Citizens Charitable Foundation
The Citizens Charitable Foundation is the grantmaking arm of Citizens Bank focused on financial empowerment and workforce development. Grant and application information (eligibility quiz, deadlines) is hosted on Citizens Bank’s corporate giving pages and applicants are directed to CyberGrants and [email protected] for inquiries.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations that either receive employee-initiated matching gifts or align with Citizens’ financial empowerment and workforce development priorities; both local community nonprofits and national groups have been funded.
Good Fit
- • Has donor(s) or employees who can trigger a matching gift submission.
- • Programs focused on financial literacy, workforce training, or related community economic development.
- • Capacity to accept many small matching grants and occasional larger programmatic awards.
- • Willingness to apply through the CyberGrants eligibility quiz and follow corporate application guidance.
- • Located in or serving markets where the bank has concentrated activity (e.g., Metro NY/NJ, MA, NC) is helpful for larger awards.
Geography
Observed grantmaking in the latest year reached recipients in 45 states (and prior years show 47–48 states), with in-state shares low and substantial out-of-state giving, indicating a broad national footprint despite some state-level concentrations.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 1,600 grants to about 1,514 distinct recipients with a mix of new and returning grantees and modest top-recipient concentration (largest ~12%, top five ~20%), demonstrating a wide and diverse recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists (572 new recipients in the latest year), and a public CyberGrants eligibility quiz and inquiry email are available, but much giving is employee-driven matching gifts and some programmatic awards are preselected, so open access for unfamiliar applicants is plausible but not guaranteed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
