Arts, Culture & Humanities
Cooperatives For A Better World
JAMAICA PLAIN, MA
Total revenue
$1.5M
Total expenses
$1.5M
Net assets
$404K
Grants received
$30.7M
18 grants
EIN
813247254
Tax year
2024
Mission
Cooperatives for a Better World is wholly dedicated to educating and supporting the next generation of cooperative businesses. We do this by: (1) Growing the entrepreneur pipeline and strengthen the cooperative ecosystem; (2) Equipping cooperative entrepreneurs with the skills and tools for success; and (3) Connecting cooperative businesses with the capital they need to thrive.
Programs
1 program
Cooperatives for a Better World ran two business incubators (one in partnership with the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation and the other with the USDA) with 20 cooperatives; Advised 4 cooperatives through our consulting arm; We ran 9 workshops with 76 participants; 333 additional participants enrolled in our online course, Lean co-op; We wrote 8 educational modules on cooperative business development to be released to the public in 2025.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
9 listed
Greg Brodsky
Executive Dir.
$80K
40 hrs/wk
Martin J Lowery
Director
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Jen Horonjeff
Director
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Stephen Bediako
Director
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Clark Arrington
Director
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Howard Brodsky
President
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Helene Lesterlin
Vice President
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Nathan Schneider
Secretary
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Joseph Cureton
Treasurer
—
0.25 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$30.7M from 13 funders · 18 grants · 2020–2024
$29.3M · 2 grants · 2022
$500K · 2 grants · 2021
$312K · 1 grant · 2024
$200K · 1 grant · 2024
$100K · 1 grant · 2024
$75K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$75K · 3 grants · 2020–2022
$50K · 1 grant · 2022