Overview

City Fund is a grantmaking nonprofit that supports the growth of charter schools and school-choice efforts in 23 U.S. cities. It invests in city-based non-profit organizations to improve public education outcomes, using a portfolio model that funds and scales successful schools while closing or restructuring weaker ones. Its services include advising, stable funding, and networks to help local leaders replicate ideas and improve performance, plus convening activities. Unlike some education groups, it also engages in advocacy and lobbying through a political arm, Public School Allies, to influence education policy in favor of school choice. The organization aims for charter schools to serve 30-50% of students in partner cities, to drive competition and raise performance across both charter and traditional public schools.