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Merritt Community Capital Corporation at a glance

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Merritt Community Capital Corporation

To provide affordable housing for low income persons.

$971k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$1.0MEducation$928kCommunity Improvement$758kFood & Nutrition$27kHuman Services$6kHealth$6k
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 19 grants below total $910,647, the rows itemized in this filing. The $971,098 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $60,451 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $214k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $691k
$50,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$49M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LISC LA$110,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL EQUITY FUNDS$90,000
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM$90,000
NON-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA$75,889
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR RURAL HOUSING PROJECT$65,000
HOUSING CALIFORNIA INC$60,000
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES$50,000
THE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION$50,000
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION$50,000
SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION$50,000
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC$45,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION$35,000
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NON-PROFIT HOUSING INC$32,758
SVHOME$31,500
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$20,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $200k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOUSING CALIFORNIA INC: $60k → 12%HOUSING CALIFORNIA INC: $60k → 12%HOUSING CALIFORNIA INC: $58k → 12%HUMANGOOD FOUNDATION: $16k → 10%SEQUOIA LIVING: $6k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.1M · 25 repeat orgs$478k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
29

Total granted

$3.1M
$418k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+27%

Still filing today

84%
97%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
    4× · 2022–2025 · $860k · revenue +25%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE
    5× · 2017–2021 · $267k · revenue +60%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL EQUITY FUNDS
    3× · 2023–2025 · $253k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • PH
    PEP Housing
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +3%
  • EI
    EAH Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $24k · revenue -52%
  • EH
    EDEN HOUSING INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $21k · revenue +63%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
2
California State University Foundation

Established in 1962, the foundation is the central foundation for the california state university (csu) system and serves the office of the chancellor. the foundation exists to support excellence in teaching and learning, and to serve the…

Philanthropy
3
Burbank Housingsr Corporation

To own and operate affordable rental housing.

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4
California Apartment Association

The organization's mission is to represent the ethical members of the rental housing industry in all aspects of government affairs within the state of california, and to provide information, products and services which contribute to the…

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5
The University Foundation At Sacramento State

Raise private resources to advance the mission and priorities of the university and serve as ambassadors in the community. provide stewardship in the prudent investment of resources and ensure the integrity of the foundation through…

Education
6
Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay

To further the scientific, literary, educational and charitable purposes of california state university, monterey bay, including fundraising, development, endowment management, financial assistance, public relations and other support.

Education
7
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
8
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
9
University of California Student Association

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared…

Education
10
Cal Poly Humboldt Real Estate Holdings

To accept, hold, and manage certain real property on behalf of cal poly humboldt foundation and california state polytechnic university, humboldt.

Education
11
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
12
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Humangood Affordable Housing; the most unlike its peers is Solano Affordable Housing Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

54 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 54 of the 59 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
54/54
Grantees still filing
34/54
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION: $860,000 · Community ImprovementLOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT COR…ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC: $90,000 · Community ImprovementENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS…THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE: $267,170 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SA…SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION: $120,000 · EducationSAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATIONUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $115,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERK…UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $58,231 · EducationUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONTHE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $41,038 · Education+16 more: $294,419 · Education+16 moreNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL EQUITY FUNDS: $252,857 · OtherNATIONAL ASSOCIATION O…California Housing Partner Corporation: $140,000 · OtherCalifornia Housing Par…SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NON-PROFIT HOUSING INC: $92,758 · OtherSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS…REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA: $70,000 · OtherREGENTS UNIV OF CALIFO…CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO: $50,000 · OtherCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVE…CSULB: $40,000 · OtherCSULB+9 more: $90,560 · Other+9 moreNON-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: $203,389 · Housing & ShelterNON-PROFIT HOUSING AS…CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM: $170,000 · Housing & ShelterCALIFORNIA HOUSING CO…California Coalition for Rural Housing Project: $160,000 · Housing & ShelterCalifornia Coalition …SV HOME: $40,000 · Housing & ShelterSV HOMEEAH Inc: $24,090 · Housing & Shelter+9 more: $96,070 · Housing & Shelter+9 moreHOUSING CALIFORNIA INC: $177,563 · Human ServicesHUMANGOOD AFFORDABLE HOUSING: $16,260 · Human Services+1 more: $6,480 · Human ServicesPEP Housing: $100,000 · ReligionFeeding America: $15,330 · Food & NutritionCORNUCOPIA SERVICES: $11,220 · Food & Nutrition
Community Improvement$950,000Education$945,858Other$736,175Housing & Shelter$693,549Human Services$200,303Religion$100,000Food & Nutrition$26,550

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION: $860,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE: $267,170 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL EQUITY FUNDS: $252,857 over 3y, 13% of budgetNON-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: $203,389 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetHOUSING CALIFORNIA INC: $177,563 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM: $170,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetCalifornia Coalition for Rural Housing Project: $160,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetCalifornia Housing Partner Corporation: $140,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION: $120,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $115,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPEP Housing: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NON-PROFIT HOUSING INC: $92,758 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $58,231 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SANTA MONICA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $41,038 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSV HOME: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUC SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAL STATE EAST BAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $24,419 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetEAH Inc: $24,090 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDEN HOUSING INC: $21,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANGOOD AFFORDABLE HOUSING: $16,260 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $15,330 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA: $13,440 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP NETWORK INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE KENNEDY COMMISSION: $12,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCONSORTIUM FOR HOUSING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCORNUCOPIA SERVICES: $11,220 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCORO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCALIFONIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TOWER FOUNDATION OF SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMidwestern State University Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of San Francisco: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY AREA COUNCIL: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEOPLE'S SELF HELP HOUSING CORP: $7,080 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEQUOIA LIVING INC: $6,480 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN CHURCH HOMES: $6,240 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Mufg Union Bank Found…Wells Fargo FoundationCalifornia Community …Neighborhood Reinvest…The James Irvine Foun…Public Health Institu…Crankstart FoundationEden Housing IncDesert Community Foun…Tipping Point Communi…Banc of California Ch…Sunlight Giving
Mufg Union Bank Foundation AgWI31.4× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag · Wells Fargo Foundation · California Community Foundation · Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation · The James Irvine Foundation · Public Health Institute · Crankstart Foundation · Eden Housing Inc · Desert Community Foundation · Tipping Point Community · Banc of California Charitable Foundation · Sunlight Giving

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Merritt Community Capital Corporation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Merritt Community Capital Corporation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc: 22% of income from government
  • The Housing Partnership Network Inc: 10% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 59 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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