What Community Coalition does

Community Coalition (CoCo) is a 501(c)-class nonprofit grassroots organization founded in 1990 and headquartered at 8101 S. Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles, with 51–100 employees. Its mission is to transform the social and economic conditions underlying addiction, crime, violence, and poverty by involving thousands of residents in creating, influencing, and changing public policy. CoCo runs programs spanning youth organizing (SCYEA across six South LA high schools), civic engagement (Together We Vote), land use advocacy (Vermont Corridor / Block By Block), education equity (Student Equity Need Index advocacy and the Black Student Achievement Plan), traffic-justice campaigning (the PUSH LA Coalition), and a kinship support center (Kinship In Action). The organization also operates the Center for Community Organizing (CCO), a national organizer-training school being built out at 7518 South Vermont Avenue, supported by the Edna & Laurence Williams National Organizing Fellowship and the Debra Lee Women's Organizing Fellowship (launched 2023).

The underlying "technology" of CoCo is people-based rather than software-based: a community organizing methodology that uses door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, texting, monthly People's Assemblies, house meetings, and cultural events (Power Fest, People Power Conventions, South LA Art Walks) to mobilize roughly 18,000 engaged residents and reach 1,000+ community members annually through meetings and townhalls. There are no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML components — the value-creating mechanism is structured community organizing, civic leadership development, and coalition-based policy advocacy. Visible outputs include the 2026 LA City Council ban on pretextual stops, $700M in annual SENI funding to high-need schools, redirection of 35% of the LAUSD school police budget ($25M) to alternative safety resources, and expansion of BSAP to $175M annually.

CoCo's business model is grant-funded with supplemental individual donations: revenue streams identified are foundation grants and government funding (including a $20M EPA Community Change Grant in November 2024, an $800K Stop the Hate grant in 2023, and inclusion as one of 180 organizations in a $135M statewide Stop the Hate allocation over 2025–2026), plus individual donations processed via action.cocosouthla.org/donate. All programs are delivered free of charge; no pricing model or commercial monetization exists. CoCo's served "segments" are South Los Angeles residents (primary), South LA youth via SCYEA (secondary), and an ecosystem of social service providers via the Prevention Network; it holds no traditional paying customers and no contractual revenue concentration.

Name

Community Coalition

Legal name

Community Coalition

Website

https://cocosouthla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Community Coalition (CoCo) is a South Los Angeles nonprofit founded in 1990 that organizes roughly 18,000 residents to address systemic racism and economic inequity through youth organizing, civic engagement, education-equity advocacy, and community-led policy campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy and Social Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

akta.pro primary industry

Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI)

Keywords

• Community organizing
• Civic engagement
• Advocacy services
• Youth development
• Social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Government Funding: Community Coalition generates revenue through foundation grants (such as the $20 million EPA Community Change Grant and $800K Stop the Hate grant) and government funding to support their various programs including education equity, community organizing, youth development, and civic engagement initiatives.
2. Individual Donations: The organization accepts individual donations through their website (action.cocosouthla.org/donate) to support their ongoing work in racial and economic justice.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Community Coalition operates as a community organizing nonprofit offering programs focused on youth organizing (SCYEA), civic engagement (Together We Vote), and a Center for Community Organizing (CCO) that provides training and fellowships. Their work includes advocacy campaigns on education equity (SENI, BSAP), traffic justice (PUSH LA), and land use (Block By Block), complemented by an Art & Culture program featuring events like Power Fest and People Power Conventions. The organization does not offer a commercial technology product or software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• South Central Youth Empowered thru Action (SCYEA): Youth organizing program that develops future leaders and promotes academic success for South Los Angeles youth, working to improve conditions of South LA and schools.
• Center for Community Organizing (CCO)
• PUSH LA Coalition
• Kinship In Action (KIA)
• Prevention Network

Quantifiable outcome

• LA City Council voted to ban pretextual stops in 2026 after six years of PUSH LA advocacy
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Genesis LA (3C Initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Connecting Capital & Community (3C) initiative led by Genesis LA to advance equitable housing solutions. CoCo served as community liaison partner on 4th Avenue Homes project, helping shape decision-making and educational materials for prospective buyers from Self Help Credit Union.
• PUSH LA CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019PUSH LA (Promoting Unity, Safety, and Health in Los Angeles) coalition formed in October 2019 to address pretextual traffic stops. Coalition includes ACLU SoCal, Catalyst California, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Brotherhood Crusade, Brothers Sons Selves, Children's Defense Fund California, CHIRLA, LA Voice, Labor Community Strategy Center, Million Dollar Hoods, SEIU 2015, SEIU Local 99, and SCLC Southern California. Led successful campaign resulting in 2026 LA City Council ban on pretextual stops.
• Equity Alliance for LA's KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with InnerCity Struggle, Catalyst CA, and Partnership for LA Schools working for over a decade to move LAUSD towards equitable funding through Student Equity Need Index (SENI). Coalition has secured $700M annual distribution to high-need schools.
• Police-Free LAUSD CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition created in 2020 to decriminalize youth. Members include ACLU SoCal, Black Lives Matter-LA, Brothers Sons Selves Coalition, CADRE, Collective for Liberatory Lawyering, Community Coalition, InnerCity Struggle, Labor Community Strategy Center, Million Dollar Hoods, Reclaim Our Schools LA, Social Justice Learning Institute, Students Deserve, UTLA. Successfully redirected 35% of school police budget ($25M) to alternative safety resources.
• Sankofa.orgmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producing the WE THE PEOPLE exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibit centers voices of Black, Indigenous, Brown, immigrant, LGBTQ+, femme, and marginalized communities through immersive storytelling and participatory art installations.
• Power California, California Calls, Million Voters ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide civic engagement partnerships that have helped CoCo's neighborhoods achieve voter turnout at 2x the state average. Ongoing year-round outreach beyond election cycles.
• Stop the Hate Program OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 180 organizations throughout California participating in Stop the Hate program to address root causes of intolerance and racism. Convened in Sacramento to advocate for continued funding.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• InnerCity Struggle: Eastside LA-based youth organizing nonprofit focused on education equity and criminal justice reform; co-leads the Equity Alliance for LA's Kids alongside CoCo and serves as a direct strategic partner through shared campaigns like SENI advocacy.
• Catalyst California: Los Angeles-based racial justice organization (formerly Advancement Project California) focused on data-driven advocacy for systemic change; a direct PUSH LA Coalition partner and peer in community-led policy campaigns.
• LA Voice: Los Angeles faith-rooted community organizing network in PUSH LA Coalition; comparable in methodology (broad-based community organizing) and South LA focus, with overlapping campaigns on public safety and equity.
• Brotherhood Crusade: South Los Angeles nonprofit providing services and advocacy in education, health, and economic development; partner in PUSH LA Coalition and directly comparable in geography, mission, and constituency.
• Black Lives Matter Los Angeles: LA chapter of the Black Lives Matter network; partner in PUSH LA Coalition and directly comparable in racial justice organizing, protest mobilization, and South LA community engagement.
• Children's Defense Fund California: California arm of Children's Defense Fund focused on child welfare and education equity; PUSH LA Coalition partner and peer in policy advocacy for youth and families in underserved LA communities.

Broad incumbents

• PICO National Network (Faith in Action): National network of faith-based community organizations doing broad-based organizing on racial and economic justice — a larger, more established peer in community organizing methodology and federal advocacy.
• People's Action: National progressive organizing network of 1,000+ member groups running multi-issue campaigns on housing, healthcare, and democracy; a broader incumbent in the same community organizing and policy change space.

Emerging players

• A New Way of Life: South LA reentry and housing nonprofit for formerly incarcerated women; comparable in geography, constituency focus on impacted communities, and advocacy orientation.
• Collective for Liberatory Lawyering: Movement-lawyering organization providing legal support to grassroots campaigns; partner in the Police-Free LAUSD Coalition and comparable as a movement-aligned infrastructure peer to CoCo's organizing work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CoCoSouthLA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/communitycoalition

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Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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