Nonprofit · EIN 94-3138723
CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $229,444 | $552,389 | -$322,945 | $551,860 | $485,397 | $66,463 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $363,895 | $648,466 | -$284,571 | $543,456 | $154,048 | $389,408 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $567,911 | $702,012 | -$134,101 | $1,000,984 | $327,007 | $673,977 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $221,299
- Membership dues
- $214,919
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $19,213
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,068
- Other revenue
- -$11,068
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $124,629
- Other salaries and wages
- $112,352
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $255,368
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,984
- Accounting fees
- $50,093
- Occupancy
- $28,254
- Travel
- $4,360
- Management and general (functional)
- $552,389
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $543,456
- Total assets, end of year
- $551,860
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $485,397
- Net assets, end of year
- $66,463
- Gross receipts
- $442,859
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1989
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELSEY MCQUAID-CRAIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $124,629 |
| LAURIE PORTER | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATALIE CILURZO | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM WOODS | Secretary/ Trea Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIAN SHRAGO | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NICK FIRESTONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS CRAMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SIERRA GROSSMAN | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAIR PATERNO | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALICIA BARR | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS CONSTANTINER | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARTHUR MOYE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCGEE | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI AJAX | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $185,000 |
| KELSEY MCQUAID-CRAIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $5,208 |
| LAURIE PORTER | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NATALIE CILURZO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JIM WOODS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIAN SHRAGO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCGEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CRAMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SIERRA GROSSMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ARTHUR MOYE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALICIA BARR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG CONSTANTINER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI AJAX | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $182,833 |
| LAURIE PORTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE WEAVER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM WOODS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIAN SHRAGO | SECTY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAIR PATERNO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS CRAMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SIERRA GROSSMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALICIA BARR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER HOEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG CONSTANTINER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1400 K ST STE 201, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-3916
- In care of
- % P CANALES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KELSEY MCQUAID-CRAIG
- Signed the 990
- KELSEY MCQUAID-CRAIG, Executive Director
- Phone
- (916) 228-4260
- Website
- CALIFORNIACRAFTBEER.COM
- Return prepared by
- MUN CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3138723 or by the name CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION.
- 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
THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE INDUSTRY AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND PROVIDES MEMBERS INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT IMPACT THE CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- CONSISTENT WITH OUR MISSION, SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT REGULATORY CHANGES AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. (2) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND PARTICIPATE IN INDUSTRY CONFERENCES, INCLUDING INDUSTRY EVENTS AND GUILD MEETINGS. (3) ORGANIZE MEETINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, DISCUSS PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND CHANGES IN STATE REGULATIONS THAT MAY AFFECT MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT BEER SUMMIT AND CCBA REGIONAL MEETINGS.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3138723
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $551,860
- Income (IRS master file)
- $442,859
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $229,444 | $552,389 | $551,860 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $363,895 | $648,466 | $543,456 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $567,911 | $702,012 | $1,000,984 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $691,183 | $723,924 | $1,294,323 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 94-3138723).
Questions about CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION is 94-3138723.
- Is CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1991.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION 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 CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KELSEY MCQUAID-CRAIG.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,629 (KELSEY MCQUAID-CRAIG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $229,444, expenses of $552,389 and total assets of $551,860 at year end.
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