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Camba Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 11-2480339 Website

Camba is a non-profit agency that provides services that connect people with opportunities to enhance their quality of life.

Camba Inc at a glance

In short: Camba Inc gave $178K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$177,564
+16.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,594
-3.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,240
Total assets
$418,240,928
+14.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Camba Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation: $43KNorthern Manhattan ImprovementCorporation$43KHousing Conservation Coordinators Inc: $34KHousing ConservationCoordinators Inc$34KTakeroot Justice: $32KTakeroot Justice$32KColumbia University: $28KColumbia University$28KGoddard Riverside Community Center: $27KGoddard Riverside CommunityCenter$27KBrooklyn Community Pride Center Inc: $13KBrooklyn Community PrideCenter Inc$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation ($43K). Together the top 6 received $178K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 23 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

New YorkBrooklyn

How Camba Inc gives

  • Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $140K (2020) to $178K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $178K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation New York, NYLegal Services for the Working Poor$42,999
Housing Conservation Coordinators Inc New York, NYLegal Services for the Working Poor$33,750
Takeroot Justice New York, NYLegal Services for the Working Poor$32,178
Columbia University New York, NYHIV/AIDS Prevention$28,301
Goddard Riverside Community Center New York, NYLegal Services for the Working Poor$27,000
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Inc Brooklyn, NYYouth Support$13,336
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$418,240,928$253,556,516$246,645,882$177,5646$13,676
2024$366,852,017$221,023,710$220,677,541$152,7505$11,847
2023$238,149,199$207,161,264$206,700,805$140,0004$92,106
2022$107,126,979$187,919,716$188,141,941$140,0004$588
2021$92,053,993$185,798,338$185,540,019$140,0004$4,829
2020$77,182,863$175,366,590$175,095,218$140,0004$1,940

About Camba Inc

Based on IRS filings

Camba Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $418.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $178K. Net investment income was $14K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Camba Inc is led by Joanne M. Oplustil, Former President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 13 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joanne M. Oplustil

    Former President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2024

    President & CEO → Former President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    $597K (2020) → $2.2M (2025)

  • Valerie A. Barton-Richardson

    President & CEO

    CAO → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    Chief Administrative Officer → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $446K (2020) → $484K (2025)

  • Richard Roberts

    Chairman

    Member → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David A. Rowe

    CAO of Camba & Chv

    CAO → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    Chief Administrative Officer → CAO of Camba & Chv, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $574K (2020) → $574K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Miller

    Chief Legal Officer

    CAO → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    Chief Administrative Officer → Chief Legal Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $315K (2020) → $311K (2025)

  • Joan McFeely

    Senior Vice President of Human Resources

    Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President of Human Resources, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $209K (2020) → $202K (2025)

  • Kathy De Meij

    Senior Vice President of Development & Comms.

    Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President of Development & Comms., 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $210K (2020) → $201K (2025)

  • Michael F. Erhard

    Executive Vice President of Housing & Health Svcs

    Senior Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2022

    Executive Vice President → Executive Vice President of Housing & Health Svcs, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $271K (2020) → $244K (2025)

  • Sharon Rose Browne

    CAO of Housing & Health Svcs

    CAO → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    Chief Administrative Officer → CAO of Housing & Health Svcs, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $441K (2020) → $398K (2025)

  • Claire Harding-Keefe

    Executive Vice President of Econ Development, Edu & Youth

    Executive Vice President of Econ Development, Edu & Youth Development → Executive Vice President of Econ Development, Edu & Youth, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $264K (2024) → $331K (2025)

  • Jason Bouchard

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $206K (2024) → $315K (2025)

  • Micheal Berne

    Senior Vice President of Camba & Chv

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $239K (2024) → $242K (2025)

  • Lisa Marie Feliciano

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $268K (2025)

  • Thomas Dambakly Former

    CAO of Facilities & System

    New on the 2025 filing

    $690K (2025)

  • Christopher Zarra

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David H. Schultz Esq.

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Briance

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Beardwood

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine O'Neill

    Board Member

    Chairwoman → Member, 2023

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew W. Botwin

    Secretary

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Ross

    Treasurer

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Falcone

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Galligan

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terence L. Kelleher Esq.

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Ramm

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Talma

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Jacobs

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Thomas Dambakly (2020–2024) — CAO of Facilities & Systems
  • Former: Ross S. Lorber (2023–2024) — CFO
  • Former: Angeles Delgado (2024) — Senior Vice President of Housing & Health Svcs
  • Former: Allan F. Kramer II (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Claire M. Harding Keefe (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Janet Miller (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Jenny Hourihan (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Justin Nardilla (2020–2023) — Chief Administrative Officer
  • Former: Kathy Dros (2020–2023) — Chief Administrative Officer
  • Former: Margaret Taddy (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Michael Berne (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Rang Thi Ngo (2020–2023) — Chief Administrative Officer
  • Former: Reverend Daniel Ramm (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Yael Bat-Chava (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Christie Hodgkins (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Bernardo Mas (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Joanne Oplustil — Former President / CEO: $2.2MJoanne OplustilFormer President / CEO$2.2MThomas Dambakly Former — Cao of Facilities & System: $690KThomas Dambakly FormerCao of Facilities & System$690KDavid Rowe — Cao of Camba & CHV: $574KDavid RoweCao of Camba & CHV$574KValerie Barton-Richardson — President / CEO: $484KValerie…President / CEO$484KSharon Browne — Cao of Housing & Health Svcs: $398KSharon BrowneCao of Housing & Health Svcs$398KClaire Harding-Keefe — EVP of Econ Dev, Edu & Youth: $331KClaire Harding-KeefeEVP of Econ Dev, Edu & Youth$331KJason Bouchard — CFO: $315KJason BouchardCFO$315KElizabeth Miller — Chief Legal Officer: $311KElizabeth MillerChief Legal Officer$311KLisa Marie Feliciano — Chief Human Resources Officer: $268KLisa Marie FelicianoChief Human Resources Officer$268KMichael Erhard — EVP of Housing & Health Svcs: $244KMichael ErhardEVP of Housing & Health Svcs$244KMicheal Berne — SVP of Camba & CHV: $242KMicheal BerneSVP of Camba & CHV$242KJoan McFeely — SVP of Human Resources: $202KJoan McFeelySVP of Human Resources$202KKathy De Meij — SVP of Dev. & Comms.: $201KKathy De MeijSVP of Dev. & Comms.$201K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.2M, to Joanne Oplustil (Former President / CEO). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Camba Inc

How much does Camba Inc give each year?

Camba Inc gave $178K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $153K across 5 grants.

What is Camba Inc's typical grant size?

Camba Inc's median grant in 2025 was $30,240, and its average grant was $29,594, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Camba Inc give grants?

Camba Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants).

Does Camba Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Camba Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Legal Services for the Working Poor" (4 grants).

Who are Camba Inc's largest grantees?

Camba Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation ($42,999), Housing Conservation Coordinators Inc ($33,750) and Takeroot Justice ($32,178), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Camba Inc?

Camba Inc reported $418.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $253.6M.

What is Camba Inc?

Camba Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $418.2M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Camba Inc's EIN?

Camba Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2480339. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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