California · Nonprofit
MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY
MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $626k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $0
- Net assets
- $-22126
What Men of Valor Academy does
Mission
Provide skills and education for ex-offenders, high school drop-outs and men who want to become productive citizens of society.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
The Men of Valor Academy provides a variety of services for men who were formerly part of the justice system and are now attempting to rehabilitate their lives and relationships. The activity objective is to provide the men with transformative life skills training, ged/educational enhancement, vocational training, workforce development and job placements. Many of the men who complete the training will secure employment. The majority of men are homeless and consist primarily of high-risk adult male parolees, probationers, and men mandated by the collaborative court services. Many of the men suffer from some health issues, substance abuse, and cognitive challenges.total government grants received in 2024 was $677,768.
$510,962 spent$25,311 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $510,962.
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 2019 to 2020, from $207k to $1.3M (+505%).
How it's funded, over time
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Government-grant reliance: 2017 65% · 2018 63% · 2019 81% · 2020 54% · 2021 19% · 2023 2% · 2024 91%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
Joseph Cotton
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Against its field
MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY's revenue fell 19% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,816 religion nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY
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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
98%
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 MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY: 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 MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY?
- MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY.
- Who is the largest funder of MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY?
- ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MEN OF VALOR ACADEMY 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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