The Silicon Valley Leadership Group
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What it says it does
TO INVOLVE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGERS OF MEMBER COMPANIES IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SILICON VALLEY.
- Income
- $4.2 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 400
- Highest pay
- $565,350, ceo
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 (3)
- $3.5 million spent. CIVIC IMPACTAS PART OF SVLG'S CIVIC IMPACT CENTER OF EXPERTISE, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STAFF ADVANCED MULTIPLE INITIATIVES IN 2024 TO EXPAND DIVERSE TALENT PIPELINES. THROUGH THE SVLG STANFORD HBCU PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP CONNECTING STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SILICON VALLEY EMPLOYERS, SVLG GENERATED 14 INTERNSHIP AND NEW-GRAD APPLICATIONS FOR 40 COMPETITIVE ROLES WITH COMPANIES LIKE IBM, CADENCE, AND HNTB. AS PART OF THE BAY AREA K-16 COLLABORATIVE, A REGIONAL EMPLOYER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, WE ALSO HOSTED THREE WORKSITE VISITS THAT CONNECTED 70 STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO, CHABOT COLLEGE, AND EVERGREEN.
- TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONTHE TECHNOLOGY + INNOVATION COMMITTEE'S MAIN EFFORTS INVOLVED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) MATTERS. THE COMMITTEE KEPT MEMBER COMPANIES ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL. THE LEADERSHIP GROUPS I-CAP INITIATIVE REGARDING AI POLICY ISSUES WAS ALSO UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMMITTEE. THE LEADERSHIP GROUP OPPOSED CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE BURDENED MEMBER COMPANIES WITH MANY REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO MAKE AI ADVANCES. WE MET WITH AI BILL AUTHORS TO SHARE MEMBER PERSPECTIVES. WE ALSO ORGANIZED OPPOSITION TO THE CALIFORNIA PRIVACY PROTECTION COMMISSION'S AGGRESSIVE RESTRICTIONS ON AI DEVELOPMENT THAT WERE FAR OUTSIDE THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION OVER PRIVACY ISSUES.WE CONTINUED ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT MEMBER COMPANY INTERESTS RELATED TO HEAVY-DUTY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
- TAX POLICYDURING 2024, THE LEADERSHIP GROUP TAX COMMITTEE HAD MONTHLY MEETINGS DURING WHICH ACCOUNTING FIRMS MADE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT CURRENT TAX LAW AND POLICY TOPICS. IN ADDITION, THE LEADERSHIP GROUP SUPPORTED SEVERAL PIECES OF TAX LEGISLATION TO SIMPLIFY FILINGS, EXPAND BUSINESS-FOCUSED TAX CREDITS, AND ENHANCE BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS. THE LEADERSHIP GROUP SUCCESSFULLY OPPOSED SEVERAL BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE IMPOSED NEW TAXES OR INCREASED COSTS FOR BUSINESS, HARMING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE INNOVATION ECONOMY.THE LEADERSHIP GROUP SUPPORTED SEVERAL PIECES OF TAX LEGISLATION TO SIMPLIFY FILINGS, EXPAND BUSINESS-FOCUSED TAX CREDITS, AND ENHANCE BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS IN SILICON VALLEY.
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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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