The Foundation has an historic interest in ensuring that individuals and families living in the city have access to the services and resources they need to pursue and sustain successful lives. The Foundation invests in organizations, programs, and projects that achieve results aligned with the objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of interest to us.
Build and preserve economic security and independence among low-income individuals and families.
Results Sought:
City University of New York/Central Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Programs
$100,000
To help support the CUNY Internship to Employment Program
Food Bank for New York City
$75,000
To support annual tax filing assistance for low-income New Yorkers
Good Shepherd Services
$100,000 (over fifteen months)
To support efforts to infuse economic mobility strategies into its programs in historically disinvested NYC communities
JobsFirstNYC
$25,000 (over eleven months)
To support the Lower East Side Employment Network
The Knowledge House Fellowship, Inc.
$50,000
To expand postsecondary and career opportunities for emerging technologists from the Bronx
The New York Community Trust (New York City Workforce Development Fund)
$200,000
To support the New York City Workforce Development Fund, a funder collaborative focused on promoting a more effective and equitable workforce system for low-income New Yorkers
Per Scholas Inc.
$75,000
To plan and pilot the New York Satellite Partnerships model
Promote and sustain the availability of, and equitable access to, essential community resources needed to support stable, healthy communities, with an emphasis on systemic efforts.
Results Sought:
The Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, Inc.
$200,000 (over two years)
To support its work with and through its member organizations, designed to advance affordable housing production and preservation and equitable economic development in New York City
The Bronx Community Foundation
$180,000 (over two years)
To help support programmatic work with the Bronx Digital Equity Coalition
THE CITY
$100,000 (over two years)
To support THE CITY, a nonprofit news organization serving the people of New York
City Parks Foundation, Inc.
$110,000 (over two years)
To support the Partnerships for Parks program, which seeks to strengthen park stewardship and equity efforts across New York City
City Parks Foundation, Inc. (Green Relief and Recovery Fund)
$175,000
To support the NYC Green Relief and Recovery Fund and support an assessment of the potential for shared services within the open space sector in NYC
Community Service Society of New York
$150,000 (over two years)
To support research, advocacy, coalition-building, resident engagement, and planning regarding the future of NYCHA
Community Tech NY a project of Allied Media Projects, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
To build capacity for digital equity organizing with NYC communities
The Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc.
$100,000 (over two years)
To implement aspects of FAC's strategic plan
Neighborhoods First Fund for Community Planning
$325,000 (over two years)
To support the Neighborhoods First Fund's collaborative grantmaking
The New York Community Trust (GoVoteNYC Collaborative Fund)
$100,000
To help support the GoVoteNYC collaborative fund
New Yorkers for Parks
$150,000 (over two years)
For general support of the efforts of New Yorkers for Parks and the 300+ member Play Fair Coalition
Riders Alliance
$60,000 (over fifteen months)
To ensure that subway and bus riders are prioritized in New York City's pandemic recovery process, with a focus on the needs of essential workers and low-income New Yorkers
Van Alen Institute
$50,000
To help support Neighborhoods Now, a community-led COVID-19 response initiative that connects local organizations representing small businesses and other community constituents with pro-bono services from the design field and various professional areas to assist with re-opening and longer-term recovery efforts
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance (FKA Friends of Van Cortlandt Park)
$50,000
To support the development of a new strategic plan
Waterfront Alliance, Inc. (FKA Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, Inc.)
$100,000 (over two years)
To help support the Rise to Resilience coalition and efforts to protect and prepare vulnerable communities for the effects of climate change