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PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA

EIN: 94-3207299San Francisco, CAZIP: 94111
501(c)(3)

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$19.4M$0$371M
2022$22.4M$0$353.1M

Compensation

2023

TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE
President and CEO
chief executive officer
$499,009
$0
$0
$581,976
MARTIN HOSHINO
Interim Treasurer and CFO/COO
chief financial officer
$371,275
$0
$0
$414,343
CYNTHIA SCHERER
Treasurer and CFO (Thru 12/1/23)
chief financial officer
$361,027
$0
$0
$398,092
ELLEN ELIZABETH HANAK VALLETTA
Senior Fellow II
highest compensated employee
$356,461
$0
$0
$391,203
HANS JOHNSON
Senior Fellow II
highest compensated employee
$322,549
$0
$0
$384,023
ABIGAIL COOK
Vp of Comms/Chief Strategy Officer
vice president
$306,060
$0
$0
$379,970
SARAH BOHN
Center Director & Senior Fellow I
key employee
$316,760
$0
$0
$366,049
MARK BALDASSARE
Ppic Statewide Survey Director
highest compensated employee
$312,084
$0
$0
$361,730
SANDRA RUIZ
Vp of People and Culture
vice president
$256,963
$0
$0
$315,910
LYNETTE UBOIS
Director of Content Strategy
highest compensated employee
$213,740
$0
$0
$274,812
DEBORAH GONZALEZ
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$245,215
$0
$0
$271,331
CAROLINE DANIELSON
Vp of Research (Interim)
vice president
$232,139
$0
$0
$270,605
MAGNUS LOFSTROM
Policy Director & Senior Fellow I
highest compensated employee
$219,715
$0
$0
$267,314
OLGA RODRIGUEZ
Dir Ppic Higher Ed Center & Senior Fellow
key employee
$212,324
$0
$0
$237,316
PHILLIP ISENBERG
Director (Thru 9/23/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID MAS MASUMOTO
Director (Thru 9/23/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHET HEWITT
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
OPHELA BASGAL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LOUISE HENRY BRYSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDRA CELEDON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN CHIANG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
A MARISA CHUN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN A MERKSAMER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVE OLSEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEON E PANETTA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALD L PARSKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIM POLESE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVE PUGLIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CASSANDRA WALKER PYE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HELEN IRIS TORRES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GADDI H VASQUEZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

MARK BALDASSARE
President and CEO (Thru 12/31/22)
chief executive officer
$527,609
$0
$0
$609,462
ELLEN HANAK
Vp & Dir, Water Policy Ctr & Sen. Fellow
vice president
$346,347
$0
$0
$383,492
ABIGAIL COOK
Vp of Comms & Chief Strategy Officer
vice president
$294,012
$0
$0
$373,301
CYNTHIA SCHERER
Treasurer and CFO
chief financial officer
$297,957
$0
$0
$372,307
HANS P JOHNSON
Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$265,362
$0
$0
$337,028
LANDE U AJOSE
Vp, Ca's Fut & Sr Fl (Thru 10/21/22)
vice president
$284,766
$0
$0
$318,604
SARAH BOHN
Vp of Research and Senior Fellow
senior vice president
$272,186
$0
$0
$315,222
LYNETTE UBOIS
Director of Content Strategy
highest compensated employee
$205,264
$0
$0
$271,108
ERIC M MCGHEE
Policy Director and Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$204,452
$0
$0
$261,961
MAGNUS J LOFSTROM
Policy Director and Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$211,437
$0
$0
$256,365
CAROLINE DANIELSON
Policy Director and Senior Director
key employee
$208,855
$0
$0
$251,252
DEBORAH GONZALEZ
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$222,643
$0
$0
$248,105
ATHENA M BREKKE
Director of Information Technology
chief information officer
$207,406
$0
$0
$243,330
SANDRA RUIZ
Vp of People and Culture
vice president
$177,106
$0
$0
$195,576
OLGA RODRIGUEZ
Dir Ppic Higher Ed Center & Senior Fellow
key employee
$152,848
$0
$0
$169,251
EMILY LOESCHINGER
Secretary (Thru 9/12/22)
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$91,160
OPHELIA BASGAL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LOUISE HENRY BRYSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDRA CELEDON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
A MARISA CHUN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PHILLIP ISENBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID MAS MASUMOTO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN A MERKSAMER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN J OLSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEON E PANETTA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALD L PARKSY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIM POLESE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CASSANDRA WALKER PYE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HELEN IRIS TORRES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GADDI H VASQUEZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE
President and CEO
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHET HEWITT
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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Data from IRS Form 990 filings (2022-2023).