CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER (EIN 68-0346784)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-06-21
IRS object ID: 201641739349300624
Schema version: 2015v2.0
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-06-21T09:17:49-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Damore Hamric & Schneider Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1515 River Park Dr Ste 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	Sacramento	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	958154606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	680346784	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CALI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9164440500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1107 9TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER HOENE	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-06-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARTA J WILLIAMS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00092083	PTIN
Phone	9164812856	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRISTOPHER HOENE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1107 9TH STREET 310	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,097,242	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CALBUDGETCENTER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER SERVES AS A RESOURCE TO POLICY MAKERS, STATE AND LOCAL CONSTITUENCY GROUPS, AND THE MEDIA SEEKING ACCURATE INFORMATION AND ANALYSES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET AND POLICY ISSUES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,023,856	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,017,575	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$45,640	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$62,336	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,048	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,331	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,070,544	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,097,242	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,150,698	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,196,639	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$40,200	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$390,915	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$363,761	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,541,613	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,560,400	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$471,069	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$463,158	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,750,795	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,233,145	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$182,848	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$123,728	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,567,947	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,109,417	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER SERVES AS A RESOURCE TO POLICY MAKERS, STATE AND LOCAL CONSTITUENCY GROUPS, AND THE MEDIA SEEKING ACCURATE INFORMATION AND ANALYSES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET AND POLICY ISSUES. THROUGH INDEPENDENT FISCAL AND POLICY ANALYSIS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE PROJECT WORKS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICIES AFFECTING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME CALIFORNIANS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,482,181	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ANALYZED PUBLIC POLICIES AND RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH 50 POLICY BRIEFS, DATA HITS, AND SHORT PAPERS AND 6 CHARTBOOKS. DISTRIBUTED POLICY BRIEFS AND RESEARCH REPORTS TO NEARLY 1,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. SENT REGULAR EMAIL UPDATES AND NEWSLETTERS TO OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 450 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MAINTAINED A WEBSITE AT WWW.CALBUDGETCENTER.ORG WHICH RECEIVED OVER 7,456 VISITORS PER MONTH IN 2015.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	HOSTED AN ANNUAL POLICY CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY OVER 350 INDIVIDUALS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,482,181	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER HOENE	PersonNm
Phone	9164440500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1107 9TH STREET 310	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
VERONICA CARRIZALES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN ELLWOOD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIRKE WILSON
Board Member	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEAN TIPPS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JED KOLKO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANA MATOSANTOS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM GAGE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK MECCA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER ITO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CONNIE PEREZ
Treasurer	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ELLEN WU
Secretary	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAUL ROSENSTIEL
Chair	4.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER HOENE
Executive Dir.	40.00	0.00		$169,398	$0	$19,899	Yes (X)
SCOTT GRAVES
RESEARCH DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00		$127,201	$0	$21,985		Yes (X)
STEVEN BLISS
STRAT PLAN. DIR.	40.00	0.00		$107,742	$0	$19,948		Yes (X)
JONATHAN KAPLAN
SR. POLICY ANALYST	40.00	0.00		$105,759	$0	$7,897		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$510,100	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$69,729	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,017,575	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,017,575	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCES	519100	$51,473	$51,473
PUBLICATIONS	519100	$10,645	$10,645
TRAINING FEES	519100	$218	$218

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$62,336	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,331	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,331	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,097,242	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$62,336	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$17,331	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,297	TotalAmt
Program Services	$160,902	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$28,395	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$822,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$818,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,382	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$613	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,414	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,375	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,363	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,311	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,830	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$245	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,854	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,406	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$420	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,134	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,927	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Printing and Publications	$30,192	$25,237	$1,328	$3,627
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES	$13,345	$12,678	$667
Postage and Shipping	$11,582	$10,312	$579	$691
WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE	$11,353	$10,785	$568

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,538	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,499	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,560,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,482,181	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,200	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$924,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$737,777	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,691,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,446,345	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,047	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,170	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$47,450	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$36,293	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,157	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,649	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,750,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,233,145	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$168,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$118,907	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,003	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$818	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$182,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,728	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,947,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,565,668	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$619,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$543,749	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,567,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,109,417	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,750,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,233,145	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$463,158	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$4,628	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$910,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$961,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$907,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,023,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,017,575	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,820,823	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$910,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$961,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$907,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,023,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,017,575	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,820,823	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,668,508	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,152,315	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,639	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,048	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,331	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$38,218	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,859,041	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$272,129	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.23710	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.22770	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: The California Budget and Policy Centers governing body represents the broad interest of the general publicGoverning Board. The California Budget & Policy Center is an independent, nonprofit organization governed by a 9-17 member board of directors that provides general oversight and direction for the organization. Board membership is drawn from the core audiences and stakeholder groups involved in the Budget Centers work. Current board members are affiliated with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California, and the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, among others. Board members bring experience from their individual and organizational leadership in local, diverse communities as well as deep statewide policy expertise and relationships with philanthropy. The board is primarily a policy-setting entity, focused on strategic planning, oversight (fiduciary and otherwise), and the policy roles of the organization. CBPC provides facilities or services directly for the benefit of the general public on a continuous basisA commitment to collaboration with a diverse array of groups is at the core of the Budget Centers mission to expand participation in budget and budget-related policy debates. In 2015 the Budget Center:- Hosted an annual policy conference with approximately 350 people attending. The annual conference features experts from various budget and policy arenas. - Spoke at meetings and events sponsored by a diverse array of organizations. Budget Center staff delivered over 68 presentations in 2015 throughout the state on a variety of budget and related policy issues. - Provided training on the budget process. The Budget Center conducts annual workshops in December of each year, just prior to the state budget cycle, aimed at increasing the ability of advocates and community leaders to participate effectively in budget and policy debates, based on the Budget Centers popular training curriculum, Dollars and Democracy: A Guide to the California Budget Process. In 2015, the workshops was attended by 90 people. The Budget Center also delivered multiple budget training workshops throughout 2015 to groups including the Womens Policy Institute, the Leadership Institute of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), Hunger Advocacy Network, Southern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers, and Northern California Grantmakers, among others. The delivery of training on the budget process is also part of the Budget Centers strategy for expanding its engagement in targeted communities.- Provided technical assistance. Technical assistance is one of the means by which the Budget Center facilitates greater understanding of and participation in state budget and policy debates. In 2015, the Budget Center received and responded to more than 20 requests for information and assistance each month. Requests came from a variety of sources, including service providers, state and local policymakers and government agencies, the media, and policy organizations in other states.-The Budget Center website prioritizes more active and frequent sharing of our work with our audiences, making our analyses, infographics, and commentary more accessible. -The Budget Centers blog Budget Bites, features frequent postings analyzing the implications of proposed and enacted state and federal budget and policy decisions for California families and communities. Members of the public having special knowledge or expertise, public officials, or civic or community leaders participate in and/or sponsor programs of CBPCThe Budget Center hosted the following events in partnership with other organizations:-Policy Insights 2015 featured experts from the education, criminal justice and health arenas as well as elected officials speaking on tax policy and poverty. -The Budget Center presented A Guide to the States Budget Process and Overview of the Governors 2015-16 Proposed Budget to staff and elected officials in San Bernardino, Ventura, and Alameda counties as well as the City of Los Angeles. -The Budget Center also partnered with the Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health on a webinar on titled Childrens Health in California: How Can State Policies Help Promote a Lifetime of Health and Well-Being? -The Budget Center hosted an online panel discussion Perspectives on Poverty with experts from various poverty organizations including Western Center on Law & Poverty, California Rural Legal Assistance, and Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE). CBPC maintains a definitive program for accomplishing its charitable work in the communityThe CBPCs vision and history includes: Our vision is of a California where everyone has the opportunity to participate fully in the states economic, social, and political life. This will require our state to make smart policy choices and the right kinds of public investments today, so we can: create a world-class system of education, from preschool up through college and beyond, help bring a range of employment and housing options within reach of individuals and families, enable communities to be safe and healthy, and provide a strong safety-net for individuals and families who are struggling to find work or make ends meet.The California Budget & Policy Center was founded in 1995 to fill a serious unmet need: for a credible, independent source of information on how budget and tax policies affect low- and middle-income Californians.Over the years, our organization has grown from a staff of one to a team whose expertise cuts across issues ranging from tax policy and economic trends to education, health, criminal justice, and others. The Budget Center seeks to inform state budget and policy debates by publishing timely analyses and commentary; providing invited testimony at legislative hearings; offering regular trainings on the state budget process and fostering civic engagement, and providing public education as well as customized technical assistance. We serve as a trusted resource for the media and speak at dozens of conferences, convenings, and community meetings around the state each year. The Budget Center also holds Policy Insights, an annual conference that brings together hundreds of advocates, policymakers, researchers, and other leaders working to improve the lives of low- and middle-income Californians.Our work rests on a basic premise: that Californias budget and policy choices should reflect our states values and priorities. By examining the most pressing budget and policy issues and making them accessible and more understandable, we aim to broaden participation in state policy debates and help foster outcomes that work for all Californians, especially those individuals and communities who have not yet shared in our states economic prosperity.Core PrinciplesSince our founding, the CBPCs work has been guided by four core principles:Independence: The Budget Center provides fact-based, nonpartisan analyses of state fiscal and tax policies and their implications for all Californians, with a special focus on their impact on low- and middle-income individuals.Fairness and Equity: The Budget Centers work is grounded in the fundamental belief that government should work to improve the lives of the people it serves. The Budget Center maintains a deep commitment to ensuring that public policies and programs respond effectively to the needs and interests of lower-income individuals, families, and communities throughout California.Integrity: The Budget Center conducts its work with the highest level of intellectual honesty, accuracy, and objectivity in order to effectively inform state fiscal, tax, and other public policies.Empowerment: The Budget Center provides accessible, useable, and timely information on state fiscal, tax, and related public policies in order to expand civic engagement in policy debates.The California Budget & Policy Center is a nonpartisan organization. We neither support nor oppose any political party nor any candidate running for elected office. We focus solely on evaluating public policies and their impact on low- and middle-income Californians.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax	false	Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$870	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$870	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,559,530	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,560,400	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$228,020	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$57,005	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$33	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$228,020	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$228,053	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$342,080	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$164	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$870	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,034	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$8	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$57,005	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$57,013	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$85,520	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$164	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$870	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,034	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$47,450	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,293	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,157	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$11,157	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$818	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$818	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,097,242	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,097,242	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,097,242	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,560,400	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,560,400	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,560,400	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER HOENE	PersonNm
Title	Executive Dir.	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$169,398	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$8,470	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$11,429	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$189,297	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ANALYZED PUBLIC POLICIES AND RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH 50 POLICY BRIEFS, DATA HITS, AND SHORT PAPERS AND 6 CHARTBOOKS. DISTRIBUTED POLICY BRIEFS AND RESEARCH REPORTS TO NEARLY 1,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. SENT REGULAR EMAIL UPDATES AND NEWSLETTERS TO OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 450 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents	THE NAME OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET PROJECT OFFICIALLY CHANGED TO CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON BEING HIRED. BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION AND NO PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO ANY ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD DURING A SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL WRITTEN EVALUATION. THE BOARD APPROVES THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION AND THE BOARD CHAIR SIGNS THE WRITTEN EVALUATION DOCUMENTING THE APPROVAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	EACH KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ANNUAL WRITTEN EVALUATION BY THE DIRECTOR SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR AND THE EMPLOYEE SIGN THE WRITTEN EVALUATION DOCUMENTING THE APPROVED COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.