South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc

What South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc does

South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 2020 by Damon Jones and headquartered at 4850 W Oakland Park Blvd, Suite 145, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida (also referenced as Oakland Park). The organization delivers mental health, HIV prevention, and cultural arts programming to the Black, BIPOC, and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community of the African and Caribbean Diaspora in South Florida. Its service portfolio spans individual therapy and telehealth, psychiatric evaluation, co-occurring substance abuse treatment, HIV prevention/education/testing/linkage, targeted case management, transgender services following WPATH standards of care, and cultural arts programming through the Afro Pride Collective and Healing Through Arts & Awareness program.

Operations rely on partnerships rather than proprietary technology. Clinical and case management services are delivered through collaborations with APU Health Navigation, Amethyst Mental Health Agency of Broward, the Florida Department of Health Broward, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Abounding Prosperity, The Normal Anomaly, and Smile Trust. Programming is anchored by recurring annual events including the Afro Pride Music & Cultural Arts Festival, Pridechella, South Florida Black Pride Arts & Music Festival, and a PrEP Rally co-hosted with Center for Black Equity and Mistr for World AIDS Day.

Revenue is generated from tax-deductible charitable donations (processed via PayPal), event ticket sales through Ticketor.com, VIP passes for festival access, and Florida AIDS Walk fundraising. Services to community members are provided free of charge. The organization is governed by a board of directors drawn from the community it serves, operates with 1–10 employees, and has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue. Its Florida registration number is CH62419.

Name

South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc

Legal name

South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc

Website

https://afroprideflorida.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers mental health, HIV prevention, and cultural arts programming to the Black, BIPOC, and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community in South Florida through partnerships with local healthcare providers and recurring community festivals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Cultural Services for the LGBTQ+ Population

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Community Pride & Identity Events (Pride, Cultural Identity Days) (MPAGAEAL), Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI), Workplace Culture, DEI & Psychological Safety (EDAAAKAJ)

Keywords

• LGBTQ+ community services
• Mental health programs
• HIV prevention services
• Cultural arts programming
• Community health outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations supporting the organization's mission to serve the Black, BIPOC, and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community in South Florida.
2. Event Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from ticket sales for the Afro Pride Music & Cultural Arts Festival, Pridechella festival, and South Florida Black Pride events. The organization also participates in Florida AIDS Walk as a fundraising mechanism.
3. VIP and Special Access Passes: Sale of VIP passes for festival events that provide premium access and section reservations. VIP passes are non-transferable and property of South Florida Afro Pride Federation, Inc.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides culturally informed mental health and psychiatric services (individual therapy, telehealth, psychiatric evaluation, co-occurring substance abuse treatment), HIV prevention and linkage-to-care, targeted case management, and trans-specific services following WPATH standards. It complements these with cultural-arts programming including the Afro Pride Music & Cultural Arts Festival, Pridechella, South Florida Black Pride, the Afro Pride Collective, Healing Through Arts & Awareness, the Afro Pride Youth Initiative, Project Band-Aid, and the PrEP Rally, serving the Black, BIPOC, and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community of the African and Caribbean Diaspora in South Florida.

Product overview

South Florida Afro Pride Federation Inc is a 501(C)3 nonprofit community organization offering a portfolio of mental health services, HIV prevention programs, and cultural arts initiatives for the Black, BIPOC, and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community of the African and Caribbean Diaspora in South Florida. The organization operates through several interconnected programs: mental health and psychiatric services including therapy/telehealth, psychiatric evaluations, and substance abuse treatment; HIV prevention and case management services; and cultural arts programs including the annual Afro Pride Music & Cultural Arts Festival, Pridechella fundraising event, Afro Pride Youth Initiative, Afro Pride Collective, and Healing Through Arts & Awareness. These services are delivered through partnerships with local healthcare providers, mental health agencies, and community organizations to provide culturally informed care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Afro Pride Collective: A group of multicultural and multidisciplinary artists and creative artistic teams that create individual and group exhibits, performances, and art installments of cultural arts.
• Pridechella
• South Florida Black Pride
• Project Band-Aid

Products and services

• Afro Pride Music & Cultural Arts Festival Annual flagship event providing a safe, culturally authenticated inclusive platform for the Black, BIPOC, and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community to celebrate shared cultural norms, feel empowered, and raise awareness about disparities through multi-disciplinary cultural arts.
• Pridechella Annual fundraising event featuring music and cultural arts to support Afro Pride Federation's community programs and services.
• Afro Pride Youth Initiative Program focused on providing essential resources and services that youth and young adults of the Afrocentric LGBTQ+ BIPOC community need to thrive.
• Afro Pride Collective A group of multicultural and multidisciplinary artists and creative artistic teams that create individual and group exhibits, performances, and art installations of cultural arts, held publicly throughout the year both virtual and in-person.
• Therapy/Telehealth Services Culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services including individual therapy, telehealth sessions, and support from Afro-LGBT-informed social workers and psychotherapists.
• Psychiatric Evaluations Psychiatric evaluation and medication management services provided through partnerships with local community mental health agencies.
• Co-occurring Substance Abuse Disorders Treatment Specialized treatment services for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.
• HIV Prevention & Education STI/HIV prevention, education, testing, and linkage to care services through partnerships with local HIV/AIDS healthcare providers.
• Targeted Case Management Case management services for adults and youth including HIV-related mental health services, linkage to PrEP and medicinal services, linkage to psychiatric services, and linkage to HIV primary care and testing.
• Trans Services Mental health and support services for transgender individuals following WPATH Standard of Care, including therapy services and psychiatric evaluation.
• Healing Through Arts & Awareness Program combining cultural arts with mental health awareness, featuring exhibits, performances, and art installations.
• Project Band-Aid HIV awareness initiative encouraging the Black MSM community to wear Band-Aids for awareness and share on social media to highlight health disparities.
• PrEP Rally Annual World AIDS Day event held in collaboration with Center for Black Equity and Mistr, featuring HIV prevention education, entertainment, and fundraising for Florida AIDS Walk.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Florida Department of Health BrowardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Florida Department of Health Broward for HIV/AIDS healthcare provider linkage, prevention education, and community health initiatives targeting the Black and Brown LGBTQ+ population.
• Aids Healthcare FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Aids Healthcare Foundation to provide STI/HIV prevention, education, testing, and linkage services for the Afro-LGBTQ+ community.
• Center for Black EquitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliation with the Center for Black Equity, a national organization supporting Black LGBTQ+ communities, for co-hosting events like PrEP Rally and Florida AIDS Walk participation.
• APU Health NavigationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with APU Health for providing therapy/telehealth services, medication management, psychiatric evaluations, and WPATH standard of care for the transgender community.
• Amethyst Mental Health Agency of BrowardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Amethyst Mental Health Agency to extend mental health and substance abuse services to the Afro-LGBTQ+ community in Broward County.
• Abounding Prosperity, Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization collaborating on HIV prevention and health equity initiatives for the Black LGBTQ+ community.
• The Normal Anomaly Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on addressing disparities and providing support for the Black and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community.
• Smile Trust IncmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Smile Trust Inc to provide feeding, clothing, and services to the Afro-LGBTQ+ and allies homeless population.
• MistrminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosting PrEP Rally event with Mistr for World AIDS Day, providing HIV prevention education and PrEP access information.
• Winning Entertainment TeamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntertainment partner for South Florida Black Pride events including Memorial Day Weekend programming.
• Sugafoot EntertainmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntertainment partner for South Florida Black Pride events including Memorial Day Weekend programming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atlanta Black Pride: Largest Black LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the U.S., organized by In the Life Atlanta. Directly comparable event-driven model serving the same target population, with a substantially larger scale (estimated 100,000+ attendees annually). Functions as both a peer and aspirational scale benchmark.
• The Normal Anomaly Inc. Houston-based Black and Afrocentric LGBTQ+ community organization addressing disparities and providing support services. Highly comparable in mission, target community, and program focus on addressing health and social inequities for Black LGBTQ+ populations. Listed as a partner of Afro Pride Federation.
• Abounding Prosperity, Inc. Dallas-based Black LGBTQ+ focused nonprofit that delivers HIV prevention, health equity, and community programming for the Black LGBTQ+ community. Directly comparable to Afro Pride Federation in mission, target population, and service mix including HIV prevention and case management. Listed as a community partner of Afro Pride Federation.
• My Brother's Keeper (MBK): Mississippi-based organization focused on Black LGBTQ+ health, particularly HIV prevention and care, and reducing disparities in the Deep South. Highly comparable in mission, target population, and service focus, with similar dependence on partnership-based service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): Global nonprofit providing HIV/AIDS medical care, prevention, and advocacy. Comparable in HIV service delivery to the Afro Pride Federation's HIV prevention and testing programs, but at a vastly larger scale and with a global footprint. Functions as a partner rather than direct competitor.
• Center for Black Equity: National 501(c)(3) organization supporting Black LGBTQ+ communities across the U.S. through a federated network of Black Pride organizations. Operates at a national scale, of which Afro Pride Federation is an affiliate member through co-hosting events like PrEP Rally and Florida AIDS Walk.
• National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC): National civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black LGBTQ+ people. Overlaps with Afro Pride Federation in racial-justice and LGBTQ+ rights advocacy, but operates at the national policy level rather than community service delivery.
• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center: New York-based LGBTQ+ focused community health center providing mental health, HIV care, trans health, and primary care. Comparable in service mix (mental health, HIV, trans services) but at vastly larger scale and serving a broader LGBTQ+ population rather than specifically Black/Afrocentric.

Others

• APU Health Navigation: Provider of telehealth therapy, psychiatric evaluations, and WPATH-compliant transgender care that is a strategic service partner of Afro Pride Federation. Not a peer/competitor but a delivery partner that actually provides the clinical services Afro Pride Federation refers to.

Regional players

• Los Angeles Black Pride: Established Black LGBTQ+ Pride organization in Los Angeles with multi-day events, cultural programming, and community services. Comparable event model and community focus, but serving the West Coast market rather than the Southeast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/afroprideflorida
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afro-pride-federation-inc

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Profiles1 record

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