Civic Alpha

Civic Alpha LLC is a pioneering consultancy that designs and implements high-impact philanthropic portfolios on behalf of family offices and private businesses. Uniquely, Civic Alpha supports these investments by providing curated support for not for profits across a range of program, administrative, and governance issues faced by this country’s best in class organizations. Civic Alpha is led by Founder and CEO Eric Weingartner who has over 30 years of Government, Not for Profit, and Philanthropy experience. Eric was most recently CEO of The Door, one of New York City’s premier youth services organizations and spent a decade as Managing Director at Robin Hood where he managed and designed the grant strategy for the adult and family portfolio(s), focused on issues including health care, housing, workforce development, immigration, and veterans programs. Eric served as a policy advisor to both Mayor Bloomberg and Mayor Giuliani, and was the former Executive Director of Teach For America.

The hallmark of Civic Alpha's approach is the design of cutting edge programming that closes gaps that are prevalent in the poverty, education, and human services landscape across New York City and nationally. Utilizing a team of industry experts from diverse sectors including education, poverty, higher education, human services, technology, academia, government, and health care, Civic Alpha invests charitable dollars with leading organizations. Portfolios are designed individually and each investment presents a fresh, measurable opportunity to change lives and pioneer new approaches.