The Inclusivity Institute

What The Inclusivity Institute does

The Inclusivity Institute is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded in 2019 and headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, that conducts research, advocacy, and program development focused on systemic housing and economic barriers disproportionately affecting Black and Brown households. The organization pursues "upstream" structural and policy-level interventions rather than direct service delivery, positioning itself as a national effort to disrupt residential segregation. Its audience and beneficiary segments are hybrid: persona segments include low-to-moderate income households and Black and Brown communities, while institutional segments include housing advocacy organizations and federal, state, and local policymakers. Named collaboration partners include HOME of Virginia, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and The Opportunity Atlas (Raj Chetty).

The Institute does not produce software, SaaS platforms, APIs, or proprietary technology infrastructure. Its product surface is a free, publicly accessible website (inclusivityinstitute.org) supplemented by an active Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn presence, an email newsletter channel ([email protected]), and an editorial news function covering mortgage lending disparities, HUD policy, fair housing enforcement, and racial equity. Concrete deliverables include the 'Expanding Housing Choice' Source of Income protection report co-developed with HOME of Virginia (2021-07-01), a curated library of books, articles, documentaries, and podcasts on housing equity and civil rights, and redistributed third-party research (e.g., the FHCCI Marion County mortgage lending analysis, January 2022).

The Institute operates as a 501(c)(3)-style nonprofit with a community-led go-to-market model. There is no disclosed pricing, no commercial product, and no customer acquisition funnel beyond organic social and partner amplification; all resources are distributed at no cost. Revenue mechanics are grant-, donation-, and project-based rather than transactional. Operations are lean, with 1–10 employees reflected in the available firmographic data, and the organization has no parent company, no disclosed venture or grant funding, no software integrations, and no certifications.

Name

The Inclusivity Institute

Legal name

The Inclusivity Institute

Website

https://inclusivityinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Inclusivity Institute is a U.S. nonprofit that researches and advocates against systemic housing and economic barriers disproportionately affecting Black and Brown households, serving policymakers, advocacy organizations, and low-to-moderate-income communities through reports, policy frameworks, and curated resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Equity Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equity, Inclusion & Civil Rights Reporting (Disparities, Access, Outcomes) (EDADAIAH), Cultural, Identity & Inclusion Programs (EDALAHAF)

Keywords

• Housing equity research
• Nonprofit advocacy programs
• Fair housing policy
• Racial equity research
• Community development studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Carmel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Nonprofit funding model: As a nonprofit organization, The Inclusivity Institute likely relies on grants, donations, and possibly government funding to support its mission of creating sustainable solutions that combat systemic housing and economic barriers for Black and Brown households.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Inclusivity Institute is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that develops sustainable, upstream solutions to systemic housing and economic barriers disproportionately harming Black and Brown households. Its offerings center on three pillars — advocacy, research, and programs — supported by a curated public resource library of books, articles, documentaries, podcasts, and news analysis on fair housing, segregation, and civil rights.

Product overview

The Inclusivity Institute is a non-profit advocacy and research organization, not a software or technology product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy programs aimed at combating systemic housing and economic barriers, a curated resource library containing books, articles, documentaries, and podcasts on housing equity and civil rights, news and analysis covering housing discrimination and policy, and a collaborators network. There are no software products, SaaS platforms, APIs, or technology modules offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy Programs Advocacy efforts that combat systemic housing and economic barriers affecting Black and Brown households, including policy advocacy, public awareness campaigns, and engagement with housing advocates and community organizations.
• Research Reports Data-driven research publications documenting housing disparities, mortgage lending discrimination, and racial inequities, often co-developed with partner organizations to support evidence-based policy frameworks.
• Educational Resource Library A curated public collection of books, articles, documentaries, podcasts, and digital content focused on housing equity, fair housing, civil rights history, segregation, and racial justice, freely accessible to the public.
• News and Policy Analysis Current reporting and commentary on housing discrimination, mortgage lending disparities, homeownership gaps, HUD policy, banking regulations, and developments affecting housing equity.

Quantifiable outcome

• The organization addresses declining Black homeownership rates in Marion County (approximately 30% decline over 50 years) through research and advocacy.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HOME of VirginiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Collaborated with HOME of Virginia to publish 'Expanding Housing Choice' report, which was used to build a framework for understanding and reinforcing Source of Income protections. This partnership represents a strategic co-development effort to advance housing choice policies.
• Fair Housing Center of Central IndianaminorOthersReferenced in The Inclusivity Institute's news coverage regarding mortgage lending disparities and Black homeownership in Indianapolis. The organization shares and amplifies the Fair Housing Center's research on racial disparities in Marion County.
• The Opportunity Atlas (Raj Chetty)minorOthersFeatured as a resource in The Inclusivity Institute's resource library. The Opportunity Atlas provides research on economic mobility and is cited as part of the institute's research on housing and economic opportunity.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Urban Institute: Major research organization producing evidence-based insights on housing, inequality, and economic mobility. Comparable as a producer of housing-equity research cited in The Inclusivity Institute's resource library (e.g., Rolf Pendall's work on inclusion).
• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit building affordable housing and advocating for policies that increase access to homeownership. Comparable in mission focus on housing access and equity for low-to-moderate income and minority households, though primarily an operator/builder rather than think tank.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that combines research, policy advocacy, and on-the-ground investment to increase housing affordability. Directly comparable in combining research output with policy advocacy to address housing inequity, though at much greater scale.
• National Fair Housing Alliance: National umbrella organization advancing fair housing through enforcement, advocacy, and member support. Directly comparable as a larger, established peer operating in the same housing-equity/civil-rights advocacy space The Inclusivity Institute targets.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial institution supporting equitable housing and economic opportunity. Comparable as a research- and program-driven nonprofit targeting housing barriers in low-income and minority communities.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition: Long-standing national advocate for affordable housing policy and resources for extremely low-income households. Highly comparable mission alignment on housing equity; already cited as a resource partner in The Inclusivity Institute's library.

Direct peers

• National Community Reinvestment Coalition: National coalition focused on fair access to credit, capital, and banking for underserved communities, with strong emphasis on mortgage lending disparities — the exact issue The Inclusivity Institute's research and advocacy work targets.
• Poverty & Race Research Action Council: Research and policy organization connecting civil rights, affordable housing, and community development. Comparable as a think-tank-style nonprofit producing research and policy frameworks on structural housing inequities, similar to The Inclusivity Institute's research-and-advocacy model.
• Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana: Regional fair housing organization producing the mortgage lending disparities report on Marion County that The Inclusivity Institute amplifies. Comparable in mission and methodology, though more enforcement-oriented; overlaps geographically in Indianapolis.

Emerging players

• Center for Community Progress: Nonprofit focused on equitable, effective reuse of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties. Comparable as a research-and-advocacy nonprofit tackling structural drivers of neighborhood inequity, with overlapping audience among community developers and policymakers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inclusivity-institute
• Instagraminstagram.com/theinclusivityinstitute
• Xx.com/InclusivityInst
• Facebookfacebook.com/inclusivityinstitute

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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