Community Partners EIN 95-4302067 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Administers federal funding to support community development, pandemic recovery efforts, essential workers, and critical water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure projects. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $87.4M in revenue, $81.2M in expenses, and $48.7M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1991
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
www.communitypartners.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$87.4MFY2021
Expenses
$81.2M
Net assets
$48.7M
People
23
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  95-4302067 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA Founded 1991
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Administers federal funding to support community development, pandemic recovery efforts, essential workers, and critical water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure projects.
Leadership
Paul Vandeventer · President & CEO · $389K
Money in and out
$87.4M revenue, $81.2M expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$87.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$81.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$48.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $6.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$87.4M
FY2021▲ +22%
Expenses
$81.2M
FY2021▲ +20%
Total assets
$58.6M
FY2021▲ +24%
Total liabilities
$9.9M
FY2021▲ +96%
Total revenue
$87.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$81.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$48.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$6.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$58.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommunity Partners
EINHdr · item D95-4302067
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.communitypartners.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1991
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$389,099Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$235,605Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Programs
$218,230Pt VII · Sec A
Project Director
$200,291Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir, Land Use So
$197,054Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Research, Human Rig
$192,807Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Human Resources
$191,850Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alicia Lara’s $387K as President & CEO is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 44 $100M+ community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Vandeventer Until 1221$513,768
Paul Vandeventer$300,000$389,099$366,733
Alicia Lara$387,333$374,108$354,646
Mamie Funahashi Until 0722$317,387$266,702
Joyce Williams$295,083$265,516
Andrew Levey$235,681$218,860$221,552$191,850
Mamie Funahashi$235,605$214,426
Zahirah Mann$229,908

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $15.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

County Community Equity Fund

The los angeles county department of health services and the los angeles county department of public health in partnership with community partners launched the county COVID-19 community equity fund to serve regions and communities disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic through resources and prevention.

$7.8Mprogram expense
02

Safe Place for Youth

Safe place for youth's mission is to find, stabilize, and assist homeless youth under the age of 25 and improve their lives.

$4.3Mprogram expense
03

F5la Ece Paf

F5LA ece paf is a partnership with first 5 los angeles to work with policy advocacy organizations to ensure that all children in los angeles county and particularly those at risk have access to affordable early care and education.

$3.2Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$82.3M · 94%
Program service revenue$4.7M · 5%
Contributions & grants94%$82.3M
Program service revenue5%$4.7M
Investment income$333K
Other revenue$345
— government grantsLn 1e$32.1M
Total revenueLn 12$87.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program services81%$65.6M
Management & general14%$11.0M
Fundraising6%$4.6M
Total functional expensesLn 25$81.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$58.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$48.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $32.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $81.2M · Less non-cash grants $257K · Cash operating expenses/yr $81.0M
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $65.6M · Total expenses $81.2M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $11.0M · Total expenses $81.2M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4.6M · Total expenses $81.2M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $4.4M · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $46.6M
$0.10 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $82.3M · Total revenue $87.4M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $32.1M · Total revenue $87.4M
37%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4.7M · Total revenue $87.4M
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $333K · Total revenue $87.4M
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4.7M · Total expenses $81.2M
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $87.4M · Prior year $71.6M
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $48.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $87.4M · Expenses $81.2M
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $58.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $48.7M · Total assets $58.6M
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $14.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $58.6M
25%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Vandeventer · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $389K · Total expenses $81.2M
0.5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $36.8M · Total expenses $81.2M
45%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $161K · Gross raised $9.1M
2%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 22%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Illuminative INCFY2025$105K
Deckaid INCFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$130K
Grants paid · 1,993 grants · $181.2M · 2019–2024
Public Health AdvocatesCA · FY2024$3,904,645
Greater Los Angeles INCCA · FY2024$1,618,546
City of Los Angeles Department of TransportionFY2024$1,360,083
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,245,000
Health Access FoundationCA · FY2024$950,000
Options for LearningCA · FY2024$880,000
First 5 Sonoma CountyFY2024$732,020
Public Works AllianceCA · FY2024$732,000
Full Circle Health NetworkFY2024$732,000
Children's Institute INCCA · FY2024$549,000
Aliados HealthCA · FY2024$541,871
Fresno Metropolitan MinistryCA · FY2024$516,000
The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2024$496,232
Wfc La inFY2024$472,669
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$180.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$114.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$84.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$87.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$71.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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