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CONSULT YOUR COMMUNITY INC

New York, NY · EIN 611797393 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE S20 · Community Improvement · Micro (<$100K) · consultyourcommunity.org
revenue
$49K
expenses
$41K
net assets
$10K
employees
mission · from form 990

Train college-enrolled students to provide free technical assistance and support to small businesses

profile · synthesized from sources

Consult Your Community mobilizes college students to provide free technical assistance and support to small businesses, leveraging their education and digital skills. The organization operates through student-led chapters across 29 locations in the U.S., fostering community-driven economic development. It was founded at UC Berkeley and partners with local organizations to strengthen small business ecosystems.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

National Chapter Network
Supports 29 active student-led chapters across the U.S. that connect local small businesses with skilled volunteers and community resources.
Student Volunteer Program
Trains and deploys college students to provide free technical assistance to small businesses in their communities, focusing on digital tools, marketing, and operations.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Youth and Student Entrepreneurship Competitions 1 activity
    • Operating a national network of student-led small business support programs
      Runs a network spanning 29 locations across the U.S., originally developed from a UC Berkeley undergraduate seminar, that mobilizes college students to support small businesses through education, digital skills, mentorship, and consumer insights.
  • Student Career Readiness and Internship Placement 1 activity
    • Training students to deliver technical assistance to small businesses
      Provides training for college-enrolled students to offer free technical assistance and support to small businesses, building student capacity while serving entrepreneurial needs.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$49K
Contributions & grants$49K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$41K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$10K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$10K
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +80.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • Alan Ross — Board Member
  • Erin Gun — Board Member
  • Thomas Flynn — Board Member
relationships · 2

Who they work with

  • Sipsong Spirits Partner — Sipsong Spirits is referenced as a business founded by an individual associated with the content.
  • UC Berkeley Partner — Originated from an undergraduate Leadership Seminar at UC Berkeley.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Empathy-Driven Community Collaboration
    methodology: empathy-driven_collaboration
    By fostering inclusive collaboration rooted in empathy, active listening, and shared leadership, the organization produces sustainable community change because these relational practices build trust and co-ownership among stakeholders.
  • Intergenerational Workforce Development
    methodology: workforce-development-through-family-support
    By using business-generated resources to fund tutoring and mentoring for employees' children, the organization cultivates a future skilled workforce because supporting families today builds long-term human capital and loyalty.
  • Student-Led Capacity Building
    methodology: experiential_learning_and_community_support
    By training and engaging college students to deliver technical assistance to small businesses, the organization builds student skills through experiential learning while simultaneously strengthening local enterprises, because peer-driven, real-world application deepens learning and community impact.