Empower low-income individuals to secure a path out of poverty by providing unrestricted multi-year funding and high-dosage capacity-strengthening consulting support to high-potential, early-stage nonprofits.
Arbor Brothers Inc Dba Arbor Rising centers its work on multi-year, unrestricted support for early- and second-stage nonprofits building pathways out of poverty, often alongside intensive consulting. Its active partnership model pairs cash with 200-300 hours a year of capacity-building, which makes the foundation stand out as a funder of organizational infrastructure as much as program delivery. The foundation’s recent grants show that pattern in practice. In 2024, it gave $155,305 to Immschools in Dallas for general operating support, and $150,000 each to Cooperate and Upchieve in Brooklyn. Other sizable awards went to The Knowledge House in the Bronx, Urban Assembly Charter School, and Marcy Lab, all at $125,000 or more. These grants are typically unrestricted or used for general operating support, with some designated program services support. Arbor Brothers Inc Dba Arbor Rising focuses heavily on education and job training, but its stated portfolio also includes workforce development, early childhood and youth development, college access and success, adult programs, social work, and financial empowerment. The recurring theme is support for nonprofits serving low-income individuals and building longer-term organizational strength rather than single-project funding.
Education and job training are central to Arbor Brothers Inc Dba Arbor Rising’s giving. The foundation awarded $125,000 to The Knowledge House in the Bronx for general operating support, and $100,000 to Kindwork in Brooklyn for general operating support. It also backed Upchieve in Brooklyn with $150,000 for general operating support, reflecting a preference for unrestricted support in education-linked work. Its portfolio also includes youth and college-access organizations. Urban Assembly Charter School in the Bronx received $125,000 for general operating support, while New Heights Youth Inc in New York received $20,000 for general operating support. In college access and success, the foundation’s focus list includes that area alongside early childhood and youth development, showing a broader pathway-from-poverty frame rather than a single-age-group approach. The foundation also supports financial empowerment and workforce-oriented organizations. Green City Force in Brooklyn received $20,000 for general operating support, and Emmas Torch Ltd in Brooklyn received $20,000 for general operating support.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $100K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$100K
SCOTT THOMAS
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Typical grants cluster tightly around a core partnership size: p25 is $15,000, median is $20,000, and p75 is $100,000. The recent grants list also shows a separate upper tier of partnership awards in the $125,000-$155,305 range. Arbor Brothers Inc Dba Arbor Rising is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make PRIs. Grantmaking appears to be recurring rather than one-off for several recipients. Immschools, Cooperate, Upchieve, Marcy Lab, The Knowledge House, At the Table, By All Means Leadership Alliance, Urban Assembly Charter School, The Art Problem Solving Fndt, and Yonkers Partners in Education each appear in more than one year. The foundation offers both unsolicited open-call access in one program and a non-unsolicited partnership track in another.
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 70% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Brooklyn appears repeatedly, with multiple grants to organizations there, and the Bronx and New York City proper also show up often. Outside New York, awards land in Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. The recipient country distribution is entirely domestic: 66 grants, all in the US. The geography fits a regional funder with a strong Greater NYC footprint and additional grants elsewhere in the continental United States.
The foundation focuses on high-potential, early-stage and second-stage nonprofits building pathways out of poverty. Its stated portfolio includes education, workforce development, youth development, college access, early childhood, adult programs, social work, and financial empowerment, with a strong emphasis on organizational sustainability and capacity strengthening.
Typical grants are $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent partnership awards also reach the $125,000-$155,305 range, showing a larger unrestricted support tier for selected grantees.
Yes. Several grantees appear across multiple years in the recent grants list, including Immschools, Cooperate, Upchieve, Marcy Lab, The Knowledge House, At the Table, By All Means Leadership Alliance, Urban Assembly Charter School, The Art Problem Solving Fndt, and Yonkers Partners in Education.
The active partnership programs provide unrestricted multi-year funding plus intensive consulting and capacity-building support. One program describes 200-300 hours per year from Arbor Rising staff, and the partnership is typically structured as three years of funding and support.
Most grants go to New York recipients, with 70% of grants in the foundation’s HQ state. Brooklyn, the Bronx, New York City, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Yonkers all appear in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT THE TABLE | BROOKLYN, NY | $283,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| Jounce Partners | Philadelphia, PA | $255,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| AnnieCannons Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $255,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $252,888 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE ART PROBLEM SOLVING FNDT | NEW YORK, NY | $245,000 | 2025 | BEAM |
| 12 PLUS | Philadelphia, PA | $225,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION | YONKERS, NY | $145,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOPEWORKS N CAMDEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $130,118 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE FOUNTAIN FUND | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $126,963 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EMPOWERED NETWORK | NEW LONDON, CT | $126,422 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE COLLECTIVE BLUEPRINT | MEMPHIS, TN | $126,248 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EMMAS TORCH LTD | BROOKLYN, NY | $125,665 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LITERACY ACADEMY COLLECTIVE | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PURSUIT | LI CITY, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CODE THE DREAM | DURHAM, NC | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALL OUR KIN | NEW HAVEN, CT | $105,545 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| IMMSCHOOLS | DALLAS, TX | $97,141 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UPCHIEVE | BROOKLYN, NY | $95,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ONE GOAL | CHICAGO, IL | $95,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COOPERATE | BROOKYLN, NY | $89,090 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | POWER OF TWO |
| HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDU | OSSINING, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MARCY LAB | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,512 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GREEN CITY FORCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BUILDING RESPONSIBLE KIDS | NEWARK, NJ | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EXALT YOUTH | BROOKLYN, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RESTORE NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| Fund for the City of New York | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CARA |
| NEW HEIGHTS YOUTH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROW NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CITY LIVING NY | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BRAVEN | CHICAGO, IL | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | FOR KINDWORK |
| NEWCOMM PROJECT | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FENCING IN THE PARK | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARRAY EDUCATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR OPPORTUNITY COLLEGE |
| KINDWORK | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BLUE ENGINE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPPERATING SUPPORT |
| GIRL TREK | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE KNOWLEDGE HOUSE | BRONX, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| READ ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RAISING EXPECTATIONS | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HAVENLY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOOTBRIDGE FOR FAMILIES | MONROEVILLE, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENEREAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STACKS AND JOULES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EDWINS FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILDFLYER COFFEE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPPERATING SUPPORT |
| National Summer School Initia | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| IMMSCHOOLS | DALLAS, TX | $155,305 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
Jounce Partners
$255,000General operating support
General operating support
LITERACY ACADEMY COLLECTIVE
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COOPERATE
$89,090GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BUILDING RESPONSIBLE KIDS
$55,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEWCOMM PROJECT
$26,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FENCING IN THE PARK
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOOTBRIDGE FOR FAMILIES
$10,000GENEREAL OPERATING SUPPORT
STACKS AND JOULES
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
National Summer School Initia
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT