Consumer Attorneys Public Interest Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202770949
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9164426902
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$84,313
Expenses
$59,304
Assets
$93,648
Liabilities
$2,080

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHRYN STEBNER (PRESIDENT)
  • GEOFFREY S WELLS (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • DOUGLAS S SAELTZER (VICE PRESIDENT 1)
  • CASEY R JOHNSON (VICE PRESIDENT 2)
  • PAUL MATIASIC (VICE PRESIDENT 3)
  • ABBAS KAZEROUNIAN (VICE PRESIDENT 4)

People named in this filing

  • NANCY PEVERINI (TREASURER OF CAPIF)
  • BRUCE BRUSAVICH (CHAIR OF CAPIF)
  • KATHRYN STEBNER (PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Consumer attorneys public interest foundation is established to make grants and donations to nonprofit public interest organizations that are dedicated to advocating for and protecting the rights of consumers.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide assistance and resources to other consumer groups in California to act on behalf of consumers in the legislature and public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $59K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.