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Neighborhood Villages Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Jamaica Plain, MA EIN: 82-1859365 Website

Neighborhood Villages designs and scales innovative and collaborative solutions to the biggest challenges facing early education and child care providers serving families with young children ages 0-5 and advances sustainable, equity-driven systems change through advocacy, education, and policy reform.

Neighborhood Villages Inc at a glance

In short: Neighborhood Villages Inc gave $726K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $182K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$726,222
-31.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$181,556
-14.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$160,700
Total assets
$7,520,212
+3.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Neighborhood Villages Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Horizons for Homeless Children: $274KHorizons for Homeless Children$274KThe Epiphany School: $185KThe Epiphany School$185KEast Boston Social Centers: $137KEast Boston Social Centers$137KEllis Memorial and Eldredge House: $130KEllis Memorial and EldredgeHouse$130K

The largest 2025 recipient was Horizons for Homeless Children ($274K). Together the top 4 received $726K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K19$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 19 grants of 21 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonDorchesterEast BostonRoxburyJamaica Plain

How Neighborhood Villages Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $726K (2025) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $726K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Horizons for Homeless Children Boston, MASocial Welfare$274,366
The Epiphany School Dorchester, MASocial Welfare$184,728
East Boston Social Centers East Boston, MASocial Welfare$136,672
Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House Boston, MASocial Welfare$130,456
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$7,520,212$7,946,088$7,778,021$726,2224$86,081
2024$7,289,100$7,643,184$6,727,470$1,061,8105$51,746
2023$6,396,010$8,301,163$6,077,714$1,031,2996$16,977
2022$4,008,616$6,640,288$5,137,882$829,0506$6,630
2021$2,438,688$3,579,558$2,526,318——$25
2020$1,129,147$1,540,460$582,653——$731

About Neighborhood Villages Inc

Based on IRS filings

Neighborhood Villages Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $726K. Net investment income was $86K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Neighborhood Villages Inc is led by Binal Patel, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Binal Patel

    Executive Director

    Chief Program Officer → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $70K (2021) → $176K (2025)

  • Landis Becker-Young

    President

    Chair of the Board & Director → Chair & Director, 2022

    Chair & Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Cole

    Senior Director of Operations

    Senior Director of Workforce Programs → Senior Director of Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2024) → $127K (2025)

  • Carol Kanin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Ford

    Director

    Vice Chair & Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Gomes Sanchez

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Tejero Serafeim

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Krupp

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Lobue

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Boynton-Jarrett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clea Andreadis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Duncan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neel Shah

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Kennedy

    Co-Pres & Chief Strategy Officer

    Co-President & Chief Strategy Officer → Co-Pres, Chief Strategy Officer & Director, 2022

    Co-Pres, Chief Strategy Officer & Director → Co-Pres & Chief Strategy Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2020) → $201K (2025)

  • Sarah Muncey

    Co-Pres, Chief Innov. Officer & Secretary

    Co-Pres, Chief Innov Officer & Clerk → Co-Pres & Chief Innov Officer, 2023

    Co-Pres & Chief Innov Officer → Co-Pres, Chief Innov. Officer & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2020) → $192K (2025)

  • Kathryn Greenberg

    Chief Growth Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2022) → $194K (2025)

  • Catherine Armstrong

    Senior Vice President of Operations

    Chief of Staff → Senior Vice President of Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2023) → $182K (2025)

  • Alina Lopez-Thomas

    Vice President of Programs & Innovation

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2025)

  • Henry Ford III

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer & Director, 2021

    Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Enos

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jamie Van Horne Robinson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Hayden (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Latoya Gayle (2023–2024) — Senior Director of Advocacy
  • Former: Deb Enos (2023) — Director
  • Former: Renee Boynton Jarrett (2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Lauren Kennedy — Co-Pres/Chief Strategy Officer: $201KLauren KennedyCo-Pres/Chief Strategy Officer$201KKathryn Greenberg — Chief Growth Officer: $194KKathryn GreenbergChief Growth Officer$194KSarah Muncey — Co-Pres/Chief Innov. Off/Secretary: $192KSarah MunceyCo-Pres/Chief Innov.…$192KCatherine Armstrong — Senior VP of Operations: $182KCatherine ArmstrongSenior VP of Operations$182KBinal Patel — Executive Director: $176KBinal PatelExecutive Director$176KJames Cole — Senior Director of Operations: $127KJames ColeSenior Director of Operations$127KAlina Lopez-Thomas — VP of Programs & Innovation: $127KAlina Lopez-ThomasVP of Programs & Innovation$127K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $201K, to Lauren Kennedy (Co-Pres/Chief Strategy Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Neighborhood Villages Inc

How much does Neighborhood Villages Inc give each year?

Neighborhood Villages Inc gave $726K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 5 grants.

What is Neighborhood Villages Inc's typical grant size?

Neighborhood Villages Inc's median grant in 2025 was $160,700, and its average grant was $181,556, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Neighborhood Villages Inc give grants?

Neighborhood Villages Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (2 grants).

Does Neighborhood Villages Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Neighborhood Villages Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Welfare" (4 grants).

How large is Neighborhood Villages Inc?

Neighborhood Villages Inc reported $7.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.9M.

What is Neighborhood Villages Inc?

Neighborhood Villages Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It holds $7.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Neighborhood Villages Inc's EIN?

Neighborhood Villages Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1859365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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