Greetings—


Community based development organizations (CBDOs) work to revitalize, develop, empower, and reinvest economically in disadvantaged communities. However, a
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new Urban Institute study of CBDOs' financial well-being finds that despite overall sector growth, clear signs of financial distress threaten their ability to serve their missions.


This study is the first of its kind to provide a sector-specific financial sustainability assessment to help CBDOs better understand where they stand financially and demonstrates how funders and investors can better target supports to meet the needs of underinvested communities.

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Key findings include:
- The CBDO sector has grown steadily in revenues and assets, but there are signs of financial stress including shrinking operating margins and declining net incomes over time.
- Vulnerabilities within the CBDO sector point to the need for increased supports such as resources and technical assistance to sustain and grow the sector’s financial health.
- A small number of large organizations hold most of the sector’s resources, but even they can be financially vulnerable.
- Small CBDOs make up a majority of the sector and are in a more precarious financial position than large ones, having fewer assets and experiencing more financial disruptions.
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Our collection page on the topic includes a series of fact sheets identifying CBDOs' financial health trends
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across the United States with additional regional focus on the
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West ,
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Northeast ,
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Midwest , and
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states and metro areas .


I hope you find this information useful in understanding the financial well-being of this pivotal sector. Please email me at
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Sincerely,


Amy Elsbree
Associate VP for Strategic Communication and Outreach
202-261-5513

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