Funders & Partners

Inner City Advisors (ICA) is a non-profit entity that is dependent on charitable investments, grants, and in-kind gifts to carry out its services to the business community. Financial and in-kind support has been provided by major corporations, private-sector businesses, business membership organizations, public-sector partners, colleges and universities, foundations, research firms, and individual donors.

Major Funders

  • Chevron Corporation
  • Wells Fargo
  • Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
  • Walter & Elise Haas Fund
  • Reed Smith LLP
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Bank of America
  • Deloitte & Touche, LLP
  • Port of Oakland
  • PG&E
  • Community Bank of The Bay
  • Union Bank of California
  • Citibank
  • Comerica Bank
  • Firedoll Foundation
  • Green & Associates
  • Wachovia Bank
  • Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Strategic Partners

  • UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
  • Mills College
  • St. Mary’s College
  • OBDC Small Business Finance
  • Pacific Community Ventures
  • City of Oakland
  • Oakland Chamber of Commerce
  • Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
  • Communication Technology Cluster
  • Cal State East Bay SBDC
  • LISC

Are you interested in becoming a funder or partner? Please contact us.