(left to right) Stephanie Berkowitz of The Center for Teen Empowerment, Tom Schneider of Rev Clinics, Mike Libby of the Somerville Homeless Coalition and Lindsay Allen of East Somerville Main Streets.

Revolutionary Clinics, one of the state’s leading providers of medical marijuana, announced today a collective donation in excess of $28,000 to a slate of local and national organizations. As part of the donation, Rev’s annual contribution of $10,000 to Somerville-based organizations will be split evenly between the Somerville Homeless Coalition,  East Somerville Main Streets, the Somerville Center for Teen Empowerment, The Welcome Project, and the Somerville Community Corp. Additional donations have been distributed to the Last Prisoner Project, the GLAD fund, and to artist Ifé Franklin. While each recipient has a distinctive mission, the contributions reflect Rev’s desire to give back and support the communities it serves. 

“Rev Clinics is extremely proud to support organizations doing critical work both locally in our communities and nationally to tackle large-scale challenges,” said Keith Cooper, CEO of Revolutionary Clinics. “Giving back in a variety of ways to organizations in need is engrained in our values and we look forward to continuing to support organizations for many years to come.”

Rev’s Somerville Community Advisory Board, which is comprised of neighbors, local business owners and Somerville non-profit directors, selected the five local non-profits based on their strong track record of addressing inequalities that impact the community such as housing challenges, capital investment needs, and sustaining a healthy, diverse population.

 Approximately $18,000 of the announced contributions stem from initiatives during the month of June. A percentage of proceeds from Pride Fruit Chews and Mr. Moxy’s Pride Mints products sold during Pride month (totaling just over $4,000) was awarded to the GLAD fund to support their work in LGBTQ acceptance and empowerment using legal advocacy to drive litigation, public policy advocacy and education in New England.

 Additionally, a percentage of proceeds from the Last Prisoner Project Low Dose Fruit Chews (totaling $12,000) was awarded to the Last Prisoner Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to cannabis criminal justice reform through legal intervention, public education and legislative advocacy,

Finally, Rev provided a $2,500 contribution to Ifé Franklin to support her short film, “The Slave Narrative of Willie Mae,” which was screened on Juneteenth and examines the impact of slavery and one woman’s journey to freedom in 1800’s America.

These contributions follow the $55,000 previously announced in 2021, including $25,000 to the Margarette Fuller House, $25,000 to the Community Action Agency of Somerville and $5,000 to the Cambridge YWCA.

 Rev has three dispensary locations, two in Cambridge and one in Somerville, and operates a wholesale arm for adult use cannabis. Revolutionary Farms, the moniker of their cultivation facility, is one of the largest and most advanced cultivation operations in the state.