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Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Inc

Grantmaking foundation in New York, New York · EIN 46-3612187

Total giving
$4.9MTax year 2025
Total assets
$27MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE CFE FUND'S MISSION IS TO LEVERAGE MUNICIPAL ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF HOUSEHOLDS BY EMBEDDING FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES INTO LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CFE FUND FOCUSES PROGRAMMATIC, RESEARCH, AND POLICY EFFORTS TOWARDS DESIGNING, EMBEDDING, AND REPLICATING FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$6M2020
$9.7M2021
$5.9M2022
$2.7M2023
$4.1M2024
$4.9M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Mayor'S Fund to Advance New York City$560K2021
City of Chicago$450K2021
City of San Francisco Dept of Children Youth & Their Families$230K2021
City of Miami$190K2021
City of Columbus$150K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.cfefund.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.