Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Management expenses $52,500; information technology $17,522; research and polling $20,490.”
Connecting Palo Alto
EIN 99-4382238 • 501(c)4 • San Francisco, CA
Profile
Local ballot measure committee
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$0
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Liabilities
$0
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Net Assets
$0
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Operations
Revenue
$148,500
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Expenses
$127,604
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Net Income
$20,896
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Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $0
- Revenue
- $148,500
- Expenses
- $127,604
- Net income
- $20,896
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Mar 12, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $148,500
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Local ballot measure committee
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SUPPORT PASSAGE OF LOCAL BALLOT MEASURE. | $0 | $66,405 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SUTTON | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Connecting Palo Alto
- EIN
- 99-4382238
- Phone
- 4157327700
- Address
- 150 POST STREET SUITE 405, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
Signing Officer
- Name
- James Sutton
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 4157327700
- Signed
- 2025-03-12
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“Returned contributions $20,896.16”
Form 990-EZ, Part IV
“James sutton, treasurer, is partner in rutan & tucker, llp. Rutan & tucker, llp provided the organization with legal and accounting services. The organization compensated rutan & tucker, llp $8,698 for these services.”
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