN VICENTE BLVD 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90048 HARVEY ROSENFIELD CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 450000 0 JAMIE COURT SECRETARY/ TREASURER 2.00 48.00 X X 8894 338771 54569 JOHN RICHARD DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE RAMIREZ DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 CARMEN BALBER ADVOCATE 2.00 48.00 X 15826 188246 19227 24720 977017 73796 0 0 1 0 0 250000 166 250166 497 497 250663 0 0 497 X 28570 26473 2097 18375 18375 4744 4380 364 3491 3491 8823 4281 4542 3936 3936 2419 2419 75 75 48 42 6 550 275 275 7763 7506 257 129 129 9145 186 8959 PARKING 675 655 20 TELEPHONE 538 510 28 TAXES AND LICENSES 150 150 POSTAGE 76 76 89507 68873 20353 281 685742 67317 801757 38125 17208 723867 886282 0 0 X 723867 886282 723867 886282 723867 886282 161156 1259 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HARVEY ROSENFIELD CHAIRMAN 0 450000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450000 0 0 JAMIE COURT SECRETARY/ TREASURER 8894 338771 0 0 0 0 863 16587 1997 35122 11754 390480 0 0 CARMEN BALBER ADVOCATE 15826 188246 0 0 0 0 505 9699 485 8538 16816 206483 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PURSUANT TO CONSUMER WATCHDOGS CAMPAIGN'S BY-LAWS, DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION ARE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURN, IRS FORM 990. THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-TREASURER AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN ABIDES BY A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE BOARD HAS AN ANNUAL DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT WHICH TIME THE PRESIDENT REITERATES THE OBLIGATION OF DIRECTORS TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. THE SECRETARY-TREASURER MONITORS ALL MAJOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICT INVOLVING A DIRECTOR OR MEMBER OF STAFF COULD ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARIES ARE PAID PURSUANT TO A RESOURCE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH CONSUMER WATCHDOG, WHICH APPLIES THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES FOR COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL: THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE POSITION COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO EVALUATE REASONABLENESS, AND THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE SECRETARY/TREASURER OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN BY VOTE. OFFICER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ON ANNUAL BASIS WITH THE POSITION COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,311. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,311. PAYROLL EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 108. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 108. 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