East Palo Alto Community Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker East Palo Alto, CA EIN: 94-3145270

Community development corporation that promotes community economic development and protects residents against economic displacement through financial counseling, services for low-income homeowners, and developing permanently affordable housing. At lease 1,000 individuals were served.

East Palo Alto Community Alliance at a glance

In short: East Palo Alto Community Alliance gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$36,000
-62.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$36,000
-62.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$36,000
Total assets
$19,876,856
+9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who East Palo Alto Community Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

San Francisco Foundation Bays Future Fellowship Program: $36KSan Francisco Foundation BaysFuture Fellowship Program$36K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Francisco Foundation Bays Future Fellowship Program ($36K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ColumbiaSan Francisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2025) to $96K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $36K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco Foundation Bays Future Fellowship Program San Francisco, CAPreserving affordable housing longterm, youth united for community action$36,000
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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$19,876,856$2,304,791$1,661,548$36,0001$168,718
2024$18,230,794$4,963,881$1,418,492$96,0001$372,080
2023$9,828,820$4,500,687$1,175,509——$36,472
2022$6,476,147$1,036,147$1,208,349——$59,746
2021$6,207,733$2,763,892$1,008,221——$-7,046
2020$4,607,758$2,059,287$643,989——$11,280
2019$2,457,036$608,816$497,780——$4,122

About East Palo Alto Community Alliance

Based on IRS filings

East Palo Alto Community Alliance is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in East Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $36K. Net investment income was $169K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

East Palo Alto Community Alliance is led by Duane Bay, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Duane Bay

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $18K (2019) → $120K (2025)

  • Angah Miessi

    President

    President → Chair, 2023

    Chair → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Moulton

    Vice President

    Vice President → Director, 2023

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Hunt

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenia Najar

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: William Byron Webster (2019–2023) — Program Committee Chair
  • Former: Kenia Najar Miranda (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Melvin Gaines (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Annette Prince Green (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jane Jones (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Robert Jones (2019) — Former Executive Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Duane Bay — Executive Director: $120KDuane BayExecutive Director$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Duane Bay (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about East Palo Alto Community Alliance

How much does East Palo Alto Community Alliance give each year?

East Palo Alto Community Alliance gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $96K across 1 grant.

How large is East Palo Alto Community Alliance?

East Palo Alto Community Alliance reported $19.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.

What is East Palo Alto Community Alliance?

East Palo Alto Community Alliance is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in East Palo Alto, CA. It holds $19.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does East Palo Alto Community Alliance operate?

East Palo Alto Community Alliance has awarded grants in California, Maryland.

What is East Palo Alto Community Alliance's EIN?

East Palo Alto Community Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3145270. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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