Community Based Public Safety Collective Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

I. Introduction2024 was a transformative year for The Collective. Still in our early years of operation, the organization experienced significant growth, doubling our staff, budget, and projects. Despite being in a formative stage, our team rose to meet the demands of an expanding national footprint, managing a diverse range of projects with varying funding structures and compliance requirements.This period of rapid development marked a turning point for The Collective, as we firmly established ourselves as a national leader in the community based public safety movement. Highlights below reflect our continued momentum and the impact of our work across the country.II. Core Program Areas: Key AccomplishmentsCoalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS) AccomplishmentsDisbursed $4.5 million through the Local Capacity Building Fund (LCBF) to support local CVI organizations nationwide. Of that total, The Collective directly administered $2.5 million in the following cities: Baton Rouge, Newark, Los Angeles, and AtlantaProduced narrative change tools, including sizzle reels for four grantees and community partners to elevate their stories and showcase their impactCreated 31 tailored TTA plans to strengthen grantee operations, infrastructure, and violence intervention strategiesTrained over 200 frontline practitioners and community members through certification programs and targeted capacity-building workshopsStrengthened back-office infrastructure for grantees by supporting board development, refining program design, enhancing data management systems, launching websites, and delivering a 16-week grant courseRaised over $6 million in additional funds to support LCBF grantees and sustain long-term impact through our 16-week grant course and assigned SMEs Completed the Impact Lab with BridgeSpan Consultants in early February, positioning CAPS for long-term growth and structural evolutionRevamped CAPS' internal onboarding process to streamline transitions, improve team integration, and set new hires up for successCommunity Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)Developed Cohort Based Learning Communities to expand TTA capacity: Conducted the Data Management Cohort quarterly, training a total of 20 cities, counties, and municipal agencies and their subgrantees Conducted the Law Enforcement Engagement Cohort, training 6 law enforcement agenciesCreated 28 tailored TTA plans to strengthen grantee operations, infrastructure, and violence intervention strategiesProvided TTA to 75 CVIPI grantees, including CBOs, law enforcement, cities, counties, and state governmentsReconfigured staff to hire a Senior Project Manager and a Senior TTA Specialist enhance the effectiveness of the team and program deliveryLos Angeles Regional ProjectsLaunched the LA County Peer-to-Peer Academy to build a training infrastructure for CBOs to strengthen the skillsets of their peer workforce within the CVI field Launched Safe Passage and Peace Building programming with LAUSD schools Provided TTA for Gang Reduction Youth Development programs in Los Angeles areaIII. New InitiativesScaling Safety: The Collective along with our partner, Alliance for Safety and Justice were selected for the Audacious 2025 Cohort, in support of Scaling Safety. This comprehensive initiative aims to support cities across the nation experiencing chronic violence cycles to scale up effective community-based prevention, intervention, and crisis response programs and integrate these prevention strategies as complementary to existing public safety efforts, in five US cities: Austin, Texas; Cleveland, Ohio; Jackson, Mississippi; Miami, Florida; and Tucson, Arizona.Ford Build Nomination: The Ford Foundation nominated the Community Based Public Safety Collective for their highly competitive capacity building initiative that provides $3M over 5 years to exceptional organizations, to support strengthening their organizational infrastructure to further sustain the critical work.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.4%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $20.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 97.1%; rating input score 97; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 5.1%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 35.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -14% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings