Association of California Cities
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$988k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.1m
$543k liabilities
Net assets
$574k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.9y av
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Rhonda Shader
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Association of California Cities' network
13 people7 organisationsi13 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Shader Chair | Leg Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bob Ruesch | Large City Rep | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Crystal Miles | 3rd District | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jamey Federico | 1st VP & SECRET | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Janine Heft | Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jessie Lopez | 2nd District | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Taylor | 5th District | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Patrick Harper | 1st DISTRICT | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Stephanie Klopfenstein | President. | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen Faessel | 4th District | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tanya Doby | 2nd VP & Treasu | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tony Strickland | Large City | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Will O'Neill | Large City | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce E Channing | CEO | since 2019 |
| Heather Stratman | CEO | 2018 |
| Kris Murray | Executive Dir. | 2022 |
| Kristine Murray | Executive Dir. | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristine Murray | Executive Director | 0 | $261k | ||
| Lauren Kline | Director of Programs & Ops | 0 | $148k | ||
| Jamey Federico | President | 7 | $0 | ||
| Tanya Doby | 1st Vice President | 7 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Sweeney | 2nd Vice President | 7 | $0 | ||
| Bob Ruesch | Chair | 7 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Klopfenstein | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| Norma Campos | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| John Stephens | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| John Gyllenhammer | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| Gracey van der Mark | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| Crystal Miles | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| Chad Wanke | Director | 7 | $0 | ||
| Robyn Grant | Director | 7 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Association of California Cities
- EIN
- 800670293
- Address
- 25108 Marguerite Pkwy A225, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692-2497
- State
- California
- Mission
- To support local control and promote good governance & policy making among orange county leaders. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B03 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Jamey Federico (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJanine Heft
≥7years on the filingsStephanie Klopfenstein
≥6years on the filingsJamey Federico
≥5years on the filingsPatrick Harper
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
- $543k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $574k
- Contributions and grants received
- $820k
- Program service revenue
- $169k
- Employees
- 4