California · Nonprofit
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.4M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $10k
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What Empowerment Through Action does
Mission
The specific purpose of this corporation is to support the educational, social, and emotional growth of underrepresented students.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Mentoring Program - Weekly Mentorship: Small group meetings (8:1) led by HHS staff volunteers trained in restorative practices and trauma literacy, which focus on promoting social and emotional learning, sense of self, and a sense of belonging. Mentors sign up for a 4-year commitment to a group of 8 students because consistency and stability are key success factors for building relational trust. They meet once a week, three times a month for 45 minutes. In 2024-25 we had 220 students in the program. We hope students gain a sense of self confidence, and self-worth and graduate from high school. (Continued on Sch. O)
$48,413 spent42% of program spendingPeace Pantry - Community Resources: Access to the Peace Pantry (food bank), Community Closet (clothing), and Community Garden (organic fruits and vegetables and well-being). At Hillsdale, the Peace Pantry serves over 150 families from the community. We have on a weekly average about 40 volunteers helping in the Peace Pantry, Garden, and closet with a total of approximately 175 who have been involved over the year. The goal is that we can support families in need with food, clothing, and other essential items so students can focus on school and finding joy.
$44,997 spent39% of program spendingEmergency Housing - Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, we are able to help students and families with rent and other essential items when they are facing eviction or homelessness. The goal is to support any student and their family to avoid homelessness or moving out of the districts area until the money runs out.
$9,216 spentof which $9,216 as grants8% of program spendingEnrichment activities - Sports, art, field trips & entrepreneurship activities create important opportunities for students who are traditionally disenfranchised due to financial constraints and limited access. Our goal is to have at least 7-10 students in each activity. In 2024-2025, we ran 7 activities and had around 50 participants.
$8,121 spent7% of program spendingCommunity Resource Center - Academic Support Through After-School Tutoring: ETA provides academic support through our ETA RISE program in the Community Resource Center, a dedicated learning space. Students have access to peer and professional adult tutors to support them in all subjects. Students are celebrated for their hard work and regular attendance. Our goal is have any ETA student with two or more F grades come to ETA RISE at least once a week. On average, there are 10-15 students in ETA RISE after school Monday-Thursday.
$5,792 spent5% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $116,539.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 1 of 2 funders by total. 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.
Where its funders are
100% of EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Against its field
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION?
- EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $10,000 in grants to EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION.
- Who is the largest funder of EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 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