2026-03-30T11:44:11-07:00 2025-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-07-01 842664083 California Water Data Consortium CALI 4153905758 500 Capitol Mall Ste 2350 Sacramento CA 95814 Robyn Grimm CEO/President 2026-03-30 true true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Robyn Grimm 500 Capitol Mall Ste 2350 Sacramento CA 95814 2862220 false X www.cawaterdata.org X 2019 CA The California Water Data Consortium is an independent, nonprofit organization created by a partnership of state agencies and others to ensure that Californians have access to the best possible water and ecological information to make decisions that will allow the state to continue to prosper in the face of unprecedented climate challenges. 10 10 6 22 0 2567278 2861690 0 101 530 0 2567379 2862220 106724 0 0 678073 900393 0 58749 1583412 1506400 2368209 2406793 199170 455427 1270667 1585018 477182 336106 793485 1248912 The California Water Data Consortium is a nonprofit organization that supports state agency implementation of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act to ensure that state and local agencies, Tribes, nongovernmental organizations, researchers, and the public can readily access and use high-quality data necessary to sustainably manage water for the benefit of all Californians. false false 1232681 Groundwater Accounting and Data Reporting Project: The open-source Groundwater Accounting Platform has officially launched for use across California. The Platform has been rolled out in our initial pilot regions and has added additional geographies to the user community. New users are on boarded with both standard and optional functionalities and may utilize the online training and onboarding materials in their basin. Learn more about the Groundwater Accounting Platform here: groundwateraccounting.orgThe Consortium's work in partnership with state agencies on groundwater data reporting formats has expanded over the past year. We finalized the communication and engagement plan, fact sheets, and data translation tool which will be published online with Department of Water Resources to support local and state agency staff as they manage groundwater data statewide. 410196 Other Consortium Projects and working groups: The Urban Water Working Group, in collaboration with DWR, SWRCB, and FlowWest, published drought and conservation datasets on the CNRA Open Data Portal to improve local resilience. The Consortium continued to convene the LiDAR Working Group with support from the Watershed Solutions Network and DWR to coordinate statewide LiDAR applications. Through the free, virtual Data for Lunch series and the 2025 Summer Roundtable, the Consortium engaged hundreds of partners in discussions linking open data to water and climate adaptation. Additionally, the Consortium continues to work with the AB1755 Partner Agency Team to advance open water data initiatives. The Consortium also completed a successful leadership transition and welcomed a new executive director and president. 370162 Telemetered Water Monitoring Project: In collaboration with interested parties in the watershed, the California Water Data Consortium finished research and outreach in the Russian River watershed to inform recommendations for a telemetry study. The Consortium submitted the recommendations report to the Telemetry Research Unit. The Consortium began a new partnership with San Francisco Estuary Institute to support the eventual handover of the telemetry network set up by the study to local interested parties. The Consortium also created a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to develop recommendations for statewide telemetry. The TAC held an informational meeting and the first formal meeting to start developing goals, and created working groups to start work on the recommendations. 2013039 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 false 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CA X Amanda MillerShining Star 4153905758 500 Capitol Mall Ste 2350 Sacramento CA 95814 Amanda Miller Dir Ops/Fin/Sec 40.00 0.00 X 148687 0 8760 Hannah Ake Sr Program Manager 40.00 0.00 133375 0 6669 Sonya Milonova Sr Program Manager 40.00 0.00 133333 0 6667 Tara Moran Former CEO / President 40.00 0.00 126189 0 6309 Robyn Grimm CEO / President 40.00 0.00 X 95000 0 4095 Meredith Lee Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kristine Johnson Vice Chair 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joone Lopez Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Orth Past Chair 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Averett Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ashley Boren Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Adrian Covert Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mitra Rogers Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Deven Upadhyay Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Dodd Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 636584 32500 4 true true false Environmental Science Associates 575 Market St Ste 3700 SF CA 94105 Software dev/tech rsrch 1163822 Environmental Defense Fund 1107 9th St Ste 1070 Sacramento CA 95814 Outreach & facilitation 167168 2 2613711 247979 2861690 0 530 530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2862220 530 X 0 0 0 0 344671 151157 159297 34217 0 412506 350119 47668 14719 22598 18345 2938 1315 59526 39746 16025 3755 61092 40792 16447 3853 0 9582 3979 5603 48140 48140 0 0 0 1359445 1354695 4750 0 3577 575 2702 300 3838 445 3054 339 0 1144 1144 17623 14841 2597 185 0 49756 38117 11573 66 0 0 0 4081 4081 Dues, license & service fees 8986 8986 Other 228 228 0 2406793 2013039 335005 58749 244907 548921 312180 313356 100000 712123 622741 0 0 0 0 1457 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1270667 1585018 477182 336106 477182 336106 X 691485 1073601 102000 175311 793485 1248912 1270667 1585018 455427 X false true X true false X 651294 369500 378563 2567278 2861690 6828325 0 0 651294 369500 378563 2567278 2861690 6828325 63369 6764956 2086 347 169 101 530 3233 0 0 6831558 0.99030 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 2862220 2862220 2862220 2406793 2406793 2406793 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2025 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. X X X X false false false false false false false true false Amanda Miller Dir Ops/Fin/Sec 138687 10000 7434 1326 157447 Tara Moran Former CEO / President 126189 6309 132498 Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above End of year bonus based on performance evaluations. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Consortium Director of Operations and Finance, CEO and Board Organizational (finance) committee review the first draft of the 990. The full Board of Directors review the final draft of the 990 prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members complete a conflict of interest disclosure annually and any conflicts of interest or potential conflicts are discussed prior to Board meetings where an approval may be made. Staff and Steering Committee (advisory committee) also complete annual COI. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Yes, when Robyn Grimm was hired as CEO in August 2024, the Board worked with a firm that provided a salary and benefits benchmark report which was used to determine the starting salary. Every 2 years, the Consortium performs a new salary benchmark as part of the CEO evaluation / compensation adjustment process. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The salary and compensation for the Director of Operations and Finance, who also serves as Corporate Secretary was determined by a performance review evaluated by the CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 As required by the Nonprofit Integrity Act in California and IRS regulations, certain documents are available to the public upon request.