WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
EIN 95-1362030 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONS MISSION is to ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS and PROFITABILITY of OUR MEMBERS and LEAD OUR MEMBERS and THE FRESH PRODUCE INDUSTRY TOWARD A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE and PROFITABLE FUTURE.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders60 people are listed in the latest report.
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DAVID PUGLIAPRESIDENT & CEO
DE ANN DAVISSR. VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE
JASON RESNICKSR. VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL
DENNIS NUXOLLVP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
MATTHEW ALLENVP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
CORY LUNDEVP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
JONATHAN SARAGERSR. FEDERAL GOV. AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
WARD KENNEDYSR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
STEVE MANGAPITSR. VICE PRESIDENT & COO
RODNEY BRAGADIRECTOR
JOHN JACKSONDIRECTOR
KEVIN S ANDREWDIRECTOR
KRISTEN SMITH ESHAYADIRECTOR
KYLE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
TRACY JONESDIRECTOR
LAWRENCE W COXDIRECTOR
TIMOTHY ESCAMILLADIRECTOR
MIKE WAYDIRECTOR
NEILL CALLISTREASURER
ROB YRACEBURUVICE CHAIR
ROBERT GIRAGOSIANDIRECTOR
ROBERT K BARKLEYDIRECTOR
STEVE BRAZEELDIRECTOR
RONALD RATTODIRECTOR
THOMAS M NUNESDIRECTOR
THOMAS DEARDORFF IIDIRECTOR
RYAN TALLEYDIRECTOR
STUART P WOOLFCHAIRMAN
SONNY RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
STEPHAN F PATRICIODIRECTOR
STEPHEN A MARTORI JRDIRECTOR
STEPHEN F DANNADIRECTOR
STEPHEN J BARNARDDIRECTOR
DAVID L GILLDIRECTOR
ALBERT PAUL KECKDIRECTOR
ALEXANDRA ALLENDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
BARDIN E BENGARDDIRECTOR
BRANDON A GRIMMDIRECTOR
BRIAN BERTELSENDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
BRUCE TALBOTTDIRECTOR
BRUCE C TAYLORDIRECTOR
CANNON MICHAELDIRECTOR
CAROL CHANDLERDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
CATHERINE A FANUCCHIDIRECTOR
CHAD AMARALDIRECTOR
CRAIG ALAMEDADIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
CRAIG A READEDIRECTOR
JP LABRUCHERIEDIRECTOR
DOMINIC J MUZZIDIRECTOR
DON CAMERONEXECUTIVE SECRETARY
EDWIN CAMPDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
ERIC REITERDIRECTOR
GEORGE BOSKOVICH IIIDIRECTOR
GEORGE J ADAMDIRECTOR
HAROLD MCCLARTYDIRECTOR
HEATHER MULHOLLANDDIRECTOR
JACK VESSEYDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
JOHN CHANDLERDIRECTOR
AG KAWAMURADIRECTOR
JOHN POWELLDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1944
- Location
- 6501 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE 100, IRVINE, CA 92618
- County
- Orange
- In care of
- WARD KENNEDY
- Primary officer
- WARD KENNEDY, SR. VP & CFO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes