Powerca Action Fka Mobilize the Immigrant Vote Action

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule opolicy: powerca action sponsored four bills, with two bills (the security deposits and voter pre-registration bills) currently advancing. We engaged with 25 legislative aides from 20 offices, negotiated bill language for the security deposits bill, launched a power advocates program training 10 youth leaders, three of whom joined senator butler's youth council, and had four members provide expert testimony on three bills at the capitol.membership and organizing program: we engaged and mobilized over 1,000 powerca action members and contacted more than 75,000 young voters for the 2024 election.local campaigns: powerca action has hired over 20 canvass team leads and canvassers for central valley voter contact campaigns.narrative: we implemented an earned media strategy to train youth spokespeople and generate more than 20 media hits to shape the narrative around young voters. Powerca action developed and distributed a youth-focused voter guide to over 175,000 young bipoc voters, engaging more than 500,000 young voters across our digital channels. Primary field alliance campaign: powerca action builds the capacity of over 10 alliance partners, helping them hire staff and run statewide voter contact campaigns. Powerca action trained more than 100 canvass team leads and canvassers for statewide efforts to pass a statewide housing initiative and defeat a measure that would overturn criminal justice reforms in California.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 94.7%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 91.2%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $82.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.7%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 25.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 28.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings