California · Nonprofit
California Special Districts Association
California Special Districts Association (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS INC ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $9.1M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $6.3M
What California Special Districts Association does
Mission
CSDA is the voice for all special districts, providing members with the resources necessary to best serve their communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Legislative Advocacy and Public Affairs:The Association represents the interests of special districts before the California Legislature, regulatory agencies, and other public bodies. Activities include legislative advocacy, policy analysis, member engagement, and coalition building to influence public policy affecting special districts.
$2,319,709 spent43% of program spendingMembership Services and Support:The Association provides comprehensive membership services to California special districts, including governance support, operational resources, best practice guidance, and access to professional networks. These services enhance the effectiveness and accountability of special districts in serving their communities.
$1,611,392 spent30% of program spendingEducation, Conferences, and Professional Development:The Association delivers educational programs including conferences, seminars, leadership academies, and specialized training for district staff and board members. These programs promote professional development, regulatory compliance, and effective governance.
$1,515,239 spent28% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,446,340.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $11M to $13M (+15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Neil McCormick
CEO
Board chair
Peter J Kampa CSDM
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of California Special Districts Association’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
California Special Districts Association draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Special District Leadership Foundation · exempt
- CSDA Finance Corporation · exempt
- Special Districts Risk Management Author · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for California Special Districts Association: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds California Special Districts Association?
- California Special Districts Association (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS INC ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does California Special Districts Association have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to California Special Districts Association.
- Who is the largest funder of California Special Districts Association?
- FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS INC is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like California Special Districts Association find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing