California Resource Management Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953941768
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Phone
5623463211
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,945
Expenses
$19,965
Assets
$50,743

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Romeo Ricarte (President)
  • Kent Vo (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Curtis Desilets (Director)
  • Gil Prieto (Director)
  • Romeo Ricarte (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The California Resource Management Association was incorporated in 1984. According to the by-laws the purpose of the organization is to "include the promotion of standards of performance and professional conduct, the dissemination of information concerning trade practices, business conditions, technical developments and the advancement of knowledge in all that pertains to the waste and allied industries, and generally through the Association, to advance the mutual benefits of the members." More simply put, our mission is "Working together to improve our industry and the environment." The key component to reaching this goal is the participation of our membership.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, the Board of Directors business activities utilized e-mail correspondence and Zoom to cover selective business activities and expenses incurred to manage CalRMA activity.The annual CalRMA Board of Directors meeting was held after the November 6, 2025 LA/OC Vision 2026 Conference. The CalRMA Board meeting covered association business, approval of 2025 financials and future activities. The main goal for CalRMA in 2026 will be the continued growth of the membership, operations and LA/OC Chapter activities. Three new members were signed up during 2025. General information is posted on the CalRMA website along with all information regarding the CalRMA membership and rates. Also posted are future meetings and past presentations.Activities during 2025 included:4-one day RCRA-DOT training course by the CalRMA/Safety Management Systems in 2025Facility tours in March and September of Groundwater Replenishment System, and Kinsbursky Brothers metal recycling, respectively 38th Annual CalRMA Golf Tournament to benefit Rio Hondo College on August 4, 2025. Annual VISION 2026 Conference held at Double Tree by Hilton. Presentations by CalOSHA, World Oil Recycling, Hazardous Waste Management, LA County Fire and California Resource Management Association.May Zoom meeting - Raising Awareness: Californias Emerging Climate Disclosure Laws.

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
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.1%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 62.1%; rating input score 62

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.3%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.54; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.4% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.1% of revenue deployed · 62.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.