OUR IMPACT

Oakland deserves outcomes
that match its
people

Our impact lives beyond the numbers. We measure our success as R.O.C., Return On Community. It's community solutions backed by smart support, creating ripples that strengthen systems, spark innovation, and shape Oakland's future.

BY THE NUMBERS

Our metrics show Oakland's ideas in action. Every number reflects a partnership, a story, and a step toward lasting change.

1. Invested to Advance -
Led Solutions Across Oakland

We help unlock and deploy public and philanthropic capital so community-rooted solutions can grow, connect, and sustain impact.

Resources: $14.6M+

  • $8.8M+ deployed through programs, partnerships,
    and fiscal sponsorship infrastructure

  • $5.7M+ deployed through coordinated COVID relief response


2. Partners Across Oakland’s Public, Community, and Philanthropic Ecosystem

We act as a strategic connector and implementation partner, helping government, community organizations, and funders work together to move solutions from idea to implementation to scale.

Collaborations: 80+

  • ~30 core partners → Direct implementation, funding partnership, or fiscal sponsorship relationships

  • 50+ additional collaborators → Coalition partners, subgrantees, and program delivery partners

    Includes partnerships across housing, workforce, public innovation, community safety, arts and culture, and economic opportunity


3. Residents Reached Through Programs, Funding, and Community Activation

Our work helps expand access to resources, opportunity, and community-rooted solutions for Oakland residents.

Reach: 49,000+

  • 25,000+ residents → Direct relief and stabilization funding

  • 6,000+ residents → Workforce, youth, education, and entrepreneurship pathways

  • 18,000+ community engagements → City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) and  Town Nights community safety and belonging activations

Partnership Map

Explore the network of collaborators across Oakland and see how partnerships connect across neighborhoods and sectors.

Each year, we share stories, data, and lessons from our partnerships.

These reports show how bold, community-led ideas grow into lasting change through reach, resources, and collaboration.

Annual Impact Reports