BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
INVESTMENT BALLOT

ABOUT THIS BALLOT
From May 27 to June 10, 2025, Ujima members voted on our investment ballot for the Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust (BNCLT). We successfully reached quorum on BNCLT Investment Ballot on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Members overwhelmingly approved a $300,000 loan over 2 years. Overall, 67.5% of the electorate participated in this vote.

In 2024, after being named as a business loved by members, BNCLT 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: 240
QUOROM: 144
TOTAL VOTERS IN BALLOT: 162

RESULTS BREAKDOWN:

APPROVE: 136
APPROVE WITH CONCERN: 10
ABSTAIN, AFFIRM MAJORITY: 9
ABSTAIN, DO NOT ADD: 4
NO: 3

VOTERS BY RACE:

Total Race Identified: 147
Total Race Unidentified: 15
Total BIPOC: 137
Race Breakdown:
Asian: 16
Indigenous/Native: 8
Mixed Race: 9
Person of Color: 22
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 2
Black: 98
Latinx: 15
White: 15
Highest Possible POC: 93.83%
Lowest Possible POC: 84.57%

VOTERS BY GENDER:

Total Gender Identified: 131
Total Gender Unidentified: 31
Gender Breakdown:
Total Women: 80 (61.07%)
Total Men: 44 (33.59%)
Total Gender Diverse (non-conforming, transgender): 6 (4.58%)
Total Choose Not to Identify: 3 (2.29%)

VOTERS BY INCOME:

Total Income Identified: 96
Total Income Unidentified: 66
Income Breakdown:
Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 – $14,999: 5
$15,000 – $24,999: 7
$25,000 – $34,999: 4
$35,000 – $49,999: 16
$50,000 – $74,999: 26
$75,000 – $99,999: 18
$100,000 – $149,999: 12
$150,000 – $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 2
Total Working Class Income: 36 (37.50%)
Total Non-Working Class Income: 61
Lowest Possible Working Class Income: 22.50%
Highest Possible Working Class Income: 102 (63.75%)

Total Voting: 162
Total Neighborhood Identified: 159
Allston: 3 (1.89%)
Back Bay: 1 (0.63%)
Bay Village: 0 (0.00%)
Beacon Hill: 0 (0.00%)
Brighton: 3 (1.89%)
Charlestown: 0 (0.00%)
Chinatown-Leather District: 2 (1.26%)
Dorchester: 45 (28.30%)
Downtown: 3 (1.89%)
East Boston: 3 (1.89%)
Fenway-Kenmore: 1 (0.63%)

VOTERS BY NEIGHBORHOOD (cont.):

Hyde Park: 7 (4.40%)
Jamaica Plain: 20 (12.58%)
Mattapan: 9 (5.66%)
Mission Hill: 1 (0.63%)
North End: 0 (0.00%)
Roslindale: 7 (4.40%)
Roxbury: 30 (18.87%)
South Boston: 2 (1.26%)
South End: 0 (0.00%)
West End: 0 (0.00%)
West Roxbury: 2 (1.26%)
Outside Boston Proper: 20 (12.58%)

Total Voting: 45
Total Race Identified: 40
Total Race Unidentified: 5
Total BIPOC: 40

Asian: 4
Indigenous/Native: 1
Mixed Race: 2
Person of Color: 3
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 32
Latinx: 3
White: 1

Lowest Possible POC: 88.89%
Highest Possible POC: 100.00%

VOTERS x Jamaica Plain
Total Voting: 20
Total Race Identified: 16
Total Race Unidentified: 4
Total BIPOC: 11 (68.75%)

Asian: 0
Indigenous/Native: 1
Mixed Race: 3
Person of Color: 2
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 4
Latinx: 4
White: 5

Lowest Possible POC: 55.00%
Highest Possible POC: 75.00%

VOTERS x Roxbury
Total Voting: 30
Total Race Identified: 28
Total Race Unidentified: 2
Total BIPOC: 27 (96.43%)

Asian: 2
Indigenous/Native: 0
Mixed Race: 1
Person of Color: 5
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 1
Black: 21
Latinx: 1
White: 1

Lowest Possible POC: 90.00%
Highest Possible POC: 96.67%

VOTERS x Outside of Boston
Total Voting: 20
Total Race Identified: 20
Total Race Unidentified: 0
Total BIPOC: 19 (95.00%)

Asian: 1
Indigenous/Native: 2
Mixed Race: 0
Person of Color: 5
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 0
Pacific Islander: 0
Black: 16
Latinx: 1
White: 1

Lowest Possible POC: 95.00%
Highest Possible POC: 95.00%

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