COMMUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA CARDROOMS: Form 990, tax year 2023

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: COMMUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA CARDROOMS (EIN 46-2864129)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-12
IRS object ID: 202403179349309415
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-12T19:05:50-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	910189318	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOSS ADAMS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3121 W MARCH LN STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	STOCKTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	952192367	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	462864129	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA CARDROOMS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9164922697	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 L STREET 646	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CLARKE ROSA	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9164922697	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	QI WEN LIANG	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01270238	PTIN
Phone	2099556100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CLARKE ROSA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 L STREET 646	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$620,526	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.CALCARDROOMS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF LOCAL CARD ROOMS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$527,127	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$620,526	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$527,127	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$620,526	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$539,876	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$578,930	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$539,876	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$578,930	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$12,749	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$41,596	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$50,714	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$78,425	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$41,034	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$27,149	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,680	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$51,276	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE COMMUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA CARDROOMS (CCC) COALITION IS A 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A UNITED VOICE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES; ADVANCES AND PROTECTS LOCAL JOBS AND THE ECONOMY THAT IS PROVIDED BY CARD ROOMS; EDUCATES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS AND HISTORY OF CARD ROOMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES; AND ENCOURAGES INCLUSIVENESS WITH BUSINESSES SMALL AND LARGE THAT SHARE IN PROTECTING AND GROWING JOBS IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$388,631	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED COALITION/SUPPORTER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, RECEPTIONS, MEETINGS, MEDIA OUTREACH, MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, COALITION RECRUITMENT, AND LOBBYING FOR CARDROOM RELATED POLICIES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$388,631	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AUSTIN LEE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9164922697	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 L STREET 646	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CLARKE ROSA
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN PARK
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MASIS KEVORKIAN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AUSTIN LEE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CAPITOL PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1017 L STREET 646	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT	$197,946
PLATINUM ADVISORS LLC
1215 K STREET STE 1150	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	ADVOCACY	$166,848

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$620,526	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$620,526	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$620,526	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,750	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,430	TotalAmt
Management And General	$69,430	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,330	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,300	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,833	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,349	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,940	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
COALITION/MEMBERSHIP/CO	$55,964	$55,964
COMMUNITY/INDUSTRY OUTR	$19,650	$19,650
EVENT EXPENSES	$17,134	$17,134

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$578,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$388,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$190,299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,425	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,425	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,149	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,149	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,276	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,276	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,425	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$41,596	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	WE PROVIDE ALL THE VOTING MEMBERS WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990 VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE THREE BOARD MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A STANDING CALL EVERY TUESDAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE THEY CAN DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WILL DETERMINE APPROPRIATE NEXT STEPS AND CALL AN OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING TO DISCUSS. IF THE CONFLICT CANNOT BE RESOLVED, THEY WILL VOTE TO REPLACE THAT MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	NO OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	ADVOCACY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 152,300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 152,300. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,000.