Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness
The Office of Private Sector/NGO Coordination within California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services designs and implements outreach programs to coordinate emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts with businesses, nonprofits, and nongovernmental organizations. The office maximizes the inclusion of private sector, philanthropic, and NGO resources across all phases of emergency management through partnerships such as the Business and Utility Operations Center, Economic Recovery Support Function, and Voluntary Agency Liaison services. It facilitates information and resource exchange between public and private sectors to support disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness at a glance
In short: Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness gave $6.0M across 171 grants in 2024 (avg $35K), mostly in California. 37% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $5,965,839
- -36.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 171
- -7.6% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $34,888
- -31.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $18,670
- Total assets
- $699,555
- +65.0% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 37% first-time grantees (35 of 94, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (58% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Dream Center ($955K across 23 grants). Together the top 10 received $4.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
538 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 387 grants of 538 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 171 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness open to new grantees?
37%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 35 of 94 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $63K; repeat grants $64K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $16K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.3M (2020) to $10.7M (2022). In 2024 it made 171 grants totaling $6.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nor Cal Voad Sacramento, CA | — | $415,304 |
| Convoy of Hope Springfield, MO | — | $289,317 |
| Dream Center Kapolei, HI | — | $215,548 |
| Convoy of Hope Springfield, MO | — | $203,406 |
| Heart of Compassion Concorde, CA | — | $177,808 |
| Hawaii-Fema Hyattsville, MD | — | $134,400 |
| Praisealujah Food Distribution Cen Sea TAC, WA | — | $132,046 |
| Dream Center Kapolei, HI | — | $131,472 |
| Vida Life Ministries Bloomington, CA | — | $108,027 |
| Pawsitive Tails to Remember Aurora, CO | — | $96,063 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $699,555 | $6,765,392 | $6,493,429 | $5,965,839 | 171 |
| 2023 | $423,892 | $9,217,781 | $9,632,750 | $9,461,381 | 185 |
| 2022 | $842,104 | $11,231,047 | $10,750,878 | $10,703,070 | 85 |
| 2021 | $361,935 | $2,805,792 | $2,459,953 | $2,313,374 | 54 |
| 2020 | $16,096 | $2,376,239 | $2,370,700 | $2,309,868 | 43 |
About Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness
Based on IRS filings
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Calabasas, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $700K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 171 grants totaling $6.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness is led by Fred Mercer, Director on filings since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Fred Mercer
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: E. (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness
How much does Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness give each year?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness gave $6.0M across 171 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $9.5M across 185 grants.
What is Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness's typical grant size?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness's median grant in 2024 was $18,670, and its average grant was $34,888, across 171 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness that year got $63K on average.
Where does Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness give grants?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness gives mostly in California: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Hawaii (16%) and Missouri (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kapolei, HI (23 grants), Concorde, CA (19 grants), Bloomington, CA (14 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (12 grants).
Who are Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness's largest grantees?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness's largest 2024 grantees include Dream Center ($955,289 across 23 grants), Heart of Compassion ($827,303 across 20 grants) and Convoy of Hope ($811,341 across 7 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness reported $700K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.
What is Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Calabasas, CA. It holds $700K in total assets as of 2024.
What is Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness's EIN?
Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3231197. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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