Community Initiatives
Oakland, CA
- UEI
- NGNJWF8GSMZ8
- CAGE
- 58Y34
- Primary NAICS
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1000 Broadway #480, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
- Website
- communityinitiatives.org
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: to support the pilot phase of the 21ST century federal writers' project a modern reimagining of a new… | National Endowment for the Arts | $30,000 | |
| Yearly data carpentries membership subscription | Smithsonian Office of the Chief Information Officer | $14,400 | |
| Live free with community initiatives as their fiscal sponsor will build and sustain the community violence… | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | $500,000 | |
| Membership renewal | Smithsonian Office of the Chief Information Officer | $14,500 | |
| Membership fee | Smithsonian Office of the Chief Information Officer | $15,000 |
About Community Initiatives
Community Initiatives, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Oakland, California, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants and a prime contractor for small federal IT service procurements, with no set-aside designations and no participation in federal contract vehicles. The organization's federal footprint spans 19 total awards (15 prime, 4 sub-recipient), but combines a modest combined potential value of $144 thousand against an unusually high obligated-dollar total of $3.9 million — a ratio reflecting delayed or extended billing cycles common to nonprofit grant administration.
Community Initiatives' capability portfolio centers on professional and management development training (7 awards across NAICS 541612), with secondary work in community violence intervention infrastructure, data carpentries instruction, and academic writing-support programming. The organization's contract work consists almost entirely of small Data Carpentries membership renewals and subscriptions to the Smithsonian Institution Office of the Chief Information Officer (5 awards, $74 thousand combined potential value across purchase orders), while its grant footprint includes a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts project grant supporting the pilot phase of the 21st Century Federal Writers' Project — a modern reimagining of a New Deal-era initiative documenting American life and culture — and a June 2024 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant (through December 2025) acting as fiscal sponsor for Live Free, a California-based community violence intervention organization building infrastructure and intermediary capacity for organizations committed to racial equity and reimagining public safety in Black and Brown communities.
Customer concentration is diffuse. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 53% of recent awards, with the Smithsonian dominating contract volume (five Data Carpentries purchases) while the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology anchors dollar value by potential (one $38 thousand award). The organization serves 14 distinct federal customer agencies across both contract and grant channels. As a sub-recipient, Community Initiatives delivers grant sub-award support to University of Washington (Pacific Northwest Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Center), University of California Irvine (National Writing Project program development and communications support), the City of Cleveland (violence prevention training curation), and American Institutes for Research (assessment and data-analysis work on writing instruction). Activity is sparse and episodic — one award in 2021, zero in 2022, four in 2024, two in 2025, one in 2026 — with only one award (a sub-recipient position) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and thus facing renewal.
Quick answers
What is Community Initiatives's UEI?
Community Initiatives's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is NGNJWF8GSMZ8.
What is Community Initiatives's CAGE code?
Community Initiatives's CAGE code is 58Y34.
What is Community Initiatives's primary NAICS code?
Community Initiatives's primary NAICS code is 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training).
Where is Community Initiatives located?
Community Initiatives's physical address in SAM.gov is 1000 Broadway #480, Oakland, CA 94607, USA.
Is Community Initiatives registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Community Initiatives's SAM.gov registration is active through December 23, 2026.
What is Community Initiatives's most recent federal award?
Community Initiatives's most recent federal grant award is Purpose: to support the pilot phase of the 21ST century federal writers' project a modern reimagining of a new… (19515205226), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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