City Life/Vida Urbana’s most important work is funded by donations from people who share our commitment to community-based leadership and radical organizing. Your gift of whatever amount--$5, $50, $500, or $5,000--speaks of your belief that a better world is possible, and that organizing is the way to get there.
There are many ways to give, and all gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Give on-line by clicking on the link below.
Please note that City Life/Vida Urbana is listed with the IRS as Urban Revival Inc.
Sign up for our Monthly Giving Program
[See PDF of Monthly Giving informational brochure]Automatic monthly gifts via credit card or bank transfer provide a strong foundation for City Life/Vida Urbana's grassroots organizing campaigns. In our humble opinion, this is the easiest and best way to sustain City Life's work!
For as little as $10 per month you will:
- help reduce City Life’s fundraising costs, ensuring that even more of your donation goes to program support
- give more to the important work you care about, with less effort
- stay up to date on our organizing and advocacy, through quarterly giving statements and updates
To enroll, or to find out more about this new way of making donations, send an e-mail to kmathew@clvu.org or click here to print out a form to send in. Because we do not have a secure server, we regret that we cannot enroll you through our website.
As a community-based organization, City Life/Vida Urbana relies on support from our members for our political and financial strength. Your membership is an important statement that you agree with City Life/Vida Urbana’s mission and vision. As a member, you also play a key decision-making role through electing the Board of Directors at our annual meeting.
Annual member dues are $30, paid at once or over time. You can pay dues by any of the methods described on this page. Just make sure we know your gift is for membership by including a note with your donation.
Make a credit card donation by phone
- Call (617) 524-3541 x311. Ask for Kay and have your credit card information handy.
- Make checks payable to :
- City Life/Vida Urbana
PO Box 117
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Host a House Party
Raising funds through house parties not only provides funding for City Life, it builds active community support for our tenant, immigrant and parent organizing campaigns. If you would like to host (or co-host) a party in your house, we will work with you to prepare a guest list, provide speakers, and plan your fundraising pitch.
To host or help out at a house party, contact us at (617) 524-3541 x311 or kmathew@clvu.org.
- Matching gifts: Many employers will match your gift to City Life/Vida Urbana. Ask your Human Resources Department for information and guidelines.
- Payroll deduction: City Life/Vida Urbana receives funding from the United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Your gift to the United Way via payroll deduction will benefit City Life.
Affordable Housing Fund
The Affordable Housing Fund is a joint project of City Life/Vida Urbana with the Jamaica Plain NDC (www.jpndc.org).
The Fund seeks voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations, or businesses that profit from real estate activity in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. If you are:
- an individual selling your home,
- a broker earning commissions on home sales, or
- a bank or mortgage lender seeing increased revenues from high home sale prices,
For more information, click here or contact Kay Mathew.
For more information about these and other giving opportunities, contact Kay Mathew, Fundraising Coordinator, at (617) 524-3541 x311 or by e-mail at kmathew@clvu.org.
CITY LIFE/VIDA URBANA
Recibe apoyo financiero de las siguientes organizaciones ~
Receives major funding from the following sources
Boston Bar Foundation
The Boston Foundation
Boston Healthy Housing Partnership
Boston Parent Organizing Network
Citizens Bank
City of Boston/Rental Housing Resource Center
The Clipper Ship Foundation
Episcopal City Mission/Burgess Urban Fund
The Fannie Mae Foundation
FleetBoston Financial Foundation
Haymarket People’s Fund
Housing Opportunities, Inc.
The Hyams Foundation, Inc.
Jamaica Plain Community Benefits Trust Fund
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
The Miller Foundation
Sovereign Bank
Third Sector New England
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
...and the generous support of our friends and members ~
...y el apoyo generoso de nuestros amigos y miembros
City Life/Vida Urbana receives support from / recibe apoyo de: 
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