California Association of Joint Powers Authorities

Name

California Association of Joint Powers Authorities

Legal name

California Association of Joint Powers Authorities

Website

https://cajpa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CAJPA generates primary revenue through membership dues from JPA members, Affiliate members, and Associate members (service providers). There are over 100 member JPAs representing public agencies across California.
2. Accreditation Services: Accreditation program for risk management pools. Cost ranges from $3,250 to $11,000 based on JPA size (annual revenues) and number of coverage programs, with application fees of $250 or $500. Pre-accreditation review costs 60% of full accreditation fee.
3. Annual Conference & Events: Revenue from conference registrations, sponsorships, and exhibitor fees. The Fall Conference features various sponsorship tiers including Titanium, Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels with corresponding benefits.
4. Job Board Postings: Job posting fees: CAJPA Members $50, Non-members $100. Postings are automatically deleted after 90 days unless an earlier filing date is provided.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAJPA is a nonprofit membership association serving California Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs) — risk management pools formed by public agencies. It provides a multi-tier accreditation program, year-round professional development through conferences, summits, and an on-demand learning academy, legislative advocacy at the California Capitol, and a member community platform connecting 100+ JPA members and 100+ associate service-provider members.

Product overview

CAJPA is a professional association serving California Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs) through risk management services. The organization offers a unified platform of services including the CAJPA Accreditation Program for quality assurance, comprehensive professional development through Pooling Academy (on-demand courses), the Summit Series (four-track leadership program), Spring Summit, Finance & Technology Workshop, and LITL Program for claims management. Additional services include legislative advocacy, annual Fall Conference, CAJPA Cast podcast, community forums, job board, and three scholarship programs (Joseph Farell Professional Development, John Keenan Memorial, and Risk Management Practitioner). The association connects over 100 member JPAs representing 58 counties, 471 cities, over 1,000 school districts, and 3,500+ special districts across California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAJPA Cast: A podcast for all things pooling and the latest in public agency innovations, featuring episodes on AI policy, JPA fundamentals, and industry trends.
• Pooling Academy
• Summit Series

Products and services

• CAJPA Accreditation Program
• Pooling Academy
• Annual Fall Conference
• Spring Summit
• LITL Program
• Finance & Technology Workshop
• CAJPA Summit Series
• Legislative Advocacy Services
• Joseph Farell Professional Development Scholarship
• John Keenan Memorial Scholarship
• Risk Management Practitioner (RMP) Scholarship
• CAJPA Cast
• Community Forum
• Job Board

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 JPAs have achieved Accreditation with Excellence status, demonstrating adherence to highest quality and professional standards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered titanium sponsor, platinum sponsor, core and gold sponsor.

• Anthem Blue Crosstitanium sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerTitanium sponsor of CAJPA annual conference and events. Anthem Blue Cross provides health insurance products to public agencies and JPA members.
• Sedgwicktitanium sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerTitanium sponsor of CAJPA annual conference and events. Sedgwick is a claims management company providing third-party administration services to JPAs.
• AIMS (Acclamation Insurance Management Services)platinum sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor providing workers' compensation claims management services to CAJPA members.
• Alliantplatinum sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor offering insurance brokerage and consulting services to public entities.
• AP Keenanplatinum sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor providing insurance and benefits consulting to California public agencies.
• Kaiser Permanenteplatinum sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor offering health care coverage options to public sector employers and JPA members.
• Blue Shield of Californiaplatinum sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor providing health insurance products to California public agencies.
• AGRiP (Association of Governmental Risk Pools)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of governmental risk pools collaborating with CAJPA on Pooling Academy development and professional development programs. AGRiP also recognizes CAJPA leaders with annual awards.
• NLC-RISCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Pooling Academy development - comprehensive online learning center for the public entity pooling community, in partnership with AGRiP and CAJPA.
• Public Policy Partnership (P3)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAJPA's legislative advocate providing communications and advocacy support at all phases of legislative advocacy. P3 helps ensure CAJPA members are informed and involved in the advocacy process.
• YourMembership.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationAssociation management software provider powering CAJPA's website, membership management, event registration, job board, and member portal.
• Origami Riskgold sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor providing risk management software solutions to JPAs and public entities.
• SELF (Schools Excess Liability Fund)gold sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor and JPA member providing excess liability coverage to schools.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• California School Boards Association (CSBA): California statewide association for school district governance. CSBA serves school districts (1,000+) that are major constituents of several CAJPA member JPAs such as SELF and ACSIG, with comparable governance, training, and advocacy functions.
• League of California Cities: California statewide association for city governments. League of California Cities represents 471 California cities that are also JPA beneficiaries, giving it overlapping membership constituents and a comparable Sacramento advocacy and education model.
• California State Association of Counties (CSAC): California statewide association for county governments. CSAC represents all 58 California counties, a core constituent base for CAJPA's member JPAs, and operates a similar Sacramento-based legislative and education model.
• California Special Districts Association (CSDA): California statewide association representing special districts. CSDA serves a subset of CAJPA's member base (3,500+ special districts) with advocacy and education, making it a regional public-sector membership peer with similar operational mechanics.
• Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML IRP): Texas-based governmental risk pool serving municipal entities. TML IRP performs a similar pooled-risk function for Texas public agencies as CAJPA's member JPAs do for California, making it a structurally comparable regional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA): National association for public-sector risk management professionals across all entity types. PRIMA is a broader incumbent that overlaps CAJPA's professional development and credentialing mission but covers a wider scope beyond pooled risk entities.
• National Association of Counties (NACo): National association representing U.S. county governments. NACo is a broader incumbent in the same public-agency advocacy and education space that CAJPA occupies at the state level for risk-pool members.

Direct peers

• Association of Governmental Risk Pools (AGRiP): National membership association for governmental risk pools. AGRiP is CAJPA's direct national counterpart and Pooling Academy co-developer, sharing the same risk-pooling member base and advocacy function but at multi-state scale.
• Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA): California-focused association for public agency risk managers. PARMA serves a substantially overlapping California public-sector audience with education and networking, paralleling CAJPA's professional development and conference offerings.
• National League of Cities Risk Information Sharing Consortium (NLC-RISC): National city-focused risk-sharing and information consortium. NLC-RISC performs a pooling-coordination function parallel to CAJPA at the national level and is a co-developer of the Pooling Academy, making its member engagement directly comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cajpaorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/california-association-of-joint-powers-authorities
• Xx.com/cajpaconference

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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