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Calstart INC

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % JOHN BOESEL
Other · PASADENA, CA · EIN 95-4375022

About

For more than 30 years, calstart has partnered with industry, government, and communities to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced transportation technologies. Calstart designs and implements vehicle infrastructure programs that reduce emissions, grow domestic supply chains, and improve operational efficiency. Calstart provides technical, regulatory and policy support to scale commercially viable, ZERO-emission transportation solutions that benefit fleet operators, local economies, and the public.

In care of JOHN Boesel

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
250
Volunteers
14

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$396.8M
Expenses
$396.6M
Assets
$168.0M
Liabilities
$163.1M

Financial history

$396.8M$198.4M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $396.8M · Avg: $112.9M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$963K
Foreign employees4
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$212K
Grants Given
CALSTART INC
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Address

48 S Chester AVE
Pasadena, CA, 91106-310

Governance

Voting board members12
Independent members11
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
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