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Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee

Organization Details
Purpose
Consumer Attorneys PAC is a qualified state or local political organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 527 (e) (5) and claims the benefit of that status for reporting purposes.
Previous Reported Names
Consumer Attorneys Political Action Committee, Consumer Attorneys PAC
Email
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Related Organizations
Consumer Attorneys of California
Leadership

Last updated 2023

Brian J. Panish
Vice Chair South
Don Ernst
Secretary
Douglas S. Saeltzer
Vice Chair North
Elinor Leary
Vice Chair North
Gregory L. Bentley
Chair
Greg Rizio
Treasurer
Lea-Ann Tratten
Assistant Treasurer
Mark Robinson Jr.
Vice Chair South
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$622,934
All-Time Expenditures
$775,412
Top Contributors

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Aggregate Below Threshold
“Aggregate below threshold” is the sum of all contributions where the contributor donated less than $200 and their name does not need to be disclosed.
$27.4K
Largest Recipients

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

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Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee since 2018.

Contributions (All time)
$622,934
Expenditures (All time)
$775,412

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.

2019

  • $300,090 in contributions
  • $352,427 in expenditures
July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Total contributions
$180,086
Total expenditures
$149,348
Final report
January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
Total contributions
$120,004
Total expenditures
$203,079

2018

  • $322,844 in contributions
  • $422,985 in expenditures
November 27, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Total contributions
$23,138
Total expenditures
$6,269
October 1, 2018 to November 26, 2018
Total contributions
$299,706
Total expenditures
$416,716
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed March 28, 2019 at 07:46PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Post-election report (CA)
October 1, 2018 to November 26, 2018
Total contributions
$247,336
Total expenditures
$365,839
1st report
This report was processed December 6, 2018 at 08:37PM.

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 18 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
October 15, 2020 View form
November 21, 2018 View form
November 9, 2017 View form
January 17, 2017 View form
October 9, 2015 View form
October 10, 2014 View form
September 25, 2013 View form
September 30, 2013 View form
November 21, 2011 View form
August 24, 2010 View form
August 19, 2009 View form
October 15, 2008 View form
October 26, 2007 View form
April 17, 2006 View form
April 17, 2006 View form
April 1, 2005 View form
April 16, 2004 View form
June 4, 2003 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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