A CAMPAIGN TO BUILD LA CASA AT IBA

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Welcome to La CASA

Centrally located within the South End in IBA’s Villa Victoria (Victory Village), La CASA is designed to be an inclusive and welcoming space for the community and neighbors. To honor the past and look toward the future, the building blends brick and terra cotta to unite the beauty of our Latin-Caribbean culture with Boston’s 19th-century architecture. Additionally, La CASA’s glass elements communicate transparency and Accessibility.

The heart of La CASA is our main arts performance space, an open, two-story room, that will also allow for large community events and meetings. A large bi-fold glass door will connect this interior space to the adjacent O’Day Playground and amphitheater for larger events. Built in one phase, La CASA’s expected completion is 2025.

About La CASA Campaign

La CASA: The Center for Arts, Self-determination, and Activism is Boston's home for Latinx Arts, Culture and Community Empowerment.

$33M: Total Cost

26.435 square foot, four-story building: Includes performance space, gallery spaces, classrooms, community spaces, accessible roof deck for programming and gathering.

$12.5M: Fundraising goals

$9.5M Raised to Date, including:

$3M Transformation Gift from The Yawkey Foundation

$1M Congressional Earmark

$1M Barr Foundation

$1M Eastern Bank Foundation

$1M Barbara and Amos Hostetter

$1M Challenge Matching Gift (1:1 for every dollar raised)

$1M The Mass Leads Act


Breaking Ground: Q2 of 2024

Completion: Q1 2026

Double Your Impact Make A Gift To Our $1 Million 1:1 Challenge Fund!

Together, we can make a transformative difference! Thanks to the generosity of a visionary donor, La CASA: Center for Arts, Self-Determination, and Activism has the opportunity to amplify your contribution through a $1 million 1:1 matching challenge. Every dollar you give will be matched, doubling your impact and bringing us closer to realizing a vibrant space for creativity, empowerment, and community transformation.

Why Your Gift Matters

La CASA is more than a building—it’s a catalyst for change. By supporting this initiative, you are:

  • Investing in Arts & Culture: A hub for creativity and celebration of Latino heritage.
  • Fostering Self-Determination: Equipping individuals with tools and resources for empowerment and economic mobility.
  • Inspiring Activism & Leadership: Building a community-driven space for education and action.

How the Match Works

For every $1 you give, our generous donor will match it, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1 million. That means your $100 becomes $200, your $1,000 becomes $2,000, and your contribution goes twice as far toward creating this groundbreaking center.

Join Us in Building a Legacy

Your support helps us create a space that will benefit generations to come. Together, we can ensure La CASA becomes a beacon of opportunity and a source of pride for our community.

Make Your Matched Gift Today!

Help us meet the $1 million challenge and turn dreams into reality. Click below to give now and double your impact!

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Thank you for being a part of this exciting journey. Together, we’re building more than a center—we’re transforming lives.

Aixa Beauchamp and Thomas Melendez, Campaign Co-chairs, said, “We are deeply grateful for the generosity of the $1 million challenge grant, which not only accelerates our goal, but also sends a clear message: when we invest in our community, we invest in real, transformative change. This challenge grant is a powerful call to action, and I encourage others to join us in this mission. By matching this gift, we can amplify our impact and ensure that La CASA becomes a thriving hub for empowerment, creativity, and opportunity. Together, we can create a legacy that uplifts and strengthens our community for generations to come.”

La CASA’S Programmatic and Community Impact

La CASA will have a profound impact on the community in three ways:

La CASA Artistic & Cultural Impact

  • Advance, engage, preserve and share Latinx Arts and Culture, with a particular emphasis on Puerto Rican Art with the Greater Boston and New England Communities
  • Provide an affordable space for emerging Latinx artists to grow and develop thorough performance, residency, collaboration, and supportive services
  • Ensure Latinx Arts and Cultural programming is accessible to all with free and low-cost events and programs
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Ways To Give

ABOUT IBA

IBA is the largest Latina-led nonprofit organization in New England. It is an award-winning community development corporation that empowers and engages individuals and families to improve their lives through high-quality programs and services. IBA is also recognized as New England's largest hub for Latinx arts.

IBA is:

  • A community anchor institution for economic development and Latinx arts and culture​

IBA's Mission:

  • To empower individuals and families to improve their lives and achieve socio-economic mobility through high-quality affordable housing, education, financial and residential empowerment, and arts programs​.

IBA's Programs

  • Affordable Housing ​
  • Arts​
  • Early Education Program (EEP)​
  • Financial Empowerment Program (FE)​
  • Resident Services Program (RSP)​
  • Youth Development Program (YDP)


PROGRAMS WITH IMPACT

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

IBA owns and manages 667 high-quality and safe housing units for its residents. As a developer, IBA has built over 1,000 homes for low-income families in the South End, Chelsea, Mattapan, and Roxbury.

EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The first bilingual Spanish-English preschool program in MA, IBA provides high-quality education and care for infants, toddlers and children ages 4 months to 5 years and 6 months old.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

IBA’s nationally recognized program prepares teens for social, academic, financial, and post-secondary and career success.

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT

IBA empowers residents of any age to achieve financial stability and mobility through accessible, bilingual financial programs and personalized financial coaching.

RESIDENT SERVICES

Through case coordination, advocacy, and a range of health and wellness programs, IBA supports and empowers residents to achieve housing stability and meet their basic needs.

ARTS

IBA is New England’s largest provider of Latinx arts and cultural programming through affordable and free events like Festival Betances and youth poetry readings.

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Aixa Beauchamp and Thomas Meléndez
Campaign Co-chairs

María Vasallo
IBA Board of Directors, Chair

Robert Goldstein
IBA Board of Directors

Janet Frazier
President & CEO Maloney Properties, Inc.

Nancy Levy-Konesky, PhD
Tufts University

Stephanie Shapiro Berkson, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago

IBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

María Vasallo, President

Javier F. Flores, Vice-President

Pedro Miranda, Clerk

Jennifer Fauth, Treasurer

Cindy Williams

Divya Mani

Héctor Colón

Héctor Cruz

José Fernández

Laurie Gould

Miguel Vazquez

Patrick Greene

Reinelda Rivera

Robert Goldstein

Sharon Bonet

Vadim Kuksin

Wendy Meléndez

CAMPAIGN STAFF LEADERSHIP

Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Mayra I. Negrón-Roche
Chief Operating Officer

Tara McCabe
Chief Development Officer
Campaign Contact
Tara@ibaboston.org

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