Community Partners
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $150.8 million
- Spending
- $150.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 61%
- Employees
- 942
- Volunteers
- 550
- Highest pay
- $459,385, president & 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: 52 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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 36% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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)
- $12.1 million spent. UCLA-UCSF ACES AWARE FAMILY RESILIENCE NETWORK (UCAAN): REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GRANT TO HELP CALIFORNIA'S MEDI-CAL SERVICES PROVIDERS TO MITIGATE THE HEALTH AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND TOXIC STRESS. PROVIDES TRAINING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, FUNDING, PEER LEARNING, AND EVALUATION FOR HEALTH CARE TEAMS IN DIVERSE CLINICAL SETTINGS TO COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TRANSFORM CLINICAL PRACTICE.
- $12.0 million spent. LA COUNTY CHILDCARE PROVIDER RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM (CPR): PROVIDED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO SUPPORT LICENSED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN REOPENING, MAINTAINING OR EXPANDING SERVICES AS PART OF RECOVERY FROM THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GRANTS TO HUNDREDS OF PROVIDERS HELPED TO PRESERVE AND/OR EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CHILDCARE SLOTS AVAILABLE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDCARE RELATED JOBS.
- $11.3 million spent. LA FOOD EQUITY FUND: DISTRIBUTED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO ALLEVIATE FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY AND BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM. INCLUDES (1) ESTABLISHING AND ADMINISTERING GRANTS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES TO LA COUNTY COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY, AND (2) ESTABLISHING AND ADMINISTERING CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES WORKING TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SYSTEMS AND SUPPLY CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, PROMOTE NUTRITION, AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC BENEFITS. OUR GRANTEES SERVED OVER 1.1 MILLION LA COUNTY RESIDENTS VIA 600+ FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AND HUNDREDS OF NUTRITION CLASSES AND HELPED OVER 1,500 ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS ENROLL IN CALFRESH.
- $93.7 million spent. OTHER PROJECTS FOCUS ON CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDES THE ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE TO COMMUNITIES.
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 1995.
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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