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California Immigrant Policy Center

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 2018
  • EIN: 81-5304541

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy / Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$10.2M (2024)

Expenses
$5.27M (2024)

Total Assets
$12M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$971k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,159,767
Expenses
$5,274,497
Net Income
$4,885,270
Net Assets
$11,053,541
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,037,923
98.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $115,430
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,414
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,666
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,990,654
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,024,131
Total Liabilities $970,590
Net Assets $11,053,541
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Masih Fouladinejad (Executive Director) $211,961 $0 $19,705
Whelma Cabanawan Left In 2024 (Deputy Dir, Admin & Finance) $149,329 $0 $11,062
Apolonio Morales (Deputy Dir, Programs & Campaigns) $143,138 $0 $28,387
Sarah Dar (Dir, Health And Public Policy) $111,577 $0 $11,120
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vanessa Cajina (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Officer) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allan Colbern (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gabriela Sandoval (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marc Philpart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Owaiz Dadabhoy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vy Nguyen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Adel Syed (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,531,023
Expenses
$3,709,334
Net Income
-$1,178,311
Net Assets
$6,297,907
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,451,137
96.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $79,886
3.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,845
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,718,672
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,481,654
Total Liabilities $183,747
Net Assets $6,297,907
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Whelma Cabanawan (Deputy Dir, Admin & Finance) $153,231 $0 $12,433
Shiu Ming Cheer (Deputy Dir, Immigrant & Racial Justice) $118,424 $0 $16,814
Sarah Dar (Dir, Health And Public Policy) $107,398 $0 $10,902
Sasha Feldstein (Economy Policy Director) $102,622 $0 $16,014
Cynthia Buiza (Executive Director (Left June 2023)) $98,012 $0 $3,448
Masih Fouladinejad (Executive Director) $69,690 $0 $4,695
Hector Villagra (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vanessa Cajina (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Director) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leticia Landa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allan Colbern (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gabriela Sandoval (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marc Philpart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reshma Shamasunder (Director (Left May 2023)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,804,355
Expenses
$3,796,053
Net Income
$1,008,302
Net Assets
$7,476,218
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,796,585
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,770
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $198,588
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,822,820
48.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,679,307
Total Liabilities $203,089
Net Assets $7,476,218
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Buiza (Executive Director) $191,380 $0 $7,208
Shiu Ming Cheer (Deputy Dir, Programs & Campaigns) $132,923 $0 $16,170
Whelma Cabanawan (Deputy Dir, Admin & Finance) $129,037 $0 $10,992
Connie Choi (Policy Director) $109,768 $0 $10,353
Kimberly Serrano (Dir, Messaging Research Project) $108,527 $0 $10,065
Hector Villagra (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Allan Colbern (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Director) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reshma Shamasunder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leticia Landa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marc Philpart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Orville Thomas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gabriel Sandoval (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vanessa Cajina (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,275,117
Expenses
$3,230,847
Net Income
$2,044,270
Net Assets
$6,467,916
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,267,360
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,757
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $162,055
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,610,642
49.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,041,070
Total Liabilities $573,154
Net Assets $6,467,916
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Buiza (Executive Director) $153,804 $0 $8,251
Whelma Cabanawan (Deputy Director Of Finance And Administration) $102,296 $0 $10,877
Hector Villagra (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Allan Colbern (Secretary (Term Begin May 2021)) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Director) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reshma Shamasunder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leticia Landa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marc Philipart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Orville Thomas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gabriel Sandoval (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julia Richie (Secretary (Term End June 2021)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,387,210
Expenses
$3,665,904
Net Income
-$278,694
Net Assets
$4,423,646
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,377,757
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9,453
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,126
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,549,520
42.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,985,209
Total Liabilities $561,563
Net Assets $4,423,646
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Buiza (Executive Director) $150,618 $0 $5,508
Almas Sayeed (Deputy Director Of Programs) $105,006 $0 $9,763
Hector Villagra (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julia Richie (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Director) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reshma Shamasunder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leticia Landa (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,510,891
Expenses
$3,922,341
Net Income
$588,550
Net Assets
$4,702,340
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,500,444
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10,447
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $148,931
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,510,421
38.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,943,877
Total Liabilities $241,537
Net Assets $4,702,340
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Buiza (Executive Director) $148,931 $0 $35
Katharine Gin (Chair (Left In 11/19)) $0 $0 $0
Hector Villagra (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julia Richie (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Director) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reshma Shamasunder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leticia Landa (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,428,775
Expenses
$2,314,985
Net Income
$4,113,790
Net Assets
$4,113,790
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,424,879
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,896
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,957
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $786,464
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,346,203
Total Liabilities $232,413
Net Assets $4,113,790
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Buiza (Executive Director) $74,957 $0 $0
Katharine Gin (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rachelle Reyes Wenger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tom K Wong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barrera (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Villagra (Director) $0 $0 $0
Xochitl Castaneda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Reshma Shamasunder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ritu Goswamy (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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