Greater Boston Beautiful Seed Fund
UpTogether, in partnership with the Boston Ujima Project, is described (per unverified program materials) as investing cash over 12 months in Black community leaders and organizers who do unpaid or under-recognized work sustaining Greater Boston communities. UpTogether serves as managing organization and distribution partner. Cited funding partners/affiliations include Boston Ujima Project, Oak Foundation, and New Venture Fund. Unlike most guaranteed income pilots, eligibility is based on community leadership/organizing activity rather than household income or need. Despite extensive research, no primary-source page from either organization could be located confirming program details.
Black leaders, Community organizers, Leadership investment model, Boston, Massachusetts
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- UpTogether
- City
- Boston
- State / Province
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Website
- https://www.uptogether.org/
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Inactive
- Application status
- Timed
- Number of recipients
- 35
- Funding type
- Philanthropic
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 6,000 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 500 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 12 months
- Distribution Type
- Check, Digital/Virtual payment card, Direct deposit to bank account, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay
- Benefit details
Per seed program materials (unverified by primary source), participants received $500/month in unrestricted cash for 12 months ($6,000 total), though a narrative program description separately states a "$10,000 over 12 months" investment - this discrepancy could not be resolved with available sources. Funds could reportedly be used at recipients' discretion with no strings attached, consistent with UpTogether's cash/choice/community model. Distribution options listed include check, direct deposit, digital payment card, and mobile wallets.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Per seed program materials, eligibility targeted self-identified Black community leaders in Greater Boston who take initiative to support their communities, rather than being based on household income, employment, or other need-based criteria typical of guaranteed income pilots. This mirrors a "leadership investment" model used in other funds (e.g., a Connecticut Changemaker Fund) that compensate grassroots organizers rather than screening by poverty-line income.
Demographics
- Race / ethnicity targets
- Black
Geography
- US states covered
- Massachusetts
- Countries covered
- United States
- Cities covered
- Boston
- Counties covered
- Suffolk
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
