Civic Intelligence

Friends of Cal

EIN 80-0594662 • 501(c)4 • Sacramento, CA

Profile

To promote and protect the interests of the world's leaders in public education, research and public service. Ensure that uc berkeley remains america's leading public university, the path to the future for young californians and the engine of the economic and intellectual future of our state.

555 Capital Mall Suite 400Sacramento, CA 95814

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-98%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$699

Down $38,448 (-98%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$699

Down $38,448 (-98%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $78,000 (-100%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$38,448

Down $3,489 (-8.3%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$38,448

Down $74,511 (-207%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $36,449Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $17,536Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2018: $51,153Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $51,1532018Assets 2019: $34,787Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $34,7872019Assets 2020: $1,515Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,5152020Assets 2021: $16Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $162021Assets 2022: $3,084Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $3,0842022Assets 2023: $39,147Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $39,1472023Assets 2024: $699Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $6992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$699
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$699
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $31,000Expenses 2011: $129,702Net Income 2011: -$98,7022011Revenue 2012: $10,250Expenses 2012: $29,163Net Income 2012: -$18,9132012Revenue 2018: $76,500Expenses 2018: $44,274Net Income 2018: $32,2262018Revenue 2019: $60,000Expenses 2019: $76,366Net Income 2019: -$16,3662019Revenue 2020: $141,000Expenses 2020: $174,272Net Income 2020: -$33,2722020Revenue 2021: $50,100Expenses 2021: $51,599Net Income 2021: -$1,4992021Revenue 2022: $147,000Expenses 2022: $143,932Net Income 2022: $3,0682022Revenue 2023: $78,000Expenses 2023: $41,937Net Income 2023: $36,0632023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $38,448Net Income 2024: -$38,4482024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$38,448
Net Income-$38,448
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$699
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$699
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$38,448
Net income
-$38,448
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.38$0.38
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.78$0.42$0.36
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$1.47$1.44$0.03
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.52$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$1.41$1.74$0.33
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.00$0.35$0.60$0.76$0.16
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.00$0.51$0.77$0.44$0.32
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.10$0.29$0.19
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.31$1.30$0.99
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote and protect the interests of the world's leaders in public education, research and public service. Ensure that uc berkeley remains america's leading public university, the path to the future for young californians and the engine of the economic and intellectual future of our state.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROMOTED AND PROTECTED THE INTERESTS OF THE WORLD'S LEADERS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE. ENSURED THAT UC BERKELEY REMAINS AMERICA'S LEADING PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, THE PATH TO THE FUTURE FOR YOUNG CALIFORNIANS AND THE ENGINE OF THE ECONOMIC AND INTELLECTUAL FUTURE OF OUR STATE.-$35,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAMES W BRUNER JRPresident/Director-$0--
SUSAN CHAMBERLINSecretary/Director-$0--
BETTINA DUVALTreasurer/Director-$0--
NAT SIMONSDirector-$0--
Mark J RobinsonDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Friends of Cal
EIN
80-0594662
In Care Of
% OLSON REMCHO LLP
Phone
9164422952
Address
555 Capital Mall Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814

Signing Officer

Name
James W Bruner Jr
Title
President
Phone
9164422952
Signed
2025-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Withumsmithbrownpc
Address
6101 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD STE 400, SAN RAMON, CA 94583
Preparer
Joseph M Thiermann
Phone
9252779100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ Part I Line 16

“Description:BUSINESS FILING FEES/TAXES Amount:50”

Form 990EZ Part I Line 16

“Description:PROFESSIONAL FEES Amount:35000”

Form 990EZ Part I Line 16

“Description:ACCOUNTING FEES Amount:3398”

Raw XML Appendix126 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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