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TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA (EIN 68-0354406)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-11
IRS object ID
201621329349304132
Schema version
2015v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-11T18:51:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN942147510PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GALLINA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12870 GOLD TAILINGS COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO CORDOVACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP956706169ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680354406EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CALIFORNIA FUND FOR TRANSPORTATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCALIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9166359370PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13286 FITZGERALD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO CORDOVACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95742ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA CLIFFORDPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9163712422PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONALD L PFLUGERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01222927PTIN
Phone9166381188PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLINDA CLIFFORDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13286 FITZGERALD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO CORDOVACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95742ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$486,700GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedYes (1)AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTP://TRANSPORTATIONCA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PROMOTION OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$502,500PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$486,700CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,275PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$504,775PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$486,700CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$8,462CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$591,716PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$417,514CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$591,716PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$417,514CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$86,941PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$69,186CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$142,037TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$211,223TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$142,037NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$211,223NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE PROMOTION OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$330,946ExpenseAmt
DescTHROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND EDUCATION, DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN REGARDING TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND PROVIDE A PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. ACHIEVED SUBSTANTIAL MEDIA RECOGNITION AND PUBLIC SUPPORT.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$330,946TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl0NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINDA CLIFFORDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9163712422PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13286 FITZGERALD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO CORDOVACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95742ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN FRANICH
CHAIRPERSON0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE MEJIA
VICE CHAIR0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CREMINS
SECRETARY0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA CLIFFORD
TREASURER0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE ACKERMAN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM HOLSMAN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSS BURNS
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN JANSEN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RJ CERVANTES
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH LARISON
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY COHEN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD DIEDE
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE CRAWFORD
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL CURTIN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SWARTZ
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL QUIGLEY
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENE VERCRUYSSEN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM FOSS
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL VON BERG
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES HALLORAN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB SEARS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL DOREY
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK KEMPTON
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
SMITH WATTS & MARTINEZ LLC
1111 L STREETSACRAMENTOCA95814LOBBYING AND OTHER$146,715
SHARI KOEPPLIN
2922 SPRUCE WAYSACRAMENTOCA95691CONSULTING & OTHER$108,626
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$173,500MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$313,200AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$486,700TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$486,700TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,376TotalAmt
Program Services$156,376ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,389TotalAmt
Management And General$5,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,970TotalAmt
Management And General$7,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,000TotalAmt
Program Services$126,000ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,079TotalAmt
Management And General$1,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204TotalAmt
Management And General$204ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,201TotalAmt
Management And General$2,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,073TotalAmt
Management And General$2,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$339TotalAmt
Management And General$339ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,706TotalAmt
Management And General$4,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES & LICENSES$45,422$45,422
GRANT EXP - PUBLIC OUTR$25,556$25,556
OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC$24,000$4,800$19,200
GRANT EXPENSE SERVICES$8,462$8,462

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,737TotalAmt
Program Services$3,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$417,514TotalAmt
Program Services$330,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,462FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,455BOYAmt
EOY$209,980EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,695LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$452LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,582BOYAmt
EOY$1,243EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,037BOYAmt
EOY$211,223EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,037BOYAmt
EOY$211,223EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,037BOYAmt
EOY$211,223EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,037BOYAmt
EOY$211,223EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$69,186ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$173,500DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$126,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$126,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Carried Over$0CarriedOverAmt
Taxable$126,000TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,695OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$452DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,243BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,243TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BWK ENTERPRISES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF MARK KEMPTON, DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$33,568TransactionAmt
TransactionINDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF CONSULTING AND OTHER SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.