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VISIONS IN LEARNING INC
New Hyde Park, NY · EIN 274439465 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE X30 · Religion-Related · Micro (<$100K) · visions-inc.org
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mission · from form 990

Organizations mission is to support Jewish education.

profile · synthesized from sources

VISIONS, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides multicultural education and organizational development to promote equity, inclusion, and social justice. The organization offers experiential training programs for individuals, organizations, and youth that focus on addressing systemic oppression across personal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels. Based in Boston, it serves local and national communities through workshops, consulting, and youth leadership initiatives.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Legacy Project
Summer employment and leadership skills training program for youth in Fresno, CA, focused on social change, historical awareness, and community empowerment.
Liberation Generation!
16-module youth programming curriculum with train-the-trainer model and coaching for youth development professionals to implement VISIONS tools locally.
Makanda Project Free Community Concerts
Free jazz concerts in Roxbury, MA and other Boston locations featuring The Makanda Project ensemble, promoting community engagement and cultural expression.
YES! Kit
Printed training curriculum with DVD support designed for adults and youth workers to use in youth development settings.
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Volunteer and Professional Training Programs 2 activities
    • Leadership and Capacity-Building Curriculum Distribution
      Offers the YES! Kit, a printed training curriculum with DVD support and a five-session guide, designed for use by youth workers and adults. The kit supports organizational change and youth development and is available for purchase.
    • Organizational Development and Diversity Consulting
      Provides experiential learning training, organizational climate assessments, and internal support group development for universities, government departments, and corporations. Services focus on diversity, inclusion, and mental health initiatives, with past clients including Procter and Gamble and Innisfree Hotels.
  • Conflict Mediation & Resolution Services 2 activities
    • Train-the-Trainer and Facilitator Development Programs
      Offers PACE Level II training, ongoing skill-building groups, and Liberation Generation!—a program including a 16-module curriculum, 4-day trainer certification, and coaching for youth development professionals. Also provides review and targeted practice of Level I material and facilitation skills grounded in Transactional Analysis and Gestalt theory.
    • Transactional Analysis and Professional Development Training
      Offers a 3-day educational course and ongoing training in Transactional Analysis theory, integrating equity and race/ethnicity as teaching variables. Programs support professional and personal development, equipping participants with tools to improve communication, diagnose clients, and address cross-cultural misinformation.
  • Curated Art Exhibitions and Public Displays 1 activity
    • Community Jazz Concerts with Art Integration
      Organizes and presents free jazz concerts by The Makanda Project in community settings such as Roxbury and other Boston public housing developments, including live painting activities facilitated by Massachusetts College of Art & Design’s sparc! the ArtMobile at select events.
  • Workplace DEI Research and Training 1 activity
    • Cross-Cultural Communication Training Programs
      Offers evidence-based, immersive, and self-paced online learning programs to build practical cross-cultural communication skills for individuals, teams, and organizations. These programs include foundational workshops, the Fundamentals of Inclusivity, and the VISIONS Guidelines for Effective Cross-Cultural Dialogue, delivered over 40 years to diverse audiences.
  • Youth Workforce Readiness Programs 1 activity
    • Legacy Project Youth Program
      Runs the Legacy Project, a summer employment and leadership skills training program for youth, operating in Fresno and New Orleans. Provides workshops and technical assistance for youth and supporting adults.
  • Direct Mental Health Counseling and Support Services 1 activity
    • Mental Health and Psychotherapy Services
      Matches trained clinicians with individuals and groups to provide tailored mental health services, including support groups and individual sessions. Also provided multicultural psychotherapy and clinical psychology services in the Richmond area for over 36 years.
  • Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Transformational Leadership Program
      Offers a UPEACE-certified Transformational Leadership Program set to launch its first cohort in September 2025, supporting up to 14 leaders. The program builds internal organizational capacity to sustain diversity, inclusion, and mental health initiatives.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Excluded from Jewish landscape
      Classified non-Jewish by classify-orgs (secular).
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
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Total assets$203K
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Net assets$203K
4 years on record · 2020–2024
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • Dr. Valerie Batts Partner — Lead facilitator of the TA 101 course offered by VISIONS in Learning Inc.
  • Fio Partners Partner — Collaborates with VISIONS through consulting and research to support strategic decision-making.
  • Innisfree Hotels Partner — Consulted with VISIONS on organizational development and multicultural issues.
  • Massachusetts College of Art & Design’s sparc! the ArtMobile Partner — Facilitates live painting activities at select VISIONS-sponsored concerts.
  • Mediators Beyond Borders International Partner — Partners with VISIONS to promote mediation and build local peacebuilding skills.
  • Private and corporate foundations Funder — Financially supports the Legacy Project.
  • Procter and Gamble Partner — Consulted with VISIONS on organizational development and multicultural issues.
  • The Makanda Project Partner — Collaborates with VISIONS to present free jazz concerts in Boston communities.
  • Trauma Informed Los Angeles Partner — Collaborates with VISIONS around transformative social justice and healing from trauma.
  • UPEACE Government — Certifies the Transformational Leadership Program.
  • VISIONS, Inc. Workshops Partner — Manages workshop registrations and payments through a dedicated address and processing system.
strategies · 5

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.

  • Blame-Free Environment to Foster Psychological Safety
    methodology: blame_free_shame_free
    By creating a shame-free and blame-free space, the organization enables honest reflection on bias and identity, leading to greater psychological safety and openness to change because safety reduces defensive reactions and supports vulnerability.
  • Cooperative Peer Learning to Deepen Inclusion Understanding
    methodology: cooperative_peer_learning
    By using peer-based reflection and applied practice, participants develop deeper awareness of bias and worldview, leading to more authentic cross-cultural engagement because learning in community reinforces accountability and shared growth.
  • Experiential Learning for Inclusivity
    methodology: experiential_learning
    By using immersive, experiential methods, participants actively shape their own learning journey, leading to deeper engagement and lasting behavior change because lived experience fosters internalization of equity principles.
  • Integrated Framework for Systemic Change
    methodology: interlocking_systems_framework
    By addressing oppression across personal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels, the organization enables sustainable social justice change because systemic inequities require multi-level intervention to disrupt entrenched patterns.
  • Train-the-Trainer with Coaching for Scalable Impact
    methodology: train-the-trainer with coaching
    By training practitioners who then coach others, the organization builds cascading networks of change agents, enabling systemic and replicable impact because decentralized capacity-building reduces dependency on external consultants and embeds skills locally.