Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$31,979,687

Total expenses

$32,047,799

Contributions and grants received

$31,514,292

Grants paid

$4,570,585

Program service revenue

$92,489

Investment income

$229,179

Other revenue

$143,727

Total assets, end of year

$15,335,910

Total liabilities, end of year

$7,302,141

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,033,769

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$27,233,126

Management and general expenses

$4,352,369

Fundraising expenses

$462,304

Program service expenses (Part III)

$27,233,126

Program services were 85.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES: COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN HAS PROVIDED HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO THE FAMILIES OF MARIN FOR OVER 30 YEARS USING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL SOURCES FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FUNDERS. WE ARE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FREE AND AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IN THE COUNTY, SERVING FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME FROM MARIN CITY, NOVATO, SAN RAFAEL AND WEST MARIN. CAM STAFF ENSURE THAT CHILDREN FROM INFANCY TO SCHOOL-AGE DO WELL IN SCHOOL AND LIFE BY GIVING THEM A SAFE AND HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION. SUCCESS COACHES ACROSS THE AGENCY SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH TO WELL-BEING.

  Expenses $12,762,212 · Revenue $3,671

• SAFETY NET SERVICES: COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN OFFERS ONE-TIME EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH RENT OR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, RENTAL DEPOSITS AND, IN LIMITED CASES, EMERGENCY CAR REPAIRS, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS. OUR SAFETY NET SERVICES HELP TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF CRISIS. THIS SERVICE IS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIVING IN THE HOME, VETERANS, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SENIORS, OR DISABLED ADULTS. THE AGENCY IS ALSO THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERALLY-FUNDED LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP). REACHING NEARLY 600 HOUSEHOLDS LAST YEAR, OUR LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT FAMILIES GET ASSISTANCE WITH UTILITY PAYMENTS, WOOD AND PROPANE HOME ENERGY COSTS.

  Expenses $5,988,806 · Grants $4,081,394

• HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START : COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN IS THE COUNTY'S HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START GRANT RECIPIENT, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN AGES 0-5 FROM INCOME-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES GET HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WITH HEALTH, NUTRITION, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. WE ENSURE FAMILY WELL-BEING, POSITIVE PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND HELP TO NURTURE PARENT CONNECTIONS SO THAT FAMILIES ARE SUCCESSFUL, PEOPLE ARE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS, AND COMMUNITY IS STONGER.

  Expenses $5,781,605 · Grants $46

• FOOD AND CLIMATE JUSTICE: THE AGENCY'S CENTRAL KITCHEN PREPARES DAILY BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND SNACK FOR OVER 440 CHILDREN IN OUR CARE. WE USE FRESH INGREDIENTS GROWN IN OUR PRODUCTION FARM AND SCHOOL GARDENS. EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT CAM HELP TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING, WITH OUR APPETITE FOR CHANGE INITIATIVE FOSTERING PARENT ENGAGEMENT, CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE FOOD, AND PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES. THE KITCHEN ALSO PROVIDES A VITAL SPACE FOR SELECT LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO OPERATE AND GROW SMALL FOOD SERVICE BUSINESSES. CAM IS THE CONTRACTED PROVIDER OF MEALS AT COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS AND AT A PARTNER NONPROFIT FOR OLDER ADULTS.

  Expenses $1,051,032 · Grants $360,396 · Revenue $88,818

• ECONOMIC JUSTICE: OUR AGENCY PROMOTES PROSPERITY AND HOPE THROUGH A POWERFUL SET OF COACHING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL COACHES PARTNER WITH CLIENTS FOR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETING, REBUILDING CREDIT, MANAGING DEBT, NAVIGATING HOUSING, OR GETTING TRAINED FOR A NEW CAREER, HELPING PEOPLE TO PUT DREAMS WITHIN REACH. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDED OVER 260 PEOPLE WITH FREE TAX ASSISTANCE. WORKFORCE INITIATIVES INCLUDE PEER SPECIALIST TRAINING AND THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS STATE-APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AMONG OTHERS.

  Expenses $763,003 · Grants $98,100

• BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: THE AGENCY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH, PEER EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND PEER-LED SUPPORT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO TEACHING, EMPOWERING, AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR CLIENTS TO RECOVER IN COMMUNITY AND THE AGENCY OPERATES THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA RUN FOR AND BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLIENTS. OUR FAMILY PARTNERS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP TO YOUTH AND ADULTS NAVIGATING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM WITH A LOVED ONE.

  Expenses $493,024 · Grants $10,610

• HOUSING JUSTICE: COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN PROVIDES OUTREACH AND HOUSING STABILITY COUNTY-WIDE. STAFF OFFER HOUSING-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND EVICTION RESOURCES FOR ADULTS AND TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOCUS ON TENANT PROTECTIONS, HOUSING PRESERVATION AND PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

  Expenses $393,444 · Grants $20,039

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

31 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510919349300616

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