Alliance for a Better Community

What Alliance for a Better Community does

Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2000 and headquartered at 201 South Figueroa St. in Los Angeles, California. Its mission is to advance social, economic, and racial equity and justice for the Latino community and the broader Los Angeles region through power building, policy advocacy, and strategic communications. The organization serves Latino residents across Los Angeles County — with a concentrated focus on Southeast Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, and East Los Angeles — alongside Latino-led and Latino-serving nonprofits, multilingual learner students and families in LAUSD, and college-access advocates.

ABC's program portfolio centers on community organizing and resource deployment rather than technology. Core programs include the Fuerza Fund, which provides flexible, no-strings-attached grants to Latino-led organizations across three phases (Response, Recovery, Resilience); Academia Comunitaria and Pláticas, which deliver leadership development and community conversations; SELA Votes, a civic-participation initiative; the MLL Storybank and College Access Storybank, which collect community narratives to drive advocacy; the Consortium for Multilingual Learner Success; and participation in the College for All Coalition. Sub-brands include Fuerza Fund, Academia Comunitaria, Pláticas, and SELA Votes. ABC employs 1–10 staff and is led by CEO & President Vanessa Aramayo, with John M. Erickson as Chief of Staff, Bonnie Amos as Director of Communications, and Jennifer Cano as Senior Manager of Policy & Advocacy.

ABC generates operating support through foundation grants (e.g., California Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, OpenAI Foundation), corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. Documented funding includes over $1M mobilized through the Fuerza Fund since January 2025, a $350K+ SELA Collaborative allocation in 2024 backed by the California Community Foundation, $847K in cumulative three-year sub-grants to partners, and a 2023 Weingart Foundation grant of $150,000. Programs are delivered at no cost to community members; only certain convenings carry registration fees. Distribution is regional and community-based: direct grassroots organizing, coalition partnerships across education, civic engagement, economic prosperity, and health, plus event-based convenings at Los Angeles venues and digital channels including Instagram and email newsletters. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or commercial product revenue.

Name

Alliance for a Better Community

Legal name

Alliance for a Better Community

Website

https://afabc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2000 that advances social, economic, and racial equity for the Latino community through policy advocacy, community organizing, leadership programs, and the Fuerza Fund grant-making initiative across LA County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG), Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Community Engagement & Social Integration Programs (Clubs, Events, Volunteering) (EDAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Community advocacy
• Nonprofit services
• Civic engagement
• Philanthropic grants
• Leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: ABC generates revenue through grants from foundations (such as California Community Foundation), corporate sponsorships for events, and individual donations. The Fuerza Fund initiative mobilizes resources for crisis response, recovery, and resilience building for Latino-led organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alliance for a Better Community is a nonprofit advocacy organization that delivers community programs and grant-making services for Latino communities across Los Angeles. Its core offerings combine direct community programming (leadership development, civic engagement, narrative/storybank campaigns, voter participation) with the Fuerza Fund, which directs flexible, no-strings-attached dollars to Latino-led and serving organizations across Los Angeles County in Response, Recovery, and Resilience phases.

Product overview

Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) is a nonprofit advocacy organization offering a portfolio of community programs centered on power building and policy advocacy. The core offerings include Fuerza Fund (a philanthropic grant-making initiative directing resources to Latino-led nonprofits across Los Angeles County), Academia Comunitaria and Pláticas (leadership development and community conversation programs), SELA Votes (voter engagement initiative), and the MLL Storybank/Share Your Story! platform (community narrative collection focused on college access and multilingual learner success). These programs work in concert through ABC's integrated approach combining Power Building, Policy Advocacy, and Communications & Research to drive social, economic, and racial equity for the Latino community in Los Angeles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fuerza Fund: A fund that provides flexible, no-strings-attached funding to Latina/o-led and serving organizations across Los Angeles County. Invests across three phases: Response (rapid resources for urgent crises), Recovery (sustained investment to stabilize families), and Resilience (long-term funding to strengthen organizations).
• Academia Comunitaria
• Pláticas
• SELA Votes

Products and services

• Fuerza Fund ABC's philanthropic grant-making initiative providing flexible, no-strings-attached funding to Latino-led and serving organizations across Los Angeles County. Investment is delivered across three phases: Response (rapid resources for urgent crises), Recovery (sustained investment to stabilize families), and Resilience (long-term, no-strings-attached funding to strengthen organizations from the inside out).
• Academia Comunitaria A leadership development program equipping community members with civic knowledge, advocacy skills, and the confidence to organize and shape policy beyond elections. Targeted at Latino community members in Los Angeles.
• Pláticas Community conversations program that connects residents to accessible discussions on immigration, healthcare, education, and local elections. Targeted at Latino residents across Los Angeles.
• SELA Votes Voter engagement initiative focused on expanding voter participation and building long-term electoral power in the Southeast Los Angeles region. Targeted at SELA residents and community stakeholders.
• MLL Storybank (Multilingual Learner Storybank) A curated collection of narratives designed to highlight and address the unique needs of Multilingual Learner (MLL) students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Collects stories from MLL students, parents, and advocates for use in policy advocacy.
• Share Your Story! Community engagement initiative inviting Latino/a community members in Los Angeles to submit personal experiences highlighting issues impacting the community, with focus areas on college access and multilingual learner success.
• Consortium for Multilingual Learner Success A consortium led by ABC bringing together advocates, researchers, educators, and community organizers to address the needs of multilingual learners in LAUSD. Holds regular convenings on topics such as building cultural competency through a multilingual workforce.
• College for All Coalition Coalition that hosts an annual Advocacy Day bringing together students, parents, educators, advocates, and community members for advocacy around equitable college access policies. Targeted at college access stakeholders in California.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 million mobilized through Fuerza Fund since January 2025 for wildfire and immigration raid response
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABC participates in the SELA Collaborative, a coalition working to strengthen nonprofit capacity and civic engagement across the Southeast Los Angeles region.
• Community Engagement for College Success Network (CECSN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABC partners with CECSN in Los Angeles to collect and amplify college access stories through a communications campaign, with stories featured across participating organizations' platforms.
• Consortium for Multilingual Learner SuccesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABC leads this consortium focused on addressing the unique needs of MLL students in LAUSD. The consortium brings together healthcare organizations, advocates, researchers, educators, and community organizers for regular convenings on multilingual learner success.
• College for All CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABC participates in the College for All Coalition which hosts annual Advocacy Day bringing together students, parents, educators, advocates, and community members to advocate for equitable college access policies.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hispanic Federation: National Latino-focused nonprofit that supports Latino-serving organizations through grantmaking, advocacy, and capacity building — operates at greater scale than ABC but pursues the same mission of advancing equity for Latino communities.
• MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): National Latino civil rights legal organization pursuing litigation, policy advocacy, and education equity — operates at national scale but pursues an overlapping Latino equity and education access mission.
• LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens): Largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization in the US, pursuing civic engagement, education access, and advocacy for Latino communities — comparable in mission focus and constituency, with broader geographic footprint.
• United Way of Greater Los Angeles: Large LA-based federated giving and civic equity nonprofit that, like ABC, funnels resources to community organizations and runs equity-focused initiatives across LA County — a broader incumbent operating in adjacent grantmaking and civic engagement space.

Direct peers

• InnerCity Struggle: East LA-based youth-led community organizing nonprofit focused on education equity, civic engagement, and policy advocacy for Latino communities — closely comparable in geography, target population, and organizing-based approach.
• UNITE-LA: LA-based education and workforce equity nonprofit focused on college access, career pathways, and civic engagement for LAUSD students — directly comparable in K-12/higher ed advocacy and LAUSD multilingual learner focus.
• CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles): Los Angeles-based immigrant rights and Latino-focused advocacy nonprofit with a similar mission of advancing rights, civic engagement, and equity for immigrant communities in Southern California — directly comparable mission, geography, and advocacy orientation.
• Community Coalition: South LA-based grassroots organizing nonprofit advancing equity for Black and Latino communities through power building and policy advocacy — comparable mission, base-building model, and South LA operating geography.

Others

• The California Endowment: Major California health equity foundation that funds many of the same Latino-serving and community-based organizations ABC partners with — a funder ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• The California Community Foundation: LA-based community foundation that has provided direct grant support to ABC's SELA Collaborative work — an institutional funder relationship rather than peer, but materially relevant as a philanthropic partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/afabc_la
• Xx.com/afabc_la

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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