California Workers Compensation Institute
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What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $4.8 million
- Spending
- $4.9 million
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 33
- Highest pay
- $640,291, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- THE CALIFORNIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSTITUTE (CWCI) HAS 23 MEMBER INSURERS (APPROXIMATELY 76% OF CA WORKERS' COMPENSATION MARKET) AND 29 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (SELF-INSUREDS). CWCI'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO GENERATE RELIABLE, OBJECTIVE DATA THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR SYSTEMWIDE TRENDS, AND TO ANALYZE KEY ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC POLICYMAKERS. TOWARDS THAT END, IN 2024, CWCI'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: 1) PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 300 PLUS PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING BULLETINS, RESEARCH REPORTS, EXECUTIVE MEMOS, EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS, SIGNIFICANT DECISION, REGULATORY COMMENTS, AND REGULATORY TRACKER, WHICH ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO CWCI MEMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES BY LOGGING ON TO THE WEBSITE - WWW.CWCI.ORG WITH THEIR USERNAME AND PASSWORD; 2) CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE ANNUAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASE LAW: 2024 UPDATE; 3) FILED AMICUS BRIEF; 4) PRESENTED (VIRTUAL) CWCI RESEARCH AT NUMEROUS MEMBER-RELATIONS MEETINGS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, INDUSTRY MEETINGS AND FORUMS; AND 5) PROCESSED AND SHIPPED 256 ORDERS OF PAMPHLETS, POSTING NOTICES, CLAIM FORMS, RESEARCH STUDIES, AND SEMINAR MANUALS. IN ADDITION, CWCI ENHANCED ITS UNIQUE SIX INTERACTIVE DATA APPLICATIONS FIVE ONLY AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS, AND ONE APP TO THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC APPLICATION ALLOWS USERS TO EXAMINE DATA ON COVID-19 AND NON-COVID-19 CLAIMS IN THE CALIFORNIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM. THE MEMBER APPLICATIONS USE DATA FROM CWCI'S INDUSTRY RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM (IRIS) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CLAIM PAYMENT TRENDS, REGIONAL VARIATION, AND MEDICAL UTILIZATION. CWCI CONTINUES TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN ASSESSING THEIR OPERATIONS COMPARED TO THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE, NOMINATING COMMITTEE, AND THREE STANDING COMMITTEES (CLAIMS, MEDICAL CARE, AND LEGAL COMMITTEES), WHICH TYPICALLY MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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