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Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc (California) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $16,181,931 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($5,000,000). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$128M
Funders on record
29
Grants received
$16M
Net assets
$23M
17/29 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 6%
01What it does

What Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc does

Mission

Mission Statement: Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County addresses the causes of poverty, empowering low-income people to achieve self-sufficiency through community-based collaborations and programs.Vision Statement: Creating communities where all people have equal opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Migrant & Seasonal Head Start (MSHS), Migrant & Seasonal Early Head Start (MSEHS), and Migrant Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (Expenses - $45,894,083) (Revenue - $45,894,083)The MSHS Programs provide low-income migrant and seasonal farmworker families with programs that are funded to serve 1,937 children, including 335 served in Fresno County by our delegate agency. The high-quality, comprehensive child development programs serve from pre-natal stages to five years of age and operate in the nine California counties of Fresno, Kern, Monterey, Orange, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Full-day services are provided in center-based and family child care options that operate five days per week for 7-8 months during peak agricultural periods. The program applied for a no-cost reduction in the number of children to be served. It was approved for a 26% reduction in children, from a required total of 2,610 to 1,937 children. Savings from this reduction were reprogrammed to salaries and benefits for the staff in order to retain staff and stay competitive and to support higher costs in operating facilities. The Migrant Early Head Start Child Care…

    $45,894,083 spent$45,894,083 earned by the program
    36% of program spending
  2. Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Programs (Expenses - $26,221,390) (Revenue - $26,221,390)The Head Start and Early Head Start Programs operate in San Luis Obispo, Kern, San Diego, and Monterey counties, funded to serve 438 Head Start and 332 Early Head Start income-eligible and at-risk children, pregnant women, and families in a comprehensive program responding to their emotional, social, health, and nutritional needs. In 2024, the program applied for a no-cost reduction in the number of children to be served. It was approved for a 38% reduction in children, from a required total of 1,242 to 770 children. Savings from this reduction were reprogrammed to salaries and benefits for the staff in order to retain staff and stay competitive and to support higher costs in operating facilities. Through community participation, staff development, and family involvement, the Agencys goal is to provide children with a successful beginning, leading to a better future, and help parents move toward self-sufficiency. The Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant operates in San Luis Obispo and Kern counties. The funds provide for collaborative…

    $26,221,390 spent$26,221,390 earned by the program
    21% of program spending
  3. Child Care Resource Connection (CCRC) (Expenses - $21,029,321) (Revenue - $21,029,321)The Agencys Child Care Resource Connection (CCRC) helps parents and community members find child care through the Resource and Referral Program. The Alternative Payment Program provides eligible parents/caretakers with financial assistance to offset child care costs to pursue job training, employment, or further their education. The program served 2,200 children from 1,395 families and also offered training and licensing assistance to those who wanted to become child care providers. A Toy and Resource Lending Library is open to the public and serves to connect families with local and state resources dedicated to creating a safe environment for all children.

    $21,029,321 spent$21,029,321 earned by the program
    17% of program spending
  4. State Child Development Programs (Expenses - $14,672,535)(Revenue - $14,672,535)The program provides high-quality, full and part-day child care for approximately 2,077 children, birth through five years of age, in 8 counties: San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Joaquin, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, and Fresno. Families typically pay a fee for services provided based on their income and an established sliding scale.

    $14,672,535 spent$14,672,535 earned by the program
    12% of program spending
  5. Sheltering and Veterans Services Programs (Expenses - $7,565,510) (Revenue - $7,613,417)Through the Coordinated Entry Program, staff worked to assess client needs and provide referrals to assist in securing available public resources for 1,770 clients. Case managers worked with clients to stabilize income and/or obtain permanent housing or housing support. Outreach received a total of 4,659 contacts. A total of 270 households were successfully housed.Homeless Service programs shelter, feed, and offer an array of services to those facing a housing crisis throughout San Luis Obispo County, with the goal of helping individuals achieve stability and self-sufficiency. At 40 Prado Homeless Services Center volunteers are recruited and utilized in a variety of capacities to support shelter services. 39,650 total shelter nights were provided through our evening program. The Agency also provided a safe parking program operated seven days per week and a seasonal warming station. A total of 81,552 breakfasts and dinners were provided. Additional services include a 10-bed recuperative care program as well as day sheltering, laundry services, mental health counseling, alcohol/narcotics…

    $7,565,510 spent$7,613,417 earned by the program
    6% of program spending
  6. Health and Prevention Services Program (Expenses - $3,294,368) (Revenue - $3,364,951) The programs provide reproductive health care medical services, education, and advocacy. The focus is on prevention: age-appropriate sexuality education for county school districts, youth development, free to low-cost reproductive health care services including teen peer clinics, and menopausal services, as well as the removal of gang and anti-social tattoos.The two clinics, located in the cities of San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande, served 6,858 unduplicated clients. The tattoo removal program located at the Arroyo Grande Clinic served 80 clients. The program has broadened access by offering mobile clinic health and prevention services, throughout San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties, serving a total of 187 unique individuals in over 287 visits.The Teen Wellness programs served 3,215 individuals in partnership with school districts throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties to provide the education and tools necessary to empower youth to take action for their health regarding health education, mental health, and domestic and sexual violence.

    $3,294,368 spent$3,364,951 earned by the program
    3% of program spending
  7. Energy Conservation programs (Expenses - $3,235,678) (Revenue - $3,202,052)The Energy Conservation Programs offer free energy-saving home improvements and minor home repairs to qualified lower-income households.Programs funded by PG&E provided 529 households with basic weatherization services in San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Monterey counties. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program assisted 373 households with weatherization services, heating and cooling, and water heater replacements. These programs cut monthly bills through the installation of weather-stripping, insulation, and efficient lighting. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) program assisted 1,006 qualified households with payment of their utilities. Minor repairs, including handicap access, were performed for 727 households through funding provided by the Area Agency on Aging and the Community Development Block Grants Home Repair Programs.

    $3,235,678 spent$3,202,052 earned by the program
    3% of program spending
  8. Child Care Food Programs (Expenses - $2,323,642)(Revenue - $2,323,642)The programs provide healthy meals to children eligible to participate in the Child Care Food Program administered by the California Department of Social Services. Approximately 397,407 meals/snacks were served to children in centers in San Luis Obispo County and in our outlying service areas extending from San Diego County in the south to San Joaquin County in the north. Additionally 451,962 meals were served to children enrolled in child care through the CCRC program for a total of 849,369 meals.

    $2,323,642 spent$2,323,642 earned by the program
    2% of program spending
  9. Family and Community Support Services (Expenses - $1,923,910)(Revenue - $1,923,910)Family and Community Support Services programs include Direct Services and Services Affirming Family Empowerment (SAFE). These contracts assist families to meet their basic needs to achieve a stable, safe home environment and sustain self-sufficiency. A range of services are provided to minimize family stressors, ensure child safety, and support family well-being. A total of 867 families were served by these programs. The Adult Day Care program offers a licensed, social model day care program in North San Luis Obispo County that accommodates 15 to 20 adults daily. The program provides a safe and stimulating environment for frail elderly adults who may have significant memory loss or dementia. The center operates five days per week and is designed to meet the needs of working families. A full, hot lunch is served daily, and paid staff and volunteers provide care and activities.

    $1,923,910 spent$1,923,910 earned by the program
    2% of program spending

The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $126,160,437.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($76M) Expenses 100 ($76M) Net assets 100 ($11M)2018 Revenue 105 ($79M) Expenses 104 ($79M) Net assets 134 ($15M)2019 Revenue 112 ($85M) Expenses 112 ($85M) Net assets 154 ($17M)2020 Revenue 123 ($93M) Expenses 123 ($93M) Net assets 158 ($17M)2021 Revenue 123 ($93M) Expenses 122 ($92M) Net assets 162 ($18M)2022 Revenue 131 ($99M) Expenses 131 ($99M) Net assets 172 ($19M)2023 Revenue 138 ($104M) Expenses 138 ($104M) Net assets 173 ($19M)2024 Revenue 151 ($114M) Expenses 151 ($114M) Net assets 189 ($21M)2025 Revenue 169 ($128M) Expenses 169 ($128M) Net assets 209 ($23M)
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Revenue (169)Expenses (169)Net assets (209)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $36M to $50M (+41%).

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$24M
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$36M
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$53M
$61M
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How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

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ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 96% · 2018 93% · 2019 96% · 2020 97% · 2021 97% · 2022 97% · 2023 98% · 2024 96% · 2025 97%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$69k
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$380k
’18
$38k
’19
$618k
’20
$227k
’21
$376k
’22
$248k
’23
$200k
’24
$98k
’25
2.4
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Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Elizabeth Steinberg

CEO

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Joined·+3+4+1+5+1+7+0+4
No longer listed·24151704
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $324k → $6.2M.

10 of 29 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc.

31%
largest funder
66%
top three
~6
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 46% · 2018 53% · 2019 56% · 2020 40% · 2021 32% · 2022 42% · 2023 81% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

46% of Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

96% of Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc's grant income comes from California funders.

CA
AZ
TN
NC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Government funding Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $598.9M on record.

Federal$598.9M
grants $598.9Mcontracts $40k
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Top agencies
  • Department of Health and Human Services$580.9M
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$17.2M
  • Department of Labor$739k
  • Department of Agriculture$150k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

99% of spending goes to programs.

Program 99%Management 1%Fundraising 0%

Governance

15
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc?
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc (California) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $16,181,931 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($5,000,000). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc have?
IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $16,181,931 in grants to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc?
The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $5,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 29 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing