Urban Revival Inc
Ethnic/racial harmony through affordable housing & economic development.
Urban Revival Inc at a glance
In short: Urban Revival Inc gave $109K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $109,000
- -71.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,250
- -78.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $27,500
- Total assets
- $7,148,323
- +12.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Urban Revival Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tides Foundation ($47K). Together the top 4 received $109K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 18 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Urban Revival Inc gives
- Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2023) to $380K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $109K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation Atkins, AR | Organizing | $47,000 |
| Brockton Worker Alliance Brockton, MA | Organizing | $30,000 |
| New England Community Project Brockton, MA | Organizing | $25,000 |
| Mass Public Health Alliance Boston, MA | Organizing | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,148,323 | $3,918,382 | $3,045,109 | $109,000 | 4 | $17,402 |
| 2024 | $6,340,132 | $3,007,596 | $3,073,294 | $380,199 | 3 | $15,593 |
| 2023 | $6,246,388 | $3,781,379 | $2,496,937 | $55,000 | 5 | $6,389 |
| 2022 | $5,037,267 | $2,940,134 | $1,985,285 | $194,000 | 6 | $1,405 |
| 2021 | $4,168,094 | $3,685,437 | $1,478,759 | — | — | $762 |
| 2020 | $2,017,339 | $2,594,546 | $1,425,478 | $167,500 | 5 | $533 |
About Urban Revival Inc
Based on IRS filings
Urban Revival Inc is a public charity, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $109K. Net investment income was $17K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Urban Revival Inc is led by Carolyn Lomax, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carolyn Lomax
President
Chair → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Matthews-Turner
Co-Exec Director
Co Executive Director → Co-Exec Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$56K (2021) → $94K (2025)
Michael Leyba
Co-Exec Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$73K (2022) → $95K (2025)
Alma Chislom
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Foner
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Gordon
Vice President
Vice Chair → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maura Russell
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Wolfson
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Alejandra De La Cruz (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Landaverde (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Alex Ponte-Cappellan (2023–2024) — Director Th
- Former: Queen Wornum (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lara Shkordoff (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Ramer (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Owens Pinto (2020–2021) — Executive Director Th
- Former: Mike Leyba (2021) — Co Executive Director
- Former: Juana Sanchez (2020) — Director
- Former: Lawrance Carty (2020) — Director
- Former: Luis Erazo (2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $95K, to Michael Leyba (Co-Exec DIR). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Urban Revival Inc
How much does Urban Revival Inc give each year?
Urban Revival Inc gave $109K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $380K across 3 grants.
What is Urban Revival Inc's typical grant size?
Urban Revival Inc's median grant in 2025 was $27,500, and its average grant was $27,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Urban Revival Inc give grants?
Urban Revival Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Arkansas (43%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brockton, MA (2 grants).
Does Urban Revival Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Urban Revival Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Organizing" (4 grants).
How large is Urban Revival Inc?
Urban Revival Inc reported $7.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.
What is Urban Revival Inc's EIN?
Urban Revival Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2660311. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
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