THE ACTION FUND ENGAGES PRIMARILY IN LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO BALLOT MEASURE CAMPAIGNS AND TO OTHER POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE. IT IS FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF ISSUE AREAS, INCLUDING CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY, EDUCATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, BOLSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, CA, AND GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AND EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $96k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $23k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $22k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $23k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $12k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $12k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $7k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $7k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $7k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $8k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $647
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Program Director director (operational) | $96k | — | — | $5k | $166k $177k |
President & CEO (thru 7/24/24) | $23k | — | — | $1k | $127k $135k |
Sec (thru 7/8/24), Interim Ceo/pres officer (unspecified) | $22k | — | — | $2k | $120k $128k |
Program Director director (operational) | $23k | — | — | $2k | $119k $127k |
Chief Financial Officer/treasurer | $12k | — | — | $2k | $112k $119k |
Treasurer (thru 1/7/24), Finance Dir | $12k | — | — | $2k | $109k $116k |
Program Officer highest compensated employee | $7k | — | — | $2k | $94k $100k |
Secretary secretary (operational) | $7k | — | — | $1k | $92k $98k |
Special Initiatives highest compensated employee | $7k | — | — | $1k | $83k $89k |
Communications Director director (operational) | $8k | — | — | $647 | $73k $78k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 4 unpaid individuals.
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Up 8%
from 2023
From $154k in 2023 to $166k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
THE HEISING-SIMONS ACTION FUND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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