Coast To Coast Foundation

What Coast To Coast Foundation does

Coast To Coast Foundation is a California-incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2013 and headquartered in Yorba Linda, California. The organization serves homeless individuals and students in need across Orange County through a portfolio of community-led programs. Its core offerings include a Homeless Street Outreach program and five city-specific Police Officer Liaison Programs (P.O.L.P.) operated in partnership with the Fullerton Police Department, Huntington Beach Police Department, Anaheim Police Department, Tustin Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's Department, and South County Sheriff's Department. These liaison programs provide immediate-needs assistance — bus passes, food gift cards, motel vouchers, clothing, sleeping bags, relocation money, and California ID/DMV fees — and connect beneficiaries to wrap-around services via the county coordinated entry system. The foundation also runs the quarterly 'Yes, I Can' Scholarship for McKinney Vento homeless students and the GIVE B.A.C.K. backpack program for students in need, extending its mission into youth education.

The organization has no proprietary technology, mobile application, or API infrastructure. Its digital footprint is limited to a website (coasttocoastfoundation.org) built on GoDaddy/Wix infrastructure, a Facebook page, a blog, and PayPal-hosted donation flows. All field operations — outreach, case management referrals, mentoring for DMV and Social Security paperwork, and job placement support — are delivered by unpaid volunteers. Revenue is generated entirely through donations: individual contributions via PayPal, corporate sponsorships (Wells Fargo, Walmart of Anaheim, Roosters Foundation), service club grants (Women's Club of Fullerton, Fullerton Rotary South), and recurring Casino Night fundraising events with multiple local sponsors. No products or services are sold, no pricing model exists, and no financial disclosures are publicly available. Headcount is 1–10 staff, all classified as volunteers. The organization is led by Founder Maria Avena, CFO Delinda Huey, and Chair John DeCaprio, with a board of directors comprising Sonya LaChappel, Christy LeMaster, Vincent Smith, and Lori Gallagher.

Name

Coast To Coast Foundation

Legal name

Coast to Coast Foundation

Website

https://coasttocoastfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yorba Linda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Entirely funded by donations from individuals and businesses. Accepts monetary donations via PayPal and item donations for homeless individuals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coast To Coast Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides immediate-needs assistance (food, clothing, shelter, transportation, identification) to homeless individuals and scholarships/supplies to students in need across Orange County, California. The foundation operates its programs through direct partnerships with local law enforcement agencies (Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Tustin, South County) using volunteer outreach teams funded entirely by donations.

Product overview

Coast To Coast Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that operates as a unified community support platform rather than a technology product. The organization runs multiple interconnected homeless outreach programs and educational support services, primarily through partnerships with local law enforcement agencies (Fullerton Police Department, Huntington Beach Police Department, Anaheim Police Department, South County Sheriff's Department) and cities. The core programs include Homeless Street Outreach, five regional Police Officer Liaison Programs, the Yes, I Can Scholarship for homeless students, and the GIVE B.A.C.K. backpack program. All programs are volunteer-run and funded entirely through donations, serving people regardless of economic status or affiliation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homeless Street Outreach
• Fullerton Police Officer Liaison Program (P.O.L.P.)
• Huntington Beach Homeless Liaison Officer Program
• Anaheim Police Officer Liaison Program
• South County Liaison Officer Program
• Yes, I Can Scholarship
• GIVE B.A.C.K. (Packs)

Quantifiable outcome

• Breaking the homeless cycle one person at a time by sustaining immediate needs and connecting to wrap-around services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fullerton Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership working towards breaking the homeless cycle one person at a time by sustaining immediate needs for homeless individuals to connect them with sustainable wrap-around services. Donations used for bus passes, food gift cards, water, socks, clothing, sleeping bags, relocation money, motel vouchers, backpacks, bicycles, and California ID/DMV fees.
• Huntington Beach Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to break the homeless cycle by sustaining immediate needs for homeless individuals and connecting them with wrap-around services. Donations support bus passes, food gift cards, motel vouchers, relocation assistance, DMV fees, clothing, food, backpacks, and care kits.
• Anaheim Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to break the homeless cycle by sustaining immediate needs for homeless individuals and connecting them with services.
• South County Sheriff's DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to break the homeless cycle by sustaining immediate needs for homeless individuals and connecting them with wrap-around services. Donations support bus passes, food gift cards, water, socks, clothing, sleeping bags, relocation money, motel vouchers, backpacks, bicycles, and California ID/DMV fees.
• Tustin Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating law enforcement agency in the outreach team program that assists homeless individuals identified by law enforcement.
• Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating law enforcement agency in the outreach team program that assists homeless individuals identified by law enforcement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Illumination Foundation: Orange County-based nonprofit providing shelter, recuperative care, and homeless outreach services. Directly comparable to Coast To Coast Foundation in mission, geography, and reliance on law-enforcement and community partnerships.
• Orange County Rescue Mission: Long-established homeless services nonprofit operating across Orange County, providing food, shelter, and recovery programs. Same mission and geography, but at materially larger scale and with owned facilities versus Coast To Coast's volunteer outreach model.
• Mercy House Living Centers: Orange County nonprofit operating emergency shelters, transitional housing, and homeless outreach programs. Comparable service mix and Orange County focus, with deeper housing infrastructure than Coast To Coast's liaison-officer-driven model.
• PATH (People Assisting the Homeless): California-wide nonprofit providing street outreach, interim housing, and permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. Comparable outreach-and-connection-to-services model, though operating at much larger geographic scale across Southern California.
• Families Forward: Orange County nonprofit focused on preventing family homelessness through housing, food, and counseling. Comparable immediate-needs assistance model and Orange County geography, with overlapping donor and volunteer base.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of Orange County: Large regional faith-based social services nonprofit offering homeless assistance, immigration services, and family support. Overlaps with Coast To Coast on homeless outreach in Orange County but operates a much broader portfolio of programs.
• Salvation Army Orange County: National faith-based nonprofit with local Orange County operations providing shelter, food, and homeless outreach. Comparable service categories and donor base, but at substantially larger scale with owned facilities.

Others

• United Way Orange County: Regional umbrella funder supporting many Orange County social services, including homeless programs. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent funder in the same donor ecosystem that Coast To Coast could pursue for institutional support.
• Think Together: Orange County-based education nonprofit supporting underserved students, overlapping with Coast To Coast's Yes, I Can Scholarship and GIVE B.A.C.K. backpack programs for homeless students. Adjacent rather than directly competing in the homeless services space.

Regional players

• Working Wardrobes: Southern California nonprofit providing clothing and workforce support to individuals transitioning out of homelessness. Comparable immediate-needs clothing and career-readiness programming to Coast To Coast's clothing and DMV-fee assistance offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/peoplehelpingpeopleinneed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coast-to-coast-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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