California Restaurant Association
A 120 year old statewide association that calls itself the definitive voice of California foodservice, arming some 22,000 restaurants with advocacy, legal defense and training.
Financial profile
California Restaurant Association · EIN 95-1241045 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,357,020 | $487,634 | $3,069,613 | $6,656,182 | $15,301,451 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $6,038,099 | $491,662 | $3,247,557 | $6,233,276 | $14,506,839 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $6,835,260 | $877,964 | $2,908,362 | $5,721,236 | $18,357,379 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $4,130,500 | $232,114 | $2,612,211 | $6,406,889 | $16,529,077 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $6,122,171 | $386,506 | $3,397,409 | $6,768,110 | $16,214,245 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $17,292,195 | $396,507 | $3,431,297 | $7,276,729 | $14,411,299 | Dec 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 Restaurant Association is read alongside.
NRA
National Restaurant Association
The staffed national association of the restaurant and foodservice industry, pairing member advocacy and…
8 companies named
CGA
California Grocers Association
A century old coalition that turns hundreds of separate grocers into one voice at the California Capitol
7 companies named
HANYC
Hotel Association of New York City
One of the nation's oldest hotel trade associations, the collective voice of New York City's hotels and the…
66 companies named
CNCDA
California New Car Dealers Association
A century old mutual defense pact for nearly 1,200 franchised dealerships that speaks to the Capitol with one…
33 companies named
AGCC
Associated General Contractors of California
The assembled voice of California's builders, the state's largest construction trade association since 1920
13 companies named
Who backs CRA
Every company California Restaurant Association 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | Corporate partner | ACC BCC CP CCC CCC +3 |
| Optum Perks | Corporate partner | ACG AHIMA DBSA FHCA NRHA +3 |
| UnitedHealthcare | Corporate partner | CCC CDN ECF GOCC GPC +3 |
| Fisher & Phillips LLP | Corporate partner | CNCDA GFLCC KCC NAM NLBA +2 |
| DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS® National Accounts | Corporate partner | BPAA CTA NMHC NRA NRECA +1 |
| Elavon by U.S. Bank | Corporate partner | ABA AFP ETA GFOA JC +1 |
| Jackson Lewis | Corporate partner | ADAA GKCCC NLBA NMCC PLUS |
| Paychex | Corporate partner | CSCPA LCCN MMS MHA NAEA |
| Square | Corporate partner | ABA A BA ETA |
| BMI | Corporate partner | ASMAC GMS NAIE |
| Wilson Elser LLP | Corporate partner | CS DVDB I |
| CRA’s Cost Analysis Powered by Schooley Mitchell | Corporate partner | CVMA AMT |
| Paylocity | Corporate partner | ACSI |
| Adesso | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Berliner Cohen LLP | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Cerity | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| EmployeeMetrics ® | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| EMPLOYERS | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Foodini | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| HealthiestYou by Teladoc | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Intrepid Direct Insurance | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Locl | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Mysite.ai | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Owner.com | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Sandler Partners | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
| Zaller Law Group | Corporate partner | Only California Restaurant Association, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
CRA Marketplace partners. Read September 27, 2026. Member discount and affinity partners. CRA's own programs, ServSafe and trade show listings left out; Paychex and Sandler Partners listed twice on the page, recorded once.
Homepage sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Sponsor logos shown on the homepage (entries dated 2025).
Who backs California Restaurant Association's peers, but not California Restaurant Association
Companies named publicly by at least one of California Restaurant Association's five peer societies, and not found in California Restaurant Association's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A 120 year old statewide association that calls itself the definitive voice of California foodservice, arming some 22,000 restaurants with advocacy, legal defense and training.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The League
Far-flung, and stronger for it.
The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.
Also reads toward The Republic and The Guild.
Strengths
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