Alliance For A Better Community

Organization Overview

Alliance For A Better Community is located in Los Angeles, CA. The organization was established in 2001. According to its NTEE Classification (S05) the organization is classified as: Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis, under the broad grouping of Community Improvement & Capacity Building and related organizations. As of 06/2022, Alliance For A Better Community employed 9 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Alliance For A Better Community is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2022, Alliance For A Better Community generated $1.1m in total revenue. All expenses for the organization totaled $1.3m during the year ending 06/2022. While expenses have increased by 32.6% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2022, Alliance For A Better Community has awarded 22 individual grants totaling $878,000. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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ADVANCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE LATINO/A COMMUNITY AND THE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH POWER BUILDING AND POLICY ADVOCACY.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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1. LATINO/A SCORECARD RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTABC LAUNCHED THE LATINO/A SCORECARD REPORT: A POLICY ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMING LOS ANGELES WHICH ANSWERS A SERIES OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING LATINO/AS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ESTABLISHES A GRADE/SCORE IN FIVE DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS. THE SCORECARD REPORT UPLIFTS THE ASSETS THAT LATINO/AS BRING TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITY GAPS THAT HAVE ACTED AS BARRIERS THAT PREVENT LATINO/A 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. 2. K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATIONDUAL LANGUAGE LEARNER AND ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESSNOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, ABC CONTINUES TO CO-CHAIR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER (EL) SUCCESS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ABC HAS EMBARKED ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE A VALUES-BASED POLICY AGENDA FOR ELS AND DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS (DLLS) TO HAVE GREATER SUCCESS IN LOS ANGELES. THIS INITIATIVE COORDINATES DATA, RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO IMPACT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR ELS/DLLS. ABC HAS LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO WORK GROUPS FOCUSED ON POLICY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ORGANIZING IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE TAILORED OPTIONS FOR CONSORTIUM MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS. BOTH WORK GROUPS ARE STAFFED BY COMMUNICATIONS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NECESSARY NARRATIVE STRATEGIES. ABC WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP PASS A LOS ANGELESUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION TO IMPROVE DISTANCE LEARNING.MEASURES TOOK INTO ACCOUNT STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT,SOCIOEMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PLANS FOR ADDITIONALSUPPORT FOR HIGH-NEED STUDENTS, LIKE ENGLISH LEARNERS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.ABC ALSO CELEBRATED ADVOCACY EFFORTS WHEN THE LOS ANGELESUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) SCHOOL BOARD PLEDGED TO PROTECT ANDDOUBLE EQUITY-BASED FUNDING FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR. ABC PROVIDED KEY SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO PUSH FOR CHANGE AND TOOK THE LEAD ON A RESOLUTION LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT INCLUDED DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS.CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEABC IS NOW 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 LATINO/A RESIDENTS ACCESSING SERVICES AND LIFELINES FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. WHETHER ACCESSING CRITICAL VACCINE AND COVID-19 TESTING OR TRYING TO JOIN A CLASS THROUGH VIRTUAL LEARNING, THE DIGITAL DIVIDE SPOTLIGHTED ENORMOUS INEQUITIES THAT EXIST FOR LATINO/AS TO ACCESS THE INTERNET AND THE LACK OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO BUILD THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. ABC IS ENGAGING PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE HOW THEY ARE BEING DIRECTLY IMPACTED. ABC CONTINUES TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE LIST OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH MORE THAN 50 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATION EQUITY ORGANIZATIONS CALLING ON SPECIFIC STEPS THAT ARE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THAT EXISTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.VICTORY FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONABC JOINED A LEADING STATEWIDE ADVOCACY PARTNER, THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY, AT THE HISTORIC SIGNING OF ASSEMBLY BILLS 928, 1111, AND 469. AFTER YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS THESE GOALS, THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS VICTORY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. ALL BILLS FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED THE WAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA. THESE ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS WERE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND ALLOCATED $47.1 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA!THE NEW LAWS CREATED A GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO THE UC AND CSU; ESTABLISHED A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING K-12 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED TO SIMPLIFYING TRANSFER; AND PLACED COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS ONTO THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR TRANSFER PATHWAY TO INCREASE THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF TRANSFERRING SUCCESSFULLY.IN ADDITION, BILLS REQUIRE THE ADOPTION TO A COMMON COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR STUDENTS AND INCREASE TRANSFER RATES FOR STUDENTS. THIS IS A NECESSARY CHANGE THAT POSITIVELY AFFECTS STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES.FINALLY, NEW REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR ALL STUDENTS, BY SEPTEMBER 2022, TO SUBMIT A FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) OR A CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT APPLICATION.TOGETHER, THESE STUDENT-CENTERED BILLS ADDRESS THE DISMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER RATES THAT HAVE PERSISTED FOR DECADES; LESS THAN 3% OF STUDENTS TRANSFER AFTER TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN HALF AFTER SIX YEARS. THIS HISTORIC LEGISLATION WILL STREAMLINE THE TRANSFER PROCESS FOR MILLIONS OF STUDENTS BY INCREASING COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR STATE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SUCCESS. 3. CIVIC ENGAGEMENTSELA VOTESAS PART OF GROWING LATINO ELECTORAL POWER, ABC PARTNERED WITH FIVE BASE BUILDING, TRUSTED MESSENGERS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO LAUNCH THE SELA VOTES! PROGRAM. SELA VOTES! IS AN EFFORT TO TARGET A LATINO/A-MAJORITY CIVIC DESSERT IN LA COUNTY AND BUILD THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE LATINO VOTER TURNOUT. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1) CREATING A COALITION OF GROUPS, 2) INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL CBOS FOR ELECTORAL WORK, 3) SECURING FUNDING FOR PARTNERS, 4) GROWING A BASE OF PAID AND VOLUNTEER CANVASSERS, 5) CONDUCTING PEER-TO-PEER VOTER OUTREACH FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS IN JUNE AND NOVEMBER RESPECTIVELY. THE GOAL REACHED BY THIS INITIATIVE WAS TO DEVELOP AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROW A BASE OF LATINO/A VOTERS THAT WILL TURNOUT AND VOTE FOR COMMON SENSE LOCAL INITIATIVES AND STATEWIDE MEASURES. THE FIRST FOUR STRATEGIES ABOVE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND ACHIEVED. PLATICASPLATICAS ARE MONTHLY VIRTUAL CONVENINGS FOR ABCS PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS HAVE SERVED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME AND VALUABLE INFORMATION TO OUR PARENT NETWORK BY INVITING EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS AIMED AT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATICAS SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE PARENTS TO BE HEARD AND HAVE OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ASK QUESTIONS. AS PART OF OUR VISION TO BUILD UP COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE NEED TO GIVE PARENTS THE PROPER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AND LEADERSHIP. WITH EACH MONTH COMES A NEW TOPIC TO LEARN ABOUT. WE CHOOSE OUR TOPIC BASED ON CURRENT EVENTS AND NEEDS IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT TIME OF YEAR. WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR ISSUE/CONTENT EXPERTISE WITH OUR PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS ALLOW FOR PARENTS TO CREATE A BETTER SHARED IDENTITY WITH OTHER PARENT LEADERS IN OUR NETWORK AND HELP THEM BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT PARENTS THEN CREATE MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLATICAS CON ABC.4. ECONOMIC PROSPERITYCOMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND (CERF) ABC HAS HELD A SEAT AT THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND (CERF) STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS, LA COUNTY CERF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND LA COUNTY CERF DATA AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE. CERF LA WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC DISTRESS OF COVID-19 BY SUPPORTING NEW PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO DIVERSIFY LOCAL ECONOMIES AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES THAT CREATE HIGH-QUALITY, BROADLY ACCESSIBLE JOBS FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. OUT OF 90+ ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE LA COUNTY REGIONAL EFFORTS, ABC IS THE SOLE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZING HIGHER EDUCATION AS AN ISSUE OR PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. WHILE THE CAPACITY TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE IS A CHALLENGE, ABC RECOGNIZES THE TREMENDOUS NEED AND OPPORTUNITY THIS WOULD PRESENT FOR EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. 5. HEALTHABC CONTINUED TO WORK IN A KEY STATEWIDE COALITION TO ADVANCETHE GOALS OF THE HEALTH4ALL CAMPAIGN TO ADVOCATE FOR A HEALTH CARESYSTEM THAT PROVIDES FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. ABC AND PARTNERS INCREASEDAWARENESS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGN EFFORTS TO EXPAND MEDI-CAL TO ALL LOW-INCOME ADULTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, RECOGNIZING THE CRUCIAL LINK BETWEEN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. (2021) AS A MEMBER OF SELA COLLABORATIVE, ABC DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTEDA PEER-TO-PEER VACCINE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM, THE SELA VACCINE OUTREACH PROGRAM, FUNDED FROM THE STATE. LED BY PARENTS, THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF VACCINES AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING AN


1. LATINO/A SCORECARD RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTABC LAUNCHED THE LATINO/A SCORECARD REPORT: A POLICY ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMING LOS ANGELES WHICH ANSWERS A SERIES OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING LATINO/AS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ESTABLISHES A GRADE/SCORE IN FIVE DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS. THE SCORECARD REPORT UPLIFTS THE ASSETS THAT LATINO/AS BRING TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITY GAPS THAT HAVE ACTED AS BARRIERS THAT PREVENT LATINO/A 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. 2. K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATIONDUAL LANGUAGE LEARNER AND ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESSNOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, ABC CONTINUES TO CO-CHAIR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER (EL) SUCCESS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ABC HAS EMBARKED ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE A VALUES-BASED POLICY AGENDA FOR ELS AND DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS (DLLS) TO HAVE GREATER SUCCESS IN LOS ANGELES. THIS INITIATIVE COORDINATES DATA, RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO IMPACT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR ELS/DLLS. ABC HAS LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO WORK GROUPS FOCUSED ON POLICY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ORGANIZING IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE TAILORED OPTIONS FOR CONSORTIUM MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS. BOTH WORK GROUPS ARE STAFFED BY COMMUNICATIONS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NECESSARY NARRATIVE STRATEGIES. ABC WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP PASS A LOS ANGELESUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION TO IMPROVE DISTANCE LEARNING.MEASURES TOOK INTO ACCOUNT STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT,SOCIOEMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PLANS FOR ADDITIONALSUPPORT FOR HIGH-NEED STUDENTS, LIKE ENGLISH LEARNERS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.ABC ALSO CELEBRATED ADVOCACY EFFORTS WHEN THE LOS ANGELESUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) SCHOOL BOARD PLEDGED TO PROTECT ANDDOUBLE EQUITY-BASED FUNDING FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR. ABC PROVIDED KEY SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO PUSH FOR CHANGE AND TOOK THE LEAD ON A RESOLUTION LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT INCLUDED DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS.CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEABC IS NOW 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 LATINO/A RESIDENTS ACCESSING SERVICES AND LIFELINES FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. WHETHER ACCESSING CRITICAL VACCINE AND COVID-19 TESTING OR TRYING TO JOIN A CLASS THROUGH VIRTUAL LEARNING, THE DIGITAL DIVIDE SPOTLIGHTED ENORMOUS INEQUITIES THAT EXIST FOR LATINO/AS TO ACCESS THE INTERNET AND THE LACK OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO BUILD THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. ABC IS ENGAGING PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE HOW THEY ARE BEING DIRECTLY IMPACTED. ABC CONTINUES TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE LIST OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH MORE THAN 50 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATION EQUITY ORGANIZATIONS CALLING ON SPECIFIC STEPS THAT ARE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THAT EXISTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.VICTORY FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONABC JOINED A LEADING STATEWIDE ADVOCACY PARTNER, THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY, AT THE HISTORIC SIGNING OF ASSEMBLY BILLS 928, 1111, AND 469. AFTER YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS THESE GOALS, THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS VICTORY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. ALL BILLS FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED THE WAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA. THESE ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS WERE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND ALLOCATED $47.1 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA!THE NEW LAWS CREATED A GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO THE UC AND CSU; ESTABLISHED A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING K-12 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED TO SIMPLIFYING TRANSFER; AND PLACED COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS ONTO THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR TRANSFER PATHWAY TO INCREASE THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF TRANSFERRING SUCCESSFULLY.IN ADDITION, BILLS REQUIRE THE ADOPTION TO A COMMON COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR STUDENTS AND INCREASE TRANSFER RATES FOR STUDENTS. THIS IS A NECESSARY CHANGE THAT POSITIVELY AFFECTS STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES.FINALLY, NEW REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR ALL STUDENTS, BY SEPTEMBER 2022, TO SUBMIT A FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) OR A CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT APPLICATION.TOGETHER, THESE STUDENT-CENTERED BILLS ADDRESS THE DISMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER RATES THAT HAVE PERSISTED FOR DECADES; LESS THAN 3% OF STUDENTS TRANSFER AFTER TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN HALF AFTER SIX YEARS. THIS HISTORIC LEGISLATION WILL STREAMLINE THE TRANSFER PROCESS FOR MILLIONS OF STUDENTS BY INCREASING COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR STATE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SUCCESS. 3. CIVIC ENGAGEMENTSELA VOTESAS PART OF GROWING LATINO ELECTORAL POWER, ABC PARTNERED WITH FIVE BASE BUILDING, TRUSTED MESSENGERS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO LAUNCH THE SELA VOTES! PROGRAM. SELA VOTES! IS AN EFFORT TO TARGET A LATINO/A-MAJORITY CIVIC DESSERT IN LA COUNTY AND BUILD THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE LATINO VOTER TURNOUT. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: 1) CREATING A COALITION OF GROUPS, 2) INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL CBOS FOR ELECTORAL WORK, 3) SECURING FUNDING FOR PARTNERS, 4) GROWING A BASE OF PAID AND VOLUNTEER CANVASSERS, 5) CONDUCTING PEER-TO-PEER VOTER OUTREACH FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS IN JUNE AND NOVEMBER RESPECTIVELY. THE GOAL REACHED BY THIS INITIATIVE WAS TO DEVELOP AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROW A BASE OF LATINO/A VOTERS THAT WILL TURNOUT AND VOTE FOR COMMON SENSE LOCAL INITIATIVES AND STATEWIDE MEASURES. THE FIRST FOUR STRATEGIES ABOVE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND ACHIEVED. PLATICASPLATICAS ARE MONTHLY VIRTUAL CONVENINGS FOR ABCS PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS HAVE SERVED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME AND VALUABLE INFORMATION TO OUR PARENT NETWORK BY INVITING EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS AIMED AT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATICAS SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE PARENTS TO BE HEARD AND HAVE OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ASK QUESTIONS. AS PART OF OUR VISION TO BUILD UP COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE NEED TO GIVE PARENTS THE PROPER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AND LEADERSHIP. WITH EACH MONTH COMES A NEW TOPIC TO LEARN ABOUT. WE CHOOSE OUR TOPIC BASED ON CURRENT EVENTS AND NEEDS IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT TIME OF YEAR. WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR ISSUE/CONTENT EXPERTISE WITH OUR PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS ALLOW FOR PARENTS TO CREATE A BETTER SHARED IDENTITY WITH OTHER PARENT LEADERS IN OUR NETWORK AND HELP THEM BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT PARENTS THEN CREATE MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLATICAS CON ABC.4. ECONOMIC PROSPERITYCOMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND (CERF) ABC HAS HELD A SEAT AT THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND (CERF) STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS, LA COUNTY CERF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND LA COUNTY CERF DATA AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE. CERF LA WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC DISTRESS OF COVID-19 BY SUPPORTING NEW PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO DIVERSIFY LOCAL ECONOMIES AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES THAT CREATE HIGH-QUALITY, BROADLY ACCESSIBLE JOBS FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. OUT OF 90+ ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE LA COUNTY REGIONAL EFFORTS, ABC IS THE SOLE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZING HIGHER EDUCATION AS AN ISSUE OR PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. WHILE THE CAPACITY TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE IS A CHALLENGE, ABC RECOGNIZES THE TREMENDOUS NEED AND OPPORTUNITY THIS WOULD PRESENT FOR EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. 5. HEALTHABC CONTINUED TO WORK IN A KEY STATEWIDE COALITION TO ADVANCETHE GOALS OF THE HEALTH4ALL CAMPAIGN TO ADVOCATE FOR A HEALTH CARESYSTEM THAT PROVIDES FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. ABC AND PARTNERS INCREASEDAWARENESS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGN EFFORTS TO EXPAND MEDI-CAL TO ALL LOW-INCOME ADULTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, RECOGNIZING THE CRUCIAL LINK BETWEEN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. (2021) AS A MEMBER OF SELA COLLABORATIVE, ABC DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTEDA PEER-TO-PEER VACCINE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM, THE SELA VACCINE OUTREACH PROGRAM, FUNDED FROM THE STATE. LED BY PARENTS, THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF VACCINES AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING AN


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Vanessa Aramayo
Executive Dir.
$141,215
Rosie Arroyo
Vice Chair
$0
Mercedes Cruz
Director
$0
Juan DE La Cruz
Director
$0
Robert Sainz
Chairman
$0
Audrey Dow
Vice Chair
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $75,900
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$1,067,416
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$1,143,316
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $75
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $1,143,474

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Alliance For A Better Community has awarded $878,000 in support to 22 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

ASIAN AMERICANS ADV JUSTICE

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$30,000

CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER

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$60,000

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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$75,000

CONSEJO DE FEDERACIONES MEXIC

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$25,000

EAST YARD

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$15,000

INNOVATE

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$19,000
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Neighbors For A Better San Francisco Advocacy
San Rafael, CA
$4,945,910
Center For The Future Of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$4,501,198
Hawaii Executive Collaborative
Honolulu, HI
$3,397,378
Factor Philanthropy Inc
Palo Alto, CA
$4,447,712
Workers Lab
Oakland, CA
$3,488,027
Alliance For A Better Community
Los Angeles, CA
$1,143,474
Impact Experience Institute
Oakland, CA
$504,910
Polaris Institute Usa
Walnut Creek, CA
$311,415
Zephyr Institute Inc
Palo Alto, CA
$442,800
Kelso Institute For The Study Of Economic Systems
San Francisco, CA
$253,418
California Black Women S Collective Empowerment Institute
Carson, CA
$1,377,300
Golden State Policy Council
Sacramento, CA
$0
San Joaquin Community Data Council San Joaquin Community Data Coopera
Stockton, CA
$294,946
Oregon Business & Industry Association Research And Education
Salem, OR
$366,250
City Systems
Walnut Creek, CA
$0
International Development And Research Associates
Vacaville, CA
$0
Real Estate Investment Adivisory Council Of Arizona Inc
Phoenix, AZ
$0
Oregon Small Business Association Foundation
Portland, OR
$0
Smart Coast California
Oxnard, CA
$0
Pima County Real Estate Research Council Incorporation
Tucson, AZ
$0
The United States Of America Transa Ctional Analysis Association
Gilroy, CA
$65,913
Los Angeles Chinese Lions Club
San Gabriel, CA
$0
Pear Pest Management Research Fund
Sacramento, CA
$0
California Latino Economic Institute
Sacramento, CA
$0
Randie Lynn Baruh Research Foundation
Palm Desert, CA
$0

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