Washington, D.C. · Public charity
African American Mayors Assocation
To empower local leaders for the benefit of their citizens. The role of the organization includes taking positions on public policies that impact the vitality and sustainabilty of cities; providing mayors with leadership and management tools; and creating a forum for member mayor
- $1.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 18
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $971k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $175,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 12
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $9.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 60% of the organizations African American Mayors Assocation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 18 | $971k | 89% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $600k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $765k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Communities Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Little Rock AR | $155,000 | 2 | n/a |
| For Our City | $155,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Richmond Fit4kids Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Healthy BR | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of New Orleans - Nopd | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Greenville | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Mt Vernon NY | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Houston | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Communities Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Little Rock AR | $155,000 | 2 | n/a |
| For Our City | $155,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Richmond Fit4kids Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Healthy BR | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of New Orleans - Nopd | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Greenville | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Mt Vernon NY | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Houston | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Jackson Senior Services Division | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Wrightsville | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Memphis Center City Development Corporation | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Candid | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Durham | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Philadelphia City Fund Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of North Lauderdale | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rankin Christian Center | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($913k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About African American Mayors Assocation
- How much does African American Mayors Assocation give?
- African American Mayors Assocation reported 18 itemized grants totaling $970,500, out of $1,023,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 12 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does African American Mayors Assocation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (42%), Health (15%), Youth Development (10%).
- Who are African American Mayors Assocation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Foundation Communities Inc ($200k), City of Little Rock AR ($155k), For Our City ($155k).
- Does African American Mayors Assocation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as African American Mayors Assocation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National League of Cities Institute Inc.
- Where is African American Mayors Assocation based?
- African American Mayors Assocation is based in DC.
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