2023-11-15T22:05:04-06:00 2022-12-31 953001179 WINDES INC PO BOX 87 LONG BEACH CA 90801 990 2022-01-01 454091853 POWERCA ACTION FKA MOBILIZE THE IMMIGRANT VOTE ACTION POWE 5106983828 530 SOUTH BOYLE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90033 LUIS SANCHEZ PRESIDENT 5106983828 2023-11-15 1 LUIS SANCHEZ 999009999 1 DONITA JOSEPH P00286656 5624351191 2023-11-15 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LUIS SANCHEZ 530 SOUTH BOYLE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90033 1767701 0 X HTTPS://POWERCAACTION.ORG/ X 2011 CA OUR PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS BY ENGAGING, MOBILIZING AND BUILDING THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG VOTERS OF COLOR AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PASSING PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION AND TO A LESSER DEGREE, CANDIDATE ELECTIONS. 4 4 0 20 0 0 500008 1700562 81384 66639 0 0 0 500 581392 1767701 0 680441 0 0 85513 169412 0 0 9522 134511 396082 220024 1245935 361368 521766 648871 1232238 26671 88272 622200 1143966 X OUR PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS BY ENGAGING, MOBILIZING AND BUILDING THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG VOTERS OF COLOR AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PASSING PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION AND TO A LESSER DEGREE, CANDIDATE ELECTIONS. 0 0 1110482 680441 66639 SEE SCHEDULE O- NARRATIVE:WE USE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, NARRATIVE, DIGITAL AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE VALUED AND POSITIONED AS LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS, AND TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCE POLITICS AND USE THEIR CIVIC POWER TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES OF CREATIVES, CREATING VISUALS AND IMAGES THAT CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITIES.IN 2022 WE TRAINED 25+ YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR AS SPOKESPEOPLE AND EXPANDED MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL OUTLETS GENERATING OVER 20 MEDIA HITS. OUR MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDED MAJOR OUTLETS WITH FEATURES AND OP-EDS IN MERCED COUNTY TIMES, MERCED SUN-STAR, THE FRESNO BEE, MSNBC, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, UNIVISION, AND RADIO BILINGUE, AMONG OTHERS. WE DEVELOPED RELEVANT YOUTH-FOCUSED CONTENT CENTERING VOTER EDUCATION, HOUSING JUSTICE, CLIMATE JUSTICE, AND PEOPLE OVER PROFIT. OUR DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT REACHED 1 MILLION+ UNIQUE SUPPORTERS ACROSS ALL DIGITAL CHANNELS. WE DEVELOPED 10 COMMUNICATIONS LEADS ACROSS OUR ALLIANCE OF YOUTH ORGANIZING PARTNERS TO BUILD SKILLS AND ADVANCE SHARED MESSAGING AND NARRATIVES. SPOKESPEOPLE AND LEADS WERE TRAINED IN NARRATIVE BUILDING, SPOKESPERSON PREP, SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION, AND DIGITAL ORGANIZING. OUR WE CHOOSE US 2022 VOTER GUIDE REACHED OVER 200,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE SPECIFICALLY FRAMING THE ISSUES AROUND YOUNG BIPOC AND INCLUDED INFORMATION ON REGISTERING TO VOTE, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO VOTE, A VOTER CHECKLIST AND GUIDE TO VOTING, AND A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON CREATING A VOTING PLAN. - MEMBERSHIP:IN 2022 WE LAUNCHED OUR MEMBERSHIP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR (16-34) THAT BUILDS A POLITICAL HOME FOR ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE LAUNCHED 2 MEMBERSHIP HUBS IN 2022 AND ENGAGED OVER 1,000 MEMBERS STATEWIDE IN DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON ACTIONS. - FIELD:WE BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY, AND VOTING POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE BUILT A BASE OF SUPPORTERS WITH OVER 100,000 YOUNG VOTERS OF COLOR STATEWIDE. WITH OUR ALLIANCE NETWORK OF 10+ LOCAL GRASSROOTS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN RURAL, URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE WE ARE BUILDING POWER AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR ACROSS 20+ COUNTIES THROUGH YOUTH ORGANIZING, VOTER EDUCATION, AND MOBILIZATION. THROUGHOUT 2022 WE BUILT THE CAPACITY OF 15+ YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZING AND BUILDING POWER IN PLACES LIKE THE CENTRAL VALLEY, INLAND CALIFORNIA, AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES.IN 2022, WE ENGAGED AND MOBILIZED OVER 50,000 YOUNG VOTERS THROUGH PHONE AND DOOR TO DOOR. WE REACHED OVER 45,000 VOTERS VIA TEXT AND OVER 1M VOTERS DIGITALLY. -CAMPAIGNS:WE WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE (16-34) AND YOUTH ORGANIZING GROUPS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ORGANIZING MUSCLE, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND CULTURAL STRATEGY TO BUILD A SUSTAINED VOTING BASE WITH POWER TO MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE FACILITATE POWER CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO MOBILIZE 100,000 YOUNG VOTERS ANNUALLY, MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR COMBINED EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS. WE BUILT YOUTH ORGANIZING CAPACITY IN REGIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL MUSCLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO EXPAND CIVIC POWER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN AREAS WHERE LITTLE YOUTH ORGANIZING EXISTS. OUR ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS ALIGN OUR YOUTH ORGANIZING AROUND A YOUTH-CENTERED BUDGET AGENDA AND ADVOCATES FOR HOUSING AND RENTAL PROTECTIONS. WE RAN LOCAL CENTRAL VALLEY CAMPAIGNS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ARPA FUNDS. IN 2022 WE WON $1.25M INVESTMENT TOWARDS A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN MERCED, $500K FOR A HOUSING TRUST FUND TO BE INVESTED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN MERCED, AND $2 MILLION TO EXPAND AN EVICTION PROTECTION PROGRAM IN FRESNO. THROUGHOUT 2022 WE TRAINED AND ENGAGED OVER 4,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS CALIFORNIA. POWER ACADEMIES, YOUTH CONVENINGS, TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, RALLIES, AND ACTIONS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AND HONE SKILLS IN YOUTH ORGANIZING, RUNNING PHONE BANKS, CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, VOTER EDUCATION, POLITICAL EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CANVASSSING, VOTER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 1110482 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 5106983828 530 SOUTH BOYLE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90033 X X LUIS SANCHEZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELICA SALAS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PRASI GUPTA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALBERTO RETANA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1700562 1700562 NON-PROFIT EARNED INCO 900099 66639 66639 66639 HONONARIA REVENUE 900099 500 500 500 1767701 66639 0 500 X 680441 680441 147193 137035 7628 2530 151 139 9 3 5617 5164 339 114 16451 15125 993 333 14738 14738 40500 40500 131749 98949 32780 20 29822 29642 135 45 24947 22625 732 1590 96181 82687 8943 4551 12123 11146 732 245 11702 11602 75 25 19622 1567 18021 34 OTHER EXPENSES 14698 14360 306 32 1245935 1110482 125931 9522 602854 997074 0 200000 17 26865 45990 8299 10 0 648871 1232238 26671 30718 0 57554 26671 88272 X 622200 -56784 0 1200750 622200 1143966 648871 1232238 521766 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 RELATED PARTY PAYABLES 57554 57554 X 1767701 0 1767701 0 1767701 1245935 0 1245935 0 1245935 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS ALONG WITH RELATED STATE FILINGS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE 1961 LAS PLUMAS AVE SAN JOSE CA 95133 943256009 501(C)(3) 61240 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION CENTER ON RACE POVERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THE 5901 CHRISTIE AVE STE 208 EMERYVILLE CA 94608 050557231 501(C)(3) 19127 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION CHARITABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY 4041 MACARTHER BLVD SUITE 510 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 208756660 501(C)(3) 48917 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION 1042 GRANT ACE SUTIE 5 5TH FL SAN FRANCICO CA 94133 237404756 501(C)(3) 54057 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION COMMUNITY INITIATIVES 1000 BROADWAY SUITE 480 OAKLAND CA 94607 943255070 501(C)(3) 51239 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION FILIPINO ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE 310 8TH ST STE 309 OAKLAND CA 94607 942218907 501(C)(3) 49403 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICA PO BOX 51637 OXNARD CA 93031 770071036 501(C)(3) 61239 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION GENTE ORGANIZADA 2121 ARROYO DRIVE POMONA CA 91768 272352500 501(C)(3) 38917 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION INLAND CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR CHANGE 1441 NORTH D ST STE 208 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92405 330480298 501(C)(3) 85826 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION LEGACY LA 1350 SAN PABLO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90033 010960970 501(C)(3) 78544 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCEMENT OF NEW AMERICANS 5348 UNIVERSITY AVE SUITE 110 SAN DIEGO CA 92105 475299457 501C3 10000 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION SERVICES IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EDUCATION NETWORK 1415 KOLL CIRCLE SUITE 108 SAN JOSE CA 95112 770487468 501C3 33388 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION SIGMA BETA XI 14340 ELSWORTH ST STE B104 MORENO VALLEY CA 92553 300779014 501C3 78544 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/HOUSING EDUCATION 13 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW PROCESS: AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES THE TAX RETURNS. AFTER COMPLETION OF SAID RETURNS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SENT A DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURNS TO BE REVIEWED AND EXAMINED BY THE ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR AND THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WHO OVERSEES OPERATIONS. ONCE ALL ITEMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES COPIES OF THE COMPLETED RETURNS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT WHICH POINT, THE DIRECTORS MAY ASK QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND WITH NEW DIRECTORS, THEN DISCUSSES ANYTHING RAISED BY ANY DIRECTOR TO VET FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST VIA BOARD MEETINGS AND BOARD EMAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - CEO & TOP MANAGEMENT: POWERCA ACTION REIMBURSES POWER CALIFORNIA FOR A PORTION OF ITS SALARIES EXPENSE, FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO DO WORK FOR THE C4, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF POWER CALIFORNIA SETS A SALARY SCALE, WITH TIERS BASED ON EXPERIENCE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SALARIES AT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE FOR BUDGET SIZE, SECTOR, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION VIA TWO REPUTABLE CALIFORNIA SALARY SURVEYS. THE BOARD APPLIES THE SCALE FOR THE ED'S COMPENSATION AND FURTHER EXAMINES MANY COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR TOP EXECUTIVES AT ORGANIZATIONS WE KNOW OF AND WORK WITH. THIS IS DONE AT THE TIME OF EACH ED RAISE, AND WAS LAST DONE IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 FEDERAL TAX RETURNS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG & CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, COMPENSATION EXPLANATION: LUIS SANCHEZ - POWERCA ACTION REIMBURSES POWER CALIFORNIA (THE PAYMASTER) FOR ALL STAFF LABOR, SO POWERCA ACTION DOES NOT HAVE A W-2 FOR THE ED, AND THE OTHER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WERE NOT PAID. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 98,949. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,008. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20. TOTAL EXPENSES 107,977. HR & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,772. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,772.