Nonprofit · EIN 94-2494987
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,596,008 | $2,557,172 | $38,836 | $1,770,360 | $5,119 | $1,765,241 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,502,723 | $2,320,308 | $182,415 | $1,792,176 | $5,032 | $1,787,144 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,374,189
- Investment income
- $41,168
- Net income from fundraising events
- $143,382
- Other revenue
- $180,651
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $208,400
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,064,128
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,438,179
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $525,396
- Accounting fees
- $1,230
- Occupancy
- $18,195
- Travel
- $37,053
- Depreciation
- $2,839
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,792,176
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,770,360
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,119
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,765,241
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,722
- Gross receipts
- $2,596,008
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNADETTE DEL CHIARO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $208,400 |
| BRAD HEAVNER | POLICY DIRECTOR | 40 | $194,522 |
| KATHLEEN UNGER | Sr Policy Advisor | 40 | $164,024 |
| JOSHUA BUSWELL CHARKOW | SR POLICY ADVISOR | 40 | $140,524 |
| JUSTIN MCCARTHY | POLICY ASSOCIATE | 40 | $138,586 |
| MEGHAN VINCENT-JONES | MARKETING DIRECTOR | 40 | $135,500 |
| HOWARD WENGER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAGHAV MURALLI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEANINE COTTER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANITA BRADBURY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICH BORBA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFF PARR | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYSON BERG | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH WELLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM WERNER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN WEBER KIEL | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALKER WRIGHT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARY GERBER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ED MURRAY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MEGHAN STIMMLER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEQUOYA CROSS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WILL GIESE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SPIES | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNADETTE DEL CHIARO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $205,040 |
| BRAD HEAVNER | POLICY DIRECTOR | 40 | $195,056 |
| KATHLEEN UNGER | Sr Policy Advisor | 40 | $162,000 |
| JOSHUA BUSWELL CHARKOW | SR POLICY ADVISOR | 40 | $144,008 |
| MEGHAN VINCENT-JONES | MARKETING DIRECTOR | 40 | $138,500 |
| BENJAMIN DINCES-DAVIS | POLICY ASSOCIATE | 40 | $123,533 |
| HOWARD WENGER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAGHAV MURALLI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEANINE COTTER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM GERZA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICH BORBA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARTIN HERZFELD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYSON BERG | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH WELLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM WERNER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN WEBER KIEL | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM CHRISMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY GERBER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ED MURRAY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MEGHAN STIMMLER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEQUOYA CROSS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WILL GIESE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SPIES | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WALKER WRIGHT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1107 9TH ST STE 820, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-3619
- In care of
- % BERNADETTA DEL CHIARO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ED MURRAY, 1107 9TH STREET SUITE 820, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
- Signed the 990
- ED MURRAY, President
- Phone
- (916) 228-4567
- Website
- www.calssa.org
- Return prepared by
- Boden Klein & Sneesby A Professional Corp
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2494987 or by the name CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
California Solar Energy Industries Association dba California Solar & Storage Association supports the widespread adoption of solar thermal, photovoltaic systems and energy storage by educating consumers, supporting solar and energy storage legislation and regulation, and conducting business in a professional and ethical manner
Program accomplishments
- The organization supports solar energy and energy storage legislation and regulation; maintains a website to answer common questions about solar energy and energy storage; provides solar energy and energy storage training and information.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2494987
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,770,360
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,596,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,596,008 | $2,557,172 | $1,770,360 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,502,723 | $2,320,308 | $1,792,176 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,226,635 | $3,810,039 | $1,615,942 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-2494987).
Questions about CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION is 94-2494987.
- Is CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1978.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ED MURRAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,400 (BERNADETTE DEL CHIARO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,596,008, expenses of $2,557,172 and total assets of $1,770,360 at year end.
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