Community Working Group Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Fremont, CA EIN: 77-0446309

To provide housing and services for homeless and low-income individuals and families, as well as those at risk of becoming homeless, in santa clara and san Mateo counties. Cwg's mission is to develop and/or acquire housing that is made available to low-income families and individuals and those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Cwg achieves its goals by marshaling community resources and coordinating strategic alliances with community partners for the development and operation of housing and services, and by serving as advocates on their behalf.

Community Working Group Inc at a glance

Total assets
$11,574,019
+2.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$811,209
+125.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$633,174
+222.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$318,963
-9.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Community Working Group Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

FremontMenlo Park

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $120K (2019) to $944K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $944K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Opportunity Center Associates LP Fremont, CAContribution to Related Partnership for Operating Purpose$944,065
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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$11,574,019$811,209$318,963——$633,174
2024$11,299,721$359,408$351,998——$196,078
2023$11,143,284$457,355$1,424,324$944,0651$243,470
2022$11,775,988$1,273,632$456,615——$993,983
2021$12,572,895$640,047$453,691——$401,806
2020$11,515,934$475,294$458,122——$275,094
2019$11,216,280$309,308$495,966$119,8351$79,579

About Community Working Group Inc

Based on IRS filings

Community Working Group Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Fremont, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $633K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Working Group Inc is led by Vivian Wan, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vivian Wan

    Chief Executive Officer

    Chief Operating Officer → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Barton

    Board Director

    Board President → President, 2020

    President → Board Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lee

    Board Director

    Board Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Board Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Smith

    Board Director

    Board Director → President, 2021

    President → Board Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Reiber

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Neuner

    Chief Operating Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Ann Danner (2019–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: John Domantay (2019–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Louis Chicoine (2019–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Rohit Angle (2019–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Tarrah Henrie (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Tejas Saraiya (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Ton Wasow (2019–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Darrian White (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Hassan Khawaja (2022–2024) — Board Director -
  • Former: Sameer Bhasin (2022–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Vishnu Beri (2022–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Brian Friss (2023–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Reshma Inamdar (2023–2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Claudine Sipili (2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Lynette Stolarzyk (2024) — Board Director
  • Former: Brian Gin (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Johnathan White (2019–2023) — Chief Real Estate Officer
  • Former: Eric Bishop (2022–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Bronwyn Hogan (2019–2022) — Vice President Community Relations
  • Former: Gail Price (2019–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Kara Carnahan (2019–2022) — Vice President of Programs
  • Former: Marilyn Lovelace-Grant (2020–2022) — Vice President of Human Resources
  • Former: Joy Jones (2022) — Vice President of Programs
  • Former: Hirendra Hindocha (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Sameer Bashin (2019–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Hassan Khawaja - Fr Oct (2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Teresa Powell - To Jan (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tyler Richard Martin (2021) — Controller
  • Former: David Blohm (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Susan Dickeson (2019–2020) — Director of Financial Planning
  • Former: Teresa Powell (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Juana Nunley (2019) — Director of Assets & Property Management
  • Former: Maureen Vittoria (2019) — Chief Financial Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Working Group Inc

How large is Community Working Group Inc?

Community Working Group Inc reported $11.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $811K.

What is Community Working Group Inc?

Community Working Group Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Fremont, CA. It holds $11.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community Working Group Inc operate?

Community Working Group Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Community Working Group Inc's EIN?

Community Working Group Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0446309. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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