CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 94-0361130)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-02-28
IRS object ID: 202500649349300730
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Note: A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-02-28T15:55:44-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	262176601	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MERIDIAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ID	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83642	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	940361130	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CALI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9164431975	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1121 L STREET SUITE 607	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RACHEL MICHELIN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9164431975	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-02-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEREMY CORK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01544850	PTIN
Phone	2082874777	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-02-21	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RACHEL MICHELIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1121 L STREET SUITE 607	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,746,727	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.CALRETAILERS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1933	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ALERT, ADVISE AND ADVANCE ITS MEMBERSHIP'S INTERESTS IN MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE RETAIL INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,645,057	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,746,538	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$131	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$189	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,645,188	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,746,727	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$720,922	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$885,608	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$816,159	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,437,392	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,537,081	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,323,000	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$108,107	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$423,727	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,120,763	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,551,242	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,531	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,083	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,116,232	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,549,159	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO ALERT, ADVISE AND ADVANCE ITS MEMBERSHIP'S INTERESTS IN MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE RETAIL INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION (CRA) REPRESENTS ALL SEGMENTS OF THE RETAIL INDUSTRY BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AND STATE AGENCIES. OUR MEMBERS HAVE MORE THAN 164,200 STORES WITH SALES IN EXCESS OF $571 BILLION ANNUALLY AND EMPLOY NEARLY ONE-FIFTH OF CALIFORNIA'S TOTAL EMPLOYMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CA RETAIL LAW SUMMIT - CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO ORGANIZED CRIME	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SPECIAL PROJECTS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$0	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	0	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SALLY ZUNIGA	PersonNm
Phone	9164431975	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1121 L STREET SUITE 607	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RACHEL MICHELIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$400,200	$0	$0
SARAH POLLO
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	40			$142,925	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RYAN J ALLAIN
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	40			$122,200	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHELSEA MINOR
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIELLE HOHOS
VICE CHAIR	5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BLAIR REINARMAN
SECRETARY	5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAN LOPEZ
TREASURER	5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN CHOI
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE SHERIDAN
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OPIO DUPREE
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCISCO CASTILLO
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRAN INMAN
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDA PALOMINO
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTINE STAAF
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MCKINNEY
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARLA SAPORTA CHENG
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID SHERWOOD
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIRKHAM
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN DILON
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEREDITH PRELOH
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON STRACZEWSKI
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LUPE DE LA CRUZ
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON BREWER
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERMAINE SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE DUGGER
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENT KAUSS
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGELA HOFMANN
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEX RANDOLPH
BOARD MEMBER	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$665,325	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$2,173,046	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$573,492	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,746,538	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$189	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$189	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,746,727	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$189	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$400,200	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$320,125	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,089	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,194	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,182	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$736,780	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,161	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,332	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,343	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,653	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,426	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,482	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,613	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,936	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$7,247
SPECIAL PROJECTS	$265,000
SPONSORSHIPS	$66,237

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,323,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$431,939	BOYAmt
EOY	$627,214	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$370,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$600,140	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$312,149	BOYAmt
EOY	$316,544	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$15,792	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,448	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,020	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,344	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,120,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,551,242	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,083	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,083	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,116,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,549,159	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,116,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,549,159	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,120,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,551,242	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$423,727	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$9,200	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$4,099	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities	$0	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$0	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$0	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	0	Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$2,173,046	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$727,802	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$0	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$727,802	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$869,219	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$141,417	TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION (CRA) HELPS SUPPORT CANDIDATES AND ISSUES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP ELECT OFFICIALS SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY; WHILE ENGAGING IN ISSUE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF RETAILERS OPERATIONS. CRA'S ISSUES PAC ENGAGES IN ISSUES AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT RETAILERS INTERESTS WHILE BATTLING HARMFUL MEASURES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,792	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,448	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,344	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,344	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RACHEL MICHELIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$392,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,080	$0	$0	$0	$400,200	$0	$0	$0
SARAH POLLO
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS	$138,637	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,288	$0	$0	$0	$142,925	$0	$0	$0
RYAN J ALLAIN
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	$118,534	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,666	$0	$0	$0	$122,200	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY USING SALARIES FOR POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS A BENCHMARK.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	- FINANCIAL AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. FORM 990S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND VIA IRS.GOV.