SACRAMENTO ADVOCATES FOR RAIL AND TRANSIT
EIN 99-4780593 · Alliances & Advocacy - Environment (C01)
What they do
Sacramento Advocates for Rail and Transit (SMART) is A Not-for-profit, Broad-based Coalition of Business, Labor, Transportation, Environmental, Neighborhood, Faith-based, and Community Leaders Founded In 2019 to Educate, Organize, and Advocate for Expanded and Improved Rail and Transit Services for The Sacramento Region.SMART Communicates On A Periodic Basis With Approximately 400 People Who Have Signed Up to Be On Our Distribution List. Communications Typically Consist of Electronic Newsletters and Email Messages, As Well As Virtual Meetings By Zoom to Provide Educational Content About Transportation, Climate, and Land Use Policy Developments. SMART Occasionally Hosts In-person Public Forums On Topics Related to Transit, Such As A Series On Transit-oriented Development Opportunities In Key Transit Corridors In Sacramento. Under A Contract With ECOS and Sacramento Regional Transit, SMART Organized Two Such Forums In 2024. Approximately 200 People Attended The Forums. The First Forum Wa
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STEVE COHNPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2024
- Location
- PO BOX 19073, SACRAMENTO, CA 95819-0073
- County
- Sacramento
- In care of
- Steve Cohn
- Primary officer
- Steve Cohn, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- RICHARD WATSON JR CPA
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Environment (C01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Environment