California · Nonprofit
POWER CALIFORNIA
POWER CALIFORNIA (California) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,844,489 to it, the largest being THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT ($8,186,875). 33 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.1M
- Funders on record
- 58
- Grants received
- $33M
- Net assets
- $8.7M
What Power California does
Mission
Power California harnesses the energy of young voters of color and their families to create a state that is equitable, inclusive and just for everyone who calls california home.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule onarrative power: in 2024, we reached over 1 million voters through powerca digital channels, and with our alliance, engaged 8 million young voters statewide. We trained over 25 spokespeople, collaborated with more than 7 youth influencers, and secured over 20 media hits to amplify the voices of young people. Our 2024 youth poll surveyed 1,754 young californians aged 1830, focusing on their perspectives on housing, voting, and civic engagement. We launched a statewide housing justice campaign, built the capacity of over five partners as narrative hubs, and recruited five truth tellers to lead youth-driven narrative change.
$2,042,118 spentof which $1,364,535 as grants44% of program spendingSee schedule oalliance: powerca, together with our statewide alliance of 15 youth-organizing partners, mobilizes over 100,000 young voters annually on an ongoing basis to encourage civic engagement throughout the year through our get out the vote efforts. Powerca's alliance of youth-organizing partners has played a crucial role in mobilizing young voters of color. By working together and uniting under one alliance, we have amplified the strength of individual organizations and expanded a statewide base of young voters. By refining our integrated voter engagement strategies, we have strengthened the civic engagement infrastructure across california, especially in underserved regions like the central valley, inland empire and the central coast.
$1,056,858 spent23% of program spendingSee schedule ofield campaigns: we trained over 300 young organizers through power academies and convenings, in collaboration with more than 120 partner organizations, to lead voter outreach and engagement campaigns. A total of 69,334 young voters were mobilized through canvassing, phone banking, and the activation of hundreds of volunteers, who completed over 600 volunteer shifts, with more than 250 youth participating in get out the vote events.
$867,603 spent19% of program spendingOrganizing programs: we recruited 7,466 new members, engaged more than 1,000 in actions, and trained over 100 youth leaders in storytelling, media, and organizing. Fellows, interns, and campaigns committees led local efforts in fresno, tulare, and madera, hosting rallies, promoting housing justice, and advocating at the state capitol. In fresno, we secured $1.5 million in eviction protection funding while convening a 10-member housing coalition to counter anti-homeless policies. We organized over 300 members to take action and led campaigns that established Power California as a recognized leader in housing justice in the central valley.
$463,301 spent10% of program spendingPolicy: our power advocates committee core members received training in storytelling and serving as a spokesperson and legislative policy processes, with guidance on research and strategic bill selection aligned with Power California youth agenda. The 2024 youth agenda was developed with 10 young bipoc members, who led advocacy efforts at the state capitol, shared stories with 23 legislative offices, and developed leadership skills over six weeks. Key accomplishments include recruiting the power advocates, developing the youth agenda, and leading advocacy efforts and youth-driven housing and policy change across the state.
$195,067 spent4% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,624,947.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2021 to 2022, from $5.1M to $10M (+100%).
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: 2020 9% · 2021 13%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of POWER CALIFORNIA’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 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
Luis Sanchez
President and executive director
Board chair
Dana Ginn Paredes
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $837k → $6.2M.
17 of 58 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% 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 POWER CALIFORNIA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 58 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
POWER CALIFORNIA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 52% · 2019 32% · 2020 27% · 2021 22% · 2022 19% · 2023 38% — 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
48% of POWER CALIFORNIA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% 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
88% of POWER CALIFORNIA's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.8M 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.
Against its field
POWER CALIFORNIA holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,203 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,203 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like POWER CALIFORNIA
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
53%
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 POWER CALIFORNIA: 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 POWER CALIFORNIA?
- POWER CALIFORNIA (California) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,844,489 to it, the largest being THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT ($8,186,875). 33 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does POWER CALIFORNIA have?
- IRS filings report 58 organizations giving $32,844,489 in grants to POWER CALIFORNIA, 33 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of POWER CALIFORNIA?
- THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT is the largest funder on record, with $8,186,875 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like POWER CALIFORNIA 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 2018–2024), and the filings of 58 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