Citi Foundation concentrates its giving on economic opportunity and financial inclusion, especially supporting small business growth, minority depository institutions, and municipal financial empowerment programs that connect underserved communities to jobs and digital tools. Grants are programmatic and partnership-oriented (e.g., Small Biz programs, MDI technology initiatives, and Summer Jobs Connect), indicating a focus on scaling systems that expand access to capital, workforce entry points, and digital financial services for low‑income communities and communities of color.
Citi Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large, repeat commitments to economic opportunity programs that build skills, capital access, and institutional capacity. A standout example is the recurring investment in National Bankers Community Alliance Inc for MDI ConnectTech, which appears in both 2024 and 2025 at multi-million-dollar levels. The foundation also backs work that helps underserved entrepreneurs grow, including Calvert Impact Capital Inc for the 100X10 for Small Biz Program in 2023 and 2024. Across its portfolio, Citi Foundation funds nonprofit and intermediary partners rather than isolated projects. Its grants support minority depository institutions, CDFI workforce development, youth employment, and community finance infrastructure. Several awards are framed as initiatives or coalitions, such as the Building a More Diverse CDFI Workforce Initiative, the New Majority MDI & Cooperativa Growth Initiative, and the Women of Color in Tech Coalition Program. That pattern suggests a funder that prefers organized, programmatic efforts with shared infrastructure, technical assistance, and sector-building goals. The foundation’s work also reaches beyond financial services into adjacent pathways that connect people to jobs and enterprise, including youth entrepreneurship and refugee economic resilience. This mix makes Citi Foundation a grantmaker focused on systems that expand financial access and career entry points for low-income communities and communities of color.
In small business and entrepreneurship, Citi Foundation funded Technoserve Inc for Crece Tu Empresa Program 8.0 and NALCAB for its CDFI Certification Program, showing support for both business growth services and intermediary capacity. For youth economic pathways, it gave Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship $1,500,000 for the Own Your Future Initiative and the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund $3,500,000 for Summer Jobs Connect Initiative. The foundation also invests in workforce and sector infrastructure. Opportunity Finance Network received grants for the Next Gen CDFI Workforce Program, while Local Initiatives Support Corporation was funded for the Building a More Diverse CDFI Workforce Initiative. In financial health, Financial Health Network Inc received support for the Advancing Consumer and Community Financial Health Program. Its portfolio also includes refugee and migrant integration: International Rescue Committee Inc received multiple grants for the Rescuing Futures and Resilient Futures programs. Those awards indicate a grantmaker that supports both direct pathways for individuals and the institutions serving them.
Current and upcoming funding from Citi Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit housing developers eligible under Citi Foundation funding guidelines; applicants must have IRS 501(c)(3) status or international equivalent, or be a registered school, university, or government entity.
Deadline: Submit by July 1, 2026 at 12 p.m. New York Time (Eastern Time).
$92.8M
$101.5M
$80.2M
$92.8M
Most grants fall between $195K and $500K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$195K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$500K
About 18% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Highly concentrated, large-dollar grants to a small number of strategic partners; a mix of repeat multi‑million awards to a few organizations and targeted program investments rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Calvert Impact Capital, Inc., National Bankers Community Alliance, Inc. (MDI-focused work), Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc.
Typical grant size is $195,000 at the 25th percentile, $250,000 at the median, and $500,000 at the 75th percentile, with many recent awards in the seven-figure range. The portfolio shows recurrence: several recipients appear in multiple years, including National Bankers Community Alliance Inc, International Rescue Committee Inc, Opportunity Finance Network, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and African American Alliance of Cdfi Ceos Inc. Citi Foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it also funds individuals. Its recent awards are programmatic and usually tied to named initiatives rather than open-ended support.
Grantmaking is national and heavily U.S.-based, with 100% of grants in the recipient country distribution landing in the United States. The top state by grant count is Virginia, while New York receives 18% of grants. Recent recipients include Washington, DC; Arlington, VA; Philadelphia, PA; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; and San Antonio, TX. The pattern is broad but urban and institution-centered, with many grants going to organizations in major metropolitan areas.
It focuses on financial inclusion, youth employment, and economically vibrant communities. Recent grants show repeated support for small business financing and technical assistance, minority depository institutions, CDFI workforce development, and municipal financial empowerment programs.
The typical award sits at $250,000 median, with a 25th percentile of $195,000 and a 75th percentile of $500,000. Recent grants also include larger multi-million-dollar program awards.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including National Bankers Community Alliance Inc, International Rescue Committee Inc, Opportunity Finance Network, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and African American Alliance of Cdfi Ceos Inc.
Virginia is the top state by grant count, followed by New York, which receives 18% of grants. Recent recipient cities also include Washington, DC; Arlington, VA; Philadelphia, PA; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; and San Antonio, TX.
Some active programs do. The Community Progress Makers Initiative, Pathways to Progress, and the 2021 Small Business Technical Assistance Initiative are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, while several other active initiatives are not.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Who can apply: Nonprofit housing developers across the U.S.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL BANKERS COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,750,000 | 2025 | MDI CONNECTTECH INITIATIVE |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF CDFI CEOS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $2,000,000 | 2025 | THE ALLIANCE BUILDING CAPACITY INITIATIVE |
| UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | ASIA PACIFIC YOUTH CO:LAB INITIATIVE |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800,000 | 2025 | RESILIENT FUTURES 5 PROJECT |
| PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRESS MAKERS LEARNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE |
| URBAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRESS MAKERS LEARNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE |
| NPOWER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $700,000 | 2025 | ADVANCING TECH PATHWAYS & WOMEN OF COLOR COALITION PROGRAM |
| CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $650,000 | 2025 | SUMMER JOBS CONNECT INITIATIVE |
| NETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | OWN YOUR FUTURE INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | CULTIVATING HOPE HARVESTING CHANGE PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOMEFORALL PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY BUILDERS INC | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOME ROOM 2.0 PROJECT |
| POSSIBILITY LABS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRESS MAKERS LEARNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | INCLUSIVE COHOUSING WITH THE HOMELESS INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS: MARKET DRIVEN APPROACHES PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | RESILIENT FUTURE PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | +LAPENA HABITAR ZERO INCOME INITIATIVE |
| LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | PRIDE IN PLACEMENT INITIATIVE |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | JAMAICA YMCA'S DIGNITY AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOMES TO PROSPERITY: COMMUNITY REVIVAL INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | SOLID GROUND: INTEGRAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT |
| DOLORES STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | THE STAY OVER PROGRAM: SHELTER FOR FAMILIES |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | SECURE SHELTER FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | OMIRLIK MAQSAT: EMPOWERING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOUSING OWNERSHIP FOR AT-RISK WOMEN INITIATIVE |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | TMCF HBCU CAREER INCUBATOR PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | INTEGRATIVE SOLUTION FOR HUMANITARIAN HOUSING AID INITIATIVE |
| DIGNITYMOVES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES WITH DIGNITY INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | ENDING HOMELESSNESS OF LGBTQI REFUGEES PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | NAVIGATOR HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | INCLUSION FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING INITIATIVE |
| FULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING INC | AMERICUS, GA | $500,000 | 2025 | BUILDING EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | SPECIALIST PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | STEP AHEAD PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | NUBIAN VAULT DECENT HOUSING IN COTE D'IVOIRE PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF UA REFUGEES HOMELESSNESS IN POLAND PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | MI-CHANGE VOUCHER INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | DREAM INITIATIVE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | SETTLE STRONG RESILIENCE INITIATIVE (SSRI) |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOME&BEYOND: AUTONOMY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM |
| H E L P USA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION ACCELERATOR PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | THE EPIC HOMES SUSTAINABLE FUTURE INITIATIVE |
| MIAMI HOMES FOR ALL INC | MIAMI, FL | $500,000 | 2025 | THE 305 HOUSING READY PROJECT |
| N STREET VILLAGE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR AGING WOMEN PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | LEAVING THE STREETS BEHIND YOUTH PROJECT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | INTEGRAL HOUSING PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | LA MEZCLADORA HOME PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | EMPOWERING WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | HOUSING INNOVATION LAB FOR LOW-COST HOUSING INITIATIVE |
NATIONAL BANKERS COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC
$3,750,000MDI CONNECTTECH INITIATIVE
AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF CDFI CEOS INC
$2,000,000THE ALLIANCE BUILDING CAPACITY INITIATIVE
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
$2,000,000ASIA PACIFIC YOUTH CO:LAB INITIATIVE
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$1,800,000RESILIENT FUTURES 5 PROJECT
PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK INC
$1,000,000COMMUNITY PROGRESS MAKERS LEARNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
URBAN INSTITUTE
$1,000,000COMMUNITY PROGRESS MAKERS LEARNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
NPOWER INC
$700,000ADVANCING TECH PATHWAYS & WOMEN OF COLOR COALITION PROGRAM
CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND INC
$650,000SUMMER JOBS CONNECT INITIATIVE
NETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
$600,000OWN YOUR FUTURE INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000CULTIVATING HOPE HARVESTING CHANGE PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000HOMEFORALL PROGRAM
COMMUNITY BUILDERS INC
$500,000HOME ROOM 2.0 PROJECT
POSSIBILITY LABS
$500,000COMMUNITY PROGRESS MAKERS LEARNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000INCLUSIVE COHOUSING WITH THE HOMELESS INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS: MARKET DRIVEN APPROACHES PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000RESILIENT FUTURE PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000+LAPENA HABITAR ZERO INCOME INITIATIVE
LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER
$500,000PRIDE IN PLACEMENT INITIATIVE
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK
$500,000JAMAICA YMCA'S DIGNITY AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000HOMES TO PROSPERITY: COMMUNITY REVIVAL INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000SOLID GROUND: INTEGRAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
DOLORES STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$500,000THE STAY OVER PROGRAM: SHELTER FOR FAMILIES
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000SECURE SHELTER FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000OMIRLIK MAQSAT: EMPOWERING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000HOUSING OWNERSHIP FOR AT-RISK WOMEN INITIATIVE
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND
$500,000TMCF HBCU CAREER INCUBATOR PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000INTEGRATIVE SOLUTION FOR HUMANITARIAN HOUSING AID INITIATIVE
DIGNITYMOVES
$500,000TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES WITH DIGNITY INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000COMPREHENSIVE AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000ENDING HOMELESSNESS OF LGBTQI REFUGEES PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000NAVIGATOR HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000INCLUSION FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING INITIATIVE
FULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING INC
$500,000BUILDING EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000SPECIALIST PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000STEP AHEAD PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000NUBIAN VAULT DECENT HOUSING IN COTE D'IVOIRE PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000PREVENTION OF UA REFUGEES HOMELESSNESS IN POLAND PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000MI-CHANGE VOUCHER INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000DREAM INITIATIVE
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000SETTLE STRONG RESILIENCE INITIATIVE (SSRI)
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000HOME&BEYOND: AUTONOMY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM
H E L P USA INC
$500,000HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION ACCELERATOR PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000THE EPIC HOMES SUSTAINABLE FUTURE INITIATIVE
MIAMI HOMES FOR ALL INC
$500,000THE 305 HOUSING READY PROJECT
N STREET VILLAGE INC
$500,000ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR AGING WOMEN PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000LEAVING THE STREETS BEHIND YOUTH PROJECT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000INTEGRAL HOUSING PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000LA MEZCLADORA HOME PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000EMPOWERING WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$500,000HOUSING INNOVATION LAB FOR LOW-COST HOUSING INITIATIVE
