COMFORT KITCHEN, AMA AT THE ATLAS, FOXGLOVE TERRACE INVESTMENT BALLOT

ABOUT THIS BALLOT
From January 27 to February 10, 2026, Ujima members voted on our follow-on investment ballot in Comfort Kitchen, and its two new businesses: Ama at the Atlas and Foxglove Terrace. We successfully reached quorum on the investment ballot on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Members overwhelmingly approved a $353,000 loan over 3 years. Overall, 67.89% of the electorate participated in this vote.

In 2023, after being named as a business loved by members, Comfort Kitchen joined Ujima’s Good Business Alliance, a network of community-based businesses that are eligible for investment from the Ujima Fund and other supportive programs.

Below, we highlight information pooled from our Voting members including final results and demographic data.

VOTERS:

TOTAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS: 246
QUOROM: 148
TOTAL VOTERS IN BALLOT: 167

RESULTS BREAKDOWN:

APPROVE: 136
APPROVE WITH CONCERN: 16
ABSTAIN, AFFIRM MAJORITY: 9
ABSTAIN, DO NOT ADD: 3
NO: 3

VOTERS BY RACE:

Total Voting: 167
Total Race Identified: 146
Total Race Unidentified: 21
Total BIPOC: 136
Asian: 13
Black: 105
Indigenous/Native: 5
Latinx: 11
Mixed Race: 7
Person of Color: 21
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 2
White: 15
Lowest Possible POC: 81.44%
Highest Possible POC: 94.01%

VOTERS x ARTISTS:

Total Identified: 31
Total Unidentified: 136
Total Artist: 31 (18.56%)

VOTERS BY GENDER:

Total Gender Identified: 135
Total Gender Unidentified: 31
Total Women: 80
Total Men: 46
Total Gender Diverse (non-conforming, transgender): 8
Total Choose Not to Identify: 2

VOTERS BY INCOME:

Total Income Identified: 100
Total Income Unidentified: 67
Income Breakdown:
Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 – $14,999: 4
$15,000 – $24,999: 6
$25,000 – $34,999: 8
$35,000 – $49,999: 15
$50,000 – $74,999: 23
$75,000 – $99,999: 21
$100,000 – $149,999: 12
$150,000 – $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 2
Total Working Class Income: 38
Total Non-Working Class Income: 63
Lowest Possible Working Class Income: 23.75%
Highest Possible Working Class Income: 105 (65.63%)

Total Neighborhood Identified: 166
Allston: 5 (3.01%)
Back Bay: 2 (1.20%)
Back Village: 0 (0.00%)
Beacon Hill: 0 (0.00%)
Brighton: 3 (1.81%)
Charlestown: 0 (0.00%)
Chinatown-Leather District: 1 (0.60%)
Dorchester: 44 (26.51%)
Downtown: 2 (1.20%)
East Boston: 3 (1.81%)
Fenway-Kenmore: 3 (1.81%)

VOTERS BY NEIGHBORHOOD (cont.):

Hyde Park: 5 (3.01%)
Jamaica Plain: 23 (13.86%)
Mattapan: 11 (6.63%)
Mission Hill: 1 (0.60%)
North End: 0 (0.00%)
Roslindale: 7 (4.22%)
Roxbury: 34 (20.48%)
South Boston: 2 (1.20%)
South End: 0 (0.00%)
West End: 0 (0.00%)
West Roxbury: 2 (1.20%)
Outside Boston Proper: 18 (10.84%)

Total Voting: 44
Total Race Identified: 39
Total Race Unidentified: 5

Total BIPOC: 38
Asian: 3
Indigenous/Native: 1
Mixed Race: 3
Person of Color: 4
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 31
Latinx: 2
White: 2

Lowest Possible POC: 86.36%
Highest Possible POC: 97.73%

VOTERS x Roxbury
Total Voting: 34
Total Race Identified: 31
Total Race Unidentified: 3

Total BIPOC: 31
Asian: 2
Indigenous/Native: 0
Mixed Race: 1
Person of Color: 3
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 1
Black: 26
Latinx: 1
White: 0

Lowest Possible POC: 91.18%
Highest Possible POC: 100.00%

VOTERS x Jamaica Plain
Total Voting: 23
Total Race Identified: 18
Total Race Unidentified: 5

Total BIPOC: 13
Asian: 3
Indigenous/Native: 1
Mixed Race: 1
Person of Color: 1
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 8
Latinx: 2
White: 5

Lowest Possible POC: 56.52%
Highest Possible POC: 78.26%

VOTERS x Outside of Boston
Total Voting: 17
Total Race Identified: 16
Total Race Unidentified: 1

Total BIPOC: 15
Asian: 0
Indigenous/Native: 0
Mixed Race: 0
Person of Color: 4
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 13
Latinx: 1
White: 1

Lowest Possible POC: 88.24%
Highest Possible POC: 94.12%

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