Where Opportunity and Community Grow Together

We create tools, content, and experiences that support financial literacy, family well-being, and generational wealth that is designed for families historically excluded from the financial system.

About Us

Cultivar Communities is a family-rooted initiative focused on economic mobility through financial education. We empower families and youth with the tools to grow their knowledge, confidence, and financial futures one decision at a time.

Our flagship program, Cultivar Kids, delivers culturally relevant financial literacy to young people and parents in underserved communities using behavioral science, storytelling, and real-world learning.

We also create space for reflection and growth through retreats in New Mexico and Texas designed to reconnect families with culture, confidence, and community.

We envision a future where every family has the tools to build wealth and wellness where neighborhoods thrive from the inside out.

What We Create

What We Create

We design tools and content that build generational wealth from the inside out.


  • Engaging content built by and for young creators

  • Financial literacy curriculum for youth, parents, and educators

  • Digital and in-person tools rooted in behavioral learning

  • Culturally grounded financial education

  • Community partnerships that amplify trusted voices


Every offering is designed with purpose, built with dignity, and centered on impact.

Every offering is designed with purpose, built with dignity, and centered on impact.

Why We Work

Why We Work

A New Kind of Learning: Rooted in Culture, Built for Life


  • We believe financial knowledge is a right, not a privilege

  • We meet families where they are - in classrooms, homes, and online

  • We root our work in culture, lived experience, and trust

  • We help families build confidence, habits, and intergenerational assets

  • We’re building systems that center people, not institutions


Our mission is to shift mindsets, strengthen communities, and transform futures one learner at a time.

Leadership

Leadership

Arellana Barela Levenson

President, Cultivar Communities


Arellana Barela Levenson is a strategist, builder, and bridge between systems. With over two decades of leadership across banking, philanthropy, education, and development, she founded Cultivar Communities to expand access to economic opportunity for families too often left out.


Grounded in her heritage and lived experience, Arellana leads with the belief that transformation starts at the kitchen table with knowledge, confidence, and community. Cultivar blends financial tools, storytelling, and human-centered design to spark belonging and long-term impact to families.

Arellana Barela Levenson

President, Cultivar Communities


Arellana Barela Levenson is a strategist, builder, and bridge between systems. With over two decades of leadership across banking, philanthropy, education, and development, she founded Cultivar Communities to expand access to economic opportunity for families too often left out.


Grounded in her heritage and lived experience, Arellana leads with the belief that transformation starts at the kitchen table with knowledge, confidence, and community. Cultivar blends financial tools, storytelling, and human-centered design to spark belonging and long-term impact to families.

Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead

OUR VISION

OUR VISION

Cultivar Communities began with a vision to connect place, prosperity, and purpose. While our current focus is on building financial confidence through Cultivar Kids, our long-term vision includes developing housing and neighborhood models rooted in ownership, dignity, and cultural relevance.


As we grow, we’ll continue bridging education and place to help families build wealth, wellness, and belonging from the ground up. This work is deeply personal. It’s inspired by my father’s grit, my mother’s loyalty, and the belief that families when given the tools can shape futures rooted in pride, purpose, and possibility.

Cultivar Communities began with a vision to connect place, prosperity, and purpose. While our current focus is on building financial confidence through Cultivar Kids, our long-term vision includes developing housing and neighborhood models rooted in ownership, dignity, and cultural relevance.


As we grow, we’ll continue bridging education and place to help families build wealth, wellness, and belonging from the ground up. This work is deeply personal. It’s inspired by my father’s grit, my mother’s loyalty, and the belief that families when given the tools can shape futures rooted in pride, purpose, and possibility.

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