National League of Cities Institute Inc
The National League of Cities Institute (NLCI) is a Washington, DC-based public charity and the research and education affiliate of the National League of Cities. It supports municipal leaders through research and technical assistance, and makes grants for local initiatives. Its work is directed toward helping locally elected officials govern effectively and helping cities address community needs.
National League of Cities Institute Inc at a glance
In short: National League of Cities Institute Inc gave $1.7M across 57 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), top state Texas. 61% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,650,265
- -51.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 57
- -33.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,952
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $14,196,885
- -23.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 61% first-time grantees (34 of 56, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (19% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to National League of Cities Institute Inc
- Review Cycle
- The stated deadlines for the 2025 opportunities above have passed.
- Deadline
- The stated deadlines for the 2025 opportunities above have passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 660 N Capital St Nw 450, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 626-3064
Website: https://nlc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who National League of Cities Institute Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kaboom ($167K). Together the top 10 received $705K.
Grant Size Distribution
305 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 250 grants of 305 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NLCI’s website describes technical assistance for cities, towns, and other governmental organizations across the country. In 2025, grant dollars were distributed across multiple states; the largest stated shares went to Texas (19%), Maryland (10%), Iowa (9%), Louisiana (7%), and California (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 57 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National League of Cities Institute Inc open to new grantees?
61%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 34 of 56 grantees (61%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $29K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $20K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $914K (2019) to $6.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 57 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kaboom Bethesda, MD | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $166,531 |
| City of Dallas Dallas, TX | To implement new approaches to achieve safer cities for all | $128,734 |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc Monana, WI | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
| City of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
| East Bay Children & Nature Emeryville, CA | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
| Indian Creek Nature Center Cedar Rapids, IA | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
| Mississippi Driftless Regional Foundation Dubuque, IA | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
| Saint Louis Mental Health Board St. Louis, MO | To implement new approaches to achieve safer cities for all | $50,000 |
| Texas Children in Nature Manchaca, TX | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
| Together We Can N Las Vegas, NV | To build capacity for local strategies that connect children to nature more equitably | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,196,885 | $19,001,414 | $21,382,606 | $1,650,265 | 57 | — |
| 2024 | $18,579,264 | $21,256,291 | $26,004,907 | $3,423,675 | 86 | — |
| 2023 | $23,823,330 | $27,174,469 | $27,965,957 | $6,152,376 | 15 | — |
| 2022 | $19,106,059 | $27,391,350 | $18,497,550 | $4,821,315 | 82 | — |
| 2021 | $13,808,985 | $15,783,128 | $10,361,384 | $1,288,850 | 65 | — |
| 2020 | $6,693,116 | $9,164,106 | $11,814,580 | $2,839,675 | 146 | $10,274 |
| 2019 | $10,218,916 | $10,816,580 | $9,768,874 | $914,250 | 35 | $7,424 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NLCI’s stated mission is to equip locally elected officials with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to govern effectively in their cities. The organization says it is committed to building more inclusive communities and improving health, equity, and wellbeing.
Its Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development (LEAD) works to strengthen municipal leaders’ capacity to address the needs of children and families. The filing describes LEAD’s program areas as education, youth development, early childhood development, child and youth safety, and family economic security. The Center for Municipal Practice conducts and reports research on programs and issues important to cities and towns.
The 2025 grants show support for a range of local and community organizations. For example, grantee KABOOM! describes its work as addressing playspace inequity by building kid-designed playspaces with communities. Texas Children in Nature says its mission is to ensure equitable access and connection to nature for children in Texas. Lone Star Justice Alliance describes its work as addressing systemic failures in the justice system through advocacy and evidence-based programs for youth and emerging adults. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not NLCI’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, NLCI reported 57 grants totaling $1,650,265. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $166,531, with a median of $20,000. The largest listed awards included $166,531 to KABOOM! for building capacity for local strategies connecting children to nature more equitably, and $128,734 to the City of Dallas to implement approaches for safer cities. Other listed awards of $50,000 included grants to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, City of Cedar Rapids, East Bay Children & Nature, Indian Creek Nature Center, and Texas Children in Nature.
NLC materials also describe two 2025 municipal funding opportunities. The Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant Opportunity had an application deadline of April 30, 2025, for projects scheduled from June 2025 through January 2026. The Southern Cities Economic Inclusion Initiative invited municipalities in eligible Southern states to apply for a planning phase with a $15,000 grant and technical assistance, with an opportunity for selected municipalities to apply for a later implementation phase with grants of $30,000 to $60,000. Its application deadline was February 24, 2025. Both deadlines have passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steve Patterson as president, Kevin Kramer as first vice president, and Van Johnson as second vice president. It also lists David Sander, James Mitchell, Brian O’Neill, Vince Williams, and Victoria Woodards as past presidents. Byron Amos is listed as a director; Andreas Addison is listed as a director until March 2025.
National League of Cities Institute Inc is led by Clarence E. Anthony, CEO & Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 70 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Clarence E. Anthony
CEO & Executive Director
Executive Director, Secretary & Treasurer → CEO & Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
$91K (2022) → $224K (2025)
Elfreda W. Massie
Director, Executive Director & Workforce Successor
New on the 2025 filing
38 hrs/week
$193K (2025)
Steve Patterson
President
Director → Second Vice President, 2024
Second Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Moore
Director, Youth & Young Adult
Director Youth & Young Adult Connections → Director, Youth & Young Adult, 2025
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$143K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Robert Blaine
Senior Executive, Director & Lead
Senior Executive Director & Iyef → Senior Executive Director & Lead, 2023
Senior Executive Director & Lead → Senior Executive, Director & Lead, 2025
On filings since 2022
38 hrs/week
$195K (2022) → $255K (2025)
Justin Edwards
Senior Director, Infrastructure & Innovation
Data Director & Yef Institute → Data Director, 2024
Data Director → Senior Director, Infrastructure & Innovation, 2025
On filings since 2023
38 hrs/week
$175K (2023) → $185K (2025)
Katherine Dailinger
Project Director & Lih
New on the 2025 filing
38 hrs/week
$186K (2025)
Hattie Portis-Jones
Director
Director → Director -, 2020
Director - → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ty Stober
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aditi Bussells
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Barefield
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Byron Amos
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Roberts
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Dyballa
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrell O'Quinn
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise C. Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emmett V. Jordan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice Zahn
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Simmons
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Shepherd
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Orlando
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Gowdy
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathaniel George Booker
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Weston Broome
Director
Director - → First Vice President, 2024
First Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Banks
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adriana Rocha Garcia
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andreas D. Addison
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Vanorny
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Odom-Wesley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bianca Motley Broom
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Hobbs
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clark Hopper
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Wimpee
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doreen Garlid
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Sprouse
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emmanuel Remy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Langowski
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Patino
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Arbuckle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Weisensel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Miller
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Lynch
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Weinberg
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Turner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael C. Blake
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Kwon
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Brady
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Belshe
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Bruton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Bazaldua
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bennett Sandlin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Carter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kazy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Boney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katrina Thompson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Norton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Fischer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Castex-Tatum
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Greller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Glover
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Engerman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Fuentes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian J. O'Neill
Past President
Past President → Director, 2022
Director → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James E. Mitchell Jr.
Past President
Past President - → Director, 2022
Director → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vince R. Williams
Past President
Director - → First Vice President, 2022
First Vice President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Woodards II
Past President
First Vice President - → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Sander
Immediate Past President
Second Vice President - → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Terseck
Chief Financial Officer
CFO - → CFO, 2024
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin J. Kramer
First Vice President
Director → First Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Van Johnson
Second Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (163)
- Former: Gyna Machelle Bivens (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Williams (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Hardy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Healther Hall (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jake Spano (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Leo Longworth (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Dennis (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Shannon Hardin (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tara Mosley-Samples (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tonja Rucker (2020–2024) — Director & Early Childhood
- Former: Bruce Duke (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: David Holt (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Gilbert Villegas (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeanette Herron (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Josh Moenning (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Carroll Lew Watson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Edward Sundquist (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Emily Larson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeannie Garner (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jolien Caraballo (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kate Kruller (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kent Keel (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark R. Hayes (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Nils Andreassen (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Peter Baynes (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ras Baraka (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Sheets (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Katie Dailinger (2023–2024) — Project Director & Lih
- Former: Blaine A. Griffin (2024) — Director
- Former: Chalice Savage (2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Kealey (2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel P. Gilmartin (2024) — Director
- Former: Kristopher Dahir (2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Freeman (2024) — Director
- Former: Ruth Grendahl (2024) — Director
- Former: Angelia Washington (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Heidi Goldberg (2019–2023) — Director, Econ. Opp & Finance Empowerment
- Former: Kathy Maness (2019–2023) — Past President -
- Former: Stephanie Piko (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Adam McGough (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Fowler (2020–2023) — Director -
- Former: Suzanne Pechilo Polis (2020–2023) — Director, Health & Wellness
- Former: John Fogle (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Brian Traugott (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Gilmartin (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jan Arbuckle (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Bommer (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Rick Grady (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Callaway (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Teresa Mosqueda (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Tishaura Jones (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Travis Blosser (2023) — Director
- Former: Vince Williams President - (2023)
- Former: Andy Ryder (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Audrey Hutchinson (2019–2022) — Director, Education & Expanded Learning
- Former: Brent P. Jaramillo (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Cyndy Andrus (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: David Luna (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Deana Holiday-Ingraham (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Denise Adams (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Gary Resnick (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Joe Buscaino (2019–2022) — Past President
- Former: Joel Navarro (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Laurie-Anne Sayles (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Leon Johnson (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Richard Montgomery (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Robin Arrendondo-Savage (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Salvatore Panto Jr. (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Sean Polster (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Stephanie Osborn (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Valerie Scott Cooper (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Andrew Moore - Dir (2020–2022) — Youth & Young Adult Connections
- Former: Brooks Rainwater-Sr Exec Dir (2020–2022) — City Solutions & Applied Research
- Former: Cameron Diehl (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Corina Lopez (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Derek Green (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Geoffrey Beckwith (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Heidi Goldberg - Dir (2020–2022) — Economic Opp & Finance Empowerment
- Former: John Goodhouse (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Lindsey Horvath (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Richard Schuettler (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Tameika Isaac Devine (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Alan Wapner (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Brad Cole (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Brandon Elefante (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Carolyn M. Coleman (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Daniel Corona (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Elizabeth Carr-Hurst (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Ellen Smith (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Hardie Davis (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Jesse Matthews (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: John Gallagher (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: L. Lynn Rex (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Larry Hanson (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Mark Douglas (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Kathy Maness President (2022)
- Former: Andy Berke (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Carlie Jones (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Chasity Wells-Armstrong (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Chris Brown (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Clifford Johnson (2019–2021) — Senior Executive Director & Iyef
- Former: Dave Unmacht (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Greg Evans (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: John Kinnaird (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Kent Scarrett (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Matt Zone (2019–2021) — Past President -
- Former: Mike Fina (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Patrick Wojahn (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Paul Meyer (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Rebecca Viagran (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Stephanie Deason (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Kevin Thompson (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Monica Rodriguez (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Tiffany Gibson-Pitts (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Tj Cawley (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Joe Buscaino Chairman (2021)
- Former: Alfred Mae Drakeford (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Amanda Edwards (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Antoinette Samuel (2019–2020) — Deputy Executive Director -
- Former: Cynthia Donald (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Doris McConnell (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Gerri Schroder (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Hanifa Shabazz (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Harold Perrin (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: James Edward McDonald (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Jonathan Steiner (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Jungus Jordan (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Karen Best (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Freeman-Wilson (2019–2020) — Chairman -
- Former: Levon Manzie (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Matthew Surrency (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Maura Carroll (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Melodee Colbert-Kean (2019–2020) — Past President -
- Former: Oliver G. Gilbert (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Roxanne Thalman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ted Ellis (2019–2020) — Past President -
- Former: Tim Burton (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Tito Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Wayne Messam (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Wes Henderson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Helen Willis (2020) — Director -
- Former: Bill Peloza (2019) — Director-
- Former: Brooks Rainwater (2019) — Director & Csar
- Former: Christopher B. Coleman (2019) — Past President-
- Former: Cynthia Pratt (2019) — Director-
- Former: Denny Doyle (2019) — Director-
- Former: Erik Sartorius (2019) — Director-
- Former: Frank Ortis (2019) — Director-
- Former: Gil Ziffer (2019) — Director-
- Former: Jasmine Gore (2019) — Director-
- Former: Jermaine Reed (2019) — Director-
- Former: Jerry Deschane (2019) — Director-
- Former: Jessica Zimbabwe (2019) — Director Urban Development
- Former: Joanne Bush (2019) — Director-
- Former: Joel Price (2019) — Director-
- Former: Karen Johnson (2019) — Director-
- Former: Ken Smith (2019) — Director-
- Former: Leon Andrews (2019) — Director Race, Equity & Leadership
- Former: Mark Stodola (2019) — Chairman of the Board-
- Former: Mspam O'Connor (2019) — Director-
- Former: Pc Wu (2019) — Director-
- Former: Shari Veazy (2019) — Director-
- Former: Wally Campbell (2019) — Director-
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $255K, to Robert Blaine (Sr Exec and Director, Lead). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National League of Cities Institute Inc
How much does National League of Cities Institute Inc give each year?
National League of Cities Institute Inc gave $1.7M across 57 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 86 grants.
What is National League of Cities Institute Inc's typical grant size?
National League of Cities Institute Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $28,952, across 57 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National League of Cities Institute Inc that year got $29K on average.
Where does National League of Cities Institute Inc give grants?
National League of Cities Institute Inc's top state is Texas, with 19% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Maryland (10%) and Iowa (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Orleans, LA (3 grants), Dallas, TX (2 grants) and Cedar Rapids, IA (2 grants).
Does National League of Cities Institute Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 57 grants with a stated purpose on National League of Cities Institute Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Advancing Economic Mobility" (15 grants).
Who are National League of Cities Institute Inc's largest grantees?
National League of Cities Institute Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Kaboom ($166,531), City of Dallas ($138,734 across 2 grants) and Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National League of Cities Institute Inc?
National League of Cities Institute Inc reported $14.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.0M.
What does National League of Cities Institute Inc fund?
NLCI’s stated mission is to equip locally elected officials with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to govern effectively in their cities. The organization says it is committed to building more inclusive communities and improving health, equity, and wellbeing. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National League of Cities Institute Inc?
National League of Cities Institute Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nlc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National League of Cities Institute Inc's EIN?
National League of Cities Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6055762. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
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Grantable. (2026). National League of Cities Institute Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/national-league-of-cities-institute-inc-morg_7a3a74c7193d4bfca6253a9a439bc257
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