COMFORT KITCHEN
INVESTMENT BALLOT
ABOUT THIS BALLOT
From March 14 to 27, 2023, Ujima members voted on our investment ballot for Comfort Kitchen. We successfully reached quorum on the 2023 Comfort Kitchen Investment Ballot on Friday, March 24, 2023. Members overwhelmingly approved a $200,000 loan over 4 years. Overall, 58.02% of the electorate participated in this vote.
In January 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: 243QUOROM: 122.5
TOTAL VOTERS IN BALLOT: 141
RESULTS BREAKDOWN:
APPROVE: 129APPROVE WITH CONCERN: 4
ABSTAIN, AFFIRM MAJORITY: 6
ABSTAIN, DO NOT ADD: 2
NO: 0
VOTERS BY RACE:
Total Race Identified: 125Total Race Unidentified: 16
Total POC: 113 (90.40%)
Asian: 14
Indigenous/Native: 5
Mixed Race: 8
Person of Color: 13
Middle Eastern or Northern African: 1
Pacific Islander: 1
Black: 84
Latinx: 13
White: 18
Lowest Possible POC: 80.14%
Highest Possible POC: 91.49%
VOTERS BY GENDER:
Total Gender Identified: 110Total Gender Unidentified: 31
Total Choose Not to Identify: 1 (0.91%)
Total Women: 73 (66.36%)
Total Gender Diverse (non-conforming, transgender): 5 (4.55%)
Total Men: 31 (28.18%)
VOTERS BY INCOME:
Total Income Identified: 89Total Income Unidentified: 52
Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 - $14,999: 1
$15,000 - $24,999: 3
$25,000 - $34,999: 6
$35,000 - $49,999: 15
$50,000 - $74,999: 27
$75,000 - $99,999: 19
$100,000 - $149,999: 10
$150,000 - $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 1
Total Working Class Income: 30 (33.71%)
Total Non Working Class Income: 60
Lowest Possible Working Class Income: 19.48%
Highest Possible Working Class Income: 82 (53.25%)
Documents
Original Ballot
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