CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION
EIN 95-6091792 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
THE CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION (CWA) REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS of APPROX 84 INVESTOR-OWNED WATER UTILITIES THAT ARE REGULATED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE ASSOCIATION ASSISTED ITS MEMBERS IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY WATER UTILITY SERVICES to CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. CWA PROVIDED A FORUM for SHARING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. IT PROMOTED SOUND WATER POLICY for CONSIDERATION BY LEGISLATORS and REGULATORY AGENCIES and ASSISTED ITS MEMBERS ON EDUCATING THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THE PROTECTION and EFFICIENT USE of WATER RESOURCES. CWA ASSISTED LARGE MEMBERS IN PROGRAMS EMPHASIZING SUPPLIER DIVERSITY WITH RESPECT to UTILITY PROCUREMENT, AS WELL AS WITH THE LOW INCOME RATEPAYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
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Board and leadership roster (15)
BRYAN FORTINOTRUSTEE
CARMELITHA BORDELONVICE PRESIDENT
EVAN JACOBSTRUSTEE
GREG MILLEMANTRUSTEE
JACK DOWNEYDIRECTOR
JENNIFER LUKINSDIRECTOR
JOEL REIKERVICE PRESIDENT
JOHN TANGPRESIDENT
JON PIEROTTISECRETARY/TREAS
JUAN LIAMTRUSTEE
MANASA RAODIRECTOR
RAMI KAHLONVICE PRESIDENT
SHAY BAKMANDIRECTOR
STAN FERRARODIRECTOR
TOM ADCOCKDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1943
- Location
- 808 R STREET 209, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811
- County
- Sacramento
- In care of
- John Tang
- Primary officer
- John Tang, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- HILLBERG & CO CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit