California Charter Schools Association
Industry
School Privatization Advocacy
Corporate Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$58.0million
From Employees: 0.2%
Lobbying Spending
$10.7million
Total Political Spending
$68.7million
Issues
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent tens of millions of dollars to support candidates, organizations, and committees that advance a school privatization agenda, and oppose candidates who do not
- Lobbied against bills that attempted to address the negative fiscal impact that charter schools can have on local school districts, including: AB-2954 (Vetoed, 2005-06), SB-1380 (Defeated, 2023-24)
- Lobbied against bills that sought to require that charter schools be subject to the same open meeting, conflict of interest, and public records laws as public schools, including: AB-572 (Vetoed, 2009-10), AB-709 (Vetoed, 2015-16), AB-1478 (Defeated, 2017-18), AB-276 (Defeated, 2017-18)
- Lobbied against bills that sought to limit the growth of the charter school sector, including: AB-1982 (Defeated, 2009-10), SB-756 (Defeated, 2019-20)
- Lobbied against bills that sought to impose public accountability requirements on charter schools, including: AB-1950 (Defeated, 2009-10), AB-967 (Vetoed, 2019-20), AB-1316 (Defeated, 2021-22), AB-84 (TBD, 2025-26)
- Lobbied against bills that sought to rein in the overuse of harsh disciplinary practices and selective admissions requirements in charter schools, including: AB-2032 (Defeated, 2011-12), SB-433 (Defeated, 2011-12), AB-1034 (Vetoed, 2011-12), SB-322 (Defeated, 2015-16)
- Lobbied against AB-406 (Passed, 2017-18), which prohibited for-profit charter schools
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $582K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
Republicans
$149.5k
Democrats
$901.2k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$1.1million
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns and other efforts to support particular candidates, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs). These PACs often then use those funds to contribute to various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by California Charter Schools Association to PACs that have contributed to current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made to current state-level elected officials. Although these contributions were not made directly by California Charter Schools Association to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs) that oppose various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by California Charter Schools Association to PACs that have opposed current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made in opposition to current state-level elected officials.
Although these contributions were not made directly by California Charter Schools Association to oppose to the elected officials, they reflect potential indirect financial influence.
$33.9 million
Reed Hastings (CEO of Netflix)
School Privatization Advocacy
$11.8 million
Walton Family (Owners of Walmart)
School Privatization Advocacy
$9.5 million
Doris Fisher (Co-Founder of Gap, Inc.)
School Privatization Advocacy
$3.5 million
Bill Bloomfield (Former CEO of Web Service Company and Web.com)
School Privatization Advocacy
Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association, Supporting Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor (Sponsored IE)
$21.4 million
Parent Teacher Alliance, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Independent Expenditure Committee
$20.5 million
Families & Teachers United, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association
$16.4 million
Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association, Opposing Gavin Newsom for Governor (Sponsored IE)
$5.3 million
Parent Teacher Alliance, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Independent Expenditure Committee, Supporting Madison Nguyen for State Assembly (Sponsored IE)
$4.8 million
Charter Public Schools Political Action Committee, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association
$4.5 million
Parent Teacher Alliance, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Independent Expenditure Committee, Supporting Laura Friedman for State Assembly (Sponsored IE)
$2.9 million
Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association, Opposing John Cox for Governor (Sponsored IE)
$2.5 million
EdVoice for the Kids PAC
$2.4 million
Parent Teacher Alliance, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Independent Expenditure Committee, Supporting Anna Caballero for State Assembly (Sponsored IE)
$2.1 million
