Oakland, CA

BAY AREA COMMUNITY BENEFIT ORGANIZATION

EIN 82-1826593

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Affordable Housing & Tenant Rights Faith communities

Mission

To build the social-service and development capacity of faith-based and community organizations across Alameda County by supporting sustainable ministries and community development projects that improve outcomes for individuals and families.

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

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About BAY AREA COMMUNITY BENEFIT ORGANIZATION

The Bay Area Community Benefit Organization (BACBO) is a 501(c)(3) faith-based consortium headquartered in Oakland, California that works with churches and community partners across Alameda County to expand social service delivery and community development capacity. BACBO focuses on technical assistance, program development, and housing predevelopment for faith-based organizations, helping congregations convert underused property into affordable housing and community-serving facilities. The organization has served as a county-contracted program administrator for predevelopment and capacity-building initiatives and continues to maintain an active web presence and program listings.

Notable achievements

Administered Alameda County predevelopment program

Served as program administrator under a county contract to manage a predevelopment funding program for community-based and faith-based affordable housing projects (contract term active in 2020–2022, administered predevelopment activities such as environmental assessments, appraisals, design and financial analysis).

Advanced faith-based housing development work

Worked with a cohort of faith-based organizations to complete Phase 1 predevelopment tasks and move several church-owned sites toward feasibility and entitlement steps for affordable housing development.

Secured capacity-building grant support

Received foundation support to expand technical assistance for faith-based organizations (grant funding identified from community development partners to support BACBO’s capacity-building activities).

At a glance

Total assets: $356K
Annual revenue: $423K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 82-1826593
Location: Oakland, CA
Website: www.bacbo.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (federal ruling dated 2018) and listed in multiple nonprofit data services.

Selected by Alameda County to administer or participate in housing predevelopment and capacity-building efforts for small community‑ and faith‑based organizations.

Public nonprofit profile pages and aggregator listings note BACBO’s program work and financial filings (organization maintains a Charity Navigator listing and entries on nonprofit data platforms).

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