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City Fund

To support city-based non-profit organizations in their efforts to improve public education outcomes for local children, and to make investments to increase the number of high-performing public schools in cities.

$109M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
121
Grants FY2025
87
Organizations funded FY2024
47%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$145,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,416,000
Organizations funded a year
41 to 87
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
26
Total assets, FY2025
$60M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 47% of the organizations City Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
EducationCivil RightsArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving96$109M38%
FY202487$77M47%
FY202364$58M38%
FY202263$77M51%
FY202152$69M67%
FY201941$43Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$413MPhilanthropy$16MPublic Benefit$2.8MArts & Culture$1.3MCommunity Improvement$1.2MCivil Rights$1.1MScience & Tech$1.0MHuman Services$823kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Mind Trust Inc$53,914,500657%
Education Forward DC$33,856,000668%
Rooted$31,725,000691%
New Schools for Baton Rouge$30,916,668691%
San Antonio Area Foundation$28,776,5005n/a
Camden Education Fund Inc$28,618,9875100%
New Jersey Children's Foundation$26,962,500696%
The Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education$26,469,167590%
New Schools for New Orleans Inc$17,518,500619%
Every Student Every Community Inc$13,828,455651%
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All grantees of City Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Mind Trust Inc$53,914,500657%
Education Forward DC$33,856,000668%
Rooted$31,725,000691%
New Schools for Baton Rouge$30,916,668691%
San Antonio Area Foundation$28,776,5005n/a
Camden Education Fund Inc$28,618,9875100%
New Jersey Children's Foundation$26,962,500696%
The Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education$26,469,167590%
New Schools for New Orleans Inc$17,518,500619%
Every Student Every Community Inc$13,828,455651%
Fort Worth Education Partnership Inc$10,770,000496%
Blaque$5,852,500392%
Rhode Island Education Collective$5,835,000260%
Rochester Education Association for the Development of the Youth$5,277,000299%
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students$4,729,262377%
Memphis Education Fund Inc$4,344,500555%
Lead Liberated$4,250,000167%
Equitable Facilities Fund Inc$4,000,0001n/a
San Joaquin a Plus Inc$3,407,500530%
Blueprint$3,000,000143%
Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Inc$2,914,980230%
Excellent Schools New Mexico$2,700,000355%
Uncommon Schools Inc$2,662,50023%
Kipp Team and Family Schools Inc$2,615,000211%
Denver Families for Public Schools$2,600,000373%
50can Inc$2,585,464410%
DC Charter School Alliance$2,365,000220%
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools$2,350,000211%
City Forward Collective Inc$2,315,000352%
Kipp Nashville$2,082,00062%
Hope Development Corporation$1,759,833296%
Future Ready Cleveland$1,752,200170%
Education Reform Now Inc$1,700,000318%
The 74 Media Inc$1,540,000519%
Silicon Schools Fund Inc$1,533,333210%
Great Public Schools for Indy Inc$1,506,725431%
Newark Charter School Fund Inc$1,500,0001n/a
National Parents Union Inc$1,478,500427%
Georgia Charter School Association Inc$1,425,000513%
The Oakland REACH$1,302,500422%
Education United Indy Inc$1,272,500290%
Campaign for Great Public Schools$1,185,00013%
Teach for America Inc$1,165,05040%
Level Field Facilities Fund Inc$1,150,000263%
Revolucion Educativa$1,119,300174%
Achievement First Inc$1,115,00022%
New Schools for Alabama$1,100,00045%
Association of Missouri Charter Schools$1,054,000310%
Project Ready a Nj Nonprofit Corporation$1,000,000174%
Fuel Okc Inc$1,000,000120%
Blueprint Texas$1,000,00027%
Texas Charter Schools Association$930,000311%
Nashville Classical Charter School$915,00046%
Tennessee Charter School Center$878,750423%
University of Washington Foundation$875,00011%
Valor Collegiate Academies$750,54532%
Equity in Education Inc$750,000224%
The Third Way Foundation Inc$722,00042%
Results in Education Foundation Dba Brightbeam$715,000412%
Lost Debate Inc$675,000234%
Volunteer Schools$675,000433%
Denver Families for Public Schools Action$660,000121%
National Association of Charter School Authorizers$652,00038%
Special Education Leader Fellowship$600,000214%
Elected DC$600,000172%
Georgetown University$596,25050%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$590,05010%
Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education$580,00032%
Elevate 215$570,000211%
Collegiate Academies$550,00030%
Rocketship Education$530,00020%
Persist Nashville$525,000336%
Indiana Charter Innovation Center Inc$500,000126%
Media Matters for America$500,0001n/a
Bes Inc$500,00032%
50can Action Fund Inc$460,000118%
Nashville Charter Collaborative$455,000226%
Louisiana Association of Public Charter$450,000145%
The Century Foundation Inc$449,97041%
Chiefs for Change$442,87512%
Futuro San Antonio$400,000136%
National Charter Collaborative$380,000320%
Alabama Public Charter Schools Associati$375,000156%
Republic Schools Nashville$370,00021%
Center for Black Educator Development$350,000211%
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School$350,00014%
Tennessee Nature Academy$345,000328%
Aventura Community School$340,000222%
Relay Graduate School of Education$325,00020%
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Action$323,80028%
Diverse Charter Schools Coalition Inc$323,350321%
Thomas B Fordham Institute$323,00027%
School Discovery Network Fka San Antonio Charter Moms$320,000272%
Nashville Propel Parent Institute Inc$312,500248%
Education San Joaquin$310,000168%
Education Pioneers$310,00027%
Great Schools Nc$300,0001n/a
Nurses Mc Inc$300,000227%
Arizona Leads$300,000160%
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc$260,00011%
Boston Schools Fund$250,00017%
Community Engagement Partners$250,0001n/a
Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Inc$250,00012%
Aligned in Action$250,000119%
Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation$250,00012%
Permian Strategic Partnership Inc$250,00022%
Intrepid College Preparatory School$240,00022%
Clcs Action$239,000236%
Nashville Teacher Residency$225,000218%
Edward Charles Foundation$225,00010%
New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association a Nj Non Profit Corporation$210,00022%
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc$205,000414%
Minnesota Comeback$200,000116%
Cambiar Education$200,00011%
Bluum Inc$200,0001n/a
Global Language Ambassadors Academy$200,00015%
T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation$200,00024%
Greenhouse E3$200,00016%
Building Impact$194,0001n/a
New Leaders Inc$180,00011%
Jones HBCU Legacy Fund$175,500196%
Philadelphia Charters for Excellence$175,000121%
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center$160,00011%
Invictus Nashville Charter School$160,0001n/a
Diverse Learners Cooperative$150,000216%
Providence Preparatory Charter School$150,00022%
New School Facility Partners$150,00017%
Parents Invincible Inc$146,000115%
Paterson Charter School Fund Inc$140,0001100%
Brightbeam Inc$135,00028%
Latino Association for Parents of Public Schools$135,0001n/a
Education Reform Now Advocacy Inc$130,00011%
Educators for Excellence Inc$125,00021%
Groundswell Network Inc$125,000211%
Black Alabamians for Educational Options$125,000138%
Current Project$120,000320%
Purpose Preparatory Academy Inc$115,00011%
Tennessee Career Academy$115,000118%
Stop the Wait Ri$115,00021%
Opportunity 180$115,00010%
Accelerate Great Schools$110,00011%
Latino Educational Equity$100,0001n/a
Libertas School of Memphis$100,00011%
Kipp St Louis$100,00010%
Latinos for Education Inc$100,00012%
Rhode Island League of Charter Schools$100,000127%
University of Arkansas Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Phi Delta Kappa International Inc$100,00012%
Laurel Leadership Institute$100,000110%
Heights Academy$100,000179%
Education Leaders of Color Inc$100,00011%
Accelerate Education Inc$100,000198%
The Mosaic Institute$100,000118%
Kipp Administrative Services Corporation$100,00011%
Colorado Schools Fund$100,0001n/a
Teachers College Columbia University$97,29510%
Lead Public Schools Inc$75,00010%
Encompass Community School$75,0001n/a
Camelback Ventures$75,00011%
Memphis Lift Parent Institute$75,00019%
Black Girls Vote 4 Her Inc$75,000112%
Tennesseans for Student Success Inc$75,00012%
Stand for Children Leadership Center Inc$75,00010%
Inspirenola Charter Schools$75,00010%
Journey Community Schools$75,00010%
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School Inc$75,00012%
Colorado League of Charter Schools$75,00012%
Latinx Education Collaborative$65,000211%
California Charter Schools Association$56,00010%
Agency Inc$50,0001n/a
Choose to Succeed Inc$50,0001n/a
College Beyond Inc$50,00018%
The Columbus Partnership$50,00011%
Breakthrough Public Schools$50,00010%
Latino Educators Advancing Leadership (LEAL)$50,000128%
United Schools$50,00012%
Gary Philanthropy$50,00010%
Bellwether Education Partners Inc$50,00010%
Intergenerational Cleveland$50,000111%
Excellent Schools Washington$50,00010%
Education First$50,000149%
Martha O'Bryan Center Inc$50,00010%
Elected Foundation$50,0001n/a
Great Mn Schools$50,00021%
Birmingham Education Foundation$48,75013%
Teach Plus Inc$40,0001n/a
Project Reflect Inc$40,00011%
Aspire Public Schools Foundation$40,00011%
Education Next Institute Inc$37,500114%
Philadelphia Middle College Foundation$30,00023%
Good Reason Houston Inc$30,0001n/a
Pave Inc Dba Parents Amplifying Voices in Education$30,00011%
The Educators' Cooperative$25,0001n/a
Ace Charter School$25,00010%
Man Up Teacher Fellows Inc$25,00011%
Pivot School Improvement Leaders$25,00017%
National Conference on Citizenship$25,00010%
Progressive Change Institute$25,00012%
Braven Inc$20,00010%
New Schools Fund$15,00010%
Mindshifted Parent Institute$15,000118%
Pahara Institute Inc$15,00010%
The School Innovation Collaborative$15,0001n/a
MelanatED Leaders$15,00017%
Kipp DC Public Charter Schools$15,00010%
Kc Action Fund$15,00011%
Opportunity Nashville$15,00013%
The Equity Institute$8,50010%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

City Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 53 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 188 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Mind Trust Inc: $53,914,500 over 6y, 57% of budgetEducation Forward DC: $33,856,000 over 6y, 68% of budgetRooted: $31,725,000 over 6y, 91% of budgetNew Schools for Baton Rouge: $30,916,668 over 6y, 91% of budgetCamden Education Fund Inc: $28,618,987 over 5y, 100% of budgetNew Jersey Children's Foundation: $26,962,500 over 6y, 96% of budgetThe Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education: $26,469,167 over 5y, 90% of budgetNew Schools for New Orleans Inc: $17,518,500 over 6y, 19% of budgetEvery Student Every Community Inc: $13,828,455 over 6y, 51% of budgetFort Worth Education Partnership Inc: $10,770,000 over 4y, 96% of budgetBlaque: $5,852,500 over 3y, 92% of budgetRhode Island Education Collective: $5,835,000 over 2y, 60% of budgetRochester Education Association for the Development of the Youth: $5,277,000 over 2y, 99% of budgetBaton Rouge Alliance for Students: $4,729,262 over 3y, 77% of budgetMemphis Education Fund Inc: $4,344,500 over 5y, 55% of budgetLead Liberated: $4,250,000 over 1y, 67% of budgetSan Joaquin a Plus Inc: $3,407,500 over 5y, 30% of budgetBlueprint: $3,000,000 over 1y, 43% of budgetFriends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Inc: $2,914,980 over 2y, 30% of budgetExcellent Schools New Mexico: $2,700,000 over 3y, 55% of budgetUncommon Schools Inc: $2,662,500 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetKipp Team and Family Schools Inc: $2,615,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetDenver Families for Public Schools: $2,600,000 over 3y, 73% of budget50can Inc: $2,585,464 over 4y, 9.7% of budgetDC Charter School Alliance: $2,365,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools: $2,350,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetCity Forward Collective Inc: $2,315,000 over 3y, 52% of budgetKipp Nashville: $2,082,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHope Development Corporation: $1,759,833 over 2y, 96% of budgetFuture Ready Cleveland: $1,752,200 over 1y, 70% of budgetEducation Reform Now Inc: $1,700,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetThe 74 Media Inc: $1,540,000 over 5y, 19% of budgetSilicon Schools Fund Inc: $1,533,333 over 2y, 10% of budgetGreat Public Schools for Indy Inc: $1,506,725 over 4y, 31% of budgetNational Parents Union Inc: $1,478,500 over 4y, 27% of budgetGeorgia Charter School Association Inc: $1,425,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetThe Oakland REACH: $1,302,500 over 4y, 22% of budgetEducation United Indy Inc: $1,272,500 over 2y, 90% of budgetCampaign for Great Public Schools: $1,185,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $1,165,050 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetLevel Field Facilities Fund Inc: $1,150,000 over 2y, 63% of budgetRevolucion Educativa: $1,119,300 over 1y, 74% of budgetAchievement First Inc: $1,115,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNew Schools for Alabama: $1,100,000 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetAssociation of Missouri Charter Schools: $1,054,000 over 3y, 9.8% of budgetProject Ready a Nj Nonprofit Corporation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 74% of budgetFuel Okc Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetBlueprint Texas: $1,000,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 188.

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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.

Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundCO119.6× affinity64 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund · Walton Family Foundation Inc · New Schools Fund · Campaign for Great Public Schools · Gates Foundation · Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation · Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education · Joe C Davis Foundation · The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc · Carnegie Corporation of New York · Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation · Louis Calder Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About City Fund

How much does City Fund give?
City Fund reported 121 grants totaling $109,340,212 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 87 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does City Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (94%), Philanthropy (4%), Public Benefit (1%).
Who are City Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: The Mind Trust Inc ($54M), Education Forward DC ($34M), Rooted ($32M).
Does City Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as City Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund, Walton Family Foundation Inc, New Schools Fund.
Where is City Fund based?
City Fund is based in OR.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 219 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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