Community Ventures
The organization's mission is to promote principles and policies for community economic development through the support of locally owned small businesses that are rooted in and dedicated to the communities where they are located and that prevent leakage of local dollars.
Community Ventures at a glance
In short: Community Ventures reported $300 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $300 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $924,576
- -23.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $267,247
- +49.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $277,663
- +32.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Community Ventures funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300 (2025) to $393K (2020). In 2025 it reported $300 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Space for Humanity Denver, CO | To Share View of Earth from Space | $36,200 |
| LC & Lillie Cox Haven of Hope Danville, CA | To Support Racial Diversity | $16,828 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $924,576 | $267,247 | $277,663 | $300 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $1,210,465 | $179,369 | $209,380 | $500 | Total only | $20,504 |
| 2023 | $1,291,216 | $244,255 | $49,427 | — | — | $34,662 |
| 2022 | $1,277,830 | $125,690 | $229,998 | $53,028 | 2 | $49,441 |
| 2021 | $1,449,111 | $342,020 | $632,170 | $71,634 | 3 | $64,545 |
| 2020 | $1,734,991 | $905,103 | $817,934 | $393,360 | 3 | $94,458 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Community Ventures
Based on IRS filings
Community Ventures is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Fremont, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $925K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $300 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Ventures is led by Jennifer Kassan, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Kassan
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$6K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Lisa Hatamoto
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Stern
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Mark McLeod (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
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 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $45K, to Jennifer Kassan (President).
Frequently asked questions about Community Ventures
How much does Community Ventures give each year?
Community Ventures reported $300 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $500 in grants paid.
How large is Community Ventures?
Community Ventures reported $925K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $267K.
What is Community Ventures?
Community Ventures is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Fremont, CA. It holds $925K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Community Ventures operate?
Community Ventures has awarded grants in California, Colorado.
What is Community Ventures's EIN?
Community Ventures's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0919727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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