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THE CITY TUTORS INC

THE CITY TUTORS INC (New York) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $331,405 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($119,040). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$260k
Funders on record
11
Grants received
$331k
Net assets
$55k
6/11 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 27%
01What it does

What The City Tutors Inc does

Mission

The City Tutors (CT) is NYC's educational subway-a free, citywide learning and career center open to everyone, centering first-gen, immigrant, and historically low-resourced communities. We operate through a select network of partner "Stops" that run year-round: some offer on-site 1:1 tutoring; mentorship appears on-site through career-pathway events and workshops. Learners can also "hop on" virtually for individualized tutoring and mentoring at a time and pace that works for them. CT is powered by volunteers and sustained by project-based and yearlong sponsorships. We're a 501(c)(3) that began as a CUNY program, founded by Garri Rivkin, an educator and CUNY alum who immigrated to NYC as a refugee.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The City Tutors program provides academic upskilling for K-12 and first-year college learners, ESL/English support, and an adult HSE/GED track in foundational reading, writing, and math. Scheduling is fully flexible-virtual drop-in and 1:1 sessions-so learners can add hours when life allows and pause when needed, which keeps them engaged and builds confidence. Tutoring averages about five sessions per learner; since 2020 we've delivered 5,000+ hours. When appropriate, we link learning to careers through embedded course support and practitioner-led skill sessions in sectors such as healthcare and finance/corporate.

    $81,504 spent$7,500 earned by the program
    41% of program spending
  2. The City Mentors Program blends self-paced 1:1 support (virtual by default) with hybrid events; people move between them as needed-some gather facts about industries and roles, others explore multiple interests, and those ready to move quickly focus on document development and interview practice. More than 1,000 volunteer mentors across industries provide this support. Since 2020, we've facilitated 12,000+ mentorship sessions and 250 events; about 60% of learners arrive without individualized professional-development access. After two sessions, over 50% of learners identify a target field or role and 65% set concrete next steps; after three sessions, 35% of job seekers report securing at least one interview. Mentorship engagements average about two sessions, with re-entry as needs evolve.

    $115,458 spent$56,000 earned by the program
    59% of program spending
  3. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $196,962.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($165k) Expenses 100 ($140k) Net assets 100 ($43k)2022 Revenue 147 ($242k) Expenses 145 ($203k) Net assets 189 ($82k)2023 Revenue 153 ($252k) Expenses 202 ($283k) Net assets 117 ($51k)2024 Revenue 158 ($260k) Expenses 183 ($256k) Net assets 126 ($55k)
2021202220232024
Revenue (158)Expenses (183)Net assets (126)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $45k to $104k (+128%).

$45k
$104k
$58k
$63k
2021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

76% of THE CITY TUTORS INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).

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Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$25k
’21
$39k
’22
−$31k
’23
$4k
’24
2.5
months of
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

Garri Rivkin

Executive Director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

2021202220232024
Listed7798
Joined·+0+2+1
No longer listed·002
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $5k → $68k.

3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 73% 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 CITY TUTORS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 CITY TUTORS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 36% of grant income and the top three 76%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

82% 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 CITY TUTORS INC.

36%
largest funder
76%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 42% · 2022 58% · 2023 58% — diversifying over time.

“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

50% of THE CITY TUTORS INC's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y

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

73% of THE CITY TUTORS INC'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 $91k that is directly attributable, 50% of it comes from funders outside New York, across 3 states.

IL
NY
MO

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
New York out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $240k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE CITY TUTORS INC has grown faster than half of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin2% · below the median
Months of reserve2.5mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)16% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like THE CITY TUTORS INC

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

77% of spending goes to programs.

Program 77%Management 19%Fundraising 4%

Governance

5
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NY

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE CITY TUTORS INC?
THE CITY TUTORS INC (New York) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $331,405 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($119,040). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does THE CITY TUTORS INC have?
IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $331,405 in grants to THE CITY TUTORS INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE CITY TUTORS INC?
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $119,040 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE CITY TUTORS INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 11 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing