COMMUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA CARDROOMS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: COMMUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA CARDROOMS (EIN 46-2864129)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-13
IRS object ID: 202013189349314006
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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	2020-11-13T20:27:42-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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	2019-01-01	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 NO 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	2020-11-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TRACY S PAGLIA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00366884	PTIN
Phone	2099556100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-10-30	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	73.235.117.153	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-05	IPDt
IP Tm	11:23:57	IPTm
IP Timezone	PS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	CEB76944B4F8F8BF159484E9A3451FE58A163647	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-01-07 14:23:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	CLARKE ROSA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 L STREET NO 646	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$476,808	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	$581,013	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$476,808	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	$157	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$581,170	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$476,808	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	$32,938	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$573,988	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$504,783	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$573,988	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$504,783	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,182	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$27,975	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$68,525	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$63,405	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$99,003	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$121,858	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$30,478	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$58,453	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	$284,992	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	$284,992	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	6	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	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
1215 K STREET STE 1120	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	PUBLIC AFFAIRS & PUBLIC RELATIONS	$150,250
PLATINUM ADVISORS LLC
1215 K STREET STE 1150	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	ADVOCACY	$137,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$476,808	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$476,808	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$476,808	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	$150,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,255	TotalAmt
Management And General	$80,255	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,855	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,855	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$150,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,493	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,493	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,850	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
COALITION/MEMBERSHIP/CO	$50,992	$50,992
EVENT EXPENSES	$32,938		$32,938
COMMUNITY/INDUSTRY OUTR	$24,000	$24,000
CONTINGENCY/MISC	$2,400			$2,400

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$504,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$284,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$186,853	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,938	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,405	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,405	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,858	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,858	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	-$30,478	BOYAmt
EOY	-$58,453	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$30,478	BOYAmt
EOY	-$58,453	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,405	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$27,975	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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	NO FORMAL PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THIS TIME.
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 150,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 150,000.