MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. - YES ON 38 (NONPROFIT 501(C)(4))
Position and stated purpose
Source position: For Proposition 38.
The disclosed name identifies the Michelson Center for Public Policy, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(4), and a Yes on Proposition 38 position. It is a separate recipient from the similarly sponsored Yes campaign committee; this is not a verified account of all its organizational activity.
A recipient committee raises or receives funds for political activity and reports to the state. It does not control the measure’s public revenue allocations.
Official identity
- Registered name
- MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. - YES ON 38 (NONPROFIT 501 (C)(4))
- Title / registered role
- RECIPIENT COMMITTEE
- Status in bulk records
- ACTIVE
- Record effective date
- Sep 4, 2026
- Registered reporting address
- LOS ANGELES CA 90071
- Website
- Not independently verified
- Reported location
- LOS ANGELES, CA
Identity and committee reporting-address fields come from the official bulk registration tables. Street addresses are included only for registered recipient committees; they are reporting addresses, not verified physical offices. If the source omits a street line, only the available city, state, and postal code are shown. An effective date is not necessarily a formation date. Financial filing verification is a separate check.
Official CAL-ACCESS record · ID 1494727 ↗Who is responsible for the committee?
- DAVID COHEN · ID 1494726 ↗treasurer/responsible officer · linked active relationship in the official 2025–2026 records
This identifies a disclosed reporting role, not ownership of the organization or an ultimate donor.
Donors to this committee
| Reported donor | Aggregate contributions to this committee |
|---|---|
| Gary K. Michelson ↗ | $10,000,000.00 |
| MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. ↗ | $3,000,000.00 |
Individual transactions
| Date | Donor | Recipient committee | Position | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. ↗ | MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. - YES ON 38 (NONPROFIT 501(C)(4)) ↗ | For | Monetary Contribution | $2,000,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | GARY K. MICHELSON (FORMERLY GARY K. MICHELSON AND AFFILIATED ENTITY MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY) ↗ | MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. - YES ON 38 (NONPROFIT 501(C)(4)) ↗ | For | Monetary Contribution | $10,000,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. ↗ | MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, INC. - YES ON 38 (NONPROFIT 501(C)(4)) ↗ | For | Monetary Contribution | $1,000,000.00 |
Sources, dates, and coverage
Contribution source date: Oct 9, 2026. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026. Official search total reconciled against all 26 returned contribution rows.
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