National League of Cities
The largest and oldest national organization representing and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, governance and leadership.
National League of Cities at a glance
- Total assets
- $239,888,688
- +399.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $26,334,967
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,225,526
- -8.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $29,038,505
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National League of Cities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State and Local Legal Center Washington, DC | Local Government Legal Center Coalition | $10,000 |
| African American Mayors Association Inc Washington, DC | Sponsorship | $10,000 |
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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 | $239,888,688 | $26,334,967 | $29,038,505 | — | — | $1,225,526 |
| 2024 | $48,070,949 | $25,529,012 | $25,371,735 | — | — | $1,331,608 |
| 2023 | $51,241,556 | $24,178,737 | $23,657,581 | — | — | $2,033,092 |
| 2022 | $33,292,810 | $21,168,705 | $22,143,175 | $20,000 | 2 | $1,351,903 |
| 2021 | $36,340,571 | $16,690,289 | $20,526,969 | — | — | $406,999 |
| 2020 | $33,616,649 | $18,005,755 | $21,445,996 | — | — | $992,152 |
| 2019 | $39,784,086 | $19,504,325 | $21,232,154 | — | — | $2,735,143 |
About National League of Cities
Based on IRS filings
National League of Cities is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $239.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.2M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National League of Cities is led by Clarence E. Anthony, CEO & Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 7 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
32 hrs/week
$550K (2019) → $1.1M (2025)
Antoinette Samuel
Senior Executive Director, Operations & Administrator
Former Deputy Executive Director → Senior Executive Director, Ops & Administrator, 2023
Senior Executive Director, Ops & Administrator → Senior Executive Director, Operations & Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$307K (2019) → $234K (2025)
Irma Esparza Diggs Sr.
Senior Executive Director & Federal Advocacy
Executive & Director of Federal Relations → Senior Executive Director & Federal Advocacy, 2023
On filings since 2022
38 hrs/week
$238K (2022) → $270K (2025)
Tia Kathlyn Plunkett-McQueen
Senior Executive Director & Human Resources
On filings since 2023
38 hrs/week
$198K (2023) → $227K (2025)
Joshua Michael Franzel
Senior Executive Director & Research
New on the 2025 filing
38 hrs/week
$250K (2025)
Steve Patterson
President
Director → Second Vice President, 2024
Second Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice R. Pauline
Director & Business Events
Director of Conferences & Meetings → Director & Business Events, 2025
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$158K (2019) → $215K (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
Michael Terseck
Chief Financial Officer
CFO - → CFO, 2024
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
38 hrs/week
$192K (2024) → $260K (2025)
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
Second Vice President → 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
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 (161)
- 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: 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: 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: Seantae Byers (2024) — Senior Executive Director Member & Partner Engagement
- Former: Angelia Washington (2019–2023) — Director
- 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: Seantae Byers Sr Exec Dir (2020–2023) — Member & Partner Engagement
- 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: Brent P. Jaramillo (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Brooks Rainwater (2019–2022) — Director & Csar
- 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) — Senior Executive, Finance & Operations
- Former: Valerie Scott Cooper (2019–2022) — Director -
- 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: John Goodhouse (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Lindsey Horvath (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Megan Corey (2020–2022) — Senior Executive & Digital Engagement
- 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: David Sander Director (2022)
- Former: Kathy Maness President (2022)
- Former: Seantae Byers Sr Exec (2022) — Director, Member & Partner Engage.
- 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: Dave Unmacht (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Greg Evans (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Irma Esparza Diggs Sr Exec (2019–2021) — Director of Federal Relations
- Former: John Kinnaird (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Kent Scarrett (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Mike Fina (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Paul Meyer (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Rebecca Viagran (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Wayne Messam (2019–2021) — Director -
- 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: Alfred Mae Drakeford (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Amanda Edwards (2019–2020) — 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) — President -
- Former: Levon Manzie (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Matt Zone (2019–2020) — Past President
- 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: Patrick Wojahn (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: Walter Kelly (2019–2020) — CFO -
- Former: Wes Henderson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Helen Willis (2020) — Director -
- Former: Joe Buscaino - First Vp (2020)
- Former: Kathy Maness - Second Vp (2020)
- Former: Vince R. Williams - Dir (2020)
- Former: Bill Peloza (2019) — Director-
- Former: Christopher B. Coleman (2019) — Past President-
- Former: Claire Reiss (2019) — Director & Risc
- Former: Cynthia Pratt (2019) — Director-
- Former: Denny Doyle (2019) — Director-
- Former: Dwayne Brown (2019) — Director & Talent Management
- 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: Joanne Bush (2019) — Director-
- Former: Joel Price (2019) — Director-
- Former: Karen Johnson (2019) — Director-
- Former: Ken Smith (2019) — Director-
- Former: Mark Stodola (2019) — President-
- Former: Pam 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 $1.1M, to Clarence E Anthony (CEO/Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National League of Cities
How large is National League of Cities?
National League of Cities reported $239.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $26.3M.
Where does National League of Cities operate?
National League of Cities has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is National League of Cities's EIN?
National League of Cities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0226780. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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AARP
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Assets
$421K
Grants
556
Total Given
$13.4M
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