Consumer Watchdog Campaign

Consumer Watchdog Campaign (also known as the Consumer Watchdog Campaign – Yes on 61) was a 2016 ballot measure advocacy group affiliated with Consumer Watchdog, a California-based left-of-center nonprofit advocacy group founded by public interest lawyer Harvey Rosenfield. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(4)
Issue Areas: Healthcare Policy
Formation:

2016

Affiliated with:

Consumer Watchdog

Location: Santa Monica, CA View on map
Tax ID: 95-4469690
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $912,499 Revenue: $26,874 Expenses: $34,075

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    The Campaign was designed to support California’s failed Proposition 61 in 2016, which aimed to have the state regulate drug prices by forcing state agencies to pay the same prices that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid. 2

    Background

    Consumer Watchdog was founded in 1985. 1 Over the course of its existence, it has pursued numerous litigation and advocacy efforts on behalf of what it calls “consumer protection,” namely left-progressive campaigns against corporations. Its general policy platform has been to increasingly regulate the free market and to raise taxes. 3

    Funding

    Californians for Lower Drug Prices had contributed $75,000 to Consumer Watchdog Campaign according to tax filings. 4

    Leadership

    Consumer Watchdog’s executive director Carmen Balber was the Campaign’s treasurer. 2

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $912,499 $26,874 $34,075 View
    2023 $904,699 $22,300 $18,151 View
    2022 $886,282 $250,663 $89,507 View
    2021 $723,867 $250,480 $78,374 View
    2020 $551,761 $260,055 $139,833 View

    Prior year filings: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Harvey RosenfieldCHAIRMAN$450,000
    Jamie CourtSECRETARY/ TREASURER$418,791
    Carmen BalberADVOCATE$237,305
    Gerald FlanaganADVOCATE$216,125

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $1,675,000
    • Number of Grants: 8
    • Number of Funders: 3

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $250,0002022 Consumer WatchdogLEGISLATIVE AND BALLOT ADVOCACY
    $250,0002021 Consumer WatchdogLEGISLATIVE AND BALLOT ADVOCACY
    $250,0002020 Consumer WatchdogLEGISLATIVE AND BALLOT ADVOCACY

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    References

    1. “Harvey Rosenfield.” Consumer Watchdog. Accessed 26 February 2022. https://consumerwatchdog.org/users/harvey-rosenfield.
    2. “Consumer Watchdog Campaign.” Ballotpedia. Accessed 26 February 2022. https://ballotpedia.org/Consumer_Watchdog_Campaign.
    3. “Our Books. Consumer Watchdog. Accessed 26 February 2022. https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/our-books.
    4. “Schedule A – Monetary Contributions Received.” Recipient Committee Campaign Statement – Consumer Watchdog Campaign. Accessed 26 February 2022. https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2083219&amendid=0.