Price Hill Will

What Price Hill Will does

Price Hill Will is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development corporation founded in 2004 and headquartered at 3301 Price Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving the Lower, East, and West Price Hill neighborhoods that together span roughly 6.2 square miles and approximately 36,000 residents. The organization operates an integrated, place-based model that combines real estate development, arts and cultural programming, youth music education, affordable homeownership, corridor revitalization, and fiscal sponsorship for grassroots groups, with wholly owned programs including MYCincinnati (an El Sistema-inspired youth orchestra serving 118 students with 88% attendance), ARCO (a restored 21,000 sq ft 1912 Masonic Lodge event venue), the Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus (an 8-building mixed-use campus in East Price Hill), the Homesteading Program (income-based land contracts with $600,000+ in receivables), and a fiscal sponsorship program for neighborhood initiatives.

The organization's core 'technology' is its place-based model rather than a software platform: it deploys capital campaigns, historic-building rehabilitation, community organizing, and program operations through a small staff of 1–10 employees augmented by board members, teaching artists, and community partners. The model has been sustained for 21 years and has channeled more than $60 million of real estate development into Price Hill, anchored by long-term funding relationships with ArtsWave, Ohio Arts Council, the City of Cincinnati, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Foundation, the NAMM Foundation, and the SC Ministry Foundation. Recent milestones include a $13.5 million Phase 2 of the Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus, the 2026 groundbreaking of End of the Line Park, and a 2026 NAMM Foundation grant recognizing MYCincinnati as one of 57 music-making programs across 26 states and five countries.

Name

Price Hill Will

Legal name

Price Hill Will

Website

https://pricehillwill.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Price Hill Will is a Cincinnati-based 501(c)(3) community development corporation that combines affordable housing, corridor revitalization, youth music education, and fiscal sponsorship to serve approximately 36,000 residents across the Lower, East, and West Price Hill neighborhoods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Land Subdivision (2372), New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSALAKAO

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs

Financial & Insurance/Mortgage & Housing Finance/Housing Finance Agencies & Government-Sponsored Housing Programs

Keywords

• Community development services
• Affordable housing programs
• Youth music education
• Historic building restoration
• Neighborhood revitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Price Hill Will operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. The organization has sustaining funders including ArtsWave and Ohio Arts Council, and receives grants from entities like NAMM Foundation, City of Cincinnati, and Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
2. Venue and Space Rentals: ARCO generates rental income from community events and private celebrations. The venue accommodates nonprofit events, neighborhood gatherings, and private rentals, generating approximately $53,000 in income from 66 rentals in 2024.
3. Residential and Commercial Rentals: Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus generates rental income from residential apartments and commercial spaces leased to local businesses including Urbana Cafe, Wendigo Tea, Cutman Barbershop, and others.
4. Homesteading Program: The Homesteading program creates an alternative pathway to homeownership through income-based land contracts. Families make affordable payments directly to PHW, with current land contract receivables of $600,000+.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Price Hill Will is a 501(c)(3) community development corporation that strengthens Lower, East, and West Price Hill neighborhoods in Cincinnati through an integrated place-based model. Its core offerings combine housing stabilization (Homesteading program), commercial corridor development (Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus), free youth music education (MYCincinnati), a restored historic event venue (ARCO), and fiscal sponsorship for grassroots community initiatives.

Product overview

Price Hill Will operates as a community development nonprofit with a place-based model combining multiple interconnected programs and facilities. The core offerings include MYCincinnati (free youth orchestra with 120+ members), ARCO (historic 21,000 sq ft event venue), and the Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus (8-building mixed-use development). Supporting programs include the Homesteading Program (affordable homeownership pathway), Corridor-Focused Development (commercial revitalization), Fiscal Groups (fiscal sponsorship), and event series like Creative Crawls and the End of the Line Park development. The organization also publishes the bimonthly Hillian Herald Newsletter to keep residents informed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MYCincinnati: El Sistema-inspired youth orchestra program providing free, intensive, high-quality music education to children in Price Hill. A program of Price Hill Will serving 118 students with an 88% attendance rate.
• ARCO
• Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus (WACC)
• Homesteading Program
• Westside Creatives
• Price Hill Wellness CAT

Quantifiable outcome

• $60 million in real estate development invested over 21 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• The Model GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner with Price Hill Will on the $10 million ARCO restoration project - bringing the 1912 Samuel Hannaford-designed Masonic Lodge back to life as a community arts and event venue.
• Santa Maria Community ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner providing financial counseling and homeownership preparation for Homesteading program families.
• Working in NeighborhoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner providing financial counseling and homeownership preparation for Homesteading program families.
• The Morena Realty GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRealty partner handling residential and commercial rentals at Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus.
• University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on St. Lawrence Square Nodes project - bridging the digital divide by extending library resources to an open community space.
• Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library (CHPL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with PHW and UC DAAP on St. Lawrence Square Nodes project extending library Wi-Fi to outdoor community space.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Community MusicWorks: Providence, RI nonprofit that uses free, intensive El Sistema-inspired music education as a vehicle for youth and community development. Closest direct operational analogue to MYCincinnati; also a sustained financial partner of PHW.
• Harmony Program: New York City El Sistema-inspired youth orchestra program providing free intensive music education to children from underserved communities. Direct programmatic analogue to MYCincinnati in mission, methodology, and target population.
• 3CDC (Cincinnati Center City Development Corp): Cincinnati's largest community development corporation focused on mixed-use revitalization of the Over-the-Rhine corridor. Comparable to Price Hill Will in combining historic building reuse, commercial leasing, residential housing, and placemaking within Cincinnati neighborhoods.
• HANDS Inc: Long-running Cincinnati CDC focused on housing, neighborhood revitalization, and community engagement across multiple neighborhoods. Directly comparable to Price Hill Will in mission and geographic focus on Cincinnati.
• Atlanta Westside Future Fund: Atlanta CDC leveraging cross-sector investment (corporate, philanthropic, civic) for inclusive revitalization of a historic neighborhood. Comparable to PHW's integrated model of housing, mixed-use real estate, and community engagement.
• Habitat for Humanity Greater Cincinnati: Greater Cincinnati affiliate of Habitat for Humanity focused on affordable homeownership via volunteer-led construction and sweat-equity partnerships. Directly comparable to PHW's Homesteading Program model of pathways to ownership for low-income families.
• Over-the-Rhine Community Housing (OTRCH): Over-the-Rhine-based CDC developing affordable housing and supportive services in Cincinnati. Comparable to PHW's Homesteading and corridor-development programs in combining community ownership with affordable housing production.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: Nation's largest nonprofit affordable-housing and community development organization. Comparable to PHW's affordable homeownership strategy at much greater scale and across a broad national portfolio.

Others

• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): National community development intermediary providing capital, technical assistance, and policy support to CDCs. Indirectly comparable as the ecosystem infrastructure that connects funders to organizations like PHW.

Emerging players

• People's Liberty: Cincinnati-based philanthropic "community innovation lab" focused on placemaking and civic experimentation (2014-2017). Comparable to PHW's adaptive reuse and creative-placemaking approach; former workplace of PHW Senior Director Samantha Conover.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MusicForYouthInCinci
• Facebookfacebook.com/PriceHillWill
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/price-hill-will
• Instagraminstagram.com/pricehillwill
• Xx.com/pricehillwill

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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