Funding search · EIN 526055762 · Washington, DC

National League of Cities Institute

Name: National League of Cities Institute grants, 2021–2023
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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.

183
grants reported: $14.4M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

city economic inclusive network enrepreneurship commitment implementation

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Children & Nature Network2 grants · $2.1M
America Achieves2 grants · $2.1M
Drexel University2 grants · $1.0M
City of St Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees2 grants · $950,000
City of Jackson Ms2 grants · $730,000
Philadelphia City Fund1 grant · $700,000
City of Jackson1 grant · $490,000
Federation of American Scientists2 grants · $404,200
City of Sacramento2 grants · $291,378
Neighborworks America1 grant · $270,708

Giving over time

$4.8M

2021

$6.2M

2022

$3.4M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 183 grants.

$1.4M
Children & Nature Network · Roseville, MN · 2022
General support
$1.0M
America Achieves · New York, NY · 2022
Economic development administration grant
$1.0M
America Achieves · New York, NY · 2021
Economic development administration grant
$740,000
Children & Nature Network · Roseville, MN · 2023
General support
$700,000
Philadelphia City Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$513,372
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Economic development administration grant
$513,372
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Economic development administration grant
$490,000
City of Jackson · Jackson, MS · 2022
Southern cities economic inclusion initiative, municipalities reimagining community safety initiative
$490,000
City of Jackson Ms · Jackson, MS · 2021
Southern cities economic inclusion initiative, municipalities reimagining community safety initiative
$475,000
City of St Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees · St Louis, MO · 2022
Municipalities reimagining community safety initiative
$475,000
City of St Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees · St Louis, MO · 2021
Municipalities reimagining community safety initiative
$270,708
Neighborworks America · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$240,000
City of Jackson Ms · Jackson, MS · 2023
Expanding and sustaining the economic mobility of rsidents and small businesses
$233,628
Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
$225,000
Lone Star Justice Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
Support coordinated, equitable, community-centered safety efforts
$225,000
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Reimagining community safety initiative
$202,100
Federation of American Scientists · Washington, DC · 2022
Economic development administration grant
$202,100
Federation of American Scientists · Washington, DC · 2021
Economic development administration grant
$200,000
Research Foundation for the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$150,637
City of St Paul · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General support
$146,378
City of Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Equitable economic mobility initiative, youth excel initiative
$145,000
City of Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Equitable economic mobility initiative, youth excel initiative
$122,217
Georgia City Solutions · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
$120,000
Social Progress Imperative · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$111,149
City of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2022
City inclusive entrepreneurship network, equitable economic mobility initiative, strong southern communities initiative
$95,000
City of Roanoke Virginia · Roanoke, VA · 2021
City innovation ecosystems grant, equitable economic mobility initiative
$90,000
City of Lauderhill · Lauderhill, FL · 2021
City inclusive enrepreneurship network, youth excel initiative
$90,000
Civstart Corp · Washington, DC · 2021
City inclusive enrepreneurship network
$87,750
City of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2021
City inclusive enrepreneurship network, equitable economic mobility initiative, strong southern communities initiative
$75,000
Civstart Corp · Washington, DC · 2023
City inclusive entrepreneurship
$75,000
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (Ryasap) · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Make innovative changes create more equitable economic success for young people who are marginalized from economic success
$75,000
City of Madison · Madison, WI · 2021
Youth excel initiative
$75,000
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity · Denver, CO · 2021
Equitable economic mobility initiative
$75,000
Greater Houston Community Foundation · Houston, TX · 2021
Youth excel initiative
$75,000
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (Ryasap) · Bridgeport, CT · 2021
Youth excel initiative
$70,000
City of Akron · Akron, OH · 2021
Equitable economic mobility initiative
$70,000
City of Fresno · Fresno, CA · 2021
Equitable economic mobility initiative
$70,000
City of Orlando · Orlando, FL · 2021
Equitable economic mobility initiative
$70,000
City of Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Equitable economic mobility initiative
$60,000
Central Missouri Community Action · Columbia, MO · 2023
To support the early childhood workforce
$60,000
City of Montgomery · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Support the implementation of its entrepreneurship curriculum commitment
$45,000
City of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support of community needs and advance economic mobility of residents
$40,000
Awbury Arboretum Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
City of Rocky Ford · Rocky Ford, CO · 2023
Build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Madison Parks Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Raizes Collective · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
River Bend Nature Center · Farlbault, MN · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Thorne Ecological Institute · Lafayette, CO · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Together We Can · N Las Vegas, NV · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Town of Groton · Groton, CT · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Tricounty Play Collaborative · Summerville, SC · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Support the implementation of its hispanic/latinx business owners
$40,000
Wild Earth Wilderness School · High Falls, NY · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$40,000
Young Gifted & Green · Memphis, TN · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$39,190
City of Saint Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
To improve the financial stability of at-risk redients
$35,000
Onward a Legacy Foundation · Cortez, CO · 2023
Support the implementation of its hispanic/latinx business owners
$35,000
Reflo · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Cities connecting children to nature
$35,000
School District of the City of Dearborn · Dearborn, MI · 2021
Cities connecting children to nature
$30,000
Black 30 · Lawrence, KS · 2023
To support the inclusive entrepreneurship (cie) network
$30,000
City of Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
To support the implementation of its anchor procurement commitment
$30,000
City of Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Improve financial stability of residents
$30,000
City of Pueblo · Pueblo, CO · 2023
Increase racial equity and economic mobility for residents
$30,000
City of Topeka · Topeka, KS · 2023
Support the implementation of its hispanic/latinx business owners
$30,000
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Support the implementation of its hispanic/latinx business owners
$30,000
Penny Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Improve financial stability of residents
$30,000
Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans Inc Dba Propeller a Force for Social · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Support the implementation of its ecosystem accelerator commitment
$30,000
Village of Matteson · Matteson, IL · 2023
Support the implementation of its ecosystem mapping commitment
$30,000
Village of Maywood · Maywood, IL · 2023
Support the implementation of its ecosystem mapping commitment
$30,000
City of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2021
City innovation ecosystems grant, city inclusive enrepreneurship network
$30,000
Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2021
City inclusive enrepreneurship network
$25,000
Mayor'S Healthy City Initiative · Baton Rouge, LA · 2021
Healthy housing local action challenge
$22,000
City of Patterson · Patterson, LA · 2023
Support of economic inclusion
$20,000
City of Aurora · Aurora, IL · 2023
Support of community needs and advance economic mobility of residents
$20,000
City of Burlington · Burlington, VT · 2023
Support of community needs and advance economic mobility of residents
$20,000
City of El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2023
Advance economic mobility
$20,000
City of Grand Island · Grand Island, NE · 2023
Advance economic mobility
$20,000
City of Gustavus · Gistavus, AL · 2023
Advance economic mobility
$20,000
City of Linden · Linden, AL · 2023
Expanding and sustaining the economic mobility of rsidents and small businesses
$20,000
City of South San Francisco · South San Francisco, CA · 2023
Advance economic mobility
$20,000
Mississippi Center for Cultural Production · Utica, MS · 2023
Improving community health and resilience through the arts project;
$20,000
Paterson Public Schools · Paterson, NJ · 2023
Advancing equitable connection to nature strategies
$20,000
Providence Housing Authority · Providence, RI · 2023
Improving community health and resilience through the arts project;
$20,000
School District of the City of Dearborn · Dearborn, MI · 2023
To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably.
$20,000
The City of Frederick · Frederick, MD · 2023
Support your efforts to increase economic mobility for families
$20,000
Town of Chester · Chester, AR · 2023
Supporting existing strategies that respond to community needs and advance economic mobility
$20,000
City of Little Rock · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Cities connecting children to nature
$20,000
City of Paterson · Paterson, NJ · 2021
Cities connecting children to nature
$20,000
Regional Plan Association · New York, NY · 2021
Green schoolyards
$20,000
Virgin Islands Department of Education · St Thomas, VI · 2021
Green schoolyards
$20,000
Wasatch Mountain Institute · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Cities connecting children to nature
$18,000
City of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2021
Southern cities economic inclusion initiative, reengaging opportunity youth
$15,000
Arkansas Community Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Early childhood workforce commitment
$15,000
Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce · Beaverton, OR · 2023
To support the inclusive entrepreneurship (cie) network
$15,000
Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
To support the inclusive entrepreneurship (cie) network
$15,000
Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills Association · Manhattan, KS · 2023
To support the inclusive entrepreneurship (cie) network
$15,000
Chamber for Hispanic Progress Llc · Norfolk, VA · 2023
To help grow the utilization of hispanic businesses in the city of norfolk
$15,000
Child Start · Wichita, KS · 2023
Early childhood workforce commitment,
$15,000
City of Baton Rougeparish of East Baton Rouge · Baton, LA · 2023
Facilitate the operalizationof the dbe (disadvantaged business enterprise)
$15,000
City of Charlotte - Charlotte Business Inclusion Program · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Support the implementation of its ecosystem mapping commitment
$15,000
City of Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2023
Ecosystem mapping commitment

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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.