Los Angeles, CA

COMMUNITY WORKS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

EIN 46-4851783

Education & Youth Development Youth Arts & Creative Learning Children & youth

Mission

To empower students to think creatively, solve problems, and prepare for creative careers through school- and community-based programs that emphasize identity, leadership, and creative problem solving.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About COMMUNITY WORKS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Community Works Youth Development is a Los Angeles–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers school- and community-centered programs exposing middle and high school students to arts, media, entertainment and creative career pathways. The organization focuses on identity, empowerment, leadership and creative problem-solving to help at-risk and under-resourced youth navigate education and career options. The organization produces THE GRID, an annual creativity summit, and has partnered with the California Department of Education to design and pilot the Creative Careers Leadership Lab (CCLL), a career-technical student organization model for creative industries. The EIN 46-4851783 has been verified against public tax-exempt records and matches this organization. In the most recent public filings and grant records, Community Works reports modest annual revenues (around $50k) and assets consistent with a small, program-focused nonprofit and has received state and county arts grants in the last 2–3 years to sustain and expand its student-facing programming.

Notable achievements

THE GRID — annual creativity summit

Established and produced THE GRID, a multi-day creativity summit that introduces California middle and high school students to creative careers through workshops, panels, performances and industry-led activities.

Creative Careers Leadership Lab (CCLL) pilot

Co-designed and piloted the Creative Careers Leadership Lab with the California Department of Education, enrolling over 30 middle and high schools in the pilot and reaching thousands of students as part of efforts to charter the CCLL as a state-recognized student organization.

Secured competitive public arts funding

Won multiple competitive grants to support program delivery and expansion, enabling continued statewide convenings and capacity-building for students pursuing creative industry pathways.

At a glance

Total assets: $51K
Annual revenue: $50K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-4851783
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: mycommunityworks.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Verified 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 46-4851783); tax-exempt status established in 2014.

California Arts Council grantee (multiple SRN awards in recent grant cycles) supporting THE GRID and statewide youth creative-career work.

Recipient of county-level arts funding (including LA County arts grant activity) and registered to operate/solicit in California.

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