Caroline Yvette Menjivar: 2024 Annual statement

Annual 2024: Senator, State Senate · due 2025-03-03
Filed: 2025-02-28 · signed 02/28/2025 10:36 AM
Source: Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (7 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Context Travel payments

Lists $12,425.43 in travel paid by others (5 payments)

Largest: Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland ($6,780, Women in California Leadership Foundation), Denver, Co; Boulder, CO; and Santa Fe, NM ($3,115.73, California Foundation the Enviroment & the Economy), Los Angeles, CA ($1,031.04, Califorina Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation). 5 of 5 are listed as gifts.

What to check

Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Rule: Travel paid by others

“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Worth a look Lobbying

Lobbying reports name $60.16 in gifts to them in 2024 from 1 source this statement doesn't list

Lobbyist employers' reports to the Secretary of State (Cal-Access) list activity expenses that benefited them in 2024, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: California Environmental Voters $60.16 (meal).

What to check

Whether they attended or accepted it: the report is the lobbyist employer's account.
What Schedule D doesn't require (Form 700 instructions): gifts returned within 30 days; free admission and food at an event where they made a speech, from its organizer; up to two tickets to a campaign or 501(c)(3) fundraiser from the organization holding it; informational material; plaques worth less than $250.
Whether it's on the statement under another name.
That the report's beneficiary is this person (matched by name and office).

California Environmental Voters $60.16

2024-05-31 Meal at SmogShoppe $60.16 · lobbyist employer report

Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement

“A gift is reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during the reporting period from a single source must be reported.”Form 700 (2025/2026), Instructions – Schedule D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Schedule C · Income and business positions 3

Source	Income
Octave Mental Health Services · Mental Health Therapist · 10990 Wilshire Blvd., #250, Los Angeles, CA 90024	$10,001–$100,000 Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
Ginger I.O California Medical P.C. Mental Health Services · Mental Health Therapist · 2417 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404	$10,001–$100,000 Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
Counslr LLC Mental Health Services · Mental Health Therapist · 24 South Drive, Roslyn, NY 11576	$10,001–$100,000 Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income

Schedule D · Gifts 12

From	Gifts	Total
California Democratic Party · from the PDF 1830 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811	2024-01-25 · Reception · $65 2024-02-27 · Policy Retreat · $139.52 2024-02-28 · Policy Retreat · $38.40	$242.92
Women in California Leadership Foundation · from the PDF 1787 Tribute Road, Suite K, Sacramento, CA 95815	2024-01-11 · Transportation · $102.02 2024-03-11 · Lunch Reception · $42.84	$144.86
Mike McGuirre for Senate 2022 · from the PDF 312 Clay Street, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607	2024-02-28 · Engraved Stanley Tumbler · $58	$58
California Democratic Party cont. · from the PDF 1830 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811	2024-04-09 · Lunch · $25.66 2024-07-03 · Lunch · $27.45 2024-08-07 · Dinner · $361.86	$414.97
California Tribal Business Alliance 1530 J Street, Suite 410, Sacramento, CA 95814	2024-01-11 · Reception · $109.61	$109.61
The Walt Disney Company · from the PDF 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521	2024-03-16 · Tickets · $552 2024-04-12 · Lunch · $33.40	$585.40
Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026 · from the PDF 5445 Madison Ave., Sacramento, CA 95841	2024-05-07 · Flower Bouquet · $73.49	$73.49
California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation · from the PDF 9458 Treelake Road, Granite Bay, CA 95746	2024-08-01 · Fleece Jacket · $115.15	$115.15
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · from the PDF 777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90017	2024-03-13 · Member Jacket · $178.08 2024-08-31 · T-Shirt · $20.93	$199.01
SV2 - Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund · from the PDF 350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 103, Redwood City, CA 94065	2024-06-25 · Dinner · $111.96	$111.96
Los Angeles Dodgers LLC 1000 Vin Scully Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012	2024-11-01 · Tickets and Parking · $220	$220
Smart Justice California 2500 Steiner Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115	2024-05-15 · Debrief Lunch · $49.65 2024-07-31 · Lunch · $17.89	$67.54

Schedule E · Travel paid by others 5

Paid by	Trip	Amount
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3) 777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90017	Los Angeles, CA · 2024-03-17 · Attendance at Policy Conference · Gift	$755.91
Women in California Leadership Foundation · 501(c)(3) 1700 Tribute Road, Suite 201, Sacramento, CA 95815	Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland · 2024-09-12 to 2024-09-22 · Legislative Immersion Program Trip · Gift	$6,780
California Foundation the Enviroment & the Economy · 501(c)(3) 920 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814	Denver, Co; Boulder, CO; and Santa Fe, NM · 2024-07-13 to 2024-07-19 · Recycling Challenge Study · Gift	$3,115.73
Califorina Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3) 777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90017	Los Angeles, CA · 2024-12-06 to 2024-12-07 · Attendance to Policy Conference · Gift	$1,031.04
The California Forest Foundation · 501(c)(3) 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2360, Sacramento, CA 95814	Humbolt, CA · 2024-08-08 to 2024-08-09 · North Coast Legislative Tour · Gift	$742.75

The filer's comments

D *Reimbursement Payment to California Democratic Party in the amount of $67.89