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:

  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 2011

Bowery Residents' Committee, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the Horizons Workforce Development Program

Credit Where Credit Is Due, Inc.
$30,000
To help support the Getting Ahead financial education program for low-income New Yorkers

DOROT, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the Friendly Visiting program

Food Bank for New York City
$125,000
To help support the New York City Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign

Henry Street Settlement
$40,000
As a final grant to help implement capacity building initiatives resulting from the Settlement's executive- transition and strategic plans

The HOPE Program, Inc.
$35,000
To help support the job placement program

Hunger Free America, Inc. (formerly New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Inc.)
$50,000
To help strengthen and support the Coalition's food security advocacy

Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, Inc.
$50,000
To provide general support for the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island

JobsFirstNYC
$45,000
To help implement the Employer Engagement Program and the upcoming strategic planning process

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc.
$75,000
To provide a final year of support for the East Side Case Management Consortium for frail homebound older adults

The New York Community Trust (New York City Workforce Development Fund)
$50,000
To help support the New York City Workforce Development Fund

The New York Community Trust (New York City Workforce Development Fund)
$100,000 (over fifteen months)
For the New York City Workforce Development Fund over fifteen months to help support pilot projects, stemming from the Cooperstown Workforce Conference, to improve the coordination and efficacy of the New York City workforce system

Search and Care, Inc.
$50,000
To support refinement, expansion, and increased sustainability of Search and Care's comprehensive care management program serving vulnerable seniors in East Harlem

Workforce Professionals Training Institute
$45,000
To help support the development, implementation, and evaluation of WPTI's core training programs for workforce development organizations and staff

Year Up, Inc.
$100,000
To help support Year Up NYC, a professional apprenticeship and job training program for disconnected young adults

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 2011

The Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the Permanent Affordability Advocacy Campaign to stem the loss of affordable housing in New York City

The Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, Inc.
$50,000
To help support the Neighborhood Opportunities Fund

Bronx River Alliance, Inc.
$75,000
To help support the Greenway Program

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Inc.
$25,000
To help build the sustainability of the park by developing and launching a laddered membership campaign

City Parks Foundation, Inc.
$50,000
To help support Catalyst: Reclaiming the Waterfront, an initiative to improve parks at three underutilized sites in New York City

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
$50,000
To help support the First Responder Initiative to help New York City community development corporations stabilize current activities and assets

The Municipal Art Society of New York
$50,000
As a final grant to help support the Livable Neighborhoods program, which provides technical assistance, training in planning skills, and essential tools for community activists and New York City's planning community

Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc.
$150,000 (over two years)
To help support Homeownership Promotion and Preservation Programs and Services

New York State Tenants & Neighbors Information Service, Inc.
$25,000
As a final grant to help support state-level advocacy leading to stronger housing code enforcement and affordable housing preservation

Prospect Park Alliance, Inc.
$40,000
For general support for the Prospect Park Alliance as it strengthens its programs and operations

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