Texas · Nonprofit
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA (Texas) receives grants from 155 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,396,671 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,167,517). 87 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $22M
- Funders on record
- 155
- Grants received
- $32M
- Net assets
- $8.8M
What The Citizens Foundation USA does
Mission
Tcf-usa provides quality education for underprivileged children in pakistan. The goal is to build civil society and promote gender equality. An all-female faculty encourages parents to enroll their girls, while simultaneously creating employment opportunities as teachers and principals for thousands of women. Tcf graduates are provided support for college and vocational training.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Annual operating expenses of schools:in 2024, tcf-usa provided operational support for 534 tcf schools. This support enabled the provision of quality education to underprivileged children across pakistan. Operational expenses covered the effective functioning of schools, including salaries for principals, trained teachers, and administrative staff. Funding also supported transportation services, particularly for female teachers, serving in remote and underserved areas. Additionally, higher education scholarships totaling $1.33 million were awarded to graduating tcf students to enable them to pursue degrees in varied fields such as journalism, business, engineering, medicine and health care.
$13,985,977 spentof which $13,947,434 as grants79% of program spendingCampus construction: this year tcf-usa funded the construction of 17 new primary and secondary school units in impoverished rural and urban communities in pakistan. Each new campus accommodates up to 180 students, significantly expanding access to education for underprivileged communities. Additionally, eight schools were converted to solar energy, contributing to long-term environmental sustainability and reduced operating costs.
$3,311,989 spentof which $3,255,219 as grants19% of program spendingEndowments for future operation of schools: in 2024, tcf-usa contributed $396,968 toward the endowment of tcf-built schools in pakistan. These funds ensure the long-term financial sustainability of school operations, helping maintain quality education for underprivileged children year after year. Endowment income supports recurring operational expenses, reducing reliance on future fundraising.in addition to school operations, tcf-usa has also established endowments for scholarships to support the higher education of tcf alumni. These scholarship endowments help deserving graduates pursue university and professional degrees, extending the organization's impact beyond secondary education.tcf-usa supports strategic projects and programs that enhance the learning environment and improve community well-being. These include public-private partnership initiatives, installation of solar panels to reduce energy costs and environmental impact, and the development of water filtration plants at school sites. Notably, in the case of water plants, both students and surrounding community members benefit from access to clean drinking water.
$420,522 spentof which $396,968 as grants2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,718,488.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $4.0M to $6.7M (+65%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 1% · 2022 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Syed Salman Hasan
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 28 funders to 68 funders, grant income rose $1.2M → $5.0M.
38 of 155 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 84% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 155 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 63%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
85% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 15% · 2018 27% · 2019 40% · 2020 34% · 2021 35% · 2022 24% · 2023 34% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
51% of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
84% of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $5.2M that is directly attributable, 90% of it comes from funders outside Texas, across 29 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $27M arriving through sponsors registered in 17 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA has grown faster than three-quarters of the 3,289 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,289 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 16 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA?
- THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA (Texas) receives grants from 155 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,396,671 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($10,167,517). 87 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA have?
- IRS filings report 155 organizations giving $32,396,671 in grants to THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA, 87 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $10,167,517 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION USA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 155 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing