Housing & Shelter
California Yimby
SACRAMENTO, CA
Total revenue
$428K
Total expenses
$1.9M
Net assets
$4.5M
Grants received
$6.9M
11 grants
EIN
823159002
Tax year
2024
Mission
California YIMBYs mission is to ensure that California is an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. We advance our mission by:A.)addressing and correcting systemic inequities in California housing laws, and in related laws and regulations;B.)empowering Californians across the state to engage their elected representatives at the state and local levels on housing and related policies;C.)ensuring that California housing laws and local regulations are evidence-based, equitable, and inclusive; andD.)drafting and advocating for proven legislative solutions that accelerate the pace of home building.We believe that an equitable California begins with abundant, secure, affordable housing. We focus on housing and land use policy at the state level to ensure grassroots organizers and city leaders have the tools they need to accelerate home building at the local level.
Programs
2 programs
California YIMBY grasstops partnerships and grassroots organizing programThrough its local elected program, the organization mobilized over 35 local elected officials to support its top priority legislation. This support was provided through sign-on letters, serving as expert witnesses in committee hearings, writing op-eds, and calling legislators.
California YIMBY legislative and political programIn 2024, the organization secured over 250 original news articles and opinion pieces in major media outlets. These pieces directly advanced their housing policy legislative agenda in Sacramento, including a series on the abuse of historic preservation to block new homes and coverage of the student housing crisis.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
11 listed
Brian Hanlon
President
$453K
55 hrs/wk
Nat Friedman
Chairman
—
1 hrs/wk
Zach Rosen
Secretary/Treas
—
1 hrs/wk
Kim-Mai Cutler
Board Member
—
1 hrs/wk
Melissa Breach
Senior Vice President & COO
$182K
40 hrs/wk
Matthew M Lewis
Director of Communications
$158K
40 hrs/wk
Matthew N Gray
Sr Dir of Legislat
$155K
40 hrs/wk
Joseph Sangirardi
Devt Director
$145K
40 hrs/wk
Konstantin A Hatcher
Sr. Dir. Comm. Imp
$145K
40 hrs/wk
Edward S Resnikoff
Policy Director
$129K
40 hrs/wk
Robert I Cruickshank
Dir of Digital Str
$126K
40 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$6.9M from 7 funders · 11 grants · 2020–2024
$3.2M · 4 grants · 2022–2024
$1.5M · 2 grants · 2020–2022
$1.3M · 1 grant · 2022
$500K · 1 grant · 2020
$375K · 1 grant · 2020
$50K · 1 grant · 2024
$1K · 1 grant · 2022