California · Nonprofit
LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY
LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $56,818 to it, the largest being DIGNITY HEALTH ($15,455). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $448k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $57k
- Net assets
- $83k
What Lifeline Community Development Corporation of Merced County does
Mission
We empower neighborhoods to thrive using strength-based principles and practices. We strengthen communities by listening to their stories, learning about their dreams, and working together to fulfill their personal goals and better the community. We believe people also need knowledge, social capital, and access to outside resources, so we partner with other agencies in the area to provide resources for the neighbors involved in our programs.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Winton Community Center serves as a vital hub for the small, unincorporated town of Winton, California. Staff and volunteers work together to empower neighbors to thrive through relationships, education, and collaboration. Partnerships are key to our success-together we cultivate a thriving community garden where residents grow fresh produce, learn budgeting skills, and connect with one another. Youth enrichment programs provide a safe space for young people to develop life skills through activities such as resume building, job readiness, and community service. We also offer mental health support, emergency food assistance, and other essential resources to help individuals move toward stability and self-sufficiency. Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, we helped return more than $350,000 to local families through tax refunds. Interns from UC Merced, participants from re-entry programs, and Worknet trainees gain valuable workforce skills and contribute to the center's mission. Every day, diverse community members-retired teachers, individuals experiencing homelessness, people in recovery, and local volunteers - come together to make Winton a stronger, more…
$98,264 spent36% of program spendingThe Loughborough neighborhood faces high crime, gang activity, and concentrated poverty. Our community center provides a safe, welcoming place where over 400 residents annually access vital services-fresh produce, job search and resume support, and mental health resources. Through our after-school program, 15-20 children receive tutoring, STEM learning, and positive social engagement each week. Interns from UC Merced and local colleges mentor youth, helping them develop leadership skills and envision brighter futures. Our free VITA program assists more than 100 families each year, returning thousands in refunds and teaching budgeting skills. Partnering with schools, nonprofits, and faith organizations, we work together to empower neighbors, reduce barriers, and help this community thrive. Our partnership with the probation department in all of our centers helps our young people have access to better lifestyle options and provides opportunities for our youth and adults learn new skills. The AA class as well as other classes, help our neighbors have access to resources to help them address past trauma and move into a better future.
$99,431 spent36% of program spendingThe McNamara Community Center in South Merced provides a safe, welcoming space where neighbors connect, heal, and grow. In partnership with the City of Merced, we offer youth activities that build confidence, teamwork, and leadership. Weekly Marijuana Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings support recovery and provide a pathway to wholeness. Staff and volunteers lead after-school tutoring, literacy development, and job readiness programs, while partnerships with local agencies expand access to food, health, and family resources. Through these efforts, diverse residents-youth, families, and individuals in recovery-come together to strengthen relationships and make South Merced a thriving, united community.
$77,405 spent28% of program spendingPACT (Probation/Parole and Community Team) LifeLine CDC partners with local Probation and Parole offices to help returning citizens successfully reintegrate into their neighborhoods. Many individuals leaving incarceration lack the resources, relationships, and tools needed for a peaceful and productive reentry. Through monthly one-stop events in Merced and Los Banos, participants and their families can access housing, employment, counseling, and community support services. This collaborative effort helps reduce recidivism, restore dignity, and strengthen community connections. Coaching and Training LifeLine CDC provides coaching and training in Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), a model that focuses on community strengths rather than deficits. This approach recognizes the gifts and potential in every person, regardless of their circumstances. We train nonprofits, government agencies, and community leaders to apply ABCD principles, empowering them to mobilize local assets, build partnerships, and create sustainable change in under-resourced neighborhoods.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $275,100.
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 2023 to 2024, from $6k to $88k (+1392%).
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: 2017 27% · 2018 27% · 2019 20% · 2020 10% · 2021 0% · 2022 34% · 2023 34% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
62% of LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Monika Grasley
Executive Director
Board chair
Billie Razzari
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $7k → $32.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 51% 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 LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY’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
LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 27% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% 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 LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 53% · 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
51% of LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY'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. Of the $28k that is directly attributable, 55% of it comes from funders outside California, across 2 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $29k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,971 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY?
- LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $56,818 to it, the largest being DIGNITY HEALTH ($15,455). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $56,818 in grants to LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY?
- DIGNITY HEALTH is the largest funder on record, with $15,455 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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