Govern for California Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923875193
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
San Rafael, CA, USA
Phone
4153896800
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$69,833
Expenses
$61,963
Assets
$21,295

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • David G Crane (Pres/Director)
  • Jeanne Gutierrez (CFO)
  • Steven S Lucas (Secretary)

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

Govern For California Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future tax code. Its charitable and educational purposes include, but are not limited to: the development of, and education of the public with respect to, public policy issues that will improve the quality of life and governance in California, including good government practices to deliver high quality public services.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the tax year the organization promoted the development of and education of the public with respect to public policy issues that will improve the quality of life and governance in California, including good government practices to deliver high qualitypublic services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 80% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.4%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82

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: 11.3%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 86.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 109.6% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 81.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.4% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $51K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.