Legislative Progressive Caucus Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994479636
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9162855733
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$566,642
Expenses
$273,460
Assets
$298,996
Liabilities
$2,246

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Margaret Nguyen (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Margaret Nguyen (President): $19,268 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Legislative Progressive Caucus Center is a nonprofit organization that aims to educate and highlight solutions for the public towards a more equitable future for California.We are founded by determined individuals who believe in a brighter future for generations to come. We believe everyones voice matters and we are more powerful together. It is our mission to unite citizens, advocates, organizers, and legislators alike to create a collaborative ecosystem towards a more progressive future. A nation where the people can afford to live and end poverty and income inequality; protect our environment and fight climate change; where people have access to quality and affordable healthcare; where reproductive rights are protected; an equitable and just future for all.The influence of California is substantial we strive to make change in our own community first and hope to expand this impact nationwide.

What it reported doing in 2025

Legislative Progressive Caucus Inaugural ConferenceMarch 6-7, 2025 | Palm Springs, CAThe event took place over two days and began with a welcome reception and dinner featuring speeches from LPCC President Margaret Nguyen, Legislative Progressive Caucus Vice Chairs Asm. Tina McKinnor and Asm. Dr. Corey Jackson, Legislative Progressive Caucus Chair Asm. Alex Lee, and keynote speaker CA Attorney General Rob Bonta. Following the reception, the conference hosted a full day of educational seminars led by legislators and diverse set of industry experts focusing on key issue areas including achieving affordable utility rates, how monopoly power & price gouging contributes to rising cost of living, constructing & financing affordable housing, evaluating unintended consequences of Proposition 36, and progressive revenue strategies for economic equity. Public Education and Communications Campaign on Budget & RevenueQ4 2025 - Q1 2026 | CLPC + New Deal Strategies In partnership with the CA Legislative Progressive Caucus and New Deal Strategies, LPCC engaged in a public education and communications campaign on budget and revenue. This coordinated efforts goal was to highlight revenue solutions to resolve Californias fiscal crisis and educate the public with knowledge of how budgets work and how cuts/revenue affects them. Other 2025 AchievementsLPCC obtained its 501(c)(3) status with the IRS Hired our first part time employee 2025 was LPCC's first full year in operation. Most day-to-day activities include ongoing management and admin, conference/event planning, educational panel research and logistics, fundraising, and engaging with statewide organizations and community partners.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 10
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 33.8%; rating input score 34
  • Program expense ratio: 69.5%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 51.7%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.09; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 33.8% of revenue deployed · 69.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $190K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $19K · 4 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 34/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.