Funding search · EIN 824938743 · Beaverton, OR

City Fund

Name: City Fund grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

375
grants reported: $323.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

charter quality schools school education high public students

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

City-based education intermediaries expanding charter and autonomous school seats
Charter school startup, replication, and enrollment growth grants
State and city charter associations doing non-lobby advocacy
Communications, messaging research, and narrative work on charters
Parent voice and family engagement organizations in charter cities
Leader and teacher pipeline programs feeding City Fund regions

Typical grant

Median grant is $150,000, with the middle half between $75,000 and $485,025. The eight-figure checks go to a small set of city intermediaries like New Schools for New Orleans, The Mind Trust, New Jersey Children's Foundation, and The Opportunity Trust; the $75,000 to $200,000 checks go to individual charter schools launching or adding grades, state associations, and communications projects. Giving repeats heavily, with the same intermediaries and cities returning year after year and several organizations receiving multiple grants in a single year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“high-quality seats”
“non-lobby advocacy”
“autonomous school options”
“education ecosystem”
“expand access to high-quality schools”
“seat growth”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor to a named City Fund region such as Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, DC, Denver, or Newark.
Frame research as communications and messaging work; they funded Third Way, 50CAN, and NACSA studies at $80,000 to $152,000.
Ask $100,000 to $175,000 for a discrete project; leave the multimillion asks to city intermediaries.
Count outcomes in seats, market share, and academic results, not in participants served or reports produced.

Worth knowing: This is a single-strategy funder for charter and autonomous school growth, and roughly the top ten grants absorb most of the $323 million. The largest grants flow through a fixed roster of city intermediaries City Fund helped build, so an unaffiliated applicant is realistically competing for the $75,000 to $200,000 band, often best reached through an existing regional partner.

1 grant matching “college access and success” · $150,000

$150,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To support nashville charter college access and success institute's which aim to increase college enrollment and persistence by supporting coaching participants and school leaders

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Mind Trust5 grants · $31.9M
Education Forward Dc4 grants · $27.3M
City Education Partners5 grants · $24.8M
Camden Education Fund6 grants · $24.2M
Rooted6 grants · $23.0M
The Opportunity Trust3 grants · $22.8M
New Jersey Childrens Foundation2 grants · $16.0M
New Schools for New Orleans5 grants · $15.9M
New Schools for Baton Rouge4 grants · $15.7M
Redefined Atlanta4 grants · $10.8M

Giving over time

$77.5M

2021

$58.8M

2022

$78.0M

2023

$109.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 375 grants.

$12.5M
Education Forward Dc · Washington, DC · 2021
Operating support
$11.3M
The Mind Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To support grantee's communications capacity, stakeholder engagement, and storytelling in indianapolis
$10.5M
Camden Education Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Operating support
$10.4M
New Schools for New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support nsnos work to increase high-quality seats, support teacher and leader development programs, and improve communications strategies and advocacy regarding their unique ecosystem of school
$10.0M
The Mind Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To support the expansion of high-quality public schools for students in indianapolis
$9.9M
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2021
Operating support
$9.7M
City Education Partners · San Antonio, TX · 2021
Operating support
$9.4M
New Jersey Childrens Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2024
To support the expansion of high-quality public schools for students in newark, nj
$9.1M
The Mind Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support capacity development of senior leadership
$8.9M
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support the opportunity trusts strategic plan to increase high-quality school options for st. Louis students and families.
$8.5M
Rooted · Denver, CO · 2021
Operating support
$8.2M
Camden Education Fund · Camden, NJ · 2024
To increase the share of high-quality seats in the city of camden, support schools in their recovery from the pandemic and ability to meet all students needs, invest in the local and statewide ecosystems to help familie… read allTo increase the share of high-quality seats in the city of camden, support schools in their recovery from the pandemic and ability to meet all students needs, invest in the local and statewide ecosystems to help families choose the best schools with the ultimate goal of driving accelerated and sustainable improvements in the citys public education system less
$6.8M
Education Forward Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
To expand access to high-quality schools for dc students and families
$6.6M
New Jersey Childrens Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2023
To support grantee's work that aims to build and sustain the conditions for expansion of great public schools in newark, new jersey
$6.5M
City Education Partners · San Antonio, TX · 2022
To support professional development opportunities for organizational leadership
$6.0M
Fort Worth Education Partnership · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
To advance ft. Worth education partnerships goal to add 50,000 quality seats by 2035 with support for nonprofit seat growth, comms and advocacy capacity, expanded voter mobilization efforts, and internal operations
$5.5M
Education Forward Dc · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
To expand access to high-quality schools for district of columbia students and families and continue to solidify and increase autonomous seats market share in dc so the nations capital can serve as a proof point for wha… read allTo expand access to high-quality schools for district of columbia students and families and continue to solidify and increase autonomous seats market share in dc so the nations capital can serve as a proof point for what is possible around the country less
$5.3M
Rochester Education Association for the Development of Youth · Penfield, NY · 2024
To support increasing quality charter growth in rochester and improving the education and life outcomes for rochester students
$5.2M
New Schools for Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, DC · 2021
Operating support
$5.2M
Rooted · Denver, CO · 2022
To support the successful merger of charter management organizations in denver
$5.0M
New Schools for Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To expand successful local and regional charter operators including creating new high-quality seats, to attract high-performing national networks, and to incubate innovative models
$4.7M
Rooted · Denver, CO · 2024
To support growing seats in non-profit schools, support advocacy, invest in communications capacity, and provide leadership to the denver education ecosystem
$4.7M
Camden Education Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To support the creation of high quality seats, the expansion of teacher talent, and community engagement to help families choose the best schools for their students in camden
$4.3M
City Education Partners · San Antonio, TX · 2024
To support new seats, improve quality at several early stage operators and develop merger and closure strategies if performance does not improve, and build communications and advocacy strength
$4.1M
City Education Partners · San Antonio, TX · 2023
To support grantee's non-lobby advocacy work, increase quality seats, stronger talent, better communications, and general operations
$4.0M
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2022
To provide general support for grantee to execute on its annual goals
$4.0M
Equitable Facilities Fund · New York City, NY · 2024
To support low-cost facility financing for high-performing and high-potential charter schools across missouri seeking to grow, replicate, or launch.
$4.0M
New Schools for Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
To increase the number of high-quality educational options in ft. Worth
$3.7M
New Schools for New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Fund nsnos work to increase high quality school options, support teacher and leader development programs, and improve communications strategies regarding our unique ecosystem of schools
$3.4M
Rooted · Denver, CO · 2023
To support the expansion of high quality schools, strong family advocacy, and strategic communications in denver
$3.2M
Redefined Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To support redefined atlanta's work to grow the impact of quality autonomous school options for atlanta's most historically marginalized and under-resourced communities by strengthening authorization pathways and suppor… read allTo support redefined atlanta's work to grow the impact of quality autonomous school options for atlanta's most historically marginalized and under-resourced communities by strengthening authorization pathways and supporting education-focused grassroots mobilizing efforts, driving school leader pipelines, and launching new charter schools less
$2.9M
Blaque Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To re-launch charter school growth in kansas city to increase charter share and expand quality; to continue coalition building and non-lobby advocacy to build the education ecosystem in kansas city.
$2.7M
Redefined Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To support the growth of atlanta-area charter schools
$2.7M
Redefined Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Operating support
$2.7M
Rhode Island Education Collective · Providence, RI · 2024
To develop and support a positive education ecosystem that advances the mission of more high-quality charter options for students in providence
$2.6M
Rhode Island Education Collective · Providence, RI · 2023
To support the first two years of the rhode island collectives operations, a new nonprofit organization that will bring people, ideas, and capital together to create a collective education agenda focused on equitable ac… read allTo support the first two years of the rhode island collectives operations, a new nonprofit organization that will bring people, ideas, and capital together to create a collective education agenda focused on equitable access to high-quality education for all students in rhode island. less
$2.4M
Education Forward Dc · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
To support high-quality and non-profit seat growth, strengthen advocacy, public engagement, talent, anti-racist policies and practices, and other conditions in our nations capital that allow great schools to thrive
$2.4M
Friends of Excel Academy · East Boston, MA · 2021
Operating support
$2.3M
Ft Worth Education Partnership · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
To build capacity and support health and wellness of organizational leadership
$2.2M
City Forward Collective · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support its strategic plan to expand the growth of quality charter schools and improve academic outcomes for milwaukee students
$2.2M
Redefined Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To expand the impact of high-quality autonomous schools in atlanta's most historically marginalized and under-resourced communities
$2.0M
Blaque Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To re-launch charter school growth in kansas city to increase charter share and expand quality; to continue coalition building and non-lobby advocacy to build the education ecosystem in kansas city.
$1.9M
New Jersey Children'S Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2022
To support of project ready's organizing and advocacy work to improve educational outcomes in newark
$1.6M
The Memphis Education Fund · Memphis, TN · 2021
Operating support
$1.5M
New Jersey Children'S Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2021
Operating support
$1.5M
New Schools for Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
To increase the number of high-quality educational options in baton rouge
$1.5M
New Schools for New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Operating support
$1.4M
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To support efforts to ensure students are at the forefront of school improvement decisions in baton rouge
$1.4M
Dc Charter School Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
To enable dc charter school alliance to better target the following gaps: a stronger parent and community advocacy dedicated to supporting public charters, a dedicated strategy for a strong public narrative for public c… read allTo enable dc charter school alliance to better target the following gaps: a stronger parent and community advocacy dedicated to supporting public charters, a dedicated strategy for a strong public narrative for public charter schools, more leaders and educators who are prepared to lead and operate high quality schools, and an ecosystem-level approach to support struggling schools and collaborate on quality, which involves both closures and mergers, as well as the growth of high-quality seats less
$1.4M
Excellent Schools New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
To support grantees charitable purpose of improving public education outcomes in new mexico
$1.3M
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
To support professional development opportunities for organizational leadership
$1.2M
San Joaquin a · Stockton, CA · 2021
Operating support
$1.2M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support charter school research
$1.2M
Campaign for Great Public Schools · Beaverton, OR · 2023
To advance the mutual objectives of providing quality public school education for all students
$1.2M
The Mind Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support the launch of the education champion organization ready that aims to create a city-wide vision for education systems change to improve the education and life outcomes for rochester students.(the purpose). Rea… read allTo support the launch of the education champion organization ready that aims to create a city-wide vision for education systems change to improve the education and life outcomes for rochester students.(the purpose). Ready, shall be launched and led by dr. Shanai lee, a rochester education fellow. less
$1.1M
Rooted · Denver, CO · 2024
To provide general support
$1.1M
Revolucin Educativa · Kansas City, KS · 2023
To support grantee's charitable operations
$1.1M
Education United Indy Inc Dba Rise United · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support grantee's charitable operations
$1.0M
Hope Development Corporation · Providence, RI · 2021
Operating support
$1.0M
Fuel Okc · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
To support the advance educational quality and equity in oklahoma city
$1.0M
Project Ready · Newark, NJ · 2024
To support project ready as it launches its literacy accelerator program to engage parents in their childs literacy education
$1.0M
Denver Families for Public Schools · Denver, CO · 2022
To provide general support for chartiable programs and operations
$1.0M
Level Field Facilities Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To launch a fund that expands access to school facility financing in st. Louis
$900,000
Texas Charter Schools Association · Austin, TX · 2024
To provide general support
$900,000
Denver Families for Public Schools · Denver, CO · 2023
To support the improvement of public education in denver via community organizing, family and community advocacy, and increased community civic participation
$882,000
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
To support the grantee's communication plans and strategy which aims to advance access to quality charter school education in baton rouge
$865,000
Achievement First · New Haven, CT · 2021
Operating support
$850,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Dc, DC · 2024
To support its non-lobby work whch aims to open and strengthen new markets for charter school growth, and support and increase the capacity of charter support organizations
$850,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
To support grantee's work to open and strengthen new markets for charter school growth, support and increase the capacity of charter support organizations, and support charter support organizations applying for and impl… read allTo support grantee's work to open and strengthen new markets for charter school growth, support and increase the capacity of charter support organizations, and support charter support organizations applying for and implementing charter schools program grants less
$800,000
Excellent Schools New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
To support grantees charitable purpose of improving public education outcomes in new mexico
$800,000
The Memphis Education Fund · Memphis, TN · 2023
To support grantee's advocacy coalition work with a capable mix of local and national organizations
$750,000
Blaque Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support the grantees charitable and non-lobby work which aims to increase charter school growth and expand access to quality public schools in kansas city
$750,000
San Joaquin a Plus · Stockton, CA · 2023
To improve communications and collaboration among stockton charter schools and school networks and with san joaquin a+ via an initial project focused on supporting schools with enrollment and building community favorabi… read allTo improve communications and collaboration among stockton charter schools and school networks and with san joaquin a+ via an initial project focused on supporting schools with enrollment and building community favorability less
$750,000
Texas Charter School Development · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To provide support for tcsd's expansion in san antonio and ft. Worth
$729,200
Future Ready Cleveland · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
To support efforts to expand access to high-quality schools in cleveland
$700,000
Dc Charter School Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
To advance on grantee's charitable work in the role as the primary advocate for the district of columbias public charter schools
$692,500
National Parents Union · Malden, MA · 2021
Operating support
$660,000
Denver Families for Public School Action · Denver, CO · 2023
To support grantee's charitable operations and programming
$650,000
Future Ready Cleveland · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
To expand access to high-quality education in cleveland
$650,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the grantees communications efforts
$620,000
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
To support grantee's efforts to ensure that students are at the forefront of school improvement decisions in baton rouge, and that a diverse coalition of families, civic leaders, elected officials, and business leaders … read allTo support grantee's efforts to ensure that students are at the forefront of school improvement decisions in baton rouge, and that a diverse coalition of families, civic leaders, elected officials, and business leaders from across the parish are engaged in driving a more successful future for students in east baton rouge less
$600,000
Association of Missouri Charter Schools · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support mcpsas policy goals and activities advocating for high quality public charter schools
$600,000
Elected Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
To support grantee's charitable programs and operations, which aim to build power, increase representation of historically marginalized communities at all levels, and advocate for the policy conditions that enable every… read allTo support grantee's charitable programs and operations, which aim to build power, increase representation of historically marginalized communities at all levels, and advocate for the policy conditions that enable every student in the district of columbia to thrive less
$600,000
The 74 Media · New York, NY · 2023
To advance, elevate, and influence national and regional conversations about education for millions of americans by expanding the reach of quality journalism
$540,000
Camden Education Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To support grantee's efforts to continuously improve communication and outreach efforts to constituents surrounding key education policy issues
$500,000
Denver Families for Public Schools · Denver, CO · 2024
To provide general support
$500,000
Great Public Schools for Indy · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy towards improving educational outcomes in indianapolis
$500,000
Harmon Curran Spielberg & Eisenberg Llp · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the opening of a high school in stockton in august 2025
$500,000
Baton Rouge Alliance for Students · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
To provide general support
$500,000
New Schools for Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To support the growth of charter schools and the charter school sector in birmingham
$500,000
Elevate 215 · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To support the expansion of high-quality educational options for students in philadelphia
$500,000
Excellent Schools New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
To increase the number of high-quality educational options in albuquerque
$500,000
Georgia Charter Schools Association · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Operating support
$490,050
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund Dba Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023
To support research on the impact of charter schools on system-wide student outcomes
$480,000
Rocketship Public Schools · Redwood City, CA · 2021
Operating support
$460,000
50can Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the grantee's charitable programs and operations which aim to improve public education policies and student outcomes in new mexico
$450,000
Equity in Education · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To support the grantee's charitable operations
$447,000
New Venture Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
To support professional development opportunities for organizational leadership
$425,000
Tennessee Charter School Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
To provide general support
$400,000
Futuro San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023
To support grantees charitable operations and programming, which aim to improve quality education for san antonios students

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.