California Partners Project
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What it says it does
In partnership with the people of California, California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures our states media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $941,910
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $146,472, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $709,667 spent. 2024 Program AccomplishmentsBoard Culture PlaybookIn partnership with Stanford's VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab, the California Partners Project released a free Board Culture Playbook to help companies strengthen their governance by improving board collaboration and effectiveness.Equal Pay PlaybookCalifornia Partners Project released a free Equal Pay Playbook, featuring tools and strategies California employers have used to ensure fair and consistent pay practices.Gender Equity Summit: Health & SafetyCalifornia Partners Project co-hosted a summit on health and safety, bringing together leaders to address the impact of trafficking, missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), trauma, and toxic stress on families and communities.Parents Social Media Round Table DiscussionCalifornia Partners Project convened parents and child safety experts for a roundtable to address family concerns about online safety, bridging the gap between parents and industry leaders.Smartphones in Schools ResourceCalifornia Partners Project released a useful resource on developing and implementing smartphone restriction policies on school campuses.Tech/Life Balance Series: Helping Families Thrive in a Digital WorldCalifornia Partners Project launched the Tech/Life Balance seriesfree resources for parents and caregivers to support balance and well-being in a digital world.Youth Advisory CommitteeCalifornia Partners Project created a Youth Advisory Committee with the California State Alliance of YMCAs, giving high school students a structured way to share ideas on youth well-being and technology.Youth Mental Health RoundtableThe Youth Mental Health Roundtable brought together young people to share firsthandexperiences on how technology impacts mental health, helping inform solutions that support youth well-being.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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