Raizes Collective

What Raizes Collective does

Raizes Collective is a Santa Rosa, California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in June 2015 by Isabel Lopez to empower and mobilize Latinx, Immigrant, and Indigenous communities in Sonoma County through art, culture, leadership development, and community education. The organization delivers free, community-driven programming including the Programa Cosecha youth empowerment initiative, the ALMAS Libres membership program for immigrant and Indigenous women, the Cafecitos parent-engagement program in Guerneville and the Russian River area, community murals at schools such as Piner, Rancho Cotati, and Sonoma Valley High Schools, and annual cultural events such as Dia de Los Muertos, Dia de Guadalupe, and Indigenous People's Day. It also acts as a fiscal sponsor — at no charge to sponsored projects — providing bookkeeping services and nonprofit status to individual artists and community projects (e.g., The Medicine Shawl, Indigenous Peoples Gathering, Oaxaca Tierra del Sol-Guelaquuetza, Ballet Folklorico St. Helena del Valle, Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl, and the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos Committee) that lack their own TAX IDs.

The organization's business model is a hybrid of recurring individual donations, foundation and government grants (Community Foundation Sonoma County, First 5 Sonoma County, Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund, City of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County supervisors), corporate and in-kind sponsorships (Recology, KBBF 89.1 FM, local vendors), and pass-through fiscal sponsorship revenue. It maintains a small staff of approximately 5–6 people plus a five-member Board of Directors, and conducts its go-to-market entirely through community-led engagement, social media (Facebook, Instagram), a bilingual website, partner-organization referrals (Community Action Partnership, Padres Unidos, North Bay Organizing Project), and earned media coverage. No core technology platform, proprietary software, or AI capability is disclosed; service delivery is centered on in-person cultural programming, workshops, and fiscal-sponsorship administration.

Name

Raizes Collective

Legal name

Raizes Collective

Website

https://raizescollective.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Raizes Collective is a Santa Rosa-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 that empowers Latinx, Immigrant, and Indigenous communities in Sonoma County through youth programming, artist support, cultural events, and free fiscal sponsorship for grassroots projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts and Cultural Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG), Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC), Community Arts, Culture & Creative Placemaking Enterprises (BPAGALAO), Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

Keywords

• Community arts programming
• Fiscal sponsorship services
• Youth empowerment programs
• Cultural event organizing
• Immigrant rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Sonoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization relies on donations from individuals, community members, and sponsors to fund free, accessible, community-driven programming. The Donate page explicitly requests contributions to support their mission.
2. Fiscal Sponsorship Services: Raizes Collective provides fiscal sponsorship to individual artists and community members who do not have established TAX IDs, allowing them to use the nonprofit's status to apply for grants or request funding. The organization provides this service at no cost to sponsored projects while retaining a nonprofit status for fundraising purposes.
3. Sponsorships and Event Funding: The organization receives sponsorship support from community partners, local businesses, government entities (Supervisors, City of Santa Rosa), and foundations (Community Foundation Sonoma County, First 5, Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund) for specific events like the Dia de Los Muertos celebration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Raizes Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers free arts, culture, and leadership programs to Latinx, Immigrant, and Indigenous communities in Sonoma County, including the Programa Cosecha youth empowerment program, ALMAS Libres immigrant and Indigenous women's membership, Cafecitos parent engagement, community murals, cultural celebrations, and artist support services. It also operates as a Fiscal Sponsor, allowing unincorporated artists and community groups to use its tax-exempt status to receive grants and donations for specific projects and events at no cost.

Product overview

Raizes Collective is a non-profit organization that operates as a multi-program platform serving Latinx, Immigrant, and Indigenous communities in Sonoma County through arts, culture, leadership development, and community education. The core programs include Programa Cosecha (youth empowerment), ALMAS Libres (immigrant/Indigenous women's leadership), artist support services, community murals and cultural events, community outreach, and Fiscal Sponsorship for artists and events. Additionally, the organization fiscally sponsors multiple artistic and cultural projects including The Medicine Shawl, Indigenous Peoples Gathering, Oaxaca Tierra del Sol-Guelaquuetza, Ballet Folklorico St. Helena del Valle, and Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALMAS Libres: A membership organization under Raizes Collective offering Immigrant and Indigenous women access to information, know-your-rights training, leadership development, and policy campaigns. Helps lead the Northern California Coalition For Just Immigration Reform.
• Programa Cosecha
• Cafecitos

Quantifiable outcome

• $7,800 in sponsorship support raised for 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration; $6,248.32 in honorariums distributed to community presenters
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Action Partnership (CAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Raizes partnered with Community Action Partnership to offer workshops with a focus on social-emotional learning through the arts. ALMAS Libres members served as teaching artists in the youth classes of Padres Unidos, creating cross-generational collaboration.
• North Bay Organizing ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaizes coordinates with North Bay Organizing Project's Immigrant Advocacy Team, which has focused on challenges facing undocumented immigrants after natural disasters. The NCCJIR (Northern California Coalition for Just Immigration Reform) is co-led by ALMAS Libres.
• Padres UnidoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-generational programming partnership between ALMAS Libres members and Padres Unidos youth classes, combining adult mentors with youth students and creating horizontal parent-to-parent relationships.
• Community Foundation Sonoma CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided $1,000 as Community Sustainer for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• First 5 Sonoma CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• Peter E. Haas Jr. Family FundcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFunder for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• RecologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided $1,000 waste and recycling management sponsorship for DDLM 2025.
• City of Santa RosacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided parking spaces valued at $500 for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• KBBF 89.1 FMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided $500 in radio announcements and outreach support for DDLM 2025.
• Supervisor James Gore, District 4minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• Supervisor Linda Hopkins, District 5minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• Los CienminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
• North Bay Jobs With JusticeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerContributing member at $300 level for the 2025 Dia de Los Muertos celebration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County: Sonoma County antipoverty community action agency running Padres Unidos and other social-emotional youth programs — comparable as Raizes' direct partner and overlapping peer serving Latinx families in Sonoma County with related youth/family programming.
• Graton Day Labor Center: Sonoma County day laborer and immigrant worker support center serving Latinx immigrant workers with worker rights, know-your-rights, and community programming — comparable as a Sonoma County-based immigrant-serving nonprofit with overlapping constituency and advocacy mission.
• North Bay Organizing Project: Sonoma County grassroots organizing coalition coordinating immigrant advocacy, tenant rights, and NCCJIR immigration reform work — comparable as a regional organizing partner with overlapping immigrant rights and community leadership development programming.

Direct peers

• Galeria de la Raza: San Francisco's Mission District Chicano/Latino visual arts nonprofit providing exhibition space, public art, and cultural programming for Chicano artists since 1970 — directly comparable as a Northern California Latinx arts and culture nonprofit serving immigrant-origin communities.
• Self-Help Graphics & Art: Chicano/Latino arts and culture nonprofit in Los Angeles founded in 1970, focused on community-based printmaking, exhibitions, and cultural programming for artists of color — directly comparable to Raizes' mission of providing culturally-specific artistic outlets and exhibition opportunities for Latinx/Immigrant/Indigenous communities.
• The Mexican Museum: San Francisco-based museum preserving Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, and Latino art and culture — comparable as a Northern California institution focused on Latino cultural preservation, exhibitions, and community arts programming.
• MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana): San Jose-based Latino arts and culture organization presenting contemporary performing arts, visual arts, and community programs serving Silicon Valley's Latinx community — directly comparable as a California-based Latinx arts nonprofit combining artist support, youth programming, and cultural events.
• La Peña Cultural Center: Berkeley-based community cultural center advancing Latino arts, culture, and social justice through music, dance, theater, and education programs — directly comparable as a Bay Area Latinx cultural nonprofit combining arts programming with immigrant/community advocacy.

Emerging players

• Centro Cultural de San Pedro (La Victoria): Los Angeles-area community cultural organization serving Mexican-origin residents through arts, cultural events, and community programming — comparable as a smaller, place-based Latinx cultural nonprofit operating community murals, festivals, and youth programming similar to Raizes.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC): National Latino arts service and advocacy organization supporting a network of Latinx arts nonprofits across the U.S. through funding, training, and advocacy — comparable as the broader umbrella body that Raizes' programs and staff (e.g., Nicolás Valdez, NALAC Leadership Institute 2016) participate in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/raizescollective
• Instagraminstagram.com/raizescollective

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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