| Mission |
Community Partners accelerates ideas into action to advance the public good. |
| Philosophy |
Community Partners supports, encourages and nourishes people with good ideas and aspirations to improve their community. |
| Founded |
December 1992 |
| No. of fiscal sponsorship projects since founding |
Since extending sponsorship to our first project in 1992, we have provided services to more than 570 projects. |
| No. of current projects 2011 year-end |
137 Fiscal Sponsorship Projects |
| Annual budget |
$21,350,073 |
| Total program expenses |
84% |
| Total administrative & fundraising expenses |
16% |
| No. of core staff |
29 |
| Why we’re unique |
Community Partners is the only organization in Southern California creating and strengthening ideas, innovations, leaders and social entrepreneurs that build healthy communities. |
| History |
Community Partners was established in 1992 to meet a growing need experienced by civic and social entrepreneurs in Southern California for a structure that freed them from red tape while they pursued the cause that animated them. Conceived as a “foundation for emerging philanthropies”, our fiscal sponsorship program has grown steadily to include 137 projects led by people who reflect the scope and diversity of the Southern California region and we are currently engaged in over a dozen other grantmaker partnerships with funders, networks and established organizations. From initial investments of $250,000, we have grown into a solid institution managing more than $15 million a year in revenue. |
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Facts at a Glance 