Citi Foundation News

Citi Foundation Announces $50 Million Community Finance Innovation Fund to Support the Growth of CDFIs across the U.S.
Learn moreCiti Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States
Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
Learn more about Citi and the Citi Foundation’s support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Pathways to Progress: Citi Foundation Invests Additional $100 Million in Economic Opportunities for Young People Globally
Citi Foundation & LISC: Connecting Americans to Good Jobs and Brighter Financial Futures
Bridges to Career Opportunities (Bridges) is a LISC program that helps chronically unemployed and underemployed adults train for, land, and advance in jobs in local growth industries. The majority of Bridges clients are people of color and women, representing the groups facing the highest systemic obstacles to opportunity in our economy. The Citi Foundation is a major supporter of Bridges, committing $10 million to help 40 community-based organizations deliver the program to thousands of job-seeking Americans over the last three years.
Meet Bashar: the Syrian Artist Making Magic with His Mobile Theater
Bashar built a mobile theater that travels around Nuremberg with performances that focus on fairy tales and childhood stories from both Germany and Syria. He received support setting up up his creative company through the International Rescue Committee’s Resilient Futures program funded by the Citi Foundation.
New Research from the IRC and ODI Reveals the Devastating Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Displaced Women
How Young Entrepreneurs in Asia-Pacific Responded to COVID-19
Youth Co:Lab – co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation – conducted research to assess how youth-led enterprises were impacted by the pandemic and how they responded.
Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of $25MM Small Business Technical Assistance Request for Proposals
Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Citi Foundation to Provide Career Readiness Support to HBCU Students
The Citi Foundation and The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) have announced a multiyear collaboration aimed at the establishment of a multifaceted professional and personal development immersion program providing meaningful economic development support for students attending TMCF member-schools, which include publicly supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).