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Monument Impact

Public charity · Grantmaker Concord, CA EIN: 94-3370919 Website

Our mission is to serve as an advocate and resource in contra Costa county that guides, educates, and connects low-income communities.

Monument Impact at a glance

In short: Monument Impact gave $934K across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $133K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$934,400
+109.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
+133.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$133,486
-10.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$4,464,907
+5.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Monument Impact funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

Uptogether: $600KUptogether$600KWorking Partnership USA: $111KWorking Partnership USA$111KHousing Leadership Council: $61KHousing Leadership Council$61KEMC Research Incorporated: $50KEMC Research Incorporated$50KNorth Bay Organizing Project: $40KNorth Bay Organizing Project$40KSacred Heart Community Servic: $40KSacred Heart Community Servic$40KGroundworks Campaigns Inc: $33KGroundworks Campaigns Inc$33K

The largest 2024 recipient was Uptogether ($600K). Together the top 7 received $934K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

OaklandSan JoseSanta RosaSacramentoSan Mateo

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $934K (2024). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $934K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Uptogether Oakland, CACommunity Support$600,000
Working Partnership USA San Jose, CACommunity Support$110,700
Housing Leadership Council San Mateo, CA—$60,700
EMC Research Incorporated Oakland, CA—$50,000
North Bay Organizing Project Santa Rosa, CACommunity Support$40,000
Sacred Heart Community Servic San Jose, CACommunity Support$40,000
Groundworks Campaigns Inc Sacramento, CA—$33,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$4,464,907$4,263,498$3,703,222$934,4007
2023$4,240,522$4,166,672$2,863,561$446,0003
2022$3,010,523$3,277,264$2,324,337——
2021$1,550,690$2,663,504$2,384,373$5,000Total only
2020$1,143,619$3,365,278$2,768,446——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Monument Impact

Based on IRS filings

Monument Impact is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Concord, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $934K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Monument Impact is led by Judith Ortiz, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Judith Ortiz

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2023) → $137K (2024)

  • Armando Rodriguez

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Pereau

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Elmasu

    Co-Chair

    Board Member → Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Goodwin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Pablo Benavente

    Co-Chair

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Phan

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor Tiglao

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Joseph Markunas (2020–2023) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Leta Seletzky (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Pablo Benavente (2020–2023) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Charlene Tuckerson (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Manolo Pasqual Platin Morales (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Debra Ballinger (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: James Bouquin (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Judd (2020) — Board Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Judith Ortiz — Executive Dir.: $137KJudith OrtizExecutive Dir.$137K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $137K, to Judith Ortiz (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Monument Impact

How much does Monument Impact give each year?

Monument Impact gave $934K across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $446K across 3 grants.

What is Monument Impact's typical grant size?

Monument Impact's median grant in 2024 was $50,000, and its average grant was $133,486, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Monument Impact give grants?

Monument Impact gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (2 grants) and San Jose, CA (2 grants).

Who are Monument Impact's largest grantees?

Monument Impact's largest 2024 grantees include Uptogether ($600,000), Working Partnership USA ($110,700) and Housing Leadership Council ($60,700), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Monument Impact?

Monument Impact reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.

What is Monument Impact?

Monument Impact is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Concord, CA. It holds $4.5M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Monument Impact's EIN?

Monument Impact's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3370919. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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