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Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc

Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc (California) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,031,902 to it, the largest being B QUEST ($931,193). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$82M
Funders on record
33
Grants received
$4.0M
Net assets
$45M
19/33 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc does

Mission

Welfaremaximizing self-sufficiency with families and individuals through high-quality programs and advocacy in our communities.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. MAAC Child Development Program (CDP) includes Early Head Start (EHS), Head Start (HS) and the California State Preschool Program (CSPP). These prorgrams engage families, staff and the community to improve the lives of low-income children by offering comprehensive child development services that are family-focused such as early childhood education, health and well-being, nutrition and social services to eligible children (birth to five years of age) and their families throughout north San Diego County. Offering far beyond a traditional preschool model, MAAC CDP delivers a comprehensive program designed to meet the needs of eligible families. Over 1,160 eligible children and their families in San Diego's North County are served by these programs. CDP ensures children ages 0-3 (EHS), and 3-5 (HS & CSPP) and their families are provided with services to promote optimum physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth. MAAC CDP continues focusing on targeted School Readiness Goals for all children and collaborating with families on their individual goals and supporting these efforts through the Parent, Family, Community Engagement Framework which includes working in collaboration with…

    $36,440,113 spent
    62% of program spending
  2. GENERAL: Housing & Real Estate Development (RED) - MAAC manages 876 units across our six properties and 1 partner property (Valencia Pointe in southeast San Diego). Our current portfolio includes the following locations Hillside Views Oak Park, Mercado Barrio Logan, San Martin de Porres Spring Valley, Laurel Tree Carlsbad, Seniors on Broadway Chula Vista, and Villa Lakeshore -- Lakeside. Our 2024 priorities included closing and breaking ground at our Laurel Tree Apartments in Carlsbad and securing funding to rehabilitate existing eligible assets in our portfolio (Seniors on Broadway in Chula Vista) and securing funding for (and control of) sites to construct new multi-family affordable housing communities within San Diego County. CLOSINGS: In 2024, we secured funding for the rehabilitation of Laurel Tree Apartments and Seniors on Broadway. MAAC was awarded an allocation of low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds for each of those properties. Laurel Tree closed in June and began construction in July 2024 with estimated completion in October 2025. Seniors on Broadway in Chula Vista closed financing in September 2025 and is now under way for a major rehab. Conversion of…

    $8,040,021 spent$11,409,031 earned by the program
    14% of program spending
  3. The Healthy Homes Division provides weatherization services to low-income families in San Diego County since 1978. In 2024, MAAC weatherized a total of 941 households, helping homes save about 18% on heat and 7% on electricity annually. Health & Safety Measures installed were as follows: carbon monoxide alarms, heating source repairs/replacements, water heater repairs/replacements, cooking appliance repair/replacement, caulking, weather-stripping, door replacements, attic insulation and low flow shower heads. The Energy department assisted 2,133 households with their home energy assistance costs and their SDG&E shut-off notices. The goal of this program is to assist households increase the energy efficiency in their homes thereby reducing their energy cost while safeguarding their health and safety by providing assistance to struggling homeowners and renters to catch up with their increasingly mounting utility costs.

    $3,849,055 spent$533,057 earned by the program
    7% of program spending
  4. The Health Services Division operates Casa De Milagros a female drug and alcohol recovery home. This past year 80 women were admitted into the program. Our men's recovery home is Nosotros. Nosotros had 79 men admitted into the program. One hundred percent of the residents are housed upon their discharge. Families are being reunited and lives are being changed through these two recovery homes. MAAC Project's Driving under the Influence Program (DUIP) had 1,034 participants in the year 2024. MAAC successfully assisted 1,118 participants regain their driving privileges. Our goal is to help make our roadways safe for all.

    $3,842,441 spent$4,607,713 earned by the program
    7% of program spending
  5. The MAAC Community Charter School is a high school of choice authorized by the Sweetwater Union High School District. MCCS is located in Chula Vista, CA and is one of only two charter high schools in the area that target at-risk students between the ages of 14-24, who have struggled to succeed in large, traditional public schools. At MCCS, students have an extended opportunity to earn their high school diploma in a small learning community and supportive environment. MCCS is an Alternative School under the Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) program (previously ASAM), and serves aproximately 354 students with 195 averaged enrollment in grades 9-13. Multiple Career Pathway tracks provide students with core education and skill sets for career readiness. MCCS offers an academic curriculum that qualifies students for enrollment in college, university, and entrance into the military. A variety of learning styles are supported through a choice of programs including a classroom (seat-based) program, Independent Studies program, and YouthBuild Program (hybrid). The school culture at MCCS promotes individual leadership, community responsibility, and self-sufficiency. Demographics at…

    $3,613,704 spentof which $90,000 as grants$3,776,510 earned by the program
    6% of program spending
  6. The Economic Development Division continued to promote economic mobility and self-sufficiency through its core program areas: Workforce Development, Family Asset Building, Income Supports, and Advocacy. In 2024, MAACs workforce programsUnidos in Finance and Next Level Youth and Parentprovided tuition and program support totaling $520,000 to 248 individuals, helping low-income adults prepare for high-growth, high-wage careers. Through the VITA program, over $2.1 million in tax refunds were returned to 2,282 households, strengthening financial stability for working families. Additionally, 256 individuals participated in financial empowerment workshops and coaching through MAACs Financial Empowerment Network. The Striving Towards Economic Prosperity (STEP) program provided employment placement assistance, access to public benefits, income tax assistance, and financial education to over 3,225 affordable housing tenants and community members. To support basic needs, MAAC provided $1.2 million in emergency assistance to 132 households in Vista and $1.7 million in utility bill payment assistance to 2,133 households, helping families remain housed and maintain essential services. Food…

    $2,729,856 spent$698,370 earned by the program
    5% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $58,515,190.

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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($44M) Expenses 100 ($46M) Net assets 100 ($12M)2018 Revenue 125 ($55M) Expenses 105 ($48M) Net assets 156 ($19M)2019 Revenue 125 ($55M) Expenses 109 ($50M) Net assets 197 ($24M)2020 Revenue 121 ($53M) Expenses 112 ($51M) Net assets 213 ($26M)2021 Revenue 143 ($62M) Expenses 117 ($54M) Net assets 284 ($35M)2022 Revenue 128 ($56M) Expenses 118 ($54M) Net assets 301 ($37M)2023 Revenue 157 ($69M) Expenses 139 ($63M) Net assets 346 ($43M)2024 Revenue 189 ($82M) Expenses 146 ($66M) Net assets 366 ($45M)
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Revenue (189)Expenses (146)Net assets (366)Peer revenue range

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 $86M to $178M (+107%).

$51M
$52M
$74M
$82M
$86M
$92M
$86M
$178M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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 63% · 2018 55% · 2019 65% · 2020 68% · 2021 71% · 2022 70% · 2023 60% · 2024 55%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

61% of Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 3,400 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$2.0M
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$6.9M
’18
$5.0M
’19
$2.0M
’20
$8.7M
’21
$2.1M
’22
$5.4M
’23
$16M
’24
2.4
months of
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

Arnulfo Manriquez

CEO

Board chair

Gustavo Perez

Chairman

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed1519232723232423
Joined·+7+7+10+2+3+5+6
No longer listed·3366347
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $242k → $367k.

10 of 33 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% 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 Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 33 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

Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left

58% 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 Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc.

23%
largest funder
48%
top three
~9
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 78% · 2018 82% · 2020 41% · 2021 24% · 2022 65% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.

“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

50% of Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y

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

Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc draws 50% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 9 states in all.

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CA
UT
AZ
DC

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

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California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $562k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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

Against its field

Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,288 human services nonprofits its size.

Operating margin19% · top quartile
Months of reserve2.4mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)9% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,288 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

Government funding Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $275.8M on record.

Federal$275.8M
grants $275.8Mcontracts $0
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  • Department of Health and Human Services$275.8M

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

88% of spending goes to programs.

Program 88%Management 11%Fundraising 1%

Governance

14
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

96%

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

Part of a family of 33 related entities

  • Mercado Mgp 2019 LLC · disregarded
  • Maac Ivy LLC · disregarded
  • Maac National City LLC · disregarded
  • Maac Crest LLC · disregarded
  • Maac Valencia Pointe Mgp LLC · disregarded

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Questions and answers

Who funds Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc?
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc (California) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,031,902 to it, the largest being B QUEST ($931,193). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc have?
IRS filings report 33 organizations giving $4,031,902 in grants to Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc?
B QUEST is the largest funder on record, with $931,193 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 33 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