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.

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Build and preserve economic security and independence among low-income individuals and families.

Results Sought:

  1. Increase the number of low-income New Yorkers who are placed in and retain jobs that support economic independence
  2. Increase the number of low-income New Yorkers enrolled in public benefits that complement work
  3. Enable vulnerable populations (e.g., the elderly) to remain in their own homes and communities, with a focus on systemic efforts to address barriers to independence
Grants 2021

City University of New York/Central Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Programs
$100,000
To help support the CUNY Internship to Employment Program

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

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:

  1. Preserve and/or increase the quality and amount of affordable housing
  2. Preserve and/or increase the quality and availability of well-maintained parks and open spaces, and other essential community resources
Grants 2021

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

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

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

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

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