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    New York Community Trust

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    NEW YORK, NYWebsite2126860010

    About New York Community Trust

    Helping You Change Lives

    Focus Areas

    ArtsChildren & TeensEnvironmentHealth & Behavioral HealthJusticeLGBTQ+Housing & Economic OpportunityPeople with DisabilitiesOlder AdultsDemocracyField of interest / donor-advised funds (general support)

    Who They Fund

    nonprofit organizations (organizational grantees)researchers/academic investigatorsindividual students (scholarship recipients)

    About New York Community Trust

    The New York Community Trust’s recent giving includes a $12.2 million general-support grant to Yale University and an $11.6 million program-support grant to Northwell Health Foundation, showing a portfolio that reaches across higher education, health, and public purposes. The trust also made seven-figure grants to Columbia University, Environmental Defense Fund, and The Johns Hopkins University, alongside support for arts, housing, justice, and LGBTQ+ work in New York. That mix fits a community foundation with a regional footprint and a broad set of active program areas rather than a single-issue funder. The grant list shows support for both institutions and intermediaries, including Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Open to Debate Foundation, as well as direct operating or program support for nonprofits such as The Viscardi Center, Central Park Conservancy, and Sanctuary for Families. The trust also funds individual awards: Dartmouth College appears for both program support and a scholarship award, and Beyond the Boroughs received a scholarship award. Leadership Fellows indicates that the trust also supports paid fellowship placements for nonprofit leadership development. Across the recent grants, the pattern is one of diversified support for organizations, students, and early-career professionals.

    What New York Community Trust Funds

    In health and behavioral health, The New York Community Trust gave $11.6 million to Northwell Health Foundation for program support and $702,000 to Sanctuary for Families Inc. for program support, linking health-oriented grantmaking with service providers in the city. Its education-related giving includes $6.4 million to Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York for program support and $1.1 million to Trustees of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for program support. In public schools, The Fund for Public Schools Inc. received $1.1 million, and New Visions for Public Schools Inc. received $583,871. The trust also supports environmental work: Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated received $3.1 million for general support, National Audubon Society Inc. received $2.1 million for program support, and The Johns Hopkins University received $2.4 million for research. Arts and civic culture appear as well, with Manhattan Theatre Club Inc. receiving $1.2 million for program support and Open to Debate Foundation receiving $1.3 million for general support.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $189M

    Total Assets

    $3.5B

    Total Revenue

    $322.6M

    Total Expenses

    $252.3M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $60K, with a median of $25K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $25K

    75th Percentile

    $60K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional47 states funded

    About 59% of grants go to recipients in NY.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Headquarters

    Leadership

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Where New York Community Trust Funds

    Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for New York Community Trust.

    RankCountryGrantsTotalShare
    1United StatesDomestic2,404$386.3M
    99.9%
    2Canada

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    Funding Style

    general operating support (unrestricted)program/project support (restricted)research grantsindividual awards (scholarships and fellowships)

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    general operating funding for nonprofitsprogrammatic/project fundingacademic or applied research fundingscholarship awards for studentsfellowship support for individual professionals

    How New York Community Trust Gives

    Typical grants cluster around a median of $25,000, with the middle half ranging from $10,000 to $60,000. The recent list also includes many much larger awards, which indicates a wide spread between routine grants and major institutional support. The trust’s portfolio is mixed: it gives to nonprofits, funds individuals through scholarships and fellowships, and supports research. Recurring support is visible in the recent grants. The Johns Hopkins University appears twice, Dartmouth College appears twice, and Columbia University appears in two separate grants. The funder is a community foundation, and its active programs are not open to unsolicited applications across the listed areas.

    Where New York Community Trust Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is heavily centered in New York: 59% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants also cluster in New York City, with recipients in New York, Albertson, New Hyde Park, Bayside, and New York University-linked institutions. Outside New York, the list reaches New Haven, Baltimore, Hanover, Cambridge, Providence, and Stanford. The country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with only 2 grants to Canada.

    Frequently Asked Questions About New York Community Trust

    What kinds of organizations and people does The New York Community Trust fund?

    The trust funds nonprofits, researchers and academic investigators, individual students through scholarship awards, and individual professionals or early-career practitioners through fellowship support. Its active programs include arts, environment, health and behavioral health, housing and economic opportunity, justice, older adults, democracy, LGBTQ+, and Leadership Fellows.

    What is the typical grant size?

    Typical grant sizes are $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $60,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes several much larger awards, including multi-million-dollar grants to universities, health foundations, and environmental organizations.

    Does The New York Community Trust support recurring grantees?

    Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including The Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College, and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. That indicates repeated support for some recipients rather than one-time awards only.

    Are applications accepted through open, unsolicited requests?

    No. The active program descriptions indicate that the listed programs do not accept unsolicited applications, including Leadership Fellows, LGBTQ+, Arts, Democracy, Older Adults, Environment, Housing & Economic Opportunity, National & International Environment, Health & Behavioral Health, and Justice.

    Where does most of the grantmaking go?

    Grantmaking is concentrated in New York, with 59% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and the top state by grant count also listed as NY. The recipient map extends beyond New York to cities such as New Haven, Baltimore, Hanover, Cambridge, Providence, and Stanford.

    AMY FREITAG

    Accepts unsolicited proposals
    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.

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    National & International Environment program (LOI-based)

    climate change mitigationclimate resiliencepublic health+4 more

    Who can apply: Nonprofits may apply through a one-step RFP process; national projects generally must benefit more than one U.S. state or territory unless they are focused on New York State.

    Deadline: Approximately eight-week window each winter (late February) starting in 2026.

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    Long Island Competitive Grants Program

    ArtsCommunity DevelopmentEducation+7 more

    Who can apply: Nonprofits must meet The Trust's competitive grants eligibility criteria. The Trust does not fund capital and building campaigns, endowments, equipment, individuals, religious purposes, or general operating support/routine operational expenses.

    Deadline: Specified timeframes; see application instructions.

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    Westchester Competitive Grants Program

    ArtsEducationEnvironment+4 more

    Who can apply: Nonprofits must meet The Trust's competitive grants eligibility criteria. The Trust does not fund capital and building campaigns, endowments, equipment, individuals, religious purposes, or general operating support/routine operational expenses.

    Deadline: Specified timeframes; see application instructions.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CT$12,228,4202024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATIONNEW HYDE PARK, NY$11,616,5002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NY$6,378,7502024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATEDNEW YORK, NY$3,057,0502024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD$2,405,0002024FOR RESEARCH.
    ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNEW YORK, NY$2,150,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INCNEW YORK, NY$2,102,1502024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD$2,013,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    MULTIPLIERSAN FRANCISCO, CA$1,500,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    OPEN TO DEBATE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$1,300,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    DARTMOUTH COLLEGEHANOVER, NH$1,187,1732024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INCNEW YORK, NY$1,186,2502024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JR UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CA$1,144,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISMNEW YORK, NY$1,088,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    THE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCNEW YORK, NY$1,066,5002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    ECHOING GREENNEW YORK, NY$1,000,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    THE VISCARDI CENTERALBERTSON, NY$1,000,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPROVIDENCE, RI$1,000,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    DARTMOUTH COLLEGEHANOVER, NH$1,000,0002024FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
    BERNARD M BARUCH COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NY$870,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL - FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INCNEW YORK, NY$839,9502024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INCNEW YORK, NY$838,6202024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NY$822,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    ST MARY'S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENBAYSIDE, NY$757,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES INCNEW YORK, NY$702,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    BEYOND THE BOROUGHSNEW YORK, NY$670,0002024FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
    JAMES FOUNDATIONST JAMES, MO$621,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGECAMBRIDGE, MA$600,0002024FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
    NEW VISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCNEW YORK, NY$583,8712024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALNEW YORK, NY$565,4002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INCNEW YORK, NY$550,2502024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOLLAWRENCEVILLE, NJ$545,5002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIONEW YORK, NY$521,7502024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES OF NEW YORK INCNEW YORK, NY$520,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGECAMBRIDGE, MA$513,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    ECHOING GREENNEW YORK, NY$500,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    DISTRICT COUNCIL 1707 EDUCATIONAL FUND CORPORATIONNEW YORK, NY$500,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION INCNEW YORK, NY$500,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATIONNEW YORK, NY$500,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTNEW YORK, NY$493,3302024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORKBROOKLYN, NY$465,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTERNEW YORK, NY$442,5002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERYNEW YORK, NY$434,3332024FOR RESEARCH.
    THE NATURE CONSERVANCY INCARLINGTON, VA$428,6302024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    DOCUMENTED LTDNEW YORK, NY$418,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INCBOSTON, MA$400,0002024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NY$400,0002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    CITY HARVEST INCBROOKLYN, NY$391,9002024FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
    INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INCALBERT LEA, MN$381,1842024FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
    SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCSELDEN, NY$380,0002024FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.

    YALE UNIVERSITY

    $12,228,420
    NEW HAVEN, CT2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION

    $11,616,500
    NEW HYDE PARK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

    $6,378,750
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED

    $3,057,050
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

    $2,405,000
    BALTIMORE, MD2024

    FOR RESEARCH.

    ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC

    $2,150,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

    $2,102,150
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

    $2,013,000
    BALTIMORE, MD2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    MULTIPLIER

    $1,500,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    OPEN TO DEBATE FOUNDATION

    $1,300,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

    $1,187,173
    HANOVER, NH2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB INC

    $1,186,250
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JR UNIVERSITY

    $1,144,000
    STANFORD, CA2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

    $1,088,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    THE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

    $1,066,500
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    ECHOING GREEN

    $1,000,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    THE VISCARDI CENTER

    $1,000,000
    ALBERTSON, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $1,000,000
    PROVIDENCE, RI2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

    $1,000,000
    HANOVER, NH2024

    FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.

    BERNARD M BARUCH COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

    $870,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL - FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC

    $839,950
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC

    $838,620
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

    $822,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    ST MARY'S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

    $757,000
    BAYSIDE, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES INC

    $702,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    BEYOND THE BOROUGHS

    $670,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.

    JAMES FOUNDATION

    $621,000
    ST JAMES, MO2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

    $600,000
    CAMBRIDGE, MA2024

    FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    NEW VISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

    $583,871
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

    $565,400
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC

    $550,250
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL

    $545,500
    LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO

    $521,750
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES OF NEW YORK INC

    $520,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

    $513,000
    CAMBRIDGE, MA2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    ECHOING GREEN

    $500,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    DISTRICT COUNCIL 1707 EDUCATIONAL FUND CORPORATION

    $500,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION INC

    $500,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION

    $500,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

    $493,330
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK

    $465,000
    BROOKLYN, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER

    $442,500
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY

    $434,333
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR RESEARCH.

    THE NATURE CONSERVANCY INC

    $428,630
    ARLINGTON, VA2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    DOCUMENTED LTD

    $418,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC

    $400,000
    BOSTON, MA2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC

    $400,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    CITY HARVEST INC

    $391,900
    BROOKLYN, NY2024

    FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

    INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC

    $381,184
    ALBERT LEA, MN2024

    FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC

    $380,000
    SELDEN, NY2024

    FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.