2025-11-17T16:44:38-06:00 2024-12-31 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 2580 N 1ST ST STE 460 SAN JOSE CA 95131 990 2024-01-01 844316553 THE HEISING-SIMONS ACTION FUND HEIS 6508870277 400 MAIN STREET 160 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 KEVIN LUU TREASURER 6508870277 2025-11-17 1 1 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4089988400 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH SIMONS 400 MAIN STREET 160 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 14731440 0 X WWW.HSACTION.ORG X 2020 CA PROMOTE ADVANCEMENTS IN EARLY EDUCATION, CLIMATE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 4 4 28 4 14500 0 17800000 14500000 0 0 446500 216940 4054 14500 18250554 14731440 15850000 16200000 0 0 434832 503899 0 0 0 334716 397257 16619548 17101156 1631006 -2369716 5939767 2726336 1155579 311864 4784188 2414472 X THE ACTION FUND ENGAGES PRIMARILY IN LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO BALLOT MEASURE CAMPAIGNS AND TO OTHER POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE. IT IS FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF ISSUE AREAS, INCLUDING CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY, EDUCATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, BOLSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, CA, AND GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AND EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION. 0 0 16871160 16200000 0 THE ACTION FUND PROVIDED GRANTS TO 64 ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY ON CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 16871160 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X KEVIN LUU AND JENNIFER SHIPP 6508870277 400 MAIN STREET SUITE 160 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 ELIZABETH SIMONS CHAIR 0.60 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HEISING VICE CHAIR 0.60 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CAITLIN HEISING VICE CHAIR 0.60 5.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HEISING VICE CHAIR 0.60 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSHMA RAMAN PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 7/24/24) 1.08 36.42 X X 22796 495351 104220 JUDY BLUMENSTEIN TREASURER (THRU 1/7/24), FINANCE DIR 1.17 36.33 X 11961 268339 97269 JENNIFER SHIPP SEC (THRU 7/8/24), INTERIM CEO/PRES 1.20 36.30 X 22330 502909 97980 KEVIN LUU CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER 1.14 36.36 X 12348 392499 99534 CHELSEY SCAFFIDI SECRETARY 1.14 36.36 X 7381 234623 84823 BARBARA CHOW PROGRAM DIRECTOR 1.72 35.78 X 23195 409992 96140 ANGIE JUNCK PROGRAM DIRECTOR 7.57 29.93 X 95631 253691 70498 BRIAN EULE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 1.14 36.36 X 8209 260949 65138 CAMELLIA PHAM SPECIAL INITIATIVES 1.14 36.36 X 7419 235814 75771 LAURA WISLAND PROGRAM OFFICER 1.14 36.36 X 6864 218177 86650 218134 3272344 878023 0 0 1 0 0 14500000 14500000 216940 216940 CONSULTING FEES 541900 14500 14500 14500 14731440 0 14500 216940 16200000 16200000 91611 73091 18520 412288 328941 83347 19458 10816 8642 40900 22735 18165 81913 45534 36379 9041 5795 3246 22301 14148 8153 98224 68757 29467 63992 61963 2029 1163 746 417 MEMBERSHIPS 60007 38469 21538 BUSINESS LICENSES & TAX 258 165 93 17101156 16871160 229996 0 58544 7783 5881223 2718553 5939767 2726336 55579 111864 1100000 200000 1155579 311864 X 4784188 2414472 4784188 2414472 5939767 2726336 -2369716 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4050088 0 10178 4039910 4050088 1 PART I-A, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY DIRECTLY AS WELL AS INDIRECTLY THROUGH GRANT CONTRIBUTIONS. 0 X 14716940 0 14716940 14500 14500 14731440 17086656 -14500 -14500 17101156 0 17101156 PART X, LINE 2: THE FUND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE CORRESPONDING CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTIONS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FUND'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUND HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CONSULTING REVENUE RECLASSIFIED TO REVENUE 14,500. 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RECIPIENT REPORTS MAY BE REQUESTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROGRAM OFFICER. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER SHIPP SEC (THRU 7/8/24), INTERIM CEO/PRES 22330 502909 0 0 0 0 1598 48349 1537 46496 25465 597754 0 0 SUSHMA RAMAN PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 7/24/24) 22796 495351 0 0 0 0 1910 64423 1091 36796 25797 596570 0 0 BARBARA CHOW PROGRAM DIRECTOR 23195 409992 0 0 0 0 2113 43956 2296 47775 27604 501723 0 0 KEVIN LUU CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER 12348 392499 0 0 0 0 1403 44598 1633 51900 15384 488997 0 0 ANGIE JUNCK PROGRAM DIRECTOR 95631 253691 0 0 0 0 9286 36714 4945 19553 109862 309958 0 0 JUDY BLUMENSTEIN TREASURER (THRU 1/7/24), FINANCE DIR 11961 268339 0 0 0 0 1435 44565 1600 49669 14996 362573 0 0 BRIAN EULE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 8209 260949 0 0 0 0 1340 42592 647 20559 10196 324100 0 0 CHELSEY SCAFFIDI SECRETARY 7381 234623 0 0 0 0 1243 39512 1344 42724 9968 316859 0 0 CAMELLIA PHAM SPECIAL INITIATIVES 7419 235814 0 0 0 0 1200 38136 1111 35324 9730 309274 0 0 LAURA WISLAND PROGRAM OFFICER 6864 218177 0 0 0 0 1097 34856 1546 49151 9507 302184 0 0 PART II: THE ACTION FUND HAS A RESOURCE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION, A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE ACTION FUND MUST PAY FAIR MARKET PRICE VALUE FOR ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STAFF TIME, OFFICE SPACE, COMPUTERS, PAYROLL, BENEFITS, AND BOOKKEEPING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARK HEISING, CAITLIN HEISING, ELIZABETH SIMONS AND MATTHEW HEISING HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LIZ SIMONS, MARK HEISING, CAITLIN HEISING, AND MATTHEW HEISING ARE EACH A MEMBER OF THE ACTION FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ACTION FUND HAS FOUR VOTING DIRECTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW: MR. HEISING, MS. SIMONS, MS. HEISING, AND MATTHEW HEISING. UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW AND THE ACTION FUND'S BYLAWS, THE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT AND REMOVE DIRECTORS AND CHANGE THE NUMBER, MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS OF THE ACTION FUND MAY VOTE TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ACTION FUND'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, SUBSTANTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE ACTION FUND, A MERGER OR VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE ACTION FUND, AND THE ANNUAL GRANTMAKING AND OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE ACTION FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS, AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER, AND GENERAL COUNSEL. THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE AND ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE CONFLICTS POLICY, HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ITS CONTENTS, AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE NEW, AND/OR MODIFY ANY EXISTING, INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THEY ARE INFORMED THAT SHOULD ANY SUCH INTEREST ARISE OR REQUIRE MODIFICATION BETWEEN FORMAL ANNUAL REQUESTS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE RELEVANT DISCLOSURE IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE A SET OF COMPENSATION SURVEY RESULTS BASED ON THE VARIOUS JOB DESCRIPTIONS WITHIN THE ACTION FUND AND INCLUSIVE OF ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO THE ACTION FUND IN SIZE, SCOPE, AND GEOGRAPHY, WHEN POSSIBLE. THE SURVEY RESULTS SUPPORT A COMPENSATION RANGE FOR EACH POSITION. ANNUAL COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED EACH YEAR FOR OFFICERS. FOR ALL OTHER STAFF, COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED EVERY OTHER YEAR. AFTER THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP STAFF, AS APPROPRIATE, REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH EMPLOYEE, THE BOARD, OR A COMMITTEE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, AS APPROPRIATE, SET COMPENSATION WITHIN THE PROVIDED RANGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION 400 MAIN STREET SUITE 200 LOS ALTOS CA 94022 260799587 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) PF N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0