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Premier America Credit Union at a glance

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Premier America Credit Union

A cooperative organized for the purpose of promoting thrift and savings amongst its members, creating a source of credit for them at rates of interest set by the board of directors, and providing an opportunity for them to use and control their own money on a democratic basis in order to improve their economic and social conditions.

$462k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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.

Philanthropy$605kHealth$184kEducation$126kCommunity Improvement$65kYouth Development$52kHuman Services$44kPublic Benefit$27kArts & Culture$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $325,150, the rows itemized in this filing. The $462,112 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $136,962 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 · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $146k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.4B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PREMIER AMERICA FOUNDATION$150,000
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION$36,000
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION$30,000
CSUN FOUNDATION$20,000
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (VCCDC)$15,000
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK CU FOR KIDS WINE AUCTION$15,000
GREATER CONEJO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE$10,000
TOARTS$10,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER OXNARD$10,000
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$8,500
VENTURA COUNTY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA$8,000
CITY OF PORT HUENEME$6,650
SOMOS FAMILIA VALLE$6,000
02The need
03

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 (FY17–17, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CASA PACIFICA: $8k → 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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 11 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
4

Total granted

$1.1M
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
0%

Still filing today

91%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • PA
    PREMIER AMERICA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2024 · $558k · revenue +130% · 83% of their budget
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
    8× · 2017–2024 · $154k · revenue +31%
  • VC
    VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $50k · revenue +65%

Funded once

  • AF
    ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
  • Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families
    one grant, 2017 · $8k · revenue -4%
  • AF
    ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +80%
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
League of California Community Foundations

The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…

Philanthropy
2
Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors

Our mission is to be the local advocate for realtors; to enhance the professionalism, integrity, and compentency of members; and to promote private property rights.

—
3
California Coast Credit Union

California coast credit union (credit union) is a cooperative, organized for the purpose of promoting thrift and savings among its members, creating a source of credit for them at rates of interest set by the board of directors, and…

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4
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber's mission: design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that are inclusive and globally competitive. 1) advocacy - be a bold advocate for business as a driver of a strong economy that enables…

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5
Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation

To improve, in partnership with others, access to needed health care for the most vulnerable and underserved children and seniors of ventura county.

Health
6
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

—
7
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
8
Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce

To promote a business friendly environment and to enhance the quality of life and the economy of rancho cucamonga

—
9
Ventura County Community Foundation

The mission of the ventura county community foundation (vccf) is connecting people, resources, and solutions to create lasting impact in our shared world.

Philanthropy
10
Cuesta College Foundation

The cuesta college foundation supports the excellence of cuesta college by engaging the community and building philanthropic resources. the funds raised and managed by the foundation strengthen college programs, provide educational…

Education
11
Credit Unions in the State of California Sierra Central Credit Union

As your financial institution, we pledge to serve you and our community faithfully. we will be friendly, helpful, and professional, and we will provide great products and competitive rates.

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12
West Ventura County Business Alliance Incorporated

Our mission is to represent business interests and advocate public policies that promote a healthy economy. The goal of the West Ventura County Business Alliance is to promote the business and economic well-being of our diverse communities…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ventura County Community Development Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Reach. 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

17 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. 17 of the 19 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PREMIER AMERICA FOUNDATION: $558,357 · PhilanthropyPREMIER AMERICA FOUNDATIONNORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $46,816 · PhilanthropyNORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $154,320 · OtherCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORKNATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: $57,500 · OtherNATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATIONBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA VENTURA COUNTY COUNCIL: $31,500 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA VENTURA CO…REACH: $26,000 · OtherREACHWEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC: $19,500 · OtherWEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRI…ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS: $15,210 · Other+4 more: $23,050 · Other+4 moreCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION: $92,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA ST…VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $34,200 · EducationVENTURA COUNT…GREATER CONEJO VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationGREATER CONEJ…VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $50,000 · Community ImprovementBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER OXNARD & PORT HUENEME: $20,000 · Crime & LegalTHOUSAND OAKS ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCasa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families: $7,500 · Human Services
Philanthropy$605,173Other$327,080Education$136,200Community Improvement$50,000Crime & Legal$20,000Arts & Culture$10,000Human Services$7,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPREMIER AMERICA FOUNDATION: $558,357 over 6y, 83% of budgetCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $154,320 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION: $92,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetNATIONAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION: $57,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetVENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $50,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $46,816 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetVENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $34,200 over 2y, 43% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA VENTURA COUNTY COUNCIL: $31,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetREACH: $26,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER OXNARD & PORT HUENEME: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC: $19,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CONEJO VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetTHOUSAND OAKS ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCasa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INC: $5,400 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Ventura County Commun…Weingart FoundationVentura County Credit…California Community …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Ventura County Community FoundationCA19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ventura County Community Foundation · Weingart Foundation · Ventura County Credit Union · California Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Premier America Credit Union funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Premier America Credit Union. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Premier America Credit Union?

    Find your warmest path to Premier America Credit Union through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 19 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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