New York City Partnership Foundation
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About New York City Partnership Foundation
Advance New York City's standing as a global center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation by mobilizing private-sector resources, expertise, and leadership to work in partnership with government, labor, and the civic sector.
Focus Areas
economic developmentworkforce developmentaffordable housingpublic safetytransportation and infrastructureeducationinnovation and entrepreneurshiplife sciencesfintechpublic-sector technology and civic programs
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessnesssmall business owners and entrepreneurs
About New York City Partnership Foundation
A defining pattern for New York City Partnership Foundation Inc is its use of large, repeated support for homelessness services in New York City. Three recent grants to Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation reached $3,945,816 in 2024, $3,945,815 in 2023, and $3,326,434 in 2025 under the Homeless Assistance Fund. That scale sits alongside a broader local strategy built around economic opportunity, workforce development, public-private partnership, and civic leadership in New York City. The foundation also works through the Partnership for New York City’s investment and program arms to support entrepreneurs, public-sector collaboration, and policy work. Its active programs include the FinTech Innovation Lab, Transit Tech Lab, Environmental Tech Lab, Buildings Tech Lab, and the David Rockefeller Fellows program. Recent grants show the same mix of direct services and systems-oriented work, including support for small business resource networks and policy development. Across the available grant data, recipients are in New York State, with a strong concentration in New York City boroughs and neighborhoods.
What New York City Partnership Foundation Funds
Homelessness assistance is the clearest program area in the recent record. The foundation gave $3,945,816 in 2024, $3,945,815 in 2023, and $3,326,434 in 2025 to Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation for the Homeless Assistance Fund. Small business support is another visible theme. In 2023, Queens County Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc received $538,673 for the Small Business Resource Network, while Brooklyn Alliance Inc received $466,902 for the same effort. Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Foundation received $312,156, and Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc received $124,052. The foundation also funds policy and civic work. The Partnership for New York City Inc received $200,000 in 2023 for civic engagement, and The Partnership for New York City Inc received $200,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for policy development. Those grants align with the foundation’s emphasis on public-sector collaboration and civic programs.
How New York City Partnership Foundation Gives
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $200,000, the median is $312,156, and the 75th percentile is $538,673. The recent record is a mix of recurring support and one-off awards. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation appears in three different years, and The Partnership for New York City Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. The active programs listed for the funder are selective and do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$41.7M
Total Revenue
$5.1M
Total Expenses
$6.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $200K and $539K, with a median of $312K.
25th Percentile
$200K
Median
$312K
75th Percentile
$539K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Maria Gotsch
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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