About Alliance for A Better Community
Alliance for a Better Community is advancing social, economic, racial equity and justice for the Latina/o community and the Los Angeles region through power building and policy advocacy.
Focus Areas
Education (K-12 & Higher Education)Civic EngagementEconomic ProsperityHealthDigital EquityClimate ChangeEmergency Relief / Direct Assistance
Who They Fund
multilingual learners (English learners) in Los Angeles Countycollege‑bound students / participants in college success networks (Los Angeles region)residents of Southeast Los Angeles regionemerging community advocates/grassroots organizers
About Alliance for A Better Community
Alliance for a Better Community’s recent grantmaking shows a sustained push around multilingual learner advocacy in Los Angeles County. In 2025, the foundation funded a $60,000 advisory organization grant to Promesa Boyle Heights at Proyecto Pastoral and a separate $60,000 advisory committee member grant to Community Partners (parent Organizing Network (PON)), both tied to a consortium for English learner success and narrative change work. That same pattern extends through earlier awards to Californians Together, Loyola Marymount University, and other organizations connected to education, civic engagement, and community advocacy. The foundation’s work is rooted in advancing social, economic, racial equity and justice for the Latina/o community and the Los Angeles region through power building and policy advocacy. Its recent grants also support digital equity education, college success networks, and organizer development, with recipients that include community-based groups, advocacy coalitions, and institutions working across Los Angeles County. The mix of sizes and repeat awards suggests a funder that uses multi-year support to reinforce aligned partners rather than making one-off gifts only.
What Alliance for A Better Community Funds
Education is a clear throughline. Alliance for a Better Community gave $60,000 in 2025 to Promesa Boyle Heights at Proyecto Pastoral for a consortium for English learner success advisory organization role and narrative change work aimed at mobilizing support for multilingual learners in Los Angeles County. It also gave $60,000 in 2024 and $60,000 in 2023 to Californians Together in Long Beach. Digital equity is another active area. In 2025, Parent Engagement Academy (PEA) in Whittier received $45,000 for support on digital equity issues and for developing new advocates involved in local and state-level digital equity initiatives. The foundation also gave $15,000 to Council of Mexican Federations in North America (COFEM) for digital equity education and advocacy across the Southeast Los Angeles region. The foundation’s college-success work appears through a $15,000 2025 grant to Community Partners (SoCal CAN) for community engagement for the Community Engagement for College Success Network website development.
How Alliance for A Better Community Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$483K
Total Assets
$2.6M
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
VANESSA ARAMAYO
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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