Oakland Community Land Trust
Oakland Community Land Trust reported $2.1 million in revenue and $2.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.15 went to program services, $9.06 to management and general costs and $2.79 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 40.4% of the total. Government grants made up 5.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $127,761 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 14% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.3MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $2.1MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 40.4% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.6% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 35.9% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $127,761 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.46% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 109.1 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization expands and preserves housing and economic development opportunities for Black, Latinx, Asian, other communities of color, and low-income residents of Oakland. In practice, the organization acquires housing, land, and other critical community-serving real estate and stewards them in trust to ensure that they remain affordable forever. It creates innovative shared-equity ownership structures that balance the needs of individuals and families to build wealth with the long-term goal of permanently preserving affordability. It fosters leadership and builds community power through…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,761 | $0 | $0 | $127,761 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Oakland Community Land Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $140K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 59
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Oakland Community Land Trust totaling $457K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Oakland Community Land Trust's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Oakland Community Land Trust, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Oakland Community Land Trust's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Oakland Community Land Trust reported that 88.1% of its $2.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 2.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Oakland Community Land Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Oakland Community Land Trust reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $127,761, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Oakland Community Land Trust get its money?
Of $2.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 40.4% came from contributions and grants (including 5.6% from government grants) and 35.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Oakland Community Land Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 32-0285788 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641349349311734 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202631329349304158 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349312618 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349318452 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349308864 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349302876 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 32-0285788: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.