New York · Public charity
City Dibs Society
We support leaders of color to cultivate intentional community and economic sovereignty. We invest in communities that historically struggle to maintain vibrant economies. We provide support for businesses,social justice organizations,community land trusts,grassroots urban plans.
- $1.0M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 18
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $210,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $394k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations City Dibs Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $860k | 94% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $125k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $257k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernestine C Reems Community Services | $210,000 | 1 | 34% |
| EB Permanent Real Estate Coop | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NorCal Resist | $125,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Fusion Partnership Inc | $122,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Dovecote Cafe | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brown Girl Wellness Incorporated | $60,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Plant Mama Alchemy LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holistic Wellness and Health | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernestine C Reems Community Services | $210,000 | 1 | 34% |
| EB Permanent Real Estate Coop | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NorCal Resist | $125,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Fusion Partnership Inc | $122,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Dovecote Cafe | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brown Girl Wellness Incorporated | $60,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Plant Mama Alchemy LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holistic Wellness and Health | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Smalltimore Homes Inc | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City Weeds LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($296k), 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About City Dibs Society
- How much does City Dibs Society give?
- City Dibs Society reported 18 grants totaling $1,011,610 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does City Dibs Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (61%), Community Improvement (27%), Food & Nutrition (5%).
- Who are City Dibs Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Ernestine C Reems Community Services ($210k), EB Permanent Real Estate Coop ($200k), NorCal Resist ($125k).
- Does City Dibs Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as City Dibs Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is City Dibs Society based?
- City Dibs Society is based in NY.
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