About Two West Foundation
A repeated pattern defines Two West Foundation’s recent giving: general operating grants of $10,000 to community nonprofits, with several organizations funded in more than one year. That includes Stamford Public Education Foundation, Building One Community, and Riverside Language Program, each appearing again in the recent grants list. The foundation’s portfolio points to small-to-midsize organizations that serve local communities through arts, youth development, education, refugee support, and independent media.
The grant record shows support for organizations such as Fuller Project for International Reporting in Washington, DC, which received $20,000 in 2023 and another $10,000 in 2024 for general operating support. In New York, the foundation backed Artspace Inc, Fractured Atlas, and The Reading Team, while also supporting neighborhood organizations like South Bronx United and Civic Ensemble Inc. Across the list, the same grant type appears again and again: unrestricted operating support rather than project-specific funding. That makes the foundation’s profile easier to read as an operating-stability funder for organizations with local or regional reach, especially in arts and culture, education, youth programs, and community integration.
What Two West Foundation Funds
In arts and culture, Two West Foundation supported Artspace Inc in New York with $10,000 for general operating and also gave $15,000 to Irondale Productions in Brooklyn for the same purpose. It also funded City Arts in Chicago and New York-based Fractured Atlas, both as operating grants.
In youth development, the foundation gave $15,000 to Circesteem in Chicago and $10,000 to Innercity Weightlifting in Boston, both for general operating support. Fencing in the Park Inc in Brooklyn and Project Bike Tech in Frisco, Colorado also appear in the youth-related part of the portfolio.
For refugee and newcomer services, Refugee One in Chicago received $10,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Building One Community in Stamford, Connecticut received $10,000 grants in 2023 and 2024. The foundation also backed Riverside Language Program in New York in 2025.
How Two West Foundation Gives
Typical grants are uniform: the p25, median, and p75 are all $10,000. The recent record also includes $5,000 and $15,000 awards, with one $20,000 grant at the top end. The pattern is strongly recurring rather than one-off; several organizations appear in multiple years, including Stamford Public Education Foundation, Building One Community, Refugee One, and Riverside Language Program. The foundation’s grants are general operating support, and the active grant programs show that it accepts unsolicited requests.
