Community Progress Makers
Community Progress Makers
The Citi Foundation first launched the Community Progress Makers initiative in 2015 with a vision of empowering community leaders to grow their transformative impact through unrestricted, trust-based funding.
From 2015 to 2019, the Citi Foundation has provided $40 million in multi-year, unrestricted funding to 72 Community Progress Makers, helping to place over 45,000 people in affordable housing, train over 33,000 people for employment, save over $10 million in energy costs, and expand over 12,000 small businesses.
In 2021, the Citi Foundation announced a $25 million expansion of Community Progress Makers to support visionary organizations that are working to connect low-income communities and communities of color to greater social and economic opportunity. This third iteration of Community Progress Makers is a part of Citi and the Citi Foundation’s Action for Racial Equity initiative, which has already invested $1 billion in strategic initiatives to help close the racial wealth gap in the United States.
Through the Citi Foundation’s funding, the newest cohort of 50 Community Progress Makers will support low-income communities and communities of color by working to expand affordable housing and access; environmental sustainability; economic development; financial health and wellness; workforce readiness and high-quality jobs. The Foundation will provide a supportive community network through which these organizations can connect to learn from each other, share best practices and strengthen their roles as social change agents. As part of the initiative, the Citi Foundation is engaging long-time grantee Urban Institute to provide technical assistance to the cohort, helping to measure their impact and track their progress.
Meet the Newest Group of Community Progress Makers
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