CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
EIN 95-0596645 · Education (B)
What they do
CHAMPION THE IDEALS of A FREE PRESS IN OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY and PROMOTE THE QUALITY and ECONOMIC HEALTH of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS.
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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (24)
MARTHA DIAZ ASZKENAZYDIRECTOR
WILL FLEETDIRECTOR
THOMAS NEWTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TERRI LEIFESTEDIRECTOR
STEVE FALKDIRECTOR
SIMON GRIEVEPRESIDENT
SILAS LYONSDIRECTOR
RON HAASEDIRECTOR
RICHARD ESPOSITODIRECTOR
PAULETTE BROWN-HINDSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
NORB GARRETTDIRECTOR
MICHAEL YAMASHITADIRECTOR
ARTURO CARMONADIRECTOR
LAURA REARWIN WARDDIRECTOR
JULIE MAKINENDIRECTOR
JEFF GLASSERDIRECTOR
ERIK CUSHMANDIRECTOR
EMILY CHARRIERPRESIDENT-ELECT
COLLEEN NELSONDIRECTOR
CHUCK CHAMPIONCEO/PRESIDENT
CHARLIE PLOWMANDIRECTOR
BRITTNEY BARSOTTIGENERAL COUNSEL
BILL SULLIVANDIRECTOR
BILL NAGELDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1935
- Location
- 2701 K STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816-7193
- County
- Sacramento
- In care of
- CHARLES FORD CHAMPION II
- Primary officer
- CHARLES FORD CHAMPION II, PRESIDENT AND CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2022
- Tax period began
- April 1, 2022
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- ROJAS & ASSOCIATES CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Education (B)
- IRS tax category
- Education