Scaling What Works

Mayor-led nonprofit co-founded by Eric Garcetti giving cities technical assistance on federal funding, infrastructure, and economic development. Active in 60+ cities, supporting smart city plans, EDA…

St. Louis-based impact investor whose InState Partners line (est. 2013) invests in govtech, pairing capital with a 50-state government affairs network to navigate procurement. First investor in…

Global social learning network for public servants, with 500,000+ members in 170 countries, including 50,000+ US civil servants. Offers online courses on digital government and AI, including the…

Funds evidence-based government reform including Results for America and government performance initiatives. Focus on criminal justice, health, evidence-based implementation.

JHU-hosted peer network for city leaders and innovators, created in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Provides peer networking, idea exchange, training resources, and city solution…

Bloomberg Philanthropies program investing 60 million to help cities across the Americas build data infrastructure and AI readiness. 65 cities across 12 countries in current cohort. Structured peer…

Major funder of city-level government innovation. Funds Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Bloomberg Center for Cities, What Works Cities (via Results for America), Data-Smart City…

Funder collaborative that finds and scales solutions for economic mobility, with Ballmer Group as a major partner. Many grantees work directly with government on benefits delivery, workforce…

Harvard Kennedy School program led by Matt Andrews that developed Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) for escaping government capability traps. Has trained 4,850+ practitioners in 157…

Nonpartisan nonprofit running the AI Readiness Project and the State Chief AI Officer Community of Practice (30+ states). Houses the Public Benefit Innovation Fund, which awarded $8.5M to eight state…

Two city capacity units. Peak Academy has trained 11,000+ Denver employees and staff from 350+ governments in lean process improvement since 2012, saving $75M+. Technology Services runs an Automation…

San Francisco-based nonprofit running the Startup in Residence (STIR) program, connecting startups to government agencies to co-design technology solutions for defined government challenges.…

Chicago-based nonprofit (est. 1985) providing $15-30M/year in pro bono consulting to city and county government. Mobilizes corporate partners (BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey, etc.) for systems-level…

Open-source benefits application platform built by the City of Seattle with Google.org Fellows and Exygy, now used by Seattle, Charlotte, Bloomington IN, Arkansas, and Miami-Dade. Residents apply for…

Nonprofit govtech accelerator for state and local government, with six cohorts and 71+ startups scaled. Runs a 12-month accelerator, GovTech Lab, and a Venture Partner Network; its recent cohort…

Nonpartisan organization (est. 1933) serving all three branches of state government through six regional offices. Publishes the Book of the States and the CSG 50-State Scan (2025); the CSG Justice…

Nonprofit building the field of data for social impact. Capacity Accelerator Network provides training and resources for organizations using data to improve public services. Inclusive Growth and…

AI capacity-building for NYC nonprofits delivering public services. Cohort-based AI training, industry tech mentors, prototyping support, and grants ($5K-$100K/org).

Nonprofit govtech founded by former USDS staff. Its first product is a consent-based income verification tool that lets benefits applicants share payroll data directly with state agencies; states are…

Major funder of public interest technology ecosystem. Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds Coding it Forward, FUSE Corps, Aspen Policy Academy, Data & Society, Ash Center endowment, PIT Infrastructure Fund.

Provides technical assistance, communities of practice, and practitioner training on digital government, data, and AI for state and local agencies. In 2026 merged its Digital Benefits, Digital…

Coalition of 3,000+ public servants from 900+ agencies promoting responsible public sector AI. Founded by the City of San Jose in 2023; became an independent nonprofit in 2026. Produces AI policy…

Harvard Kennedy School center for government innovation and democratic governance, supported by a $50M Ford Foundation endowment. Runs the Innovations in American Government Awards (since 1985),…

Harvard Kennedy School lab embedding full-time fellows in state and local agencies for 12-36 month pro bono reform projects in child welfare, criminal justice, homelessness, housing, and procurement.…

Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds TechCongress, public interest technology infrastructure, and government performance programs.

Free digital and AI skills training for public servants, with 200,000+ learners across 50 states and 80 countries and 100+ agency partners. A $5M Google.org grant (2025) funds expansion to 100,000+…

MIT-based research center running randomized evaluations with state and local governments. Its State and Local Innovation Initiative and LEVER Evaluation Incubator (with Results for America) help…

Market intelligence and procurement platform helping state and local governments research vendors, compare contracts and pricing, and procure technology (Clearbox Source and Clearbox Procure). Grew…

Mastercard's corporate philanthropy arm. Co-funds PIT-UN with Ford and Hewlett, funds data.org, and supports digital inclusion and financial access programs with governments.

Peer network, research body, and voice for state CIOs. Runs the annual State CIO Survey and State CIO Top 10 Priorities, plus research with McKinsey, EY, and Deloitte on GenAI, cybersecurity, and…

The only national organization representing all 3,069 US county governments. Runs the County Tech Xchange peer network for county CIOs, published the AI County Compass governance guide (2024), and…

Bipartisan organization serving 7,500+ state legislators and staff across all states and territories. Provides nonpartisan research, technical assistance, and legislative tracking, including AI (450+…

Membership and research organization representing 19,000+ cities, towns, and villages. Publishes the annual State of the Cities report and digital government research, partners with the Beeck Center…

Venture philanthropy fund (since 1998) backing social entrepreneurs in civic engagement and government service delivery. Build Investments provide $1.5M multi-year unrestricted grants; portfolio…

R&D arm of the National Governors Association, providing policy analysis and direct technical assistance to governors' offices across five divisions. Runs policy academies for state teams on…

Association of 40+ state and regional public health institutes. A CDC-designated national partner for the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), providing TA through nine Regional Innovation…

Nonpartisan organization working for better government and a stronger civil service. Advocates for reform through its Government for a New Era initiative and trains public servants at the federal,…

NYC-based evergreen fund running structured challenge programs connecting early-stage startups to public agencies (MTA, Port Authority, NYCHA) for proof-of-concept pilots and procurement pathways.…

Civic engagement and performance analytics platform for local government, including the National Community Survey (via its NRC acquisition), resident polling, and Balancing Act budget simulations.…

Network of 63 universities co-convened by New America, Ford Foundation, and Hewlett Foundation. $16M+ deployed to 154 projects building the PIT field through curriculum, faculty research, and…

Nonpartisan research institute that also consults directly for government. Its Center on AI, Security & Technology researches AI policy, including scaling AI in state and local government; founding…

Helps government use evidence and data. Runs What Works Cities and States certifications promoting performance management and evidence-based policymaking.

Launched AI Readiness Project (Nov 2025) expanding to all 50 states. Funds state/local government AI capacity-building and digital inclusion.

Philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt that made grants and investments in talent and technology, funding USDR, FAS, PIT-UN, and benefits access modernization. Restructured from Oct 2023…

National association (founded 2001) of state and territorial education technology leaders, including state education agency CIOs. Publishes the annual State EdTech Trends report and procurement…

Nonprofit TA firm helping government agencies design and implement outcomes-focused contracting, Pay for Success structures, and data-driven service delivery. Government agencies are primary clients.

Matches 11,000+ volunteer technologists with governments for pro bono help on digital services, procurement, talent, AI, and language access; 600+ engagements across federal, state, local, and tribal…

National nonprofit (NSF-originated) providing technical assistance and capacity-building to communities navigating broadband deployment and smart city development. Manages federal funding…

A nonpartisan organization of former senior federal career civil servants producing practical reform recommendations for agency leaders, the executive branch, and Congress. Founded December 2025.…

AI community insights platform helping local governments understand resident sentiment, measure service satisfaction, and run public engagement. Serves 400+ governments, including NYC, Dallas, and…

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