Alliance for a Better Community
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ADVANCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE LATINO / A COMMUNITY AND THE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH POWER BUILDING AND POLICY ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $3.4 million
- Spending
- $3.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $245,338, ceo/ president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 48% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $850,722 spent. EDUCATION: MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESSNOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, ABC CONTINUES TO CO-CHAIR THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS, ADVANCING A VALUES-BASED POLICY AGENDA TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS (MLLS) IN LOS ANGELES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE CONSORTIUM HAS COORDINATED DATA, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ORGANIZING, AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO ENSURE LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.ABC ALSO DEVELOPED A NARRATIVE SHIFT WORKGROUP AIMED AT CHANGING THE MESSAGING TO AN ASSET-BASED APPROACH OF MULTILINGUALISM. ADDITIONALLY, ABC LEADS THE CONSORTIUM'S GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING WORKGROUP (GROW), WHICH CENTERS COMMUNITY VOICES IN SHAPING THE CONSORTIUM'S LOCAL AND STATEWIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION. OVER THE PAST YEAR, GROW PRIORITIZED ADVOCACY FOR INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS ACROSS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ADVANCED NARRATIVE CHANGE WORK TO POSITION MULTILINGUALISM AS A COMMUNITY ASSET.IN FY24-25, THE CONSORTIUM COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AGENDA UPDATE BUILDING ON ITS 2020 FRAMEWORK. THE PROCESS INCLUDED A CONSORTIUM-WIDE CONVENING, ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, GROW MEETINGS, AND THREE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS ENSURING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES DIRECTLY INFORMED THE FINAL AGENDA. ABC STAFF LED SYNTHESIS OF COMMUNITY INPUT, DRAFTED FRAMING MATERIALS, AND FACILITATED CROSS-SESSION ANALYSIS. THE UPDATED AGENDA WAS PRESENTED TO THE FULL CONSORTIUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN EARLY FALL AND NOW ANCHORS A RENEWED STATEWIDE AND LOCAL STRATEGY.VOICES OF HOPE AND MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARDSIN APRIL 2025, THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS HELD ITS INAUGURAL VOICES OF HOPE CELEBRATION, LAUNCHING THE MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE EXEMPLARY SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ADVANCING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS THROUGH THE STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY AND BILITERACY PATHWAY RECOGNITIONS. THE EVENT RECOGNIZED SEVEN LA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO BILITERACY. TO ANCHOR THE CELEBRATION, ABC PRODUCED A VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING MULTILINGUAL LEARNER STORIES SPOTLIGHTING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS WHOSE EXPERIENCES MAKE THE CASE FOR MULTILINGUALISM AS AN EDUCATIONAL ASSET. THE EVENT CONVENED MORE THAN 100 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM COMMUNITY-BASED AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND PARENTS OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACYABC AS THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS SUPPORTED SEVERAL STATE BILLS IMPACTING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, INCLUDING AB 48, AB 49, SB 98, AB 419, AND AB 148. DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE CYCLE, AB 49, SB 98, AB 419, AND AB 148 WERE SIGNED INTO LAW, ADVANCING PROTECTIONS AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.PLATICASPLATICAS, MONTHLY VIRTUAL CONVENINGS FOR ABC'S COMMUNITY LEADERS' NETWORK, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TIMELY, RELEVANT INFORMATION TO LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE FAMILIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES, CONNECTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EXPERTS AND RESOURCES ON TOPICS ALIGNED WITH CURRENT NEEDS. PLATICAS SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR PARENTS TO BE HEARD, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, AND ASK QUESTIONS OF ISSUE EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER.IN FY24-25, ABC TOOK ON LEADERSHIP OF THE COLLEGE FOR ALL COALITION, A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES WORKING TO EXPAND COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR IN LOS ANGELES.UNDER ABC'S LEADERSHIP, THE COLLEGE FOR ALL COALITION RETURNED TO SACRAMENTO FOR ITS ANNUAL ADVOCACY DAY, WITH OVER 40 ADVOCATES GATHERED AT THE CAPITOL TO PUSH FOR POLICIES THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITY AND PROTECT IMMIGRANT AND UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITIES ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THROUGH 40 LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS, ADVOCATES RALLIED BEHIND KEY BILLS LIKE AB 49 (SAFE HAVEN SCHOOLS) AND SB 98 (THE SAFE ACT). OTHER BILL PRIORITIES INCLUDED KEY BILLS LIKE AB 731 (COLLEGE AND CAREER ACCESS PATHWAYS), SB 323 (CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT APPLICATION ACCESS), AND SB 761 (CALFRESH STUDENT ELIGIBILITY)ALL AIMED AT EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO COLLEGE PATHWAYS, FINANCIAL AID, AND BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT SO STUDENTS CAN ENROLL, PERSIST, AND SUCCEED.
- $724,311 spent. FUERZA FUNDFUERZA FUND, AN ABC INITIATIVE, DIRECTS FLEXIBLE CAPITAL TO ORGANIZATIONS AND TO FAMILIES NAVIGATING URGENT CRISES IN LOS ANGELES. THE FUND OPERATES FROM THREE PILLARS: RESPONSE: RAPID RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES NAVIGATING URGENT CRISES; RECOVERY: SUSTAINED INVESTMENT TO STABILIZE FAMILIES, STRENGTHEN COALITIONS, AND REBUILD COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE; AND RESILIENCE: LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO GROW CAPACITY, BUILD LEADERSHIP, AND EXERCISE CIVIC POWER.IN FY24-25, FUERZA FUND FOCUSED ON RECOVERY IN THE WAKE OF THE LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES, PRIORITIZING ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND UNIQUELY IMPACTED HOUSEHOLDS.
- $235,218 spent. VOTER OUTREACHABC CONTINUED ITS INTEGRATED VOTER ENGAGEMENT (IVE) STRATEGY UNDER THE SELA VOTES! INITIATIVE TO INCREASE LATINA/O VOTER PARTICIPATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES REGION LONG DEFINED AS A CIVIC DESERT WITH LOW, DECLINING, OR STAGNANT TURNOUT DESPITE A LATINA/O-MAJORITY POPULATION.
- $530,761 spent. LATINO/A SCORECARD RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN FY24-25, ABC DELIVERED MULTIPLE PUBLIC POLICY WINS AND ADVANCED VARIOUS POLICY AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS STEMMING FROM RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED IN THE ABC 2021 LATINO/A SCORECARD REPORT: A POLICY ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMING LOS ANGELES, WHICH ANSWERED A SERIES OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING LATINA/OS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ESTABLISHED A GRADE/SCORE IN FIVE DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS. THE SCORECARD REPORT UPLIFTED THE ASSETS THAT LATINA/OS BRING TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITY GAPS THAT HAVE ACTED AS BARRIERS THAT PREVENT LATINA/O COMMUNITIES FROM FULLY THRIVING. THE SCORECARD CULMINATED INTO A REPORT WITH SECONDARY RESEARCH ANALYSES AND PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS - INFORMED BY ISSUE EXPERTS AND THE COMMUNITY - ACROSS VARIOUS AREAS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING MOVED FORWARD IN ADVOCACY, ORGANIZING, POWER BUILDING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS ACROSS SPECIFIC AREAS.CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEABC HAS CONTINUED LEADING EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTREME INEQUITIES THAT EXIST IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (SELA) COUNTY REGION WITH REGARDS TO THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LACK OF ACCESS TO RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE INTERNET PREVENTED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH MAJORITY LATINA/O RESIDENTS ACCESSING SERVICES.ABC LAUNCHED A REVISED PARENT ACADEMY, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG LATINA/O PARENTS OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) STUDENTS, WHO ARE TOO OFTEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN CIVIC LEADERSHIP. THE DIGITAL EQUITY ADVOCACY TRAINING SESSIONS TAKE PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST L.A., INCLUDING BELL GARDENS, CUDAHY, HUNTINGTON PARK, WALNUT PARK, AND SOUTH GATE. THIS EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM DEVELOPS DIGITAL EQUITY CHAMPIONS THROUGH POWER-BUILDING AND ADVOCACY SKILLS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY, ABC ALSO CONDUCTED DIGITAL EQUITY TRAININGS AT THREE SELA SCHOOLS, LIBERTY BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY, MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND WALNUT PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, REACHING OVER 233 PARENTS IN 2024 SO FAR. THESE BILINGUAL SESSIONS, OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, COVERED CRUCIAL TOPICS SUCH AS EQUITY VS. EQUALITY, THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNET ACCESS FOR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTANDING ADVOCACY AND THE ROLE OF ADVOCATES, AND THE LATEST POLICY UPDATES ON DIGITAL EQUITY. THE PARENT ACADEMY HAS ENGAGED COMMUNITY LEADERS IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDING LAUSD PUBLIC COMMENT, STATE LEGISLATIVE VISITS IN SACRAMENTO, AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA INTERVIEWS. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICETARTA AIR QUALITY MONITORINGABC IS COLLABORATING WITH UC IRVINE ON A COMMUNITY-LEVEL AIR QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT USING THE INNOVATIVE TOXIC-METAL AEROSOL REAL-TIME ANALYSIS (TARTA) DEVICE TO MEASURE TOXIC METALS IN THE AIR. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL MONITORS, WHICH CAN COST UPWARDS OF $150,000, THE TARTA DEVICE OFFERS AN ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE SOLUTION FOR COMMUNITY MONITORING. THE INITIAL FOCUS IS SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES, A REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT AND LONGSTANDING AIR QUALITY CONCERNS. ABC HAS COMPLETED TWO MONITORING SEGMENTS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, WITH DATA FROM EACH SEGMENT EXPECTED WITHIN TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY TARGETS HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDING TOXIC METALS SUCH AS CHROMIUM, NICKEL, AND COBALT THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BUT ARE NOT CAPTURED BY STANDARD AIR QUALITY MONITORS. FINDINGS WILL EQUIP COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT REDUCE POLLUTION AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH.CIVIC ENGAGEMENTYES ON MEASURES DD & LLABC WAS A KEY PARTNER IN THE SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO PASS MEASURES DD AND LL, WHICH ESTABLISHED INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESPECTIVELY. ABC LED PHONE BANKING EFFORTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR BOTH MEASURES. BOTH MEASURES PASSED WITH APPROXIMATELY 75% VOTER APPROVAL, COLLECTING NEARLY 1.9 MILLION COMBINED VOTES IN FAVOR. THE PASSAGE OF MEASURES DD AND LL ADVANCES ABC'S LONG-STANDING ADVOCACY THROUGH THE OUR LA COALITION FOR A MORE EQUITABLE, TRANSPARENT, AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED REDISTRICTING PROCESS THAT AMPLIFIES LATINA/O VOICES IN LOCAL DECISION-MAKING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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