Urban Voices Project

What Urban Voices Project does

Urban Voices Project (UVP) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that delivers free, drop-in community music and choir programs to vulnerable and homeless individuals, primarily in the Skid Row area. Founded in 2014 per firmographic data, UVP operates three core program lines — Neighborhood Sing (a weekly participatory singing and trauma-informed mindfulness workshop), Bass Labs (recurring bass guitar instruction at Studio 526), and Buskfest (a biweekly open-mic jam session at the Skid Row Care Campus) — and serves participants through partnerships with The People Concern, Joshua House Clinic, and the Skid Row Care Campus. Programs are accessible without registration or fees and are also streamed virtually on Zoom and Facebook Live, with calendar subscriptions available through Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook 365, and Outlook Live to lower participation friction.

The underlying operational stack is light by design: human-facilitated trauma-informed programming supported by NeonCRM for donation processing and newsletter management, a Square-based storefront for branded merchandise, and standard video and calendar tooling for virtual reach. There is no proprietary software product, mobile app, or disclosed AI/ML component; UVP's differentiator is its specialized facilitation methodology and trusted relationships within the Skid Row care ecosystem rather than technology.

UVP's revenue model is a mix of tax-deductible individual and institutional donations processed via NeonCRM, participatory choir booking fees for external events, and merchandise sales through Square, with donor-facing giving tiers at $25, $100, and $500 tied to specific program outcomes. All community programming is free to participants. The organization holds a Candid/GuideStar Transparency Seal and operates from a Los Angeles mailing address, with a small team of 1–10 employees.

Name

Urban Voices Project

Legal name

Urban Voices Project

Website

https://urbanvoicesproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urban Voices Project is a Los Angeles nonprofit that runs free, trauma-informed community music and choir programs for homeless and vulnerable individuals in Skid Row through partnerships with local social service providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMANAC

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Music Education (Instrumental & Vocal)

SECONDARYEDAMANAK

Music Therapy (Educational/Developmental Programs)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Music Education (Instrumental & Vocal)

Keywords

• Community music programs
• Nonprofit choir services
• Trauma-informed facilitation
• Music education outreach
• Participatory singing workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Institutional Giving: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and institutional donors support UVP's mission and programs. The organization accepts donations through its NeonCRM platform and maintains institutional giving partnerships.
2. Choir Booking Services: Participatory choir performances booked for external events, generating revenue while promoting the organization's mission.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise through Square online store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urban Voices Project delivers free, drop-in community music programs — primarily participatory singing workshops, bass guitar instruction, and open mic jam sessions — to vulnerable populations in Los Angeles's Skid Row area. Programs are hosted in partnership with social-service organizations and are also streamed virtually to expand reach. Revenue is generated through donations, institutional giving, paid choir booking services, and branded merchandise.

Product overview

Urban Voices Project is a community arts nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of music-based programs centered around community singing to improve wellbeing, strengthen social networks, and inspire individuals. The core offerings consist of three main program types: Neighborhood Sing (weekly drop-in community music workshops featuring participatory singing and trauma-informed mindfulness), Bass Labs (bass guitar instruction sessions), and Buskfest (open mic-style jam sessions held at the Skid Row Care Campus). Additional offerings include choir booking services for events, volunteer opportunities, a monthly newsletter, and branded merchandise. Programs are delivered in-person at various Los Angeles locations including Joshua House Clinic, Studio 526 at The People Concern, and the Skid Row Care Campus, with virtual participation available via Zoom and Facebook Live.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neighborhood Sing

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved mental health outcomes through weekly participatory music workshops
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The People ConcerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe People Concern hosts UVP's Bass Labs program at Studio 526, providing a dedicated space for music education serving their homeless and vulnerably housed clients in Skid Row. This partnership integrates music programming into comprehensive social services.
• Joshua House CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoshua House Clinic hosts UVP's weekly Neighborhood Sing program, providing space for community music workshops that connect participants to healthcare and social services at the clinic.
• Skid Row Care CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkid Row Care Campus hosts UVP's Buskfest events, providing space for open mic-style jam sessions that connect the wider Skid Row community to UVP's programming and health and social services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Little Kids Rock: Nonprofit providing free music education and instruments to underserved K–12 students, typically hosted at partner schools — analogous community-embedded music delivery, just aimed at children in schools rather than Skid Row adults.
• The People's Music School: Chicago-based nonprofit providing tuition-free music education to low-income children, often via partner schools — comparable tuition-free, community-embedded music nonprofit operating model.
• Community MusicWorks: Providence, RI nonprofit offering free, long-term music education and performance opportunities to children from low-income neighborhoods, with a similar pairing of tuition-free programming and social-service orientation.
• SongwritingWith:Soldiers: Nonprofit that uses songwriting and group music to support veterans with PTSD — a parallel use of music as a mental-health and community tool for a vulnerable population.
• Midori & Friends: NYC nonprofit bringing free music education and performances to underserved public-school students; comparable community-music nonprofit model with similar donor- and partner-driven operating structure.
• Notes for Notes: Operates free recording studios inside youth-serving organizations across the U.S., combining music access with social-service referrals — structurally similar to UVP's partner-hosted, free-access approach.
• Musicians Without Borders: International nonprofit using participatory music-making with vulnerable communities (refugees, trauma survivors). Closest analog to UVP's trauma-informed community-singing model, just at a global rather than LA-specific scale.

Broad incumbents

• VH1 Save The Music Foundation: Well-known nonprofit funding music education in schools; similar mission category (music access for underserved communities) but operates at a much larger scale and through grants rather than direct program delivery.
• El Sistema USA: U.S. affiliate of the El Sistema network of intensive orchestral music programs for children in underserved communities; shares the use of ensemble music-making as social intervention but with a formal orchestra/ensemble focus.
• Young Audiences Arts for Learning: Large national arts-education nonprofit network bringing music and other arts programming into underserved schools; broader scope than UVP but comparable mission of free community-embedded arts programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UrbanVoicesProject
• Facebookfacebook.com/urbanvoicesproject
• Instagraminstagram.com/urbanvoicesproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urbanvoicesproject

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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