NonprofitsPublic Works Alliance

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Public Works Alliance

SANTA BARBARA, CA

Total revenue

$9.1M

Total expenses

$7.0M

Net assets

$3.1M

Grants received

$4.8M

30 grants

EIN

872189871

Tax year

2024

Mission

To create stronger, more equitable public systems by shifting agency and power to marginalized communities within the safety net systems that are intended to serve.

Programs

3 programs

California Children's Trust: CCT is an FSP of PWA, with a mission to reimagine behavioral health supports for California children and youth. In 2024, CCT developed and distributed information and resources to highlight promising practices.

Expenses: $1.4M

Nexus: PWA's Nexus project supports California counties in improving the performance and sustainability of services to children and families. In 2024, PWA worked with four counties to understand and implement new opportunities created by recent statewide policy changes.

Expenses: $528K

Justice Serving Network: PWA is building a network of culturally-aligned capacity building organizations (CBOs) that have staff with relevant lived experience who can learn from each other to better serve young people. We provide training and technical assistance to around 50 of these CBOs to help them learn how to sustainably bill Medi-Cal.

Expenses: $333K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.0M
Program service revenue$7.0M
Investment income$42K
Other revenue
Total revenue$9.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.7M
Fundraising
Other expenses$5.2M
Total expenses$7.0M
Total assets$3.9M
Net assets$3.1M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Jeffrey Metcalfe

President & CEO

Board

$227K

40 hrs/wk

Kofi Taha

Secretary

Board

$216K

40 hrs/wk

Terry Locke

Director

Board

$3K

5 hrs/wk

John O Niles

Treasurer

Board

4 hrs/wk

Vilna Bashi

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Laurel Phillips

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Alex Briscoe

Consultant

Staff

$428K

60 hrs/wk

Macheo Payne

Director of JSIY

Staff

$175K

50 hrs/wk

Shani Boykin

Director of MH&W

Staff

$125K

40 hrs/wk

Reed Connell

consultant

Staff

$90K

8 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Social Change Partners

Consulting

$578K

Kestrel Collaborative

Consulting

$475K

Outside Voices LLC

Consulting

$287K

Grand Strategy Consulting LLC

Consulting

$223K

Right Livelihood LLC

Consulting

$216K

Grants received

Showing 30 of 30

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.1M
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2024
$250K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2024
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$201K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$125K
RECREATION AND SPORTS
2024
$75K
Support for expansion of EMS Corps and new healthcare provider programs
2024
$25K
The purpose of the Grant is to support Young Healers
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
To analyze implementation of the 2011 Realignment regarding administration of Medi-Cal programs and its impacts on the child welfare and children's behavioral health systems.
2024
$10K
Public, Societal Benefit
2024
$10K
2011 REALIGNMENT PROJECT
2024
$10K
The purpose of the Grant is to support is for the development of state-level systems youth mental health strategy work for Georgia and Hawaii
2024
$5K
LAY MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES
2024
$250K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$250K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2023
$200K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$150K
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S TRUST - SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE VIA MENTAL HEALTH: TO BUILD YOUTH AND ADULT LEADERSHIP AROUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS IN CALIFORNIA WITH A RACIAL JUSTICE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, STATEWIDE AND LOCALLY BY COUNTY.
2023
$150K
SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING EMS CORPS. INTO NEW CITIES
2023
$125K
EMS CORPS
2023
$110K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$52K
In support of Going Digital Behavorial Health
2023
$300K
TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEER-TO-PEER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE REPLICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPS PROGRAMS IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW ORLEANS
2022
$283K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$125K
EMS CORPS
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN ADVOCATING FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CORPS TRAINING PROGRAM
2022
$30K
SUPPORT MEDICAID CLAIMING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN NEW MEXICO AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR WORK IN OTHER SITES
2022
$250K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$250K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021

Funded by

$4.8M from 18 funders · 30 grants · 2021–2024

New Venture Fund

$1.1M · 1 grant · 2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$700K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Sarlo Family Foundation

$510K · 3 grants · 2023–2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$500K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

$400K · 2 grants · 2022

Greenlight Fund Inc

$311K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Community Initiatives

$283K · 1 grant · 2022

Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

$255K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN872189871
NTEE codeS02
Subsection03
Ruling date2022-03
Formed2021
Employees8
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