Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (CNM) FOSTERS THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY EQUIPPING NONPROFIT LEADERS AND GROUPS WITH ACCESS TO CURRENT BEST MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE PRACTICES TO EXPAND THEIR IMPACT AND REACH. MOST ORGANIZATIONS SERVED BY CNM OPERATE IN AND AROUND LA COUNTY, HOME TO MORE THAN 30% OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. GIVEN THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FORCES PUTTING PRESSURE ON SOCIAL STRUCTURES TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY: NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBERS, EXECUTIVES, AND ALIGNED PEER GROUPS TURN TO CNM TO LEARN HOW TO OPERATE MORE STRATEGICALLY, FIND SOLUTIONS, DELIVER RESULTS, AND ADAPT AT AN EXPONENTIAL PACE.
- Income
- $11.5 million
- Spending
- $10.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 60%
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $239,502, president and ceo
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: 59 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 166% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 42% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 (3)
- $6.5 million spent. (A&E): CNM STRENGTHENED SECTOR ENGAGEMENT AND COLLECTIVE ACTION THROUGH COORDINATED POLICY, PARTNERSHIP, AND ACTIVATION STRATEGIES THAT MOBILIZED NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION CONVENED AND EXPANDED COALITIONS OF MORE THAN 150 NONPROFITS TO ADVANCE CONTRACTING REFORM EFFORTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WHILE COLLABORATING WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO DEVELOP POLICY ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS TO SUPPORT MOVEMENT BUILDING. CNM ALSO ADVANCED ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SECURE RENEWED FUNDING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAMS AND EXPANDED SECTOR READINESS THROUGH CONTRACTING TOOLKITS AND TARGETED TRAINING OFFERINGS. COMPLEMENTING THESE EFFORTS, CNM'S STRATEGIC CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIP PORTFOLIO SUPPORTED FIVE PUBLIC SECTOR INITIATIVES (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) PROVIDING GRANTS ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 120 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ACTIVATION HUB SUPPORTS, REGRANTING INITIATIVES, AND RESPONSIVE WILDFIRE RECOVERY RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT SUSTAINABILITY AND WORKFORCE RESILIENCE.
- $1.0 million spent. (L&I): CNM ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES THROUGH REDESIGNED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND EXPANDED SECTOR ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. VARIOUS STRATEGIES WERE USED TO DELIVER SERVICES AND ENGAGE PARTNERS. VIA COHORT-BASED EXPERIENCES, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED MORE THAN 180 NONPROFITS EMPHASIZING NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT, PEER CONNECTION, AND ACTION-ORIENTED TOOLS. THROUGH THE LEARNING AND EVENTS CENTER, HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING HALF-DAY AND FULL-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS OFFERED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. TO MAINTAIN AFFORDABILITY AND WIDESPREAD ACCESS, CNM HAS BEEN CULTIVATING ONGOING AND NEW CAPACITY-BUILDING PARTNERS (I.E. CONSULTANTS, FIRMS, SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS) TO SUPPORT BOTH ADMISSION TO CNM (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) TRAININGS AND CONTENT DELIVERY. BY INTENTIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS, STAFF UPSKILLING, AND RESPONDING TO SECTOR TRENDS AND RESEARCH FINDINGS, CNM HAS MAINTAINED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND CONTINUES TO SERVE AS AN INVALUABLE LEADER WITHIN SOUTHERN CA'S NONPROFIT ECOSYSTEM.
- $986,317 spent. (RSI): CNM EXPANDED ITS RESEARCH AND DATA LEADERSHIP THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN SECTOR INTELLIGENCE, EVALUATION, AND WORKFORCE RESEARCH. THE ORGANIZATION DEPLOYED MAJOR SECTOR DATA ASSETS INCLUDING THE NONPROFIT DIRECTORY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 40,000 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION ENTRIES AND THE SOCIAL IMPACT INDUSTRY REPORT DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAEDC, REINFORCING CNM'S ROLE AS A REGIONAL RESEARCH AND RESOURCE HUB. CNM FURTHER DEMONSTRATED RESPONSIVE RESEARCH CAPACITY BY SURVEYING MORE THAN 400 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CONDUCTING TARGETED INTERVIEWS TO ASSESS WILDFIRE IMPACTS ON THE SECTOR. BUILDING ON THIS FOUNDATION, CNM LAUNCHED THE STATE OF THE NONPROFIT WORKER INITIATIVE ENCOMPASSING COMPENSATION, WORKFORCE, AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH COMPONENTS.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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