What Brooklyn Community Pride Center does

Brooklyn Community Pride Center (BCPC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2008 that operates as Brooklyn's only dedicated LGBTQ+ community center. The organization serves LGBTQ+ Brooklynites and their allies through a physical hub located at 1561 Bedford Avenue within the Major Owens Community Center in Crown Heights, supplemented by digital outreach across multiple social platforms.

BCPC's programming spans five core verticals: arts and culture, mental health and wellness, sports and fitness, immigrant services, and TGNC-specific support. Additional offerings include support groups, community events such as the annual Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival and Brooklyn Trans Day of Remembrance, and specialized programming delivered through external partnerships — for example, prison outreach with QUILTS, food security with Love Wins Pantry, and legal services with Chosen Family Law Center. The technology stack is minimal: a Wix-hosted website, standard social media accounts (including Bluesky), and a Givebutter-powered donation page at givebutter.com/lgbtbrooklyn, with WCAG 2.1 partial accessibility compliance certified in 2022.

The business model is donation-and-grant driven. Revenue sources include individual online donations, foundation grants (Leonard Litz Foundation among others), event sponsorships, and a small earned-income component from ticketed events and a Bonifier-branded merchandise store. Core programming is offered free of charge; some events carry ticket fees. Leadership sits with Executive Director Kenrick Ross, supported by a lean staff of 1-10.

Name

Brooklyn Community Pride Center

Legal name

Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Inc.

Website

https://www.lgbtbrooklyn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is a non-profit organization that provides services and support to the borough’s LGBTQ community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LGBTQ+ Community Center Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Pride & Identity Events (Pride, Cultural Identity Days) (MPAGAEAL), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• LGBTQ+ community center
• Community support services
• Mental health programs
• Affirming social services
• Community programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: BCPC operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations, with a prominent 'DONATE' CTA on their website directing supporters to givebutter.com/lgbtbrooklyn.
2. Sponsorships and Ticket Sales: Revenue generated through event sponsorships (e.g., Anyone Comics, Geeks Out sponsoring Comic Book Fair), ticket sales (e.g., Drag Bingo ticketed events, skate night tickets at $15 plus $10 rental), and merchandise sales via Bonfire store.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Brooklyn Community Pride Center (BCPC) operates Brooklyn's only dedicated LGBTQ+ community center, providing free, community-led programming, support groups, mental health services, sports and fitness, arts and culture, and immigrant and TGNC-specific services through its physical Pride Center facility in Crown Heights and via Zoom. The organization also hosts signature events such as the Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival and Drag Bingo, and runs a food pantry in partnership with Love Wins Pantry.

Product overview

Brooklyn Community Pride Center (BCPC) operates as a community center offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services for LGBTQ+ Brooklynites. The organization provides community space and programming through its Pride Center facility, which houses a Cyber Center, co-work spaces, and the Love Wins Pantry. Core programming spans Arts and Culture, Community Engagement, Mental Health Services, Sports and Fitness, Support Groups, Immigrant Services, TGNC Services, and a Resource Center. These offerings are designed to improve the social, physical, and emotional health and well-being of LGBTQ+ Brooklynites through culturally-responsive and community-driven initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arts and Culture Programming Recurring programs, events, and initiatives dedicated to improving social, physical, and emotional health and well-being of LGBTQ+ Brooklynites through creative pursuits, including ballroom, book clubs, music production, storytelling, and drawing.
• Community Engagement Programming Programs focused on resourcing and empowering immigrants and building community around food, faith, and social connection, providing LGBTQ+ Brooklynites with information, skills, resources, and solidarity.
• Mental Health Services Culturally-competent, confidential individual psychotherapy for LGBTQ+ individuals provided by an in-house social work team, with preference given to those who qualify for Medicaid and Essentials Plans, plus drop-in hours and referrals.
• Sports and Fitness Programs Sports and fitness offerings including basketball, tennis, swing dance, and martial arts designed to reclaim and build affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ people, especially TGNC folks with historically limited access to sports and fitness benefits.
• Support Groups Range of support groups including Queers Do Recover NA (Narcotics Anonymous), SMART Recovery, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Adult Support Group, LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Group, and groups for Caribbean immigrants.
• Immigrant Services Services specifically centering the distinct needs and priorities of immigrant Brooklynites, who comprise more than a third of LGBTQ+ Brooklynites, including an Immigrant Services Hub and culturally responsive programming.
• TGNC Services Programming centering TGNC needs and priorities including workforce readiness, sports and fitness, and exclusive or TGNC-centered programming across all BCPC offerings.
• Resource Center Connects community members to LGBTQ+ affirming agencies and service providers in Brooklyn and across NYC for housing assistance, legal support, mental health, and more, and offers downloadable resource guides.
• Pride Center Facility Brooklyn's premiere LGBTQ+ hub located within Major Owens Community Center in Crown Heights, including community programs, a Cyber Center with computer stations and sound-proof telework pods, event and co-work spaces, and the Love Wins Pantry for food security.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 different recurring programs and events monthly
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Love Wins PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood security partnership providing fresh produce distribution every third Thursday of the month, 1-4PM. Open and welcoming to all community members to address food insecurity affecting over a fifth of New Yorkers.
• QUILTS (formerly Black & Pink NYC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrison abolition organization supporting LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS impacted by incarceration. Hosts monthly 'Letters for Liberation' sessions at BCPC to answer mail from incarcerated members.
• Chosen Family Law CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots trans-led nonprofit providing free legal services for low-income LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers and non-nuclear families. Provides tabling and resources at TGNC Swim Night events.
• The HEAT ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides food, drinks and gender-affirming items including tuck kits, binders, and packers at TGNC Swim Night events.
• Third World NewsreelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm organization co-hosting Pride Month QTBIPOC Film Screening: Reclaiming Identity as part of Resistance & Joy Screening Tour.
• PrideFullminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in QTBIPOC Film Screening collaboration.
• Black Public MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in QTBIPOC Film Screening collaboration.
• Asphalt GreenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFitness organization co-hosting Fitness for All Pride Bootcamp at MOCC in partnership with BCPC.
• Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center (MOCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth and wellness facility housing the Pride Center and Indoor Turf used for fitness programming.
• Anyone ComicsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair.
• Geeks OutminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair.
• CAMBA's Brooklyn Outreach and Prevention BOP ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair.
• Brooklyn FCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSoccer club partnering for 2026 Pride Night at Maimonides Park. For every ticket purchased, $5 goes to support BCPC's work.
• Maimonides ParkminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue for Brooklyn FC Pride Night partnership event.
• Queer Consulting NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ professional networking organization co-sponsoring 3rd Annual Pride Networking Event with BCPC.
• The C List Cocktail BarminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner hosting multiple BCPC events including Pride Eve Soca Happy Hour and World Cup Watch Parties.
• Open Circle AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMartial arts academy providing student instructors (Pelatih) for Queer Martial Arts Pencak Silat classes. Affiliated with Mande Muda USA.
• Mande Muda USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMartial arts organization affiliated with student instructors leading Queer Martial Arts classes.
• The Concord NYCminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue for Queer Consulting Network's 3rd Annual Pride Networking Event.
• Purgatory BKminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner hosting Big Queer Street Day Pride Party 2026 with live music, DJs, vendors, and workshops.
• Brooklyn CollegeminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorEducational venue partner hosting Out@Tennis Pride event.
• Murder Of Crows Barbell and FitnessminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorFitness venue hosting Pride Deadlift Party multi-city queer strength event.
• LeFrak Center at LakesideminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorSkating venue hosting Pride Disco Skate Night event.
• HERE Arts CenterminorChannel/ Reseller/ DistributorTheatre venue hosting Black Theatre Night performance.
• Brooklyn PridecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner organization for Pride events including Drag Bingo and Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center: NYC's largest LGBTQ+ community center (Manhattan), offering comparable programming across arts, mental health, recovery, and TGNC services. Direct peer in mission, model, and constituent base, differentiated only by borough and scale.
• Los Angeles LGBT Center: Largest LGBTQ+ community center globally, offering mental health, housing, immigration, arts, and recovery programming. Direct peer in integrated service-portfolio model and donor-funded nonprofit structure.
• San Francisco LGBT Community Center: Bay Area LGBTQ+ community center providing arts, wellness, immigration legal services, youth programs, and TGNC support. Closely comparable in programming mix and community-center operating model.
• Center on Halsted: Chicago's LGBTQ+ community center offering mental health, arts, sports, recovery, and TGNC programming. Direct peer in mid-sized-city, multi-vertical service model.
• Whitman-Walker Health: DC-based LGBTQ+ organization providing community services, primary care, and legal services. Direct peer in integrated community-health-and-advocacy model for LGBTQ+ constituents.
• William Way LGBT Community Center: Philadelphia's LGBTQ+ community center delivering arts, recovery, social, and educational programming. Comparable community-center operating model serving a mid-Atlantic urban LGBTQ+ population.
• Fenway Health: Boston-based LGBTQ+ healthcare and community-services organization offering primary care, mental health, and TGNC-specific programming. Direct peer in LGBTQ+ health-and-community integration model.
• Montrose Center: Houston's LGBTQ+ community center providing counseling, recovery, arts, and youth services. Comparable community-center operating model for an urban LGBTQ+ population.
• Resource Center: Dallas's LGBTQ+ community center offering health, arts, education, and advocacy programming. Direct peer in multi-vertical service portfolio and donor-funded nonprofit structure.

Regional players

• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center: NYC-based LGBTQ+ health center with strong focus on TGNC-affirming care, HIV services, and mental health. Regional peer operating in the same NYC geography with overlapping constituents but a primary-care rather than community-center model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/BrooklynCommunityPrideCenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/LGBTBrooklyn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brooklyn-community-pride-center-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/lgbtbrooklyn
• Xx.com/lgbtbrooklyn

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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