Right to the City Action Fund
To consolidate and grow the power of the renter class to achieve systematic and measurable improvements in civic engagement by renters in under- represented communities to advance policy goals that diminish the impacts of market-driven displacement and secure permanently affordable, non-market alternatives to the crisis of land and housing.
Right to the City Action Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,468,547
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $551,789
- -79.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $532,168
- -49.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Right to the City Action Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 24 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Right to the City Action Fund gives
- Giving grew 365% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2021) to $465K (2024). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $465K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tides Advocacy Los Angeles, CA | Operations | $80,000 |
| Met Council Action Inc Brooklyn, NY | Operations | $75,000 |
| Black Led Organizing Collaborative Akron, OH | Operations | $70,000 |
| Right to the City Vote Action Boston, MA | Operations | $65,000 |
| United for a New Economy Action Wheatridge, CO | Operations | $60,000 |
| Cause Action Fund Ventura, CA | Operations | $55,000 |
| Renters for Political Transformation Minneapolis, MN | Operations | $40,000 |
| Smash Inc Miami, FL | Operations | $10,000 |
| El Centro Cultural De Mexico Santa Ana, CA | Operations | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,468,547 | $551,789 | $532,168 | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,575,316 | $2,703,191 | $1,042,547 | $465,000 | 9 |
| 2023 | $658,479 | $184,441 | $613,835 | $110,000 | 4 |
| 2022 | $1,370,575 | $1,670,175 | $836,538 | $390,000 | 8 |
| 2021 | $417,910 | $150,980 | $279,380 | $100,000 | 3 |
| 2020 | $501,980 | $353,970 | $31,005 | — | — |
About Right to the City Action Fund
Based on IRS filings
Right to the City Action Fund is a public charity, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Right to the City Action Fund is led by Dawn Phillips, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dawn Phillips
Executive Director
Chair → Executive Di, 2021
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noemi Mimi Ramos
Board Chair
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Eleazer-Risper
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Medrano
Board Treasurer
Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Shapiro
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Greene
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Mimi Ramos (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Sunni Hutton (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Lisa Owens (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Mark Swier (2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Right to the City Action Fund
How large is Right to the City Action Fund?
Right to the City Action Fund reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $552K.
Where does Right to the City Action Fund operate?
Right to the City Action Fund has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin.
What is Right to the City Action Fund's EIN?
Right to the City Action Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2452802. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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