California · Nonprofit
HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC
HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC (California) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,011,636 to it, the largest being SHUPPER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($381,282). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $957k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $765k
What Harambee Christian Family Center Inc does
Mission
Harambee seeks to nurture and equip leadership that will wholistically minister to the community by sharing biblical truths, in order to achieve the re-building of urban neighborhoods through relocation, reconciliation and redistribution.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
During the summer, the Harambee Performing Arts Academy hosted its largest Summer Academy to date with [insert number] of scholars served. Students engaged in a range of creative disciplines, including vocal methods, acting, dance, video and photography, and music production. Culminating in a powerful and impressive Summer Showcase. This growth was made possible through a strengthened partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District.
$318,209 spent$9,966 earned by the program47% of program spendingProgram Service Accomplishments for Year In the spring, the Harambee Gospel Choir was in full force, providing high-quality vocal training to young scholars at no cost. This program continues to serve as a cornerstone of Harambees commitment to cultivating artistic excellence while nurturing faith and community.
$173,318 spent$191,616 earned by the program26% of program spendingTo close the year, Harambee continued its cherished tradition of the annual Christmas musical. In 2024, the Performing Arts Academy presented Bethlehem: An Original Hip-Hop Musical to two packed out audiences from the Pasadena area. Participation grew to over 50 scholars, ages 5 to 16, and three new songs were added to the productions score.Harambee Ministries remains deeply committed to making high-quality arts and academic programs accessible to children in our communityespecially those who might not otherwise have the opportunitythrough a holistic approach of scholarship, discipleship, and leadership.
$116,668 spent$75,716 earned by the program17% of program spendingTo further support the academic success of our scholars, the Harambee Tutoring Program, B.E.E. Program, served approximately [insert number] students, offering up to two to three hours of free tutoring per week. To ensure accessibility for all participants, tutoring was made available both in-person and online.
$60,809 spent9% of program spendingAn additional highlight of the Summer Academy was the continued development of Junior Advocateshigh school students who applied to serve in leadership roles alongside our staff. These young leaders received hands-on mentorship and leadership training while supporting the Academys day-to-day programs.
$5,732 spent1% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $674,736.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $823k to $1.0M (+23%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6% · 2024 10% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
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.
Board chair
Matthew O'Conner
Chair DIRECTOR
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 7 funders, grant income rose $86k → $95k.
7 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 39% 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 HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 17 of 18 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.
How concentrated its funding is
HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
39% 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 HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 24% · 2018 49% · 2019 96% · 2020 99% · 2021 99% · 2022 65% · 2023 52% — 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
25% of HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
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
100% of HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $399k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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.
Against its field
HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,482 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC
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
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC?
- HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC (California) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,011,636 to it, the largest being SHUPPER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($381,282). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,011,636 in grants to HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER INC?
- SHUPPER FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $381,282 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTER 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 18 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