CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
EIN 95-3048726 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
to PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM PRODUCERS INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA and THE UNITED STATES.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $762,304 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $457,131 for ROCK ZIERMAN (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (34)
ROCK ZIERMANCEO
SEAN WALLENTINEVP GOVT AFFAIRS
LAURA WILKINVP OF MEMBERSHIP
KELLEY COUNTRYMANOFFICE MANAGER
RUSTY RISIDIRECTOR
MARK GREENFIELDDIRECTOR
MICHAEL GOODINGDIRECTOR
MIKE UMBRODIRECTOR
RALPH COMBSDIRECTOR
RANDALL BREITENBACHCO VP
WYATT SHIPLEYDIRECTOR
RYAN NIELSENDIRECTOR
SCOTT FAULKENBURGDIRECTOR
SEAN BRAKETREASURER
STANFORD ESCHNERDIRECTOR
STEPHEN LAYTONCHAIRMAN
STEVEN COOMBSDIRECTOR
AYTOM SALOMONDIRECTOR
JOSEPH GRIGGDIRECTOR
JONATHAN GREGORYDIRECTOR
JOE ELLERDIRECTOR
JERRY REEDYDIRECTOR
JEFF SMITHDIRECTOR
JEFF COOPERDIRECTOR
HORMOZ AMERIPAST CHAIRMEN COMMITTEE CH
DEREK JONESDIRECTOR
DAVID ROSEDIRECTOR
DANIEL STEWARDDIRECTOR
CRAIG BARTODIRECTOR
CLIFTON SIMONSONDIRECTOR
CHARLES COMFORTDIRECTOR
BRAD DEWITTDIRECTOR
BOB DEMOSNC VP
BART LEFEVREDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1976
- Location
- 1001 K STREET 6TH FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-3817
- County
- Sacramento
- In care of
- ROCK ZIERMAN
- Primary officer
- ROCK ZIERMAN, CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- THE PUN GROUP LLP
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes