#766of 1,000 in 2025

Communities in Schools of Los Angeles

Location
Los Angeles, California
Sector
Youth development
Founded
2007
Website
cislosangeles.org
267%Three-year growth, FY2022 to FY2025
$3.9MFY2025 revenue
50Employees, FY2025
#29of 35 in Youth development
#125of 160 in California

Revenue by fiscal year

FY2022: $1,057,542 $1.1M FY22 FY2023: $3,978,558 $4.0M FY23 FY2024: $3,045,996 $3.0M FY24 FY2025: $3,883,797 $3.9M FY25

We count pledges when the cash is received, not when they’re promised, so these numbers differ from Communities in Schools of Los Angeles’s 990. How we count pledges

Where revenue came from, FY2025

Gifts and grants
$2.6M · 67%
Government grants
$1.2M · 30%
Fundraising events
$90K · 2%
Other revenue
$25K · 1%
Total revenue on the 990
$3,971,909
Investment income
− $67,677
Donated goods and property
− $20,435
Revenue we count
$3,883,797

What it does

To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We work with public school systems, establishing relationship with superintendents, principals, educators, and community partners to address both individual students as well as school-wide needs.

Communities in schools of los angeles, inc. ("cisla") is a california nonprofit corporation dedicated to surrounding students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Since its founding in 2007, cisla has worked toward a vision that students in la public schools receive the support they need to develop the emotional, social, and academic skills required to graduate high school ready for meaningful employment and higher education. Cisla has supported more than 40,000 students and their families, achieving graduation rates between 98% and 100% for cased-managed seniors in the last several years.

Leadership

Elmer G RoldanExecutive Director
Patricia M OliverChief Operations Director
Yamileth R VillanuevaChief Development Director
Nicholas WuChief Program Director

EIN 26-0404220 · Full filings on ProPublica

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