Nonprofit · EIN 95-1643230
GAGE CANAL COMPANY
Tax-exempt · RIVERSIDE, CA 92504
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,039,531 | $4,810,376 | $229,155 | $4,098,203 | $506,246 | $3,591,957 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,448,449 | $4,335,071 | $113,378 | $3,599,374 | $236,572 | $3,362,802 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,064,243 | $4,063,614 | $629 | $3,457,670 | $208,246 | $3,249,424 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,957,209
- Investment income
- $63,183
- Net rental income
- $18,638
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,218
- Other revenue
- $19,139
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $252,816
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,123,921
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,649,601
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $543,908
- Accounting fees
- $28,375
- Depreciation
- $120,524
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,599,374
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,098,203
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $506,246
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,591,957
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,131,687
- Gross receipts
- $5,040,749
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1890
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN ALMS | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $173,177 | $28,179 |
| JOSE ZAMBRANO | CANAL FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,858 | $31,995 |
| MICHELLE DIAMOND | WATER OPERATIONS SUPERVISO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,956 | $14,748 |
| JASON GLESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| CHRIS MACARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| JOEL GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| JOANNA AYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $540 | $0 |
| ERIC JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $390 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $390 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SALOMON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY MAUK | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WOHLGEMUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PONGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MELENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN ALMS | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $149,920 | $22,823 |
| MICHELLE DIAMOND | WATER OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,379 | $13,098 |
| JOSE ZAMBRANO | CANAL FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,482 | $22,024 |
| JASON GLESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| CHRIS MACARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| JOEL GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $570 | $0 |
| ERIC JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $540 | $0 |
| JOANNA AYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $360 | $0 |
| ANTONIO AYON | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $240 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SALOMON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY MAUK | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WOHLGEMUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PONGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MELENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN ALMS | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $149,394 | $21,519 |
| JOSE ZAMBRANO | CANAL FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,658 | $19,208 |
| CHRIS MACARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $690 | $0 |
| ERIC JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| JASON GLESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $630 | $0 |
| JOEL GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $570 | $0 |
| ANTONIO AYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $480 | $0 |
| PEGGY MAUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $180 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SALOMON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WOHLGEMUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PONGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MELENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7452 DUFFERIN AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504-4917
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC JOHNSON, 7452 DUFFERIN AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504
- Signed the 990
- ERIC JOHNSON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (951) 780-1333
- Website
- WWW.GAGECANAL.COM
- Return prepared by
- EADIE AND PAYNE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1643230 or by the name GAGE CANAL COMPANY.
- 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 MISSION OF THE GAGE CANAL WATER COMPANY IS TO PROVIDE WATER TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS IN AN EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER AS A NOT FOR PROFIT BUSINESS
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF THE GAGE CANAL WATER COMPANY IS TO PROVIDE WATER TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS IN AN EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER AS A NOT FOR PROFIT BUSINESS
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-1643230
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(12): Benevolent life insurance association or mutual company
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,098,203
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,040,749
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $5,039,531 | $4,810,376 | $4,098,203 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $4,448,449 | $4,335,071 | $3,599,374 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,064,243 | $4,063,614 | $3,457,670 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,622,871 | $3,898,279 | $3,486,217 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 95-1643230).
Questions about GAGE CANAL COMPANY
- What is the EIN of GAGE CANAL COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GAGE CANAL COMPANY is 95-1643230.
- Is GAGE CANAL COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(12) since 1958.
- Are donations to GAGE CANAL COMPANY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GAGE CANAL COMPANY 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 GAGE CANAL COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GAGE CANAL COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GAGE CANAL COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ERIC JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GAGE CANAL COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,177 (BENJAMIN ALMS, GENERAL MANAGER).
- How much revenue does GAGE CANAL COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,039,531, expenses of $4,810,376 and total assets of $4,098,203 at year end.
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