Status: Ended.
Dates: 2018 to 2021.
Recipients: 125.
Monthly amount: $500.
Funding source: Private
Website: https://www.stocktondemonstration.org/
Notes: Funded by the Economic Security Project. Chose participants randomly in median to low income neighborhoods
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-02/stockton-extends-its-universal-basic-income-pilot
Status: Active
Dates: 2018 to present
Recipients: 110
Monthly amount: $1,000.
Funding source: Private
Website: http://springboardto.org/index.php/page/the-magnolia-mothers-trust Notes: The umbrella organization is Springboard for Opportunities. The recipients are Black mothers living in poverty. The initial pilot program consisted of 20 women and ran from December 2018-November 2019. A larger study consisting of at least 110 women began in March 2020.
Read more: https://www.economicsecurityproject.org/the-magnolia-mothers-trust/
Status: Active
Dates: 2020 to present
Recipients: 130
Monthly amount: $1,000.
Funding source: Public
Website: https://www.sfartscommission.org/content/arts-impact-endowment-aie-grant-universal-basic-income
Notes: A publicly funded program for artists and teachers, running for six months
Status: Active
Dates: 2020 to 2021
Recipients: 500
Monthly amount: $1,100.
Funding source: Private
Website: https://bbardc.org/thrive/
Notes: The trial is for six months in one specific neighborhood.
Read more: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/09/29/how-a-washington-dc-coalition-is-using-place-based-cash-relief-to-advance-an-equitable-covid-19-recovery/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nonprofit-project-offers-cash-lifeline-to-districts-poorest/2020/07/07/80cb55b0-bd54-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
Status: Active
Dates: 2020 to present
Recipients: 2,000
Monthly amount: $200 to $400
Funding source: Public and Private
Website: https://www.chelseama.gov/ChelseaEats
Notes: This is a replacement for Chesea's food pantry
Read more:
https://basicincometoday.com/chelsea-ma-to-provide-2000-residents-with-unconditional-cash-for-at-least-four-months/ and
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/17/business/chelsea-is-about-become-countrys-biggest-experiment-giving-out-no-strings-attached-checks/
Status: Enrolling
Dates: 2021.
Recipients: 150
Monthly amount: $1,000.
Funding source: Public and Private
Website: None
Notes: This is aimed at Black and Pacific Islander pregnant women, for the duration of their pregnancy and for the first six months of their baby’s life, with a goal of eventually providing a supplement for up to two years post-pregnancy
Read more:
https://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-london-breed-announces-launch-pilot-program-provide-basic-income-black-and-pacific and
https://basicincometoday.com/san-francisco-to-provide-1000-month-to-pregnant-black-pacific-islander-women-to-test-basic-income-and-improve-health-outcomes/
Status: Proposal
Dates: 2021
Recipients: 150
Monthly amount: $500
Funding source: Public - federal CARES funds
Website: None
Read more: https://www.presstelegram.com/2020/11/14/long-beach-mayor-robert-garcias-nov-14-update-on-coronavirus-outbreak and
https://www.gazettes.com/news/coronavirus/long-beach-moves-ahead-with-guaranteed-income-for-some-artists/article_e31a63c2-29e8-11eb-85a7-af555525904d.html
Status: Unclear
Dates: 2020 - 2022
Recipients: 800
Monthly amount: $300 - $600
Funding source: Private
Website: https://comptonpledge.org/
Read more: https://abc7.com/guaranteed-income-compton-pledge-poverty/10450540/