Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 34,616 | 328,279 | 715,114 | 8,007 | 264,827 | 1,350,843 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 34,616 | 328,279 | 715,114 | 8,007 | 264,827 | 1,350,843 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 971,204 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 379,639 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 34,616 | 328,279 | 715,114 | 8,007 | 264,827 | 1,350,843 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 26 | 34 | 60 | |||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,350,903 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| 10 Facts and Circumstances Test Part II line 17a or 17b | The organizaton has an active Board that meets regularily to conduct. Further the organization conducts public information forums regarding the issues of its mission. The organization updates its website and regularily solicits public donations. |
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| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | The Executive Director will distribute, either electronically or printed, a draft copy of the 990 and related reports and schedules to the Board for review and comment. The review and comment period is 10 days from the distribution date. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | Annually, the Board Secretary will distribute the Annual Conflict of Interest Statement to each Board member and officer, to be completed and signed by them, and returned to the Secretary. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | Annually, the Board will initiate a study of comparable salaries within the San Diego region. This information will be used to make budgetary decisions regarding the amount of compensation to be paid in the following year. |
| Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b | Annually, the Board will initiate a study of comparable salaries within the San Diego region. This information will be used to make budgetary decisions regarding the amount of compensation to be paid in the following year. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | The organization will make governing documents available to the public upon writen request. |
| Part III response or note to any other line in Part III | PUBLIC WATCHDOGS 2021 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Federal Court: in January of 2021 Public Watchdogs legal team affirmed that one (1) of our two federal lawsuits, opposing Edisons unsafe burial of 3.6 million pounds of radioactive nuclear waste deposited 108 feet on a California beach whereby it looms a threat to public health and safety, was eligible for a U.S. Supreme Court appeal filing. This threat to the publics safety sits smack on the county line of 2 (two) densely populated communities, is a direct result of Southern California Edisons botched decommissioning operations at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Units 2 and 3, that shuttered the plant due to a radiation leak. Known as the largest privately owned nuclear waste dump, it remains situated on an earthquake fault and in a USGS designated tsunami inundation zone indefinitely. Our legal team filed the U.S. Supreme Court appeal (SCOTUS #20-1676) in May 2021 asserting that the Ninth Circuit misinterpreted the Hobbs Act which was enacted in 1946 to combat racketeering in labor-management disputes. The extortion statute is frequently used in cases involving public corruption and commercial disputes. On August 2, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court sent notification to both Southern California Edison (SCE) and the U.S. Department of Justice, who was defending the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), that although SCE had waived its right to file a response on June 16th, the Supreme Court nevertheless directed that their responses be filed and required those responses to be filed on or before September 1, 2021. The Acting Solicitor General then requested the Supreme Court to grant them an extension in order for them to respond to our petition by October 1, 2021; it was granted. In turn, on November 17th.Public Watchdogs responded to those filings. Unfortunately, on Monday, December 6th- providing no comment as to their reasoning of their decision - the Supreme Court rejected Public Watchdogs appeal petition. However, Public Watchdogs remains committed to pursuing all viable venues in order to ensure the publics safety from the deadly risks the situation at San Onofre represents. National and State Regulatory Interventions:Public Watchdogs had extensive and on-going dialogue in 2021 with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) on numerous, questionable activities at SONGS, some of which may have prompted an inspection team of no less than unannounced and unexpected NRC inspectors in July of 2021.On January 12, 2021, Public Watchdogs received NRC notification that its Petition Review Boards (PRB) Initial Assessment of Public Watchdogs 2.206 Petition dated 10/13/2020 did not meet certain NRC criteria for a PRB review. However, since that particular 2.206 petition was intended to immediately suspend decommissioning operations at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Units 2 and 3 on the grounds that the present ISFSI is operating in an unanalyzed condition and will continue to operate in this condition until immediate actions are imposed to resolve this condition Public Watchdogs successfully secured a full PRB assessment.Public Watchdogs Board member served on Congressman Mike Levins San Onofre Task Force, met quarterly and contributed to a final report that resulted in Legislative language introduced in the U. S. House during 2021. San Diego Countys Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) aka SANDAG drafted a transit driven transportation plan in 2021 that imposed a costly new MILEAGE TAX on all drivers in San Diego County who drive on any/all roads in the county. This MILEAGE TAX, also known as Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), was opposed by Public Watchdogs in both verbal testimony delivered to the SANDAG Board as well as written testimony provided to individual SANDAG Board Members opposed to this tax. The Board directed the SANDAG Executive Director to remove it from the transit driven transportation plan; a direction he defied leaving the MILEAGE TAX in a bitter dispute of contention between SANDAGs Executive Director and its Board. |
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