Cities Forward Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 93-1383745 Website

CITIES FORWARD IS A NONPARTISAN EFFORT FOCUSED ON HELPING CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY MAKE PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS A PRIORITY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$213K

-75.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.7M

Grant Count

10

Avg Grant Size

$367K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$213,307$853,420
Revenue$6,204,000$1,002,000
Expenses$6,854,575$156,179
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$918K$2M$3M$4M0 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COUNT MI VOTE EDUCATION …$1.6MCITY OF MILWAUKEE ELECTI…$787KPIZZA TO THE POLLS$525KCOMMITTEE OF SEVENTY$285KMUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT OF …$250KARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY…$100KPA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION$100KSALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA…$25KTOHONO O ODHAM NATION$25KUNITED NATIONAL INDIAN T…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL TANGLISSECRETARY1
NINA ZENNITREASURER1
SAM OLIKER-FRIEDLANDCHAIR ASSISTANT TREASURER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

LansingMesaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaPortlandScottsdaleSellsTempe

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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