Support Community-Led Change
Your gift funds coaching and training that helps Coastal Bend neighbors discover what they care about, mobilize their strengths, and lead their own change.
Coastal Bend Community Empowerment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Where Your Gift Goes
Community Coaching
Staff time for coaches who sit with residents and help them map their neighborhood’s strengths and priorities.
Resident Seed Grants
Small, resident-controlled grants that let a neighborhood group act on its own plan.
Support for Volunteer Leaders
Meeting space, printed materials, and transportation that make it possible for neighbors to show up and lead.
501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status
Coastal Bend Community Empowerment (CBCE) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The IRS determined CBCE tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), effective April 2, 2018 (EIN 82-5033516, Public Charity Status 509(a)(2)).
Donations to CBCE are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our IRS determination letter is below.
Other Ways to Give
Not ready to give financially? Volunteer your time, introduce us to a neighborhood group, or invite us to speak.