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Top 25 Community development consulting firms based in Boston, United States

Name: Community development consulting firms based in Boston, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026 86 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 86 community development consulting firms headquartered in Boston, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 558 professional contacts across them, including 249 with verified work emails. Across the United States, Washington is the largest hub for this category (264 companies); Boston has 86.

This list covers community development consulting firms headquartered in Boston, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

86Companies

558Contacts tracked

249Verified emails

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The 25 largest community development consulting firms based in Boston, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 86 community development consulting firms based in Boston, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to community development consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Empower Success Corps	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At ESC, our mission is to empower nonprofits to achieve their goals & contribute to a more just and equitable world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2	The Jones Payne Group	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Jones Payne Group, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3	The Collaborative	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Collaborative is an award-winning consulting firm with a national reputation for excellence in planning, design, and communications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4	The Collaborative Companies	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Collaborative Companies is a full-service sales, marketing, and consulting firm with more than 40 years of experience partnering with developers, financial institutions, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5	Development Guild DDI	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We partner with nonprofit leaders to drive their missions forward with fresh perspectives and high-impact solutions through our 45+ years of experience in strategy, fundraising…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6	Fourth Economy	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Fourth Economy is a national community and economic development consulting firm that helps organizations and communities foster innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7	Inspire INC	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	201-500	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1998, Inspire is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering management and strategy consulting services to leading nonprofit organizations across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8	Dream Collaborative, LLC	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DREAM Collaborative is a Boston-based, award-winning 100% MBE architecture, planning, and development firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9	Isenberg Projects	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Isenberg Projects is a creative consulting agency based in Boston that specializes in placemaking and community engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10	Rise Development & Construction	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a minority-owned development and construction firm, RISE’s team delivers a fundamentally different type of equitable development model: one that is committed to generating a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11	Revby LLC	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Revby, we deliver outcome-oriented technical assistance (TA) that helps underserved small business communities stabilize, grow, and thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12	PAF Architects	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PAF Architects is a Boston based consulting firm specializing in: • New construction • Adaptive reuse of older buildings • Historic preservation, • Custom residential design •…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13	Abacus Architects Planners	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Abacus Architects + Planners was founded in 1989 and has been helping New England communities plan for growth and improve their public buildings ever since.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14	Data Soul Research	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Data+Soul Research is a consulting firm that specializes in design, strategy, and evaluation for social impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15	The Numad Group	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Numad Group is communication, fundraising, strategic planning, and program evaluation consulting firm that primarily partners with nonprofits in the arts, education, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16	Principle	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Principle is an award-winning planning, urban design, and development firm committed to creating authentic places.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17	Community Opportunities Group, INC	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Quality \| Creativity \| Experience Founded in 1979 to meet the housing and community development needs of cities and towns throughout New England, Community Opportunities Group…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18	Field First	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Field First LLC is a progressive consulting firm focused on helping community organizations, issue-based coalitions, labor unions, political campaigns, and companies achieve their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19	Adaptiv	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OUR MISSION: Adaptiv provides planning and architecture services to emerging communities across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20	Back Of The Napkin Consulting LLC	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Back of the Napkin provides evaluation, program design, and strategic planning services through collaborative processes that are fun and people enjoy so the solutions stick.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21	Sarah J Consulting	Partial evidence	Boston, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Development leaders: Whether you're tasked with raising $1M or $100M, the stakes are super high.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22	Copley Raff INC	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Copley Raff is a U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23	Spencer Brenneman, LLC	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We help mission-driven organizations reframe their focus and remaster their message so that they can thrive in any environment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24	CK Strategies	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The team at CK Strategies can cover each aspect of your needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25	Crystal Clear Consulting INC	Indirect evidence	Boston, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Crystal Clear Consultants challenge leaders and organizations to address current realities, imagine new ways of working, and create ongoing practices to support their goals and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: community development consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names community development consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of community development consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name community development consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Community development consulting firms based in Boston, United States at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026

44.6%Verified-email coverage

6.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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51-200

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Boston, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Boston, over 86 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among community development consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Boston, United States whose own description of what they do matches “community development consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names community development consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among community development consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Boston are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 249 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names community development consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many community development consulting firms are there based in Boston, United States?

RevenueBase identified 86 community development consulting firms headquartered in Boston, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Empower Success Corps, headquartered in Boston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most community development consulting firms?

Washington leads the United States with 264 headquartered companies, followed by New York (259) and Chicago (184). Boston has 86.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 249 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 86 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.