California District Attorney Investigators Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 956099539
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2010
- Location
- Napa, CA, USA
- Phone
- 7072652339
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $183,841
- Expenses
- $174,677
- Assets
- $298,751
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Mel Sosa (Vice President)
- Lisa Biggs (President)
- George Mueller (Past President)
People named in this filing
- Jorge Chavez (Exec. Committee)
- Mel Sosa (Vice President)
- Lisa Biggs (President)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The California District Attorney Investigators' Association (CDAIA) exists to advance the professional development, education, and collaboration of district attorney investigators and allied law enforcement personnel throughout California. CDAIA promotes closer relationships between investigative units, enhances communication and training among district attorneys offices, and supports the effectiveness and coordination of criminal investigations statewide. As a 501(c)(6) nonprofit association, CDAIA focuses on supporting and improving the professional interests of its members through training, conferences, networking opportunities, advocacy efforts, and the promotion of professional advancement and recognition of our field.
What it reported doing in 2024
Program Service 1: Annual Training ConferenceCDAIA hosts an annual statewide Training Conference each year, typically in September, to provide professional development, training, and networking opportunities for District Attorney Investigators and allied law enforcement professionals. The conference includes presentations from subject matter experts, case studies, and sessions tailored to the evolving needs of investigative personnel. The 2024 conference featured expert-led sessions on critical investigative topics, including: Leadership Development Open-Source Research Science Based Interviewing Communication and Deescalation Online Predators Emerging Technology Rapid DNS And additional training tracks relevant to field operations and courtroom proceduresMeasurements: Conference held annually around the week of Labor Day Approximately 170 attendees participated in the 2024 conference Registration fee: $595 early bird / $650 regular registration Sessions led by professionals from across the state, including DA offices and subject-matter experts
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 52
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 77.8%; rating input score 78
- Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.71; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 77.8% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $143K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.