National League of Cities Institute Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2025
Total received
$74.7M
Foundation funders
46
Grants recorded
165
Years covered
2018–2025
Who funds National League of Cities Institute Inc?
National League of Cities Institute Inc is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($12.4M), The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc ($8.8M), Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation ($7.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $74.7M in grants to National League of Cities Institute Inc between 2018–2025.
Show all 46 funders
| Surdna Foundation Inc | $350,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | $275,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | $200,000 | 2 | 2020 |
| Bainum Family Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | $130,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | $110,000 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc | $110,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| The William Penn Foundation | $105,070 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | $104,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | $100,235 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Endowment Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $91,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Solar Foundation | $86,224 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Vose River Charitable Fund | $80,880 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Smart Growth America | $54,930 | 1 | 2019 |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | $25,224 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unidosus | $20,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $15,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Civic Leadership Inc | $9,162 | 1 | 2019 |
| Paso del Norte Health Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $175K (2018) to $19.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $585K.
What grants has National League of Cities Institute Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $435,000 |
| 2025 | Bainum Family Foundation | WEVISION SYSTEMS LEVEL | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT | $3,773,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | CITIES CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE RESILIENTLY | $2,500,000 |
| 2024 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | SUPPORT FOR THE CITY INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT UP TO 150 ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES OVER TWO YEARS. 202105-10530 | $2,095,188 |
| 2024 | Waverley Street Foundation | Smart Surfaces Coalition | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | Gates Foundation | U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY | $1,562,500 |
| 2024 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $1,460,000 |
| 2024 | Children's Defense Fund | PROGRAM SUPPORTS | $1,414,666 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82381 SPREADING AND SCALING THE PROVEN CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY FRAMEWORK TO ENABLE CITY LEADERS TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE WELLBEING | $1,060,266 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH HOUSING | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80280 SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES IN CREATING COALITIONS OF CITIES TO ADDRESS PRE-EMPTION AND HOME-RULE REFORM | $470,809 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 79376 SUPPORTING GREATER SUCCESS FOR CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY IN HELPING CITIES ACHIEVE A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT IN ADDRESSING STRUCTURAL RACISM | $446,130 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82419 SUPPORTING THE SOUTHERN CITIES ECONOMIC INCLUSION INITIATIVE IN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT CITYWIDE ECONOMIC-INCLUSION STRATEGIES IN SOUTHERN CITIES | $378,845 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support for the nation's cities, their leaders work to expand economic opportunity in communities | $285,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT TO AID A COHORT OF FOUR CITIES TO RECONNECT ADULTS WITH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Child Development | NLC 11-2023 | $200,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | TO SUPPORT MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP ON IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY, ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY, AND REDUCING OVER-RELIANCE ON JAIL INCARCERATION AS PART OF THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $150,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF CITY AND MUNICIPAL LEADERS TO HELP IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY WORKFORCE AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS FOR DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AS PART OF THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | To build cities' awareness of and interest in children's savings accounts as a supplementary strategy to promote high school graduation and post-secondary completion. | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | SOUTHERN CITIES ECONOMIC INCLUSION INITIATIVE | $130,000 |
| 2024 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $125,728 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support for Student Reengagement Project | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support technical assistance for local leaders through the REAL program | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | To serve as a Wallace communications partner. | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | To engage city officials in afterschool initiatives and bring increased attention to the importance of continuing investments in afterschool at federal, state and local levels. | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 79266 DEVELOPING A CONSENSUS ON KEY WELL-BEING METRICS THAT WILL ADVANCE HEALTH AND EQUITY POLICIES IN ATLANTA | $51,004 |
| 2024 | Pritzker Family Foundation | BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Unidosus | GRANTS | $20,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 165 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds National League of Cities Institute Inc?
National League of Cities Institute Inc is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($12.4M), The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc ($8.8M), Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation ($7.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $74.7M in grants to National League of Cities Institute Inc between 2018–2025.
Who is National League of Cities Institute Inc's largest funder?
Freedom Together Foundation is the largest recorded funder of National League of Cities Institute Inc, with $12.4M across 11 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has National League of Cities Institute Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $74.7M in grants to National League of Cities Institute Inc across 165 grants from 46 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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