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Support Your Community with a UDCA Membership

The University District Community Association (UDCA) is 501c3 non-profit, resident volunteer-run organization that supports this Detroit neighborhood.

The UDCA was established many years ago and our mission includes:

maintaining and supporting the integrity of the neighborhood
providing communication of events and issues to residents
promoting quality education in our local public school
maintaining health, peace and happiness of the community

All residents of the University District are asked to become UDCA members by paying $60 per household every 12 months. The funding helps create an annual budget that supports neighborhood projects and events that make our community special.

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Your payment qualifies as a charitable contribution for income tax purposes. You will receive a thank-you letter and tab for your lawn sign in the month after you pay, and a reminder a month before your subscription expires.

Whether you’ve lived here for many years or just arrived, you know that the University District is a friendly, diverse community with residents who are proud of our neighborhood. When you live in the University District, you are part of the history, culture and future of the great city of Detroit.

To pay by check or money order, mail the payment to UDCA, P.O. Box 21483, Detroit, MI 48221.

Employer Matching

Matching Gifts

A Matching Gift Program is a type of corporate philanthropy. Please ask the organization you work/worked for if they have a charitable matching gift program. If so, you can double your financial support to UDCA and other 501c3 nonprofits. For example, if you are an employee or retiree that pays $60 to UDCA for a membership, and your employer offers a Matching Gift Program, the employer’s $60 matching gift goes straight from them to UDCA to support our neighborhood events and meetings. We thank them, and acknowledge you, for the gift.

Volunteer Grants

Some employers, such as Bank of America, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Rocket Companies, also offer a Volunteer Grants program that gives money to nonprofit organizations where the employees volunteer their time. The process of asking for the grant is usually easy and online.