Community Development charities
Community development is one of GiveRadar's 16 charity categories, covering organizations whose primary work is improving a specific place and the lives of the people in it. The directory below lists registered community development charities across 100+ countries, filterable by country, cause, and revenue.
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San Antonio, TX
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Community Development
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Avodah the Jewish Service Corps Inc
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Brooklyn, NY
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Community Development
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Baltimore Community Lending Inc
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Baltimore, MD
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Community Development
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Banyan Foundation
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Minneapolis, MN
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Community Development
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Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
United States
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Saint Paul, MN
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Community Development
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Beverly Bootstraps Community Services Inc
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Beverly, MA
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Community Development
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Bostons Higher Ground
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Roxbury, MA
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Community Development
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Carter County Drug Prevention Coalition
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Elizabethton, TN
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Community Development
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Cfh Inc
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Manassas, VA
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Community Development
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Childserve Community Options Inc
United States
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Johnston, IA
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Community Development
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City Club of Portland
United States
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Portland, OR
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Community Development
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Coastal Connections Inc
United States
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Amesbury, MA
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Community Development
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Communicare Inc
United States
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North Haven, CT
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Community Development
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Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County Inc
United States
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Chicago, IL
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Community Development
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Community Reinvestment Fund Inc
United States
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Minneapolis, MN
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Community Development
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Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center
United States
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Corvallis, OR
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Community Development
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Des Moines Performing Arts
United States
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Des Moines, IA
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Community Development
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Downtown Akron Partnership Inc
United States
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Akron, OH
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Community Development
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Downtown Frederick Partnership Inc
United States
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Frederick, MD
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Community Development
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Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc
United States
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Roxbury, MA
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Community Development
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What are community development charities?
Community development charities are registered nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is strengthening a particular place: neighborhood organizations, local economic development groups, community centers, and civic improvement initiatives rooted in a town, district, or region. On GiveRadar they form the community development category, one of 16 shared categories applied across every country we cover.
What do community development organizations do?
Community development organizations work on the local fabric of a place, from its economy to its shared spaces. Typical work includes:
- Running neighborhood organizations and residents' associations
- Local economic development, small business support, and job creation
- Building and managing affordable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods
- Operating community centers and shared local facilities
- Improving public spaces such as parks, streets, and gathering places
- Microfinance and community lending for local enterprise
How to check a community development charity before you give
The same four checks apply to community development charities as to any other organization, and every profile on GiveRadar covers all four, built from official sources. The full five-step walkthrough is in our guide for donors.
Listed in its national register, under the number it publishes.
Our 0-100 measure of how completely it discloses, not of impact.
Annual returns and financial statements, where the register publishes them.
Who runs the organization, as recorded in official sources.
Common questions
What are community development charities?
Community development charities are registered nonprofits whose primary work is strengthening a specific place, from neighborhood organizations and community centers to local economic development and housing groups. GiveRadar lists them as the community development category, filterable by country, with registration details, financials where filed, and an integrity assessment for each.
What counts as community development?
Community development covers work tied to a particular place rather than a particular cause: revitalizing a neighborhood, supporting local businesses, running a community center, or improving shared public spaces. If an organization's mission is defined by where it works as much as by what it does, it usually belongs here; groups defined mainly by a single service, such as housing or food aid delivered anywhere, tend to sit in other categories.
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