Services to Not-for-Profits

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.

2025

Objective 1

The Foundation provides support to achieve the following:

Results Sought:

  1. Significantly enhance the ability of key umbrella organizations to help their member or constituent agencies address critical community issues in the Foundation's areas of interest
  2. Measurably improve organizational effectiveness or program quality of community-based or other organizations working in the Foundation's areas of interest
Grants 2025

Board Strong, Inc. (FKA Governance Matters, Inc.)
$80,000 (over two years)
To provide governance support and training for nonprofit organizations with a focus on those based in or serving New York City

City Futures, Inc.
$70,000 (over two years)
To provide general operating support for high-impact policy research, reports, and events aimed at creating a stronger and more equitable New York City

City Limits
$70,000 (over two years)
To support news and investigative reporting focused on NYC

City Report, Inc. (aka THE CITY)
$150,000 (over two years)
To support the general operations of THE CITY, a nonprofit digital newsroom serving the people of NYC through independent journalism

Human Services Council of New York City, Inc.
$150,000 (over two years)
To support educational programming, policy analysis, public education, and advocacy aimed at strengthening the human services sector

The Institute for College Access and Success
$75,000
To increase postsecondary affordability, accessibility, and success for New Yorkers through better state policies

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc.
$150,000 (over fifteen months)
To provide legal information, consultation, and representation for NYC nonprofits, separately and in collaboration with, project partner, Lawyers Alliance, and other nonprofit support organizations

New Yorkers United for Child Care, a project of Fund for the City of New York, Inc.
$150,000 (over two years)
To support New Yorkers United for Child Care

Nonprofit Finance Fund
$100,000 (over fifteen months)
To support strategic adaptive financial consulting for NYC nonprofits confronting the implications of federal funding cuts, directives, and restrictions

Nonprofit New York, Inc. (FKA Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc.)
$160,000 (over fifteen months)
To safeguard NYC’s nonprofits during this time of crisis, while maintaining programs and services to support and address their ongoing needs

ProPublica, Inc.
$50,000 (over two years)
To help support its investigative reporting in New York

Tech NYC Foundation
$75,000
To support Decoded Future’s work with NYC nonprofits to advance their use of AI