Nonprofit · EIN 93-1201791
WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · IRVINE, CA 92618
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $495,373 | $435,498 | $59,875 | $519,889 | $0 | $519,889 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $287,386 | $259,572 | $27,814 | $456,618 | $0 | $456,618 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $196,357 | $171,781 | $24,576 | $426,392 | $0 | $426,392 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $483,260
- of which government grants
- $400,719
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,113
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,675
- Travel
- $702
- Program services (functional)
- $431,021
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,477
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $456,618
- Total assets, end of year
- $519,889
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $519,889
- Publicly traded securities
- $39,200
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $519,889
- Gross receipts
- $495,373
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PUGLIA | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $947,068 | $449,232 |
| STEVE MANGAPIT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $1,079,516 | $42,891 |
| WARD KENNEDY | SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $711,885 | $60,770 |
| JASON RESNICK | SR. VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $440,258 | $60,500 |
| STUART WOOLF | SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB YRACEBURU | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL CALLIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DON CAMERON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE FANUCCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT KECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PUGLIA | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $738,746 | $210,823 |
| STEVE MANGAPIT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $540,100 | $41,552 |
| WARD KENNEDY | SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $460,685 | $58,545 |
| JASON RESNICK | SR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $422,585 | $58,545 |
| STUART WOOLF | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB YRACEBURU | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL CALLIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DON CAMERON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE FANUCCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT PAUL KECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RON RATTO | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/13/2023) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PUGLIA | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $765,115 | $51,830 |
| WARD KENNEDY | SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $419,431 | $54,200 |
| JASON RESNICK | SR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $394,077 | $54,200 |
| ALBERT PAUL KECK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART WOOLF | SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB YRACEBURU | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL CALLIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DON CAMERON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RON RATTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6501 IRVINE CENTER DR STE 100, IRVINE, CA 92618-2134
- In care of
- % WARD KENNEDY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID PUGLIA, 6501 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE 100, IRVINE, CA 92618
- Signed the 990
- WARD KENNEDY, SR. VP & CFO
- Phone
- (949) 863-1000
- Website
- WWW.WGA.COM/WGF
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 93-1201791 or by the name WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
WGF FOCUSES ON THREE PILLARS: (1) NUTRITION AND EDUCATION; (2) SPECIALTY AND SCIENCE AND RESEARCH; AND (3) FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD SECURITY.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEXT-GEN AG WORKERS CURRICULUM TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED AGRICULTURAL LABOR AND TO FILL THE SKILLS GAP WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DEVELOPING COMPETENCIES IN AGRICULTURE, AGTECH, AGRONOMY, BIOLOGY, DATA ANALYTICS, ENGINEERING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING/LOGIC. THE CURRICULUM WILL HELP EDUCATE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ON FOOD SAFETY, LABOR AUTOMATION, AND WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND INCLUDES PREPARING TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE CURRICULUM. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED PRIMARILY BY A MULTI-YEAR CDFA GRANT.Expenses $431,021
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1201791
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $519,889
- Income (IRS master file)
- $495,373
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $495,373 | $435,498 | $519,889 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $287,386 | $259,572 | $456,618 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $196,357 | $171,781 | $426,392 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $36,926 | $82,957 | $396,594 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 93-1201791).
Questions about WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION is 93-1201791.
- Is WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID PUGLIA.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $495,373, expenses of $435,498 and total assets of $519,889 at year end.
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