Westside Pacific Villages

What Westside Pacific Villages does

Westside Pacific Villages (WPV) is a member-driven, volunteer-powered nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles that enables older adults on LA's Westside to age in place independently within their homes and communities. Its core product is a three-tier village membership model: a Comprehensive (Client) Membership priced at $330/year or $33/month, which delivers volunteer-provided services such as transportation, light home repairs, grocery shopping, technology assistance, and social activities; a Friend (Social) Membership priced at $100/year or $9/month for participation in social programming; and a Volunteer Membership for community members contributing time. WPV supplements these offerings through targeted programs — notably the WPV CARES initiative launched around 2020-2021 — and community/educational events.

The organization's business model is a hybrid of recurring membership dues, donations, and sponsorships, with no fee-for-service enterprise contracts. Go-to-market is community-rooted: word-of-mouth, local media (e.g., Westchester Living, Culver City Neighbors, Culver City Crossroads), and partnerships (including Drollinger Properties in 2025), reinforced by affiliation with Village Movement California and the Village-to-Village Network. Revenue mechanics are small-ticket and distributed across individual members and donors rather than concentrated institutional payers. Operational scale is modest — a small staff of 1-10 supported by a volunteer base — with member counts in the low hundreds at peak. A Legacy Circle planned giving program has been added as a philanthropic channel to diversify funding over time.

Name

Westside Pacific Villages

Legal name

Westside Pacific Villages

Website

https://thewpv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Westside Pacific Villages is a Los Angeles nonprofit that uses a volunteer-powered, three-tier membership model to deliver transportation, home support, and social services so older adults on LA's Westside can age in place independently.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aging-in-Place Support Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK)

Keywords

• Senior support services
• Aging in place
• Volunteer transportation
• Community elder care
• Social engagement programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Comprehensive (Client) Membership Dues: Annual or monthly subscription fees providing access to community events, social activities, and support services including transportation, friendly visits, light chores, and service referrals.
2. Social (Friend) Membership Donations: Tax-deductible donations at $100/year or $9/month providing social membership access to events and interest groups.
3. General Donations and Sponsorships: One-time or recurring donations from individual donors and corporate sponsors to support the organization's mission. Includes Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsor tiers for fundraisers.
4. Planned Giving / Legacy Circle: Deferred giving options including real estate, stocks, artwork, life insurance beneficiary designations, and other assets as part of Legacy Circle program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Westside Pacific Villages is a nonprofit membership organization that connects older adults with volunteers who provide transportation, friendly visits, social activities, light household chores, technology support, service referrals, and access to local senior centers, enabling members to age in place. The organization sells three membership tiers — Comprehensive (Client), Friend (Social), and Volunteer — along with a Legacy Circle planned-giving program, and supplements member revenue with donations and corporate sponsorships. Services are volunteer-delivered rather than staff-performed, with a small professional team coordinating logistics and community programs.

Product overview

Westside Pacific Villages is a membership-based, volunteer-driven non-profit that offers three tiers of service to help older adults age successfully in their own homes. The core offering consists of Comprehensive (Client) Membership for those receiving support services, Friend (Social) Membership for community engagement, and Volunteer Membership for those providing assistance. Services include transportation to appointments, social activities and interest groups, technology support, light household chores, service referrals, friendly visits, and educational events. The organization connects neighbors with neighbors through a network of volunteers and staff, focusing on social connection, active aging, and independent living. No software product, platform, or API is offered—these are direct community services delivered through volunteer coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Comprehensive (Client) Membership Full-service annual or monthly membership providing older adult members with social support calls, friendly visits, special holiday deliveries, social activities, community events, light chores, technology support, service referrals, a weekly errand, local community/senior center membership, and transportation to appointments.
• Friend (Social) Membership Social membership at $100/year or $9/month providing access to member-led interest groups (lunch club, crafts, Scrabble, movies, day trips), WPV social activities (picnics, holiday parties, happy hours), and educational speakers and events on topics including health, Medicare, legacy planning, and internet safety.
• Volunteer Membership Volunteer onboarding program that requires a $30 one-time background-screening donation and $10 annual verification update, enabling community members to provide transportation, friendly visits, errand support, and event assistance to older adult WPV members.
• Transportation Services Volunteer-driven transportation services that provide rides to medical appointments, errands, and WPV events for older adult members, coordinated by WPV's Director of Internal Operations.
• Interest Groups and Social Activities Member-led interest groups including a monthly lunch club, crafts, Scrabble, movie outings, day trips to cultural attractions, and conversation groups, along with WPV-led events such as picnics, holiday parties, and happy hours.
• WPV CARES Program Free pandemic-response program that mobilized more than 300 volunteers to deliver essential support (errands, transportation, friendly check-ins) to over 200 WPV clients during the COVID-19 emergency.
• Legacy Circle Planned Giving Program Deferred-giving program that recognizes donors who list WPV as a beneficiary of real estate, stocks, artwork, life insurance, or other assets, supporting the organization's long-term financial stability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 WPV clients received support through WPV CARES program during pandemic with assistance from over 300 volunteers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Drollinger PropertiesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Published article titled 'Connecting Neighbors: How WPV Helps Older Adults Thrive at Home' in Drollinger Properties Newsletter (December 2025)
• Westchester LivingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Feature article 'WPV Provides Connection and Support' published November 2025
• Culver City NeighborsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Feature article 'Providing Needed Support to Adults Aging at Home' published September 2025
• Culver City CrossroadsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Feature article 'Volunteer Organization Offers Support for Seniors' published August 2025
• Village Movement CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide coalition of villages dedicated to bringing visibility to the benefits and value of villages. WPV Board Co-Chair Carol Kitabayashi serves on the Board of Directors for Village Movement California.
• Village-to-Village NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network connecting local Villages across the country. WPV is a proud member of this movement of nearly 300 Villages dedicated to redefining aging in place.
• Local Senior CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWPV provides local community (Senior) Center Membership as part of comprehensive membership benefits, enabling members to access senior center resources and activities
• Loyola Marymount UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard Co-Treasurer Rich Crane is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Beacon Hill Village: Boston-based Village founded in 2002 that originated the Village model. WPV is part of the national network this organization helped spawn, making it a foundational peer for mission and operating approach.
• San Fernando Valley Village: LA-area Village serving older adults in the San Fernando Valley. Directly comparable volunteer-powered, member-supported aging-in-place model in the same metropolitan area.
• WISE & Healthy Aging: Long Beach, CA-based nonprofit providing programs and services for older adults in LA County. Comparable regional nonprofit serving overlapping aging-in-place population with both facility-based and community-based offerings.
• Pasadena Village: Greater LA-area Village organization serving older adults in Pasadena with the volunteer-driven Village model. Direct peer operating in an adjacent SoCal submarket.
• LA Village: Eastside Los Angeles Village organization serving older adults aging in place with the same volunteer-driven, member-supported model. Direct comparable within the same metro and Village Movement.
• San Francisco Village: San Francisco-based Village serving older adults aging in place. Comparable urban CA context, similar volunteer-powered, member-driven operating model for the same demographic.
• Villages NYC: Coalition of New York City villages serving older adults. Comparable dense urban implementation of the Village model with shared structure and challenges around volunteer coordination.
• Villages of Santa Monica: Adjacent Westside LA Village serving older adults in Santa Monica. Directly comparable volunteer-powered, member-driven model in the same service region.

Broad incumbents

• AARP: National nonprofit advocacy and services organization serving the 50+ population. Covers WPV's constituency with programs, publications, and advocacy but does not deliver in-person neighborhood services like WPV.
• Village to Village Network: National umbrella organization supporting the ~300 Villages movement of which WPV is a member. Not a direct competitor but the parent network that shapes operating standards and provides replication infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WestsidePacificVillages
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westchester-playa-village
• Instagraminstagram.com/westsidepacificvillages

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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