California Association for Local Economic Development
A professional guild for a public mission, credentialing a craft whose whole purpose is to serve places its practitioners do not own.
Financial profile
California Association for Local Economic Development · EIN 94-2645503 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,510,614 | $728,581 | $750,422 | $1,405,445 | $671,299 | Jun 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,726,386 | $1,084,919 | $605,617 | $1,195,479 | $2,485,930 | Jun 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,980,951 | $1,203,893 | $755,634 | $924,131 | $4,875,187 | Jun 2021 |
| FY2020 | $4,133,078 | $3,558,975 | $551,002 | $985,556 | $3,818,367 | Jun 2020 |
| FY2019 | $1,013,606 | $215,651 | $772,962 | $1,008,315 | $524,437 | Jun 2019 |
| FY2018 | $1,031,125 | $166,090 | $839,245 | $912,371 | $519,146 | Jun 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies California Association for Local Economic Development is read alongside.
AAED
Arizona Association for Economic Development
A statewide professional community that credentials the practice of economic development and then speaks for…
16 companies named
NADO
National Association of Development Organizations
The association of regional development organizations, representing the districts that deliver economic…
5 companies named
CRMEA
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
A merged chamber and economic development body that gathered nearly 1,200 businesses under one roof and told…
6 companies named
APA
American Planning Association
The professional body of American planners, credentialing the field and advancing the making of great…
41 companies named
WIWCC
Williamson, Inc. (Williamson County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development)
A merged chamber and economic development office driving Williamson County's success by connecting, engaging…
124 companies named
Who backs CALED
Every company California Association for Local Economic Development names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| SCS-Engineers | Meeting sponsor | AWMA AAEES MC SWANA |
| PGE | Meeting sponsor | OMCC SFCC |
| RSG_LogoWithTag | Meeting sponsor | AAPOR |
| DTA-Logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| Fundica_Logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| Kosmont-40-Year-Logo-2026 | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| LozanoSmith-logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| open_rewards_logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| REMI | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| ResearchFDI-Logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| Retail-Strategies-Logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| RetailCoach | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| SiteSelectionmag_Logo | Media Partner | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
| Sunstone-Cities-logo | Meeting sponsor | Only California Association for Local Economic Development, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 CALED Annual Conference: Thank you to our Sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Logo wall without alt text; companies identified from image file names only. Logos whose file names do not clearly name a company, and government, tribal and nonprofit sponsors, omitted.
Who backs California Association for Local Economic Development's peers, but not California Association for Local Economic Development
Companies named publicly by at least one of California Association for Local Economic Development's five peer societies, and not found in California Association for Local Economic Development's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A professional guild for a public mission, credentialing a craft whose whole purpose is to serve places its practitioners do not own.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Movement and The League.
Strengths
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