Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association
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What it says it does
THE LIVERMORE VALLEY WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCE, PROTECT, AND PROMOTE THE QUALITY WINES, VINEYARDS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE LIVERMORE VALLEY WINE COUNTRY.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 48
- Highest pay
- $188,713, executive director
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)
- LESS THAN AN HOUR EAST OF SAN FRANCISCO, LIVERMORE VALLEY WINE COUNTRY WELCOMES VISITORS WITH A FLOURISHING EXPANSE OF VINEYARDS, WINERIES, AND WINE COUNTRY EXPERIENCES. ATTRACTED TO THE RICH WINEMAKING TRADITION, CLIMATE, SOIL, AND GEOGRAPHY, NEW WINEMAKERS AND VINEYARDISTS ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE FIFTH-GENERATION WINEGROWERS TO CREATE THIS LIVERMORE VALLEY WINE RENAISSANCE. THE REGION NOW HAS OVER 40 WINERIES, SEVERAL MORE ABOUT TO OPEN, AND MORE THAN 3,000 ACRES OF VINEYARDS. WINERIES VARY IN SIZE FROM LIMITED RELEASE, 100-CASE LABORS OF LOVE TO 400,000-CASE INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHTS, AND GRAPES RANGE FROM FAMILIAR MERLOT AND CHARDONNAY TO ITALIAN, RHONE, AND SPANISH VARIETIES. WELCOMING TASTING ROOMS SHOWCASE AWARD-WINNING WINES AND OFFER YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE MYRIAD HAPPENINGS AT INDIVIDUAL WINERIES, THE LIVERMORE VALLEY WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS SEVERAL CONSUMER EVENTS EACH YEAR, SHOWCASING THE TALENT, ENERGY, AND FINE WINES OF THE REGION.
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 December 1995.
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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