The Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance

Name

The Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance

Legal name

The Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance, Inc.

Website

https://thedbna.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Nonprofit community programs
• Youth development services
• Prison reentry services
• Community health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: The Atlantic Yards/NETS/DBNA Community Foundation, established in 2015, provides grant funding to Brooklyn-based not-for-profit organizations. Since inception, over $300,000 has been awarded to 68 Brooklyn community organizations. Grants support workforce development, business skills training, prison re-entry initiatives, youth and child programs, health programs, and environmental sustainability efforts.
2. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts donations through its website via PayPal. Donations support the various community programs including the Community Tickets Program, youth initiatives, health partnerships, and prison re-entry services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DBNA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella organization that delivers free community programs to Brooklyn residents affected by the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Project. Its core offerings include the Community Tickets Program (complimentary Barclays Center tickets distributed via quarterly sweepstakes to 600+ registered Brooklyn community organizations), the Health and Wellness Partnership (primary care, cardiology, and urology services), the Lazarus Douglass Tubman Community Re-entry Program (prison re-entry support), the Invictus Youth Initiative (youth development and mentoring), the Intergenerational Initiative (day care, youth, and senior center linkage), and the Atlantic Yards/NETS/DBNA Community Foundation and Capacity Building Grants (grantmaking to Brooklyn nonprofits).

Product overview

The Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance (DBNA) is a community benefit organization, not a technology company. It operates as an umbrella organization with over 600 Brooklyn-based community partners, focused on enhancing life for residents affected by the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Project. DBNA's portfolio consists of community programs including the Community Tickets Program (providing Barclays Center access), Health and Wellness Partnership (community health facility), Lazarus Douglass Tubman Re-entry Program (prisoner reintegration), Invictus Youth Initiative (youth development), Intergenerational Initiative (connecting youth, seniors, and families), DBNA Community Foundation and Capacity Building Grants (organizational support), and Project Gallery (historical documentation). These programs are tied to the 2005 Community Benefits Agreement negotiated with Forest City Ratner Companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Invictus Youth Initiative: Programs, opportunities, and resources for youth and young people including health and wellness, personal and professional development, mentoring, and political awareness
• Atlantic Yards/NETS/DBNA Community Foundation
• Lazarus Douglass Tubman Community Re-entry Program
• Intergenerational Initiative

Products and services

• Community Tickets Program Flagship program providing complimentary tickets to Barclays Center games and events via quarterly community sweepstakes. Distributes over 500,000 tickets to 600+ registered Brooklyn-based community organizations. Target audience is Brooklyn residents and community organizations.
• Health and Wellness Partnership Community health facility at 38 Sixth Avenue in the Pacific Park development, operated in partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Offers primary care, cardiology, and urology services to Brooklyn residents.
• Lazarus Douglass Tubman Community Re-entry Program Prison re-entry initiative providing services for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated individuals, and their families. Includes substance abuse counseling, recovery coaching, rap sheet repair, voter registration education, and reintegration support.
• Invictus Youth Initiative
• Intergenerational Initiative
• Atlantic Yards/NETS/DBNA Community Foundation Grant Grant program established in 2015 supporting Brooklyn not-for-profit organizations through workforce development, business skills training, prison re-entry initiatives, youth/child/health services, and environmental sustainability efforts. Has awarded over $300,000 to 68 Brooklyn organizations.
• Capacity Building Grant
• DBNA Project Gallery

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500,000 tickets distributed to Brooklyn community members since 2012
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2005Developer partner in the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Project. Signed the historic, legally-binding Community Benefits Agreement on June 27, 2005 — the first ever in New York State. The CBA ensures 2,250 affordable rental units, 600-1000 affordable home ownership units, 35% of construction jobs for minorities, 10% for women, and 20% of construction contracts to minority/women-owned businesses.
• New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to fulfill the 2005 Atlantic Yards Community Benefits Agreement health provisions. The collaboration established a state-of-the-art community health facility at 38 Sixth Avenue offering primary care, cardiology, and urology services.
• Artists, Newsmakers, and Athletes (PANA) ProgramminorOthersPartnership program connecting artists, newsmakers, and athletes with the Intergenerational Initiative to bring diverse role models and cultural programming to early learners, youth, and seniors.
• Grandparents and Older Care Givers (IPGOC) ProgramminorOthersIntergenerational partnership connecting grandparents and older caregivers with youth through the Intergenerational Initiative programming at the planned day care, youth, and senior centers.

Scale indicators5 records

Direct peers

• BronxWorks: NYC settlement-house-style nonprofit operating multiple programs (youth, seniors, housing, re-entry, workforce) across the Bronx. Comparable to DBNA in serving similar populations across a comparable multi-program community services portfolio.
• Henry Street Settlement: Historic Lower East Side settlement house offering social services, arts, education, and health programs. Comparable to DBNA in operating a broad community services portfolio for underserved urban residents across multiple program lines.
• Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation: One of the nation's oldest community development nonprofits, based in Brooklyn. Comparable to DBNA in delivering multi-program community services (housing, workforce, youth, health) within Brooklyn neighborhoods and operating as an umbrella for grassroots partnerships.
• Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council: Brooklyn community development nonprofit providing affordable housing, senior services, and youth programming. Comparable to DBNA's portfolio of multi-generational services tied to neighborhood revitalization in Brooklyn.
• Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation: Brooklyn-based community development nonprofit serving Cypress Hills and East New York. Comparable to DBNA in running place-based programs across housing, youth, workforce, and community organizing in underserved Brooklyn communities.
• Fifth Avenue Committee: Brooklyn nonprofit focused on community development, affordable housing, and tenant organizing in South Brooklyn. Comparable to DBNA in combining housing development, community organizing, and youth/adult services under one umbrella organization.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial institution supporting neighborhood-based nonprofits. Comparable to DBNA in funding and capacity-building community development work, but operating at far greater scale as a national intermediary rather than a single local organization.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development. Comparable to DBNA in addressing community development tied to real estate projects, but operating nationally as a large-scale intermediary rather than at the neighborhood level.
• Habitat for Humanity: Global nonprofit building affordable housing and supporting community revitalization. Comparable to DBNA in tying community benefits to housing and place-based initiatives, but operating at vastly larger geographic scale.

Others

• United Neighborhood Houses: NYC membership association supporting the settlement house network. Comparable to DBNA as an enabler/convener across NYC community-based organizations, though it functions as an umbrella/funder rather than a direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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