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California District Attorneys Association

EIN 94-2293805 · Sacramento, CA

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What it says it does

TO PROMOTE JUSTICE BY ENHANCING PROSECUTORIAL EXCELLENCE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

CDAA HOSTS MANY LIVE TRAINING EVENTS, DISTANCE LEARNINGS, AND WEBINARS EACH YEAR ON A VARIETY OF PROSECUTION-RELATED TOPICS. OUR SPECIALIZED CALIFORNIA STATE BAR MCLE-ACCREDITED SEMINARS OFFER GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED SEMINARS TO PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. CDAA SEMINARS PROVIDE INTENSIVE TRAINING TO THOUSANDS OF PROSECUTORS, PEACE OFFICERS, AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR. POST-PANDEMIC, CDAA HAS RETURNED TO A FULLER COMPLEMENT OF IN-PERSON TRAININGS, WHILE ALSO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE TRAINING UNDER THE DISTANCE LEARNING MODEL. THESE DUAL TRAINING MODELS ALLOW CDAA TO MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
VIOLENCE AND ABUSE ARE BOTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITIES. THE CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL INSTITUTE (CFMI FORMERLY CCFMTC) PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING EXPERTISE AND A STRONG COLLABORATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE DISCIPLINES OF NURSING, MEDICINE, CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS, AND FORENSIC SCIENCE TO APPROACH THESE COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.
CDAA PUBLISHES AN ARRAY OF TRIAL PRACTICE MANUALS AND GUIDES, AS WELL AS A QUARTERLY JOURNAL FEATURING ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR PROSECUTORS BY PROSECUTORS. CDAA PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN TRADITIONAL PRINT FORMAT AS WELL AS ELECTRONICALLY FOR PROSECUTORS TO ACCESS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 November 6, 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 June 2025.
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 March 1992.
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 November 4, 2026.

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