About Neighborhood Developers
Our mission is to create strong neighborhoods, enabling community members to secure a stable home, achieve economic mobility, and determine their own future. We create and preserve safe, healthy housing and provide services—rental and employment assistance, financial and career coaching, access to food and medical care, and resident leadership development—to ensure people can stay in their homes and thrive.
Focus Areas
Affordable housing developmentPermanent supportive housingResident services and stabilizationWorkforce development and job trainingFinancial coaching and counselingCommunity organizing and leadership development
Who They Fund
BIPOC fellowsrenters facing displacement or housing insecurityjobseekers / workforce development participantsfrontline coaches or program staff
About Neighborhood Developers
The Neighborhood Developers Inc. uses grantmaking to support neighborhood stability in Massachusetts, with most recent awards tied to housing access, workforce development, and resident services. In 2024, its largest recent grants went to La Colaborativa in Chelsea for rental assistance application prep, including a $96,995 award, and to Opportunity Communities LLC for a BIPOC fellowship program at $74,200. Those gifts point to a funder that backs practical, place-based services for renters, jobseekers, and community leaders rather than broad, general-purpose philanthropy. The foundation’s recent record also shows repeated support for organizations working in Chelsea, Revere, and Boston on housing and economic mobility. Several awards were made to the same local partners across the year, suggesting ongoing operating support for program delivery. Its stated mission centers on creating and preserving safe, healthy housing and providing services so residents can stay in their homes and thrive. The grant list reflects that mission through assistance with housing applications, workforce training, and community leadership development.
What Neighborhood Developers Funds
Housing stability is a core theme. The foundation gave $96,995 to La Colaborativa for rental assistance application prep, and two additional 2024 grants of $83,997 each to the same organization for the same purpose. It also supported anti-displacement work with $41,250 to Greenroots Inc and another $41,250 to Community Action Programs Inter-city Inc for anti-displacement round table work. Workforce development is another clear area of support. Grants included $67,250 to Women Encouraging Empowerment Inc for workforce development, $62,500 to Macir Inc for workforce development, and $51,600 to Revere Community School for workforce development. The foundation also backed leadership pathways with $74,200 to Opportunity Communities LLC for a BIPOC fellowship program. Smaller support went to United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley for coaches' flex fund, linking grantmaking to frontline service delivery.
How Neighborhood Developers Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $41,250, the median is $51,600, and the 75th percentile is $67,250. That pattern fits a local, program-oriented funder rather than one making a few very large awards. The recent list also shows repeated grants to the same recipients within 2024, including multiple awards to La Colaborativa, Women Encouraging Empowerment Inc, Macir Inc, Revere Community School, and Las Paceritas. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$977K
Total Assets
$34.9M
Total Revenue
$8.3M
Total Expenses
$8.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $41K and $67K, with a median of $52K.
25th Percentile
$41K
Median
$52K
75th Percentile
$67K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 95% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RAFAEL MARES
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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