NKCDC

What NKCDC does

NKCDC (New Kensington Community Development Corporation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development corporation founded in 1985 and headquartered at 2771 Ruth Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves the Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods of the city's River Wards, with select housing services offered city-wide. The organization delivers a broad portfolio of free services spanning housing counseling, foreclosure prevention, rental and utility assistance, home repairs, affordable housing operations, small business development, community health workers, urban agriculture, violence interruption, real estate development, corridor cleaning, and civic engagement. All services are provided at no cost to residents and businesses.

The business model is grant-and-contribution dependent rather than transactional. NKCDC's FY2020 total support and revenue was $3,755,920, drawn from a diversified mix of foundation grants, individual donations, government contracts (City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services), earned program income (developer fees of $49,396 and home sales of $400,001 in FY2020), and rental income ($55,712 in FY2020) generated by 81 affordable housing units across Orinoka Civic House and Coral Street Arts House. NKCDC is a chartered NeighborWorks America organization and a member of the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, with no technology platform underpinning its operations; its work is delivered through people-centered, community-driven, trauma-informed, and equity-focused methods including direct outreach, community health workers, civic association partnerships, and school-based engagement.

Name

NKCDC

Legal name

New Kensington Community Development Corporation

Website

https://nkcdc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NKCDC is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) community development corporation founded in 1985 that delivers free housing, small business, community health, and neighborhood revitalization services to residents and businesses of the Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grants and Contributions: NKCDC receives funding from foundations, government agencies, and individual donors. The annual report lists support from organizations such as Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Beneficial Foundation, Capital One Foundation, City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and various other funders.
2. Government Contracts: Contracts with City of Philadelphia and other government entities for housing counseling, community development, and social services. Revenue from government sources includes City of Philadelphia, non-governmental sources, and other government sources totaling over $2 million in FY2020.
3. Rental Income: Income from affordable housing properties including Orinoka Civic House and Coral Street Arts House. FY2020 rental income was $55,712.
4. Program Fees and Sales: Fees from developer services, home sales, and program services. Includes real estate developer fees ($49,396) and home sales ($400,001) in FY2020.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NKCDC is a nonprofit community development corporation providing free housing counseling, affordable housing development, small business assistance, community health worker programs, and neighborhood revitalization services to residents and businesses in Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods of Philadelphia.

Product overview

NKCDC offers a comprehensive portfolio of community development services organized around housing stability, community health, economic development, and neighborhood revitalization. The organization operates multiple housing properties (Orinoka Civic House, Coral Street Arts House), manages community spaces (Tusculum Square, Kensington Engagement Center), and delivers direct services including housing counseling, community health worker programs, small business assistance, and urban agriculture initiatives. Programs like Community Connectors, Cure Violence, and We CAN address community engagement and safety, while sustainable development efforts including the Big Green Block and Sustainable 19125/19134 initiative focus on environmental improvement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Services Free housing counseling including homebuyer education, utility payment assistance, foreclosure prevention, home repairs, and rental assistance. Available city-wide with certified housing advisors helping Philadelphians buy homes.
• Community Health Workers Program Community Health Workers connect Kensington residents with health resources, social services, and healthcare, referring neighbors to healthcare access, healthy food, credit counseling, and social service resources.
• Economic Development Services Small business assistance including free business plan development, consulting, grants, training, networking and promotion, plus the Kensington Business Assistance Program and free business tax preparation.
• Real Estate Development Community-driven real estate development creating affordable housing and turning vacant properties into community assets, including property development strategy and completed projects across Kensington neighborhoods.
• Nourish Program Healthy food and nutrition education program improving access to affordable fresh produce and food resources for Kensington residents.
• Cure Violence Program Strategic, evidence-based public health approach to reduce gun violence in target areas throughout Kensington using violence interrupters and community outreach.
• Community Connectors Program Program leveraging skills and interests of Kensington residents to share information, organize block projects, receive training, and build networks for collective community benefit.
• Orinoka Civic House Affordable housing building operated by NKCDC with on-site property manager and security features; tenants pay their own gas and electric.
• Coral Street Arts House Affordable housing building managed by NKCDC featuring community arts programming.
• Open Space Management Crew cleans and mows hundreds of vacant parcels monthly, preventing illegal dumping and criminal activity on vacant land.
• We CAN (Change & Action Now) Partnership between NKCDC, HACE, and Impact Services focused on reducing crime through neighbor engagement, community-police relationships, and reducing physical disturbances.
• Urban Agriculture / Community Gardening Programs supporting community gardens and urban agriculture including management of Tusculum Gateway Garden and development of the former Greensgrow Farms site as an Urban Agricultural Educational Hub.
• Tusculum Square Community green space at 2713-19 Kensington Avenue transformed from a vacant lot into a healing-centered community gathering space with planter boxes and trees.
• Sustainable 19125 and 19134 Sustainability initiative launched in 2009 with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society coordinating green living efforts, tree planting, recycling, rain barrel distribution, and stormwater management in zip codes 19125 and 19134.
• Big Green Block 20-acre green infrastructure project transforming former industrial vacant land into interconnected public spaces including KCAPA LEED Platinum school, Shissler Recreation Center, stormwater management systems, and Palmer Doggie Depot.
• Kensington Engagement Center Community space hosting programs and events including A People's Exposition series of workshops about Philadelphia's future.

Quantifiable outcome

• 440 Philadelphia residents purchased first homes through NKCDC housing counseling (May 2019 - August 2020)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jefferson UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with Jefferson University hospitals and health sciences programs for community health worker training and deployment, and collaborative initiatives including the CoLab mobile health trailer.
• Health Management AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaborated with Health Management Associates on community health worker training program design and implementation.
• Pennsylvania Department of Human ServicescoreOthersPrimary funder for community health worker program addressing social and health needs in Kensington.
• NeighborWorks AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKCDC is a NeighborWorks organization, receiving support, training, and resources from NeighborWorks America's network of community development organizations.
• HACE CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy and community organizing partner, particularly on issues affecting Kensington residents including the Somerset El Station closure. Co-partner in We CAN (Change & Action Now) initiative.
• Impact Services CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in We CAN (Change & Action Now) community safety initiative, also collaborated on CoLab mobile health trailer project.
• Rebuilding Together PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year partnership delivering home repairs through 'Block Builds' program. Completed over 80 home repairs in Kensington over three years.
• Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner in urban greening, sustainability initiatives, and urban agriculture programs including Sustainable 19125 and 19134 initiative.
• City of PhiladelphiacoreOthersPrimary government funder through Division of Housing and Community Development, Office of Violence Prevention, and other departments.
• Greenline Access CapitalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for small business lending info sessions, providing loan and grant opportunities for local entrepreneurs.
• Women's Opportunities Resource CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for business lending information sessions providing financial resources to small business owners.
• Shift CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Tusculum Square development project transforming vacant lot into community green space.
• Hinge CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Tusculum Square development project supporting healing-centered approach to community space.
• PennDesign and PennPraxisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Tusculum Square project with students conducting community engagement and design work.
• Mural Arts PhiladelphiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in youth carpentry program and community art projects including Tusculum Square Wish Gallery.
• Kensington Health Sciences AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partnership providing on-site resource table connecting families to housing, food, employment, and health services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia: Philadelphia affiliate of Habitat for Humanity delivering homeownership counseling, home repairs, and affordable housing development — directly comparable housing-counseling and home-repair services to NKCDC's portfolio, including partnership overlap with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia.
• Impact Services Corporation: Kensington-based community development and social services organization that co-leads the We CAN initiative with NKCDC and co-developed the CoLab mobile health trailer with Thomas Jefferson University. Directly comparable CDC operating in overlapping service territory.
• Norris Square Community Alliance (NSCA): Philadelphia CDC serving the Norris Square neighborhood (adjacent to NKCDC's service area) with a comparable mix of community gardens, affordable housing, arts-based community development, and small business support including Las Parcelas garden network.
• Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM): Philadelphia-based CDC providing housing, economic development, and community health services to Hispanic communities in North Philadelphia. Operates affordable housing, a community health center, and workforce programs — a directly comparable CDC operating in an adjacent but parallel Philadelphia market.
• Congreso de Latinos Unidos: Philadelphia-based nonprofit providing housing counseling, workforce development, behavioral health, and economic empowerment services in North Philadelphia — a directly comparable multi-service community development organization with similar funding streams and service model.
• Rebuilding Together Philadelphia: Philadelphia home-repair nonprofit and active NKCDC partner. Delivered 80+ home repairs in Kensington over three years via the Block Builds program. Directly comparable mission in affordable housing preservation and low-income homeowner support.
• HACE CDC: Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises is a Philadelphia-based CDC operating in the same Kensington-area neighborhoods. HACE is NKCDC's direct co-partner in the We CAN (Change & Action Now) community safety initiative and shares the community-driven, equity-focused development model.
• Beech Companies (now Nueva Esperanza): Philadelphia Latino-rooted CDC providing housing development, economic development, and community services in Hunting Park and surrounding North Philadelphia neighborhoods. Directly comparable CDC with overlapping program mix and similar target population.
• The Village of Arts and Humanities: Philadelphia CDC using arts and culture as a community development strategy in North Philadelphia. Comparable small-budget CDC model with vacant land transformation, community gardens, and resident-led programming — closely parallels NKCDC's healing-centered Tusculum Square approach.

Regional players

• Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC): Philadelphia-based coalition of more than 80 community organizations providing fiscal sponsorship, capacity building, and shared services to small CDCs including several that operate in NKCDC's geography. Comparable operational model as a Philadelphia nonprofit intermediary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/newkensingtoncdc
• Instagraminstagram.com/nkcdc
• Xx.com/NKCDC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-kensington-cdc

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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