Informed California Foundation

EIN 84-4618329 • 501(c)3 • Oakland, CA

Oakland, CA

Siviq Scores

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

0.59x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

0.21x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

-13%

Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

$12,019

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

-28%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

-0.9%

Faster revenue growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets89th percentile

Assets

$39,035

Up $21,010 (+117%) from 2022

Liabilities

$29,124

Up $7,051 (+32%) from 2022

Net Assets

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue87th percentile Net Margin28th percentile

Revenue

$190,228

Up $16,797 (+9.7%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$175,129

Down $49,238 (-22%) from 2022

Net Income

$15,099

Up $66,035 (+130%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth28th percentile

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

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2023

Assets$39,035

Liabilities$29,124

Net Assets-

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth52nd percentile

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

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2023

Revenue$190,228

Expenses$175,129

Net Income$15,099

Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

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Assets: $39,035
Liabilities: $29,124
Net assets: -
Revenue: $190,228
Expenses: $175,129
Net income: $15,099

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.39	$0.29		$1.90	$1.75	$0.15
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.18	$0.22	$0.04	$1.73	$2.24	$0.51
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.52	$0.09	$0.44	$1.49	$1.19	$0.30

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Filing Period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Informed California Foundations primary activity is original public service news reporting, initially in Vallejo and then in other locations in California. This explanatory and investigative reporting illuminates local and state institutions, public and private individuals holding disproportionate power, and underreported themes such as civil rights and municipal corruption. The organization features deeply researched reporting and expert analysis to ensure the public, policymakers, enforcement bodies, and other stakeholders have access to comprehensive and contextualized information on topics of relevance to the community. Informed Californias news content and method of producing the content is educational and consistent with tax requirements. The purpose of the reporting is to provide readers with sufficient information and development to aid readers in forming an independent opinion about issues of relevance and importance in the local community. This reporting and expert analysis t