Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Urban Guild Inc
DORCHESTER, MA
Total revenue
$874K
Total expenses
$861K
Net assets
$1.7M
Grants received
$2.4M
20 grants
EIN
814200729
Tax year
2024
Mission
The corporation is organized to improve the quality of life in bostons urban communities by building capacity, environmental health, and providing economic opportunity in a manner that responds directly to community needs, interests, and skills.
Programs
3 programs
The guild invests in and expands meaningful programming, training, capacity building and credentialing opportunities in our communities to support (i) food access and healthy eating, (ii) healing and active lifestyles, (iii) resurfacing local & indigenous practices, and (iv) healing & wellness focused entrepreneaurship.
The guild creates new and flexible infrastructure for the showcasing and demonstration of solutions, culture and entrepreneurial initiatives created by a local-to-global indigenous and poc ecosystem which includes a wide variety of committed cross-sector partners and allies. Guild sanctuary venues form the foundation for deep experiences of healing and connection, education, market vetting of entrepreneurial ideas and new knowledge and asset creation.
The guild showcases global poc artists, exhibits, happenings, workshops, experiences and ceremonies for the defined purpose of creating profound and novel opportunities for the sharing, understanding and support of creative expression and ritual. It also supports new models to support the work and practice of global poc artists in a manner that intimately connects deep community experience and learning, on a global basis.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
JHANA SENXIAN
CEO AND PRESIDENT
$90K
40 hrs/wk
MOYO OKEDIJI
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
NICOLE PURVIS
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
ANISSA RAY
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
NIEJEL BARBER
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
CAROLYN FINNEY
CLERK
—
2 hrs/wk
JOACHIM GFOELLER JR
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
ALPHA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & DEV
CONSTRUCTION
Grants received
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Funded by
$2.4M from 7 funders · 20 grants · 2017–2024
$1.9M · 3 grants · 2017–2019
$222K · 5 grants · 2018–2024
$118K · 5 grants · 2017–2021
$110K · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$25K · 1 grant · 2022
$20K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$10K · 1 grant · 2022