Public Charity

CITY LEADERSHIP

CITY LEADERSHIP is a Public Charity headquartered in MEMPHIS, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.6M revenue, $2.5M expenses, $1.8M total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 464337862 MEMPHIS, TN Public & Societal Benefit N.E.C. NTEE: W99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records17
Funding Total$11.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CITY LEADERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO RECRUIT, DEVELOP, AND CATALYZE LEADERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF MEMPHIS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE LEADERSHIP CAPITAL AND POTENTIAL OF MEMPHIS. CITY LEADERSHIP STRIVES TO RECRUIT TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO MEMPHIS, TO DEVELOP LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN MEMPHIS, AND TO ACCELERATE (I.E. CATALYZE) COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY.

Where $100 goes at City Leadership

How City Leadership divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$52
Under its recruit program, City Leadership seeks to attract and retain talent for Memphis,especially its nonprofit sector, primarily through its 901 campaigns: choose901, teach901, serve901 and choose901 alumni
79% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,000 students; 40 organizations
$14
Under its develop program, City Leadership consults and works with organizations, especially nonprofit organizations, and leaders from every field: businesses, government entities, schools, teachers, artists, and social entrepreneurs…
21% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Clayton Sanderson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John R Carroll
CHAIRMAN & TREASURER Marcus E Lewis
BOARD MEMBER Matt Brennan
SECRETARY Tom Marino

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,481,740 9 grants
Education
$1,463,250 2 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$3,976,610 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $2.5M $1.8M
2024 $2.8M $2.2M $1.5M
2023 $2.2M $2.3M $1.0M
2022 $2.0M $2.2M $1.1M
2021 $2.3M $2.1M $972K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $2.6M (+15%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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