Mt. Auburn Associates

Name

Mt. Auburn Associates

Legal name

Mt. Auburn Associates

Website

https://mtauburnassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mt. Auburn Associates is a small, privately held economic development consulting firm providing strategic advising and learning/evaluation services to foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies across the United States, with deep expertise in community development, health equity, and creative economies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic & Community Development Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Policy Evaluation & Impact Assessment Organizations (EDADADAD)

Keywords

• Economic development consulting
• Program evaluation services
• Strategic planning advisory
• Community development consulting
• Health equity consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

North Andover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements providing strategic planning and program evaluation to foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies. Revenue is project-based and likely varies by scope and client.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mt. Auburn Associates is a consulting firm providing strategic advising and learning & evaluation services to foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies. Strategic Advising supports organizations in developing long-term goals and consensus-driven strategies, while Learning & Evaluation conducts mixed-methods research to identify program outcomes, assess effectiveness, and refine activities across areas including health equity, community resilience, creative economies, workforce development, and community investment.

Product overview

Mt. Auburn Associates is a consulting firm offering two core services: Strategic Advising and Learning & Evaluation. The firm specializes in six focus areas including Health Equity, Community Resilience, Creative Economies, Inclusive Growth and Small Business Development, Workforce Development and Economic Mobility, and Community Investment and Affordable Housing. This is a single-service consulting portfolio rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Advising Strategic planning consulting that helps organizations determine long-term goals and develop effective means for achieving them, building consensus and stakeholder engagement. Targeted at foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies.
• Learning & Evaluation Evaluation services that help clients identify and assess anticipated program outcomes, determine effectiveness of program elements, and refine activities to better meet intended outcomes. Framed as learning exercises across mixed-methods research engagements.
• Health Equity Consulting Consulting services to nonprofits, philanthropies, and organizations focused on addressing root causes of health inequities, including evaluation of health-related initiatives.
• Community Resilience Working with communities recovering from crises including natural disasters and man-made disasters, helping develop strategies for short-term recovery and long-term economic growth.
• Creative Economies Conducting creative economy assessments of various regions or states to quantify the creative sector's contribution and help communities build on creative assets.
• Inclusive Growth and Small Business Development Understanding needs of the diverse small business community and developing targeted strategies to ensure small business owners have access to resources for growth.
• Workforce Development and Economic Mobility Evaluating workforce programs and developing workforce strategies to advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment.
• Community Investment and Affordable Housing Helping ensure programs and initiatives provide equitable access to affordable housing, working with clients to connect capital and community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% of nearly 900 small businesses in Merrimack Valley recovered to pre-crisis operations after Mt. Auburn-supported disaster recovery
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and notable.

• Merrimack Valley Recovery CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2018Coalition included city of Lawrence, towns of Andover and North Andover, Essex County Community Foundation, Lawrence Partnership, EforAll/EparaTodos, Mill Cities Community Investments, Merrimack Valley Career Center, and Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation. Mt. Auburn provided strategic advising for business recovery.
• Robert Wood Johnson FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term evaluation and learning partner for health equity initiatives including Invest Health (9-year engagement) and Building Healthier, More Equitable Communities (BHEC). Beth Siegel co-authored influential Health Affairs article on multisector partnerships through this relationship.
• Center for Community InvestmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed as learning and evaluation partner for Connect Capital Initiative, helping six collaboratives attract and deploy capital at scale. Developed theory of change and conducted outcomes evaluation.
• Reinvestment FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on Invest Health and BHEC initiatives. Reinvestment Fund led initiative implementation while Mt. Auburn served as evaluator.
• Community Foundation for the Greater Capital RegionnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetained Mt. Auburn to develop creative economy plan for New York's Capital Region in 2014.
• Kentucky Arts CouncilnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned Mt. Auburn to undertake research study and analysis of arts and culture in Kentucky, producing the Kentucky Creative Industry Report.
• MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator Karl Seidman serves as senior lecturer at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, teaching Economic Development Finance, Economic Development Planning, and Revitalizing Urban Main Streets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Equal Measure: Philadelphia-based evaluation and learning consulting firm serving foundations and nonprofits on social-impact initiatives — directly comparable to Mt. Auburn's Learning & Evaluation service and foundation client base.
• AngelouEconomics: Economic development consulting firm conducting target industry analyses, workforce studies, and strategic plans for regions and communities — directly competitive in Mt. Auburn's economic development planning engagements.
• Fourth Economy: Community and economic development consulting firm serving public, private, and nonprofit clients with strategy, research, and program evaluation — comparable in scale, mission, and mixed-methods evaluation approach.
• TIP Strategies: Consulting firm specializing in economic development strategy, workforce development, and community planning for cities, regions, and foundations — directly overlaps Mt. Auburn's economic mobility and creative economy focus areas.
• Camoin Associates: Economic and community development consulting firm providing strategic planning, economic analysis, and workforce development services to public and nonprofit clients — closely mirrors Mt. Auburn's strategic advising and inclusive growth practices.
• Avalanche Consulting: Economic development strategy consulting firm serving cities, regions, and utilities — comparable in size and service offerings around strategic planning and community/economic assessments.
• Thomas P. Miller and Associates: Workforce and economic development consulting firm serving state and local governments and philanthropies — overlaps Mt. Auburn's workforce development and economic mobility practices.

Broad incumbents

• Urban Institute: Established economic and social policy research organization conducting program evaluation and equity-focused research — overlaps Mt. Auburn's evaluation and equity work but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Mathematica: Large-scale policy research and evaluation firm serving foundations and government agencies — competes with Mt. Auburn on multi-site program evaluations (e.g., Invest Health, BHEC) but at substantially greater scale and broader issue coverage.

Others

• Regional Technology Strategies: Founder Stu Rosenfeld's firm focused on regional innovation, technology-based economic development, and cluster strategy — directly comparable in practice area and is already a Mt. Auburn collaborator, making it an adjacent peer rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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