Community Asset Development Re-defining Education

What Community Asset Development Re-defining Education does

Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE) is a parent-led, independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organizing organization headquartered at 8410 South Broadway in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1999 through parent potlucks in South Central LA and operating as a full-time daily operation since August 1, 2001, CADRE serves Black and Latino parents and caregivers of students attending public schools in South Los Angeles. Its mission is to build parent power to address systemic racism, the school-to-prison pipeline, disproportionate suspension rates, and the literacy crisis in LAUSD schools.

CADRE delivers its work through a portfolio of organizing programs rather than a technology product. Core offerings include the Parent Educational Empowerment Academy (a year-round leadership development program), the Parent Monitoring Team (community-led policy accountability), the Human Right to Education Campaign (overarching systemic change effort), participatory action research such as the 2017 Shadow Report, and the Parent Solidarity Circle (monthly recurring donor program). The organization co-founded the national, California, and Los Angeles chapters of the Dignity in Schools Campaign and is a co-plaintiff in the Ella T. v. State of California literacy rights lawsuit filed in December 2017.

The business model is nonprofit grant-funded: revenue is generated from foundation grants (Annenberg, Heising-Simons, The California Endowment, Weingart, Schott, Liberty Hill, California Wellness, Hazen, and others), individual recurring donations through the Parent Solidarity Circle, and annual fundraising events. CADRE operates with a small staff of 1–10 employees plus senior parent leaders, and engages a community base of 373 active members, 252 Academy graduates, and 40 trained monitoring team members across South LA.

Name

Community Asset Development Re-defining Education

Legal name

Community Asset Development Re-defining Education

Website

https://cadre-la.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CADRE is a parent-led, independent Los Angeles nonprofit that organizes Black and Latino parents in South LA to win systemic education justice, including LAUSD school discipline reform and literacy rights advocacy.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Advocacy and Community Organizing Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Parent leadership development
• Community organizing services
• Education equity advocacy
• School discipline reform
• Grassroots campaign organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: CADRE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded primarily through foundation grants. Major current funders include the Annenberg Foundation, Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Satterberg Foundation, Schott Foundation for Public Education, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, Weingart Foundation, and the Emergent Fund. Past funders include Kaiser Permanente, James Irvine Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and others.
2. Individual Donations (Parent Solidarity Circle): Monthly recurring donations from the Parent Solidarity Circle — members contributing $20 or more per month. One-time donations are also accepted via the website.
3. Annual Fundraiser Events: CADRE hosts an annual spring fundraiser to generate revenue and community engagement, including a 20th anniversary event in 2022.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CADRE is a parent-led community organizing nonprofit that mobilizes South Los Angeles parents and caregivers to win systemic education-justice reforms through grassroots organizing, leadership development, policy advocacy, and community-based monitoring of LAUSD schools. Its core offerings are the Human Right to Education Campaign (a long-term systemic-change campaign against the school-to-prison pipeline), the Parent Educational Empowerment Academy (year-round leadership training), the Parent Monitoring Team (community accountability body conducting participatory action research), and the Parent Solidarity Circle (sustained donor membership). Supporting outputs include the Shadow Report publication series, bilingual advocacy guides, and community forums.

Product overview

CADRE (Community Asset Development Re-defining Education) is a parent-led community organizing and social justice organization, not a technology product company. CADRE offers a unified portfolio of organizing programs and advocacy services centered on the Human Right to Education Campaign as its core program. Key offerings include the Parent Educational Empowerment Academy for leadership development, the Parent Solidarity Circle for sustained funding, the Parent Monitoring Team for policy accountability, and published research including the Shadow Report. Events such as community forums and report releases serve as engagement mechanisms. All offerings work together to build collective parent power for educational and racial justice in South LA schools.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Human Right to Education Campaign CADRE's overarching long-term systemic campaign addressing structural racism in public education through disruption of the school-to-prison pipeline and student pushout. Encompasses multiple phases targeting school discipline reform, parent participation, and literacy rights.
• Parent Educational Empowerment Academy Year-round monthly self-empowerment training program for new members and core leaders focusing on goal-setting, leadership, relationship-building, and educational advocacy, aligned with the academic calendar.
• Parent Monitoring Team Campaign leadership team where parents make decisions, conduct monitoring, learn strategies for holding systems accountable, perform participatory action research, and engage decision-makers.
• Parent Solidarity Circle Monthly recurring donation program composed of individuals supporting CADRE with $20 or more monthly contributions to sustain parent organizing efforts and transform parent-school relationships.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dignity in Schools Campaign – NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE co-founded the national Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), which has played a pivotal role in popularizing the concept of school 'pushout' and the 'school-to-prison pipeline' beginning in 2005, creating a national platform that shifted the public debate about school pushout and influencing philanthropy investments in movement building.
• Dignity in Schools Campaign – California ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE co-founded the California chapter of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, which works on statewide policy advocacy to end the school-to-prison pipeline in California schools.
• Dignity in Schools Campaign – Los Angeles ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE co-founded the Los Angeles chapter of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, coordinating local advocacy and organizing around school discipline reform in LAUSD.
• Brothers, Sons, Selves CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE joined with the Brothers, Sons, Selves Coalition to develop and support the adoption of the 2013 School Discipline and School Climate Bill of Rights resolution by LAUSD, which eliminated 'willful defiance' as a justifiable reason for student suspension.
• Public CounselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE joined Public Counsel and Fathers & Families of San Joaquin in filing the civil rights lawsuit Ella T. v. State of California in December 2017 to defend California students' constitutional right to access literacy.
• Fathers & Families of San JoaquincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE partnered with Fathers & Families of San Joaquin and Public Counsel in filing the Ella T. v. State of California lawsuit in December 2017 to address California's literacy crisis as a civil rights issue.
• Fix School Discipline Coalition of CaliforniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADRE contributes to the Fix School Discipline Project of Public Counsel Law Center and the Fix School Discipline Coalition of California (2012–present), working to end exclusionary school discipline practices.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• InnerCity Struggle: Eastside Los Angeles-based youth and parent organizing nonprofit advancing education justice and immigrant rights. Highly comparable to CADRE because it organizes low-income parents of color in LAUSD schools around school discipline, parent leadership, and systemic policy campaigns.
• Community Coalition: South Los Angeles grassroots organization that builds power in Black and Latino communities to transform local conditions, including education. Directly comparable to CADRE in geography, base population, parent organizing approach, and education justice focus.
• Padres Unidos: Denver-based parent organizing nonprofit led by families of color working for education reform and immigrant rights. Closely comparable to CADRE in parent-led model, school discipline and pushout advocacy, and use of community organizing for K-12 systemic change.
• Dignity in Schools Campaign: National coalition co-founded by CADRE that works to end the school-to-prison pipeline and promote positive school climates. CADRE helped create and continues to anchor the coalition, making this a direct peer in mission, strategy, and policy agenda.
• Fathers & Families of San Joaquin: San Joaquin County-based parent and community organizing nonprofit focused on education, health, and justice. Directly comparable as a co-plaintiff with CADRE in the Ella T. v. State of California literacy lawsuit and as a peer parent-led advocacy organization.
• Youth Justice Coalition: Los Angeles-based youth-led organizing nonprofit working to end youth criminalization and the school-to-prison pipeline. Comparable to CADRE in LA geography, anti-pushout mission, and use of grassroots organizing to influence LAUSD policy.
• Brothers, Sons, Selves Coalition: California coalition focused on school discipline reform and the well-being of boys and young men of color. Directly comparable because CADRE is an active member and the coalition jointly advanced LAUSD's 2013 School Discipline Bill of Rights alongside CADRE's work.

Broad incumbents

• Advancement Project: National racial justice nonprofit with a strong education justice portfolio, including work on the school-to-prison pipeline. Comparable to CADRE because of overlapping policy frameworks and because both organizations operate in education equity organizing with a parent/youth-of-color lens.
• Public Counsel: Largest pro bono law firm in the United States, headquartered in Los Angeles, with major education and children's rights programs. Comparable to CADRE because it is the legal partner on the Ella T. v. State of California literacy lawsuit and co-leads the Fix School Discipline Coalition.

Regional players

• Alliance for Children's Rights: Los Angeles-based legal services and advocacy nonprofit focused on child welfare, education, and immigration for system-involved youth. Comparable to CADRE in LA geography and education advocacy focus, though it operates primarily through legal representation rather than parent organizing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cadreparents
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CADREparentpower
• Facebookfacebook.com/174311215190
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-asset-development-redefining-education-cadre-

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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