This nonprofit uses Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center suite the most. Here’s what to know

Sacramento’s luxury suite at Golden 1 Center, obtained as part of $225 million in public financing for the arena, rotates among nonprofits through a city program. One organization, with a connection to the department that oversees its contracts, has received far more tickets than any other group.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Impact Sac, a nonprofit that received more than $1.2 million in contracts from the Sacramento Police Department over the last five years, collected 783 Golden 1 tickets valued at more than $83,000 since 2019 — nearly 300 more than any other organization among 383 nonprofits.
• Nicole Clavo, the city official who approved and oversaw Impact Sac’s contracts as director of the Office of Violence Prevention, attended four events in the suite, and her daughter Japhera attended six, according to city records.
• Joan Harrington, a nonprofit law professor at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said the arrangement raises concerns: “When a gift goes to a nonprofit and then comes back to the police official overseeing millions of dollars — especially repeatedly — it looks like there was some sort of agreement.”
• Wendy Klock-Johnson, the assistant city clerk who oversees the ticket program, defended Impact Sac’s participation, noting many events they attended — such as “Disney on Ice,” “Monster Jam” and the Professional Bull Riders — are among the hardest to fill and suited to the youth the organization serves.
• Impact Sac failed to register with the California Attorney General until July 2024, three years after it began receiving city money and four years after it began receiving tickets. The city continued providing contracts and tickets throughout that period.