Public Charity

CALIFORNIA COMPETES

CALIFORNIA COMPETES is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.8M revenue, $2.5M expenses, $4.1M total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 882393598 OAKLAND, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$3.4M
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 2011, OUR MISSION IS TO HELP TRANSFORM THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM INTO AN ENGINE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT EMPOWERS ALL CALIFORNIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Officers & Directors

POLICY DIRECTOR Anna Johnson
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/24) Carl Cohn
BOARD MEMBER Carol Liu
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ CHIEF OF STAFF Carolyn Ho
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 01/25) Christopher Cabaldon
BOARD MEMBER Dan Gross

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Top Grant Purposes

SINGLE MOTHER STUDENT SUCCESS
$1,500,000 1 grant
CAREER READINESS & COLLEGE SUCCESS
$515,000 1 grant
SUPPORT
$500,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$450,000 1 grant
EDUCATION
$200,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.8M $2.5M $4.1M
2024 $4.0M $2.1M $3.8M
2023 $2.2M $381K $1.9M

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $2.8M (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

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