ccejn

What ccejn does

Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 1999 and headquartered in Fresno, California. It serves low-income communities and communities of color across the San Joaquin Valley — Kern, Tulare, Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Merced counties — through environmental monitoring, advocacy, education, and direct services. The 2025 mission statement reads: "to uplift low-income communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley by ensuring access to clean air, water, land, and food sovereignty." CCEJN operates as a grassroots organization governed by a Unity Council that includes representation from partner community organizations, and its leadership has been recognized through the 2025 James Irvine Leadership Award and the 2024 Rose Braz Award for Bold Activism.

Core programmatic offerings include the IVAN (Identifying Violations Affecting Neighborhoods) reporting network, which routes resident-submitted environmental complaints to regulatory agencies and follows up monthly; community air quality monitoring using PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, and VOC sensors (including the Arvin Air Quality network and the VOZ rural ozone monitor network); a FLIR/methane leak detection project; the Sustainable Food Systems program (La Milpa de Fresno community farm and the Jardin Comunitario de Cantua Creek community garden); Rural Justice programs addressing extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and weather resilience; and a Youth & Oil and Gas internship pipeline. The technical backbone is built on low-cost distributed sensor hardware, infrared imaging, and an integrated IVAN/KEEN/FERN reporting backbone. CCEJN works with CARB, SJVAPCD, Cal-EPA, US EPA Region 9, and coalitions including YVBO, VISION, the Last Chance Alliance, and the San Joaquin Valley Environmental Justice Collaborative.

CCEJN funds operations through a mix of foundation grants, federal and state government grants (including US EPA Environmental Justice grants and SJVAPCD funding), individual donations, and a monthly sustainer program. All services are provided free to community residents. The organization is independent, with no parent entity or institutional investors, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

ccejn

Legal name

Central California Environmental Justice Network

Website

https://ccejn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) is a Fresno-based grassroots nonprofit founded in 1999 that operates community environmental monitoring, advocacy, and direct service programs for low-income communities of color across California's San Joaquin Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: CCEJN accepts donations from individuals and organizations to support environmental justice advocacy work in the San Joaquin Valley
2. Grants and Government Funding: CCEJN receives funding from government agencies and foundations including US EPA EJ grants, California state funding, and philanthropic grants such as from GoFundMe Foundation
3. Sustainer Program: Monthly giving program where supporters sustain the organization's work through recurring donations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CCEJN is a grassroots nonprofit that provides environmental justice education, community-based environmental monitoring (air quality sensors, FLIR methane detection, IVAN violation reporting), advocacy for stronger pollution regulations, and direct support services to pollution-affected communities in California's San Joaquin Valley. The organization operates community farms, distributes resilience equipment (air purifiers, water filtration systems, cooling devices), trains youth leaders, and runs programs protecting farmworkers from pesticides, extreme heat, and wildfire smoke.

Product overview

CCEJN is a grassroots environmental justice nonprofit organization that does not offer technology products in the traditional sense. Instead, CCEJN provides community-based programs and services focused on environmental justice advocacy. The core offerings include the IVAN Network for environmental violation reporting, Air Quality Monitoring Programs using various sensor technologies, Sustainable Food Systems through community farms, Rural Justice Programs addressing farmworker protections, Youth & Oil and Gas engagement programs, Resiliency Conferences for community education, and the FLIR Project for detecting methane leaks. These programs work together to address environmental justice issues in the San Joaquin Valley through community empowerment, monitoring, advocacy, and direct support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IVAN Network (Identifying Violations Affecting Neighborhoods)

Quantifiable outcome

• 31% of inspected oil and gas sites found actively leaking within 3,200 feet of homes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Tree FresnomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022CCEJN partnered with Tree Fresno to plant 1,200 trees in western Fresno County. The San Joaquin Valley Air District awarded $1 million to this collaborative effort for urban greening in disadvantaged communities.
• Blue TomorrowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Blue Tomorrow collaborated with CCEJN and Arvin residents on the Arvin Air Quality project to provide continuous air quality monitoring at the neighborhood level, installing eight sensors throughout the community.
• Allies in Reducing Emissions (AIRE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide collaborative partnership for the AB-617 Community Air Monitoring project, assisting disadvantaged communities in planning and implementing community air monitoring systems.
• San Joaquin Valley Environmental Justice Collaborative (SJVEJC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaborative comprising CCEJN, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ), and Central California Asthma Collaborative (CCAC) for AB-617 Community Air Monitoring implementation.
• Fresno Westside Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch provided 1.5-acre land for La Milpa de Fresno community farm, enabling CCEJN to support eight farmworkers in cultivating pesticide-free produce for self-consumption and community sale.
• Cantua Creek Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool provided 1-acre land for Jardin Comunitario de Cantua Creek community garden with 26 parcels for farmers and 4 parcels for students, cultivation beginning February 2025.
• UC MercedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Merced conducted compost workshop at La Milpa de Fresno's Cycle of Life celebration event, supporting sustainable food systems education.
• California Youth vs. Big Oil (YVBO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEJN co-founded this statewide coalition and collaborates with it on youth engagement campaigns, helping shape advocacy that reflects Central Valley issues.
• Last Chance Alliance (LCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEJN collaborates with LCA on statewide coalitions addressing oil and gas issues and advocacy at the national level.
• Voices in Solidarity Against Oil in Neighborhoods (VISION)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEJN participates in VISION coalition for statewide oil and gas advocacy and government processes including the Statewide Methane Task Force.
• Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEJN works with CVAQ as part of the San Joaquin Valley Environmental Justice Collaborative, with CVAQ hosting annual Clean Air Action Day events since 2003.
• Central California Asthma Collaborative (CCAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of SJVEJC collaborative, CCAC works with CCEJN on air quality initiatives and community health programs in the San Joaquin Valley.
• California State University Sacramento Consensus and Collaboration ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEJN engaged with this program on Department of Pesticide Regulation notification system development through focus groups and webinars.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ): Regional grassroots air quality advocacy organization also serving the San Joaquin Valley. CVAQ and CCEJN are co-members of the San Joaquin Valley Environmental Justice Collaborative, both operate AB-617 community air monitoring work, and CVAQ hosts the annual Clean Air Action Day.
• Central California Asthma Collaborative (CCAC): Health-focused nonprofit serving the same Central Valley geography, addressing the respiratory health consequences of the air pollution CCEJN monitors. CCAC is the third SJVEJC partner and shares AB-617 community air monitoring responsibilities with CCEJN.
• Communities for a Better Environment (CBE): California environmental justice nonprofit operating in similar oil-and-gas and refinery-adjacent communities, using community-based monitoring, organizing, and policy advocacy. Closely comparable in mission, methodology, and community-empowerment orientation, though focused more on Southern California.
• Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN): California-based environmental justice organization building grassroots power in API and immigrant communities. APEN shares CCEJN's community organizing, climate resilience, and just-transition approach, though its base geography and demographics differ.
• Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice: Grassroots environmental justice organization with a comparable model of community-based monitoring, regulatory engagement, and frontline community organizing in California, with overlap in addressing toxics, air quality, and pesticide exposure.
• Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability: California EJ and civil rights organization working in the San Joaquin and Coachella Valleys on land use, drinking water, and air quality issues affecting disadvantaged communities. Highly comparable in geography, issue mix, and policy advocacy approach.
• California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA): California legal services nonprofit serving rural low-income communities, with overlapping geography and farmworker/client base. A CCEJN board member represents CRLA, indicating an embedded relationship; comparable mission around rural justice and farmworker protection.
• Last Chance Alliance: Statewide California coalition working on oil and gas phase-out that CCEJN actively participates in. Direct peer in mission alignment on fossil fuel extraction impacts and policy advocacy, though operating as a coalition rather than a direct service provider.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Biological Diversity: National environmental advocacy nonprofit that awarded CCEJN's Cesar Aguirre the 2024 Rose Braz Award. Operates broadly across species, climate, and EJ issues, with overlap on oil and gas, pesticides, and air quality litigation, but at a much larger scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Earthjustice: National environmental law organization that litigates on air quality, oil and gas regulation, and pesticide issues overlapping with CCEJN's advocacy priorities. Functions as a likely legal partner for the regulatory enforcement outcomes CCEJN seeks to drive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CCEJN
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccejn2000
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccejn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/central-california-environmental-justice-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ccejn