Massachusetts Association of CDCs

What Massachusetts Association of CDCs does

MACDC, formally the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership association founded in 1982 and headquartered at 44 School Street, Suite 800, Boston. It represents more than 71 mission-driven community development corporations (CDCs) operating across urban, suburban, and rural Massachusetts, and serves as their collective advocate, capacity-builder, and programmatic convener. MACDC is not a technology company; its core technology is described as not applicable, and its competitive identity rests on regulatory stewardship, peer networks, and decades of community-development expertise.

The association's offerings fall into four buckets. (1) Statutory and policy: MACDC administers the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC), a 50% Massachusetts refundable tax credit for donations to selected CDCs, and runs an annual Lobby Day plus FY27 budget and policy advocacy. (2) Capacity building: technical assistance, peer groups, the Racial Equity Pledge, and the Mel King Institute for Community Building, co-founded with LISC in 2009. (3) Issue-specific programs: affordable housing, small business economic development, community organizing, climate and energy, and the CDCs & Health Initiative, including the 2023 Housing Quality & Health Equity Initiative and a 2019 first-in-field Health Equity Program Director hire. (4) Research and data: the annual GOALs Report, an online resource library, and a Power BI-based CITC Investment Dashboard.

MACDC's revenue mechanics are nonprofit association-style: membership dues, state appropriations and grants (e.g., the $2.15 million Division of Banks award in April 2026), CITC-related donations routed to member CDCs, foundation support, and hospital community-benefit dollars channeled through health-system partnerships (Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston Children's, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association). No revenue figure is disclosed. Reported member-level outcomes include 86,124 families served in 2022, 6,744 jobs created or preserved in 2022, 1,717 homes built or preserved in 2021, $1.36 billion invested in local communities in 2024, 4,563 job opportunities and 1,095 homes in 2024, and 20,000+ rental housing units historically produced and preserved by Massachusetts CDCs.

Name

Massachusetts Association of CDCs

Legal name

Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations

Website

https://macdc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership association, founded in 1982 in Boston, representing 71+ community development corporations that build affordable housing, create jobs, and run health and equity programs across Massachusetts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Community development association
• Affordable housing development
• Nonprofit membership services
• Community economic development
• Community investment tax credit

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

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. Membership dues and services: MACDC operates as an association of community development corporations, likely funded through membership dues, program fees, and grants to support member CDCs.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MACDC is a statewide membership association of mission-driven community development corporations (CDCs) that delivers advocacy, training, technical assistance, and program administration to its 71 member CDCs across Massachusetts. Its core offerings include the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program, the Mel King Institute training partnership, affordable housing and small business development programs, health equity initiatives, and research publications such as the annual GOALs Report.

Product overview

MACDC is an association of mission-driven community development organizations offering a portfolio of programs and services designed to support CDCs across Massachusetts. The core offerings include the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program, affordable housing development, small business economic development, health equity initiatives, and training through the Mel King Institute. MACDC's programs include advocacy campaigns, community organizing, climate and energy work, technical assistance, and peer networking groups. The organization produces the annual GOALs Report to quantify member impact, and offers specialized initiatives like the Housing Quality & Health Equity Initiative and the Racial Equity Pledge. MACDC serves as a convener and advocate for its member CDCs, providing research, training, and capacity-building services rather than a unified technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
• Mel King Institute for Community Building
• Affordable Housing Program
• Small Business Economic Development
• CDCs & Health Initiative
• Housing Quality & Health Equity Initiative
• Climate and Energy Program
• Community Organizing Program
• Technical Assistance
• GOALs Report
• Boston Pilot Program
• Western Mass CDCs
• Suburban and Small Town Housing Caucus

Quantifiable outcome

• 86,124 families helped with housing, jobs and other services in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• LISCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACDC co-founded the Mel King Institute for Community Building with LISC in 2009, providing training and professional development for CDC staff across Massachusetts.
• Mel King InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with LISC providing training classes throughout the year for community building professionals.
• Massachusetts Health and Hospital AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on training focused on partnering with CDCs to address Social Determinants of Health through the Community Investment Tax Credit Program.
• Boston CHNA/CHIP CollaborativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative effort by several Boston hospitals to address health needs in Boston. MACDC participates on the Steering Committee.
• Massachusetts Department of Public HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACDC serves on the Community Health Fund Advisory Committee & Governance Structure Design Committee.
• MassDevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in restaurant program and various community development financing initiatives.
• Coalition for an Equitable EconomyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACDC is a founding member of this coalition which published the Unleashing the Potential of Entrepreneurs of Color report.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACDC serves on the Allocation's Committee. Three MACDC members (Asian CDC, Fenway CDC, Nuestra Comunidad) received $500K+ funding from BIDMC.
• Boston Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner through CHEq (Children's Health Equity Initiative) funding JPNDC and VietAID programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): National community development intermediary and CDFI; co-founder of the Mel King Institute with MACDC. Directly comparable as a peer/partner organization providing financing, capacity-building, and advocacy for CDCs nationwide.
• Opportunity Finance Network: National membership association of CDFIs that provides advocacy, training, and research for community development lenders. Comparable as a peer trade association supporting mission-driven community development finance organizations.
• National NeighborWorks Association: Membership association of NeighborWorks network CDCs that provides peer learning, advocacy, and capacity-building — directly comparable in structure and mission to MACDC at the national level.
• Housing Partnership Network: Member network of 100+ nonprofit housing and community development organizations. Directly comparable as a peer intermediary supporting affordable housing and community development nonprofits with peer learning and capital programs.

Broad incumbents

• NeighborWorks America: National network of 235+ community development nonprofits chartered by Congress. Comparable as a federal-chartered umbrella for CDCs with training, lending, and advocacy programs similar to MACDC's portfolio.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit operating across affordable housing, health equity, and community development with a CDFI arm. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering overlapping affordable housing and health equity programs to CDCs and developers.
• National Council of Nonprofits: National network of state and regional nonprofit associations. Comparable as a broader umbrella advocating for the nonprofit sector — adjacent to MACDC's mission as a nonprofit membership association.

Regional players

• New York Association for Affordable Housing: New York-based affordable housing trade and advocacy association. Comparable as a state-level association advocating for affordable housing development and community development practitioners in another major housing market.
• Massachusetts Nonprofit Network: Statewide association serving all Massachusetts nonprofits. Comparable as a Massachusetts-based nonprofit trade association providing advocacy, training, and convening — overlapping membership and policy goals with MACDC.

Emerging players

• Center for Community Progress: National nonprofit focused on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated property revitalization. Comparable in advocacy, technical assistance, and training delivery for community development practitioners, though narrower in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/masscdcs
• Facebookfacebook.com/masscdcs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/macdc---mass-assoc-of-community-development-corporations

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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