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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1362030

WESTERN GROWERS ASSN

Tax-exempt · IRVINE, CA 92618

Financials

$11.4M$8.2M2022$10.5M$8.8M2023$41.6M$9.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WESTERN GROWERS ASSN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$41,560,413$9,741,882$31,818,531$132,528,255$5,337,708$127,190,547
June 30, 2024990$10,474,993$8,772,513$1,702,480$92,365,911$4,611,413$87,754,498
June 30, 2023990$11,401,445$8,201,082$3,200,363$82,093,033$5,196,996$76,896,037
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$4,646,579
Investment income
$35,520,983
Royalties
$1,389,071
Net gain from sales of assets
$421,342
Other revenue
$1,392,851

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$74,600
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$536,645
Other salaries and wages
$4,394,990
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,988,996
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$56,106
Accounting fees
$58,211
Occupancy
$299,122
Travel
$347,534
Depreciation
$29,234

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$92,365,911
Total assets, end of year
$132,528,255
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,337,708
Net assets, end of year
$127,190,547
Land, buildings and equipment
$50,293
Publicly traded securities
$118,778,329
Net assets without donor restrictions
$127,190,547
Gross receipts
$45,752,793
Employees
33
Volunteers
46
Year formed
1926
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DAVID PUGLIAPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
5$113,648$833,420$449,232
STEVE MANGAPITSR. VICE PRESIDENT & COO
Officer
0$0$1,079,516$42,891
WARD KENNEDYSR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
3$49,832$662,053$60,770
JASON RESNICKSR. VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
32$352,206$88,052$60,500
DE ANN DAVISSR. VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$407,086$0$60,500
DENNIS NUXOLLVP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$313,433$0$41,427
CORY LUNDEVP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
30$209,809$69,936$46,581
MATTHEW ALLENVP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$237,741$0$47,505
JONATHAN SARAGERSR. FEDERAL GOV. AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$191,233$0$44,862
STUART P WOOLFCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ROB YRACEBURUVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
NEILL CALLISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DON CAMERONEXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GEORGE J ADAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRAIG ALAMEDADIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
Trustee or director
0$0$0$0
45 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALEXANDRA ALLENDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
Trustee or director
0$0
CHAD AMARALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN S ANDREWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT K BARKLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN J BARNARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARDIN E BENGARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN BERTELSENDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
Trustee or director
0$0
GEORGE BOSKOVICH IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RODNEY BRAGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE BRAZEELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWIN CAMPDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
Trustee or director
0$0
CAROL CHANDLERDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN CHANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE W COXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN F DANNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS DEARDORFF IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY ESCAMILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHERINE A FANUCCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID L GILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT GIRAGOSIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDON A GRIMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACY JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AG KAWAMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALBERT PAUL KECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JP LABRUCHERIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN A MARTORI JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HAROLD MCCLARTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CANNON MICHAELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER MULHOLLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOMINIC J MUZZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS M NUNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHAN F PATRICIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RONALD RATTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG A READEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC REITERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SONNY RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTEN SMITH ESHAYADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE TALBOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYAN TALLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE C TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACK VESSEYDIRECTOR (THRU 11/4/24)
Trustee or director
0.33$0
MIKE WAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 56 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DAVID PUGLIAPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
5$88,649$650,096$210,823
STEVE MANAPITCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
0$0$540,100$41,552
WARD KENNEDYSR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
3$32,248$428,437$58,545
JASON RESNICKSR. VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
32$338,068$84,517$58,545
DE ANN DAVISSR. VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$389,607$0$58,545
DENNIS NUXOLLVP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$303,410$0$39,563
MATTHEW ALLENVP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$214,570$0$45,550
CORY LUNDEAVP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
30$148,733$49,578$44,626
JONATHAN SARAGERSR. FEDERAL GOV. AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$184,801$0$42,907
STUART P WOOLFCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ROB YRACEBURUSR VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
NEALL CALLISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DON CAMERONEXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GEORGE J ADAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRAIG ALAMEDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHAD AMARALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN S ANDREWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT K BARKLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN J BARNARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARDIN E BENGARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIAN BERTELSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GEORGE BOSKOVICH IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RODNEY BRAGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
EDWIN A CAMPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROL CHANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAWRENCE W COXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN F DANNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS DEARDORFF IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY ESCAMILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CATHERINE A FANUCCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID L GILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT GIRGOSIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRANDON A GRIMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TRACY JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AG KAWAMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALBERT PAUL KECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JP LABRUCHERIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN A MARTORI JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HAROLD MCCLARTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS MULHOLLANDDIRECTOR (THRU 09/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOMINIC J MUZZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS M NUNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHAN F PATRICIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RONALD RATTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRAIG A READEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC REITERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KYLE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH A RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRUCE TALBOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RYAN TALLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRUCE C TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACK VESSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE WAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 61 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
DAVID PUGLIAPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
5$91,213$668,902$51,830
WARD KENNEDYSR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
3$29,360$390,071$54,200
JASON RESNICKSR. VICE PRESIDENT & GENER
Officer
32$317,663$78,816$54,200
DE ANN DAVISSR. VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENC
Highest-paid employee
40$360,930$0$54,200
DENNIS NUXOLLVP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFF
Highest-paid employee
40$282,849$0$36,219
MATTHEW ALLENVP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAI
Highest-paid employee
40$199,601$0$42,385
CORY LUNDEAVP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
30$133,499$44,500$40,540
KIM STUARTAVP, MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$164,027$0$26,106
ALBERT PAUL KECKCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
STUART P WOOLFSENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
NEILL CALLISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DON CAMERONEXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GEORGE J ADAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRAIG ALAMEDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHAD AMARALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEVIN S ANDREWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT K BARKLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN J BARNARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BARDIN E BENGARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LOREN BOOTHDIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIAN BERTELSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GEORGE BOSKOVICH IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RODNEY BRAGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
EDWIN A CAMPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROL CHANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAWRENCE W COXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN F DANNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN C D'ARRIGODIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS DEARDORFF IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SAMUEL D DUDADIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY ESCAMILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CATHERINE A FANUCCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID L GILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT GIRGOSIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRANDON A GRIMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AG KAWAMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JP LABRUCHERIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRANK J MACONACHYDIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN S MANFREDIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN A MARTORI JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HAROLD MCCLARTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS MULHOLLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEXANDER T MULLERDIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOMINIC J MUZZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS M NUNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHAN F PATRICIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RONALD RATTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRAIG A READEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC REITERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KYLE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH A RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILL ROUSSEAUDIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRUCE TALBOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RYAN TALLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRUCE C TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACK VESSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE WAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROB YRACEBURUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$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, 15525 SAND CANYON, IRVINE, CA 92618
Signed the 990
WARD KENNEDY, SR. VP & CFO
Phone
(949) 863-1000
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1362030 or by the name WESTERN GROWERS ASSN.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS AND PROFITABILITY OF OUR MEMBERS AND LEAD OUR MEMBERS AND THE FRESH PRODUCE INDUSTRY TOWARD A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE FUTURE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • IT IS WESTERN GROWERS' VISION TO GUIDE OUR MEMBERS TOWARD A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE FUTURE BY OFFERING QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT COMPLEMENT THEIR BUSINESSES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WESTERN GROWERS HAS PROVIDED OUR MEMBERS WITH A UNITED AND STRONGER VOICE IN THE LEGISLATION ARENA BOTH IN STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL DEALING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS FOOD SAFETY, TRACEABILITY, WATER, IMMIGRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL, CROP PROTECTION, SUSTAINABILITY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-1362030
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1944
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$132,528,255
Income (IRS master file)
$45,752,793

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$41,560,413$9,741,882$132,528,255IRS
990June 2024$10,474,993$8,772,513$92,365,911IRS
990June 2023$11,401,445$8,201,082$82,093,033XML
990June 2022$11,468,159$7,191,835$70,578,289IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 95-1362030).

Questions about WESTERN GROWERS ASSN

What is the EIN of WESTERN GROWERS ASSN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN GROWERS ASSN is 95-1362030.
Is WESTERN GROWERS ASSN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1944.
Are donations to WESTERN GROWERS ASSN tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does WESTERN GROWERS ASSN 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 ASSN 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 ASSN 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 ASSN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID PUGLIA.
Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN GROWERS ASSN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 60 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,648 (DAVID PUGLIA, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does WESTERN GROWERS ASSN have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $41,560,413, expenses of $9,741,882 and total assets of $132,528,255 at year end.

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