California Fashion Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954541988
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Marina Del Rey, CA, USA
Phone
2136886288
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$116,227
Expenses
$160,831
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$99,665

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ILSE METCHEK (President)
  • BRIAN WEITMAN (Vice President)
  • ED HANDLER (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ILSE METCHEK (President)
  • BRIAN WEITMAN (Vice President)
  • ED HANDLER (Vice 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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The California Fashion Association (CFA) is a non-profit organization established- To provide information for business expansion and growth to the apparel and textile industry of California.- To provide a forum for industry networking & current issues.- To outline global sourcing options and export opportunities.- To analyze the application of apparel related technology.- To define the industry's economic impact.- To provide information about labor law compliance.- Offering valuable information, strategies, case studies and services to the global apparel and textile industries.- Facilitating meetings, forums and presentations.- Defining strategic objectives for international suppliers and retailers for interaction with the California apparel and textile industry.

What it reported doing in 2023

SEMINARSFeb 22 -LA Textile Show - Duty Savings and Inventory ManagementPanel: Heather Littman (GDLSK), Vincent Iacopella (Alba WheelsUp), Moderator: Ilse MetchekSept 27-LA Textile Show- Global Issues for Consumer Products for 2024Panel: Marquis Blanc (Krieger Worldwide), Sean Zahedi (Lafayette Textiles), Sydnee Breuer (Rosenthal & Rosenthal), Moderator: Ilse MetchekFeb 13 - Sourcing/MAGIC - Financial Stability and Brand ProtectionPanel: Gino Clark ( White Oak Finance) , Morgan Pietz ( Pietz & Shahriari LLP), Moderator: Ilse MetchekAug 8 -Sourcing at MAGIC -The Possibilities and Perils of Artificial Intelligence...Speaker: Gina Bibby (Withers Worldwide LLP), Moderator: Ilse MetchekAug 8- Sourcing at MAGIC - Social Compliance VerificationSpeaker : Avedis Seferian (WRAP), Moderator: Ilse Metchek EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS: (twice per year) Art Center College, Santa Monica College, LA Trade Tech, Fullerton College, Cal State Northbridge, Otis, FIDM, Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State Topic: Rethinking Product Development; Looking Toward the Future FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND AWARDS: Mt. San Antonio, Woodbury U, Long Beach State, Otis, FIDM, Santa Monica College, LA Trade Tech, Fullerton CollegeFASHION DISTRICT BID INTERSECTION MINUTES & PR STATEMENTS: Monthly / Jan-through November Affiliations with the California Manufacturing Technology Corporation(CMTC): BLACK DESIGN COLLECTIVE Presentations Costing for Profit /Jan. Panel: Jill Mazur, Song PettusNeed-to-Know for Start Ups /May. Panel: Gino Clark, Robert Ezra, Janet EvansLaunch via Technology /August. Panel: The Evans GroupCMTC Contracted Company Assistance: Partners: Power Digital Marketing, Jill Mazur, Allison Neader(Interesting Monster Media), Randy Youngblood (Apparel Resources)INTERACTION ON REGULATORY ISSUES: Letters to officials re: Newman Bill recycling bill; media interviewsResponses to articles re: California Wage Theft for Garment Worker; media interviewsResponse to City and State officials regarding their unfair view of the fashion industry as a sunset manufacturing sector; correspondences and media interviews.Project detailing the Need for Accurate and Contemporary DATA re: Size and Scope of California Fashion Sector, Including B2C and B2B participants.NEWSLETTERSCFA MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS -The Evans Group, Pair of Thieves, Moss Adams, Roth Capital Partners, Lafayette Textiles, Argyle Haus, WRAP, New Womens Business Center, TECHNOLOGY BY DESIGN - CGS, Style Scan, Tukatech, Lectra, Kornit, Pivot 88, AlvanonINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS - Colombia, Peru, Turkey, Portugal, Pakistan, ItalyPROTECT YOURSELF ISSUES New Employment Regulations (Dykema Gossett). FTC Regulation for Green Marketing (Greenberg Taurig), Pending Effects of Port Strike (Krieger), New California Recycling Requirements (shelved), Panama Canal Warning (Krieger), ADA Notice Website Alert, Forced Labor Prevention Act-UFLPA (Grunfeld Desiderio)ESSENTIAL NEWS DIGEST (Review of publications articles of interest) for CFA/ January-March-June-November; for Management One/January-June. AS SEEN IN... (reprints of articles featuring CFA members) California Apparel News, Daily News, Forbes, WWD, Sourcing Journal, LA Business Journal, LA Times.

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
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -38.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.2%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.