CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2021

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KOURTNII BROWN

Phone

9096671089

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY COMPOSTING, founded in 2021, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $1.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 42% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $1.6M left a modest 11% surplus.

Mission

WE ALIGN TO STRENGTHEN, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SCALE COMMUNITY COMPOSTING PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE, AND TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER COMPOSTERS ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,486,384 Revenue: $38,012

COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FOR GREEN SPACES II (CCGS II) PROGRAM PROVIDED NO-COST SUPPORT TO LAUNCH OR IMPROVE 86 NEW COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SITES IN SEVEN REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. CACC PROVIDED...

COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FOR GREEN SPACES II (CCGS II) PROGRAM PROVIDED NO-COST SUPPORT TO LAUNCH OR IMPROVE 86 NEW COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SITES IN SEVEN REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. CACC PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAINING, AND PLACE-BASED PART-TIME JOBS TO OPERATE THESE SITES, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY COMPOSTING WITH RESPECT TO SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, EQUITY, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED CONTINUED LEARNING GROUPS, AND CACC SHARES ALL COMPOST OPERATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AT NO-COST.

Program 2

Expenses: $84,028

CACC, DBA DESERT COMPOST, WORKED WITH THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S FIRST COMMUNITY COMPOST SITE. WITH...

CACC, DBA DESERT COMPOST, WORKED WITH THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S FIRST COMMUNITY COMPOST SITE. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY, WE IMPLEMENTED 16 SCHOOL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS, LAUNCHED AND EXPANDED 3 COMPOST HUBS FOR COACHELLA VALLEY RESIDENTS, AND HOSTED COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS. DESERT COMPOST DEVELOPED A SUCCESSFUL MODEL TO TRAIN, COORDINATE, AND RETAIN COMPOST VOLUNTEERS NECESSARY TO SCALING THIS COMMUNITY-BASED WORK

Program 3

Expenses: $35,000

CACC, IN COLLABORATION WITH EPIC RENEWAL, DEVELOPED METRICS TRACKING SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE OPERATION EFFICIENCIES AND PROVIDE DATA FOR FUNDRAISING AND OTHER PURPOSES. CCGS II PROJECT SITES PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 800 CUBIC YARDS OF COMPOST FROM DIVERTING 1,975,118 LBS OF MATERIAL (988 TONS), OF WHICH 38% WAS WASTED FOOD (750,957 LBS), AND PLANTED 540 TREES. THIS RESULTED IN TOTAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS OF 206 MTCO2E FROM LANDFILL DIVERSION, AND ANOTHER 1,850 MTCO2E FROM TREES OVER THE NEXT 39 YEARS. CACC SUPPORTED 33.7 FTE JOBS STATEWIDE IN 2024.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,791,971

Program Service Revenue $38,012

Investment Income $889

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,830,872

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $698,274

Fundraising Expenses $6,532

Program Expenses $1,605,412

Other Expenses $938,692

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,636,966

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,830,872	$1,292,693	+0.4%
Expenses	$1,636,966	$974,138	+0.7%
Net Income	$193,906	$318,555	-0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$128,456

Total Directors

$74,365

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
KOURTNII BROWN	CEO	40.00	Officer Director	$67,746	$6,619	$74,365
JACK JOHNSON	SECRETARY	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CALLA ROSE OSTRANDER	TREASURER	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TASHANDA GILES-JONES	BOARD DIRECT	0.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATYA FORSYTHE	BOARD DIRECT	0.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
YING LIN ELLIOT YU	CFO	32.00	Officer	$50,528	$3,563	$54,091

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$1,830,872	$1,636,966	$516,811	$193,906
2023	$1,292,693	$974,138	$385,471	$318,555
2022	$663,775	$713,967	$4,134	$-50,192

CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY COMPOSTING