Council of University of California Retiree Associations

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330629812
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$111,672
Expenses
$142,266
Assets
$107,308

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Meyer (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Susan K Abeles (Chair)
  • Emily Galindo (Vice Chair)
  • Elise Woods (Secretary)

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 purposes of the Council are to support and assist local UC retiree associations and their members and to provide them with a unified voice with the UC Office of the President with regards to their retirement and health benefits.

What it reported doing in 2025

Maintain mutually supportive relations between and among UC campus and laboratory retiree associations and their members. Provides information throughout the year advocates on behalf of UC retirees with the UC Office of the President supports two semiannual meetings per year identifies issues researches initiatives informs members through email about matters affecting them conducts surveys to quantify contributions of retirees to the University and supports operational costs of Travel Program. There are 13 UC campus and laboratory retiree associations that are members of CUCRA. The Association represents a total of 79,423 retirees

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 90% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 72% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 50; 50th 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: 49.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $142K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.