The Catherine and Joseph Aresty Foundation concentrates on place-based, general operating support for grassroots community organizations in the New York area, with an emphasis on social services, food security, and small-to-mid-sized cultural institutions. Grants tend to be unrestricted 'general fund' awards, indicating a preference to support organizational capacity rather than project-specific activities. The foundation appears willing to make sizable single grants and to repeat support for trusted community partners.
Relatively concentrated: a small number of fairly large general-operating grants, including repeat funding to select community partners; favors unrestricted support over project-restricted gifts.
The Catherine and Joseph Aresty Foundation Inc has repeatedly backed general operating support for New York organizations, with a clear pattern of funding community-serving institutions across social services, education, health, and culture. Its recent awards include $150,000 to Arbor Rising in New York for general fund support, and $125,000 to Westside Campaign Against Hunger, another New York grantee. Those larger grants sit alongside a long run of $50,000 and $75,000 awards, showing a preference for flexible support rather than narrowly scoped projects. The foundation’s portfolio includes neighborhood food relief, community resource centers, youth-facing education nonprofits, and small cultural institutions. Grants to organizations such as Symphony Space, Community Resource Center, Academy for Teachers, and Planned Parenthood of NYC show that it funds across sectors while remaining close to local institutions. The repeated use of “GENERAL FUND” in the recent grants list indicates that core support is a central part of how it gives. In practice, the foundation appears to favor established nonprofit partners that serve New York communities directly, with some recipients appearing in multiple years.
Food security is one visible strand of the foundation’s giving. It awarded $125,000 to Westside Campaign Against Hunger in 2023 for general fund support, aligning with its support for neighborhood hunger-relief work. Community infrastructure is another area: Community Resource Center in Mamaroneck received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all as general fund grants, suggesting sustained support for broad local services. In education, the foundation funded Academy for Teachers with $60,000 in 2023 and $75,000 in 2024, while Prep for Prep received $50,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also supported civic and public-interest organizations, including Citizen's Committee for Children and Transportation Alternatives, both of which appear in multiple grant years.
Typical grant sizes cluster at $10,000 to $25,000 on the lower end, with a median of $25,000 and a p75 of $25,000. Larger awards do appear, including six-figure grants, but the overall pattern is built around recurring general fund support rather than one-time project grants. Several recipients show up across multiple years, including Community Resource Center, Citizen's Committee for Children, Prep for Prep, Planned Parenthood of NYC, NYU Research Alliance, and Transportation Alternatives. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$11.1M
$20.5M
$10.8M
$11.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Notable grantees: Community Resource Center, Arbor Rising, Westside Campaign Against Hunger, Symphony Space
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York, with 88% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The largest share lands in New York City, with repeated awards to organizations in New York, NY. Other recipient locations in the recent list include Mamaroneck, NY, and Lakeville, CT. The grant map is U.S.-only in the data provided, with 113 grants and no non-U.S. recipient countries.
It gives broad general operating support to local nonprofits. Recent grants include organizations working in food security, community services, education, health, civic engagement, and culture, with many awards labeled “GENERAL FUND.”
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Community Resource Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Citizen's Committee for Children in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Prep for Prep in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $25,000. The p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $25,000, even though some awards are much larger.
Its giving is local and concentrated in New York. 88% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and many recent awards go to organizations in New York, NY, with additional grants in Mamaroneck, NY and Lakeville, CT.
It does not fund individuals and it does not make program-related investments. The foundation is classified as a regular funder.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER & ROSANNE ARESTY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000,000 | 2026 | SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT |
| STEVEN ARESTY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000,000 | 2026 | SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT |
| SYMPHONY SPACE | NEW YORK, NY | $137,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HARLEM ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | MAMARONECK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ACADEMY FOR TEACHERS | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NYU RESEARCH ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BROADWAY HOUSING COMMUNITIES | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST THOMAS CHURCH | MAMARONECK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NY PRESBYTERIAN LANG SCHOLARS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| WHARTON | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SWEARER CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MORNINGSIDE CENTER FOR TEACHING | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| WESTSIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEAK FELLOWSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CITY HARVEST | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GEORGE JACKSON ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| DE LA SALLE ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY SAILING | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| POSSE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| OYSTERPONDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ORIENT, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CORNELIA CONNELLY CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREEN CITY FORCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| WATERFRONT ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FOOD BANK FOR NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE WOLFSONIAN | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| RELIANCE YOUTH NETWORK | MIAMI, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| TERRA FIRMA | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| KNIGHTS OF RIZAL | GREENWICH, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAMARONECK LARCHMONT STUDENT AID FUND | LARCHMONT, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ARBOR RISING | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | MAMARONECK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NYU RESEARCH ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FUND FOR NEW CITIZENS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WHARTON | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MORNINGSIDE CENTER FOR TEACHING | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RIVERKEEPER | OSSINING, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
PETER & ROSANNE ARESTY FOUNDATION
$5,000,000SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
STEVEN ARESTY FOUNDATION
$5,000,000SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
GENERAL FUND
NYU RESEARCH ALLIANCE
$50,000GENERAL FUND
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NYC
$50,000GENERAL FUND
CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
$50,000GENERAL FUND
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
$35,000GENERAL FUND
ST THOMAS CHURCH
$25,000GENERAL FUND
NY PRESBYTERIAN LANG SCHOLARS
$25,000GENERAL FUND
WHARTON
$25,000GENERAL FUND
SWEARER CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
$25,000GENERAL FUND
WESTSIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER
$25,000GENERAL FUND
OYSTERPONDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL FUND
CORNELIA CONNELLY CENTER
$10,000GENERAL FUND
FOOD BANK FOR NYC
$10,000GENERAL FUND
THE WOLFSONIAN
$10,000GENERAL FUND
RELIANCE YOUTH NETWORK
$5,000GENERAL FUND
TERRA FIRMA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
KNIGHTS OF RIZAL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
MAMARONECK LARCHMONT STUDENT AID FUND
$1,000GENERAL FUND
ARBOR RISING
$150,000GENERAL FUND
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
$100,000GENERAL FUND
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NYC
$50,000GENERAL FUND
NYU RESEARCH ALLIANCE
$50,000GENERAL FUND
FUND FOR NEW CITIZENS
$50,000GENERAL FUND
CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
$50,000GENERAL FUND
WHARTON
$25,000GENERAL FUND