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US nonprofit · EIN 200800263 · Laguna Beach, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 200800263) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Western States Acquirers Association Inc

Revenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.1m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
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Western States Acquirers Association Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Deborah CammVice President2020
6 yrs
Jason PutnamPresident2020
6 yrs
Scott DefazioCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Thomas Lane Conner IVTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Deborah CammVice Presidentsince 2019
Jason PutnamVice Presidentsince 2018
John NewtonCompany secretarysince 2022
Linda StraubCompany secretarysince 2018
Matthew DreiseTreasurersince 2022
Pat FordPresident & CEO2018
Scott DefazioVice Presidentsince 2021
Thomas Lane Conner IVTreasurersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Glenn SmithVice President2$0
Sarah AdamsTreasurer2$0
Scott DefazioPresident2$0
John NewtonSecretary2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Western States Acquirers Association Inc
EIN
200800263
Address
1968 S Coast Hwy 2909, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651-3681
State
California
Mission
Credit card industry updates and education for changes in technology and standard practices in this industry. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S41 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Sarah Adams (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2020

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDeborah Camm
≥6years on the filingsJason Putnam
≥6years on the filingsScott Defazio
≥6years on the filingsThomas Lane Conner IV

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$1.6m
Employees
0