A strong and resilient nonprofit sector is essential to the work of the Altman Foundation and to our colleague funders, both private and public. We are only as good as our grantees. In this overarching program area, the Foundation provides support to achieve the results aligned with the objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of interest to us.
The Foundation provides support to achieve the following:
Results Sought:
BoardAssist
$25,000
To help nonprofit organizations in New York City identify and recruit engaged and productive new board members
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York
$150,000
To provide general support and to support capacity building work with federated agencies
Child Care, Inc. dba Center for Children's Initiatives
$20,500
To help expand Early Head Start Services in New York City
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
$45,000
To help support CCC’s work on behalf of children and families
Citizens Union Foundation, Inc.
$5,000
To help support Gotham Gazette
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc. (dba FPWA)
$100,000
To help support FPWA’s core programs
The Foundation Center
$5,000
For general support
BoardStrong (FKA Governance Matters, Inc.)
$50,000
To help support the Program Service Preservation Initiative, a pilot project in collaboration with Lawyers Alliance for New York and the Nonprofit Finance Fund
Literacy Assistance Center, Inc.
$175,000
To help support the Family Literacy Resource Center, and provide a contribution to the Immigrant Family Literacy Alliance
New York City Youth Funders
$2,500
To help support the New York City Youth Funders Network
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
$50,000
To help expand services to the nonprofit arts sector by implementing key recommendations from NYFA’s five-year plan, including increasing the technological capabilities of NYFA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program and developing a marketing/outreach strategy
The New York Immigration Coalition, Inc.
$70,000
To provide general support for advocacy, policy analysis, and educational outreach activities
Nonprofit New York, Inc. (FKA Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc.)
$50,000
To help support NPCC’s work on behalf of the local nonprofit sector
Nonprofit Finance Fund
$50,000
To help support the Program Service Preservation Initiative for New York City nonprofit organizations
NPower NY, Inc.
$100,000
To further develop the NPower Platform to improve technology services to New York City nonprofits and help expand NPower NY’s Technology Service Corps
Philanthropy New York, Inc.
$14,450
For general support
Philanthropy New York, Inc.
$10,000
To help support the 2009 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program
Philanthropy New York, Inc.
$3,550
To help support the 2010 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program
ReServe Elder Service, Inc.
$50,000
To help bring the skills and experience of retirees to nonprofit organizations
Support Center for Nonprofit Management, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the Executive Transition Management Services project and provide turnaround and restructuring assistance to nonprofits facing economic challenges
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc.
$125,000
For general support of New York activities
United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc.
$75,000
To help support the UNH Professional Development Program for Senior Management of member settlement houses
Youth Development Institute
$25,000
To help support the Career Internship Network