About Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny)
VOCAL-NY organizes and advocates for the health, dignity and rights of low-income people and people affected by HIV, homelessness, drug use, mass incarceration and economic injustice across New York State.
Focus Areas
HIV/AIDSDrug PolicySyringe ExchangeOverdose PreventionPeer-delivered servicesHomelessnessMass IncarcerationEconomy & Democracy
Who They Fund
members of Upstate/Downstate housing alliancestenant and renter communitieslocal community leaders/organizers
Funding Style
campaign/advocacy support
About Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny)
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (vocal-ny) Inc centers a repeated funding pattern around upstate and downstate housing alliances, pairing campaign support with leadership development for members. The largest recent award in the dataset was $100,000 to Vocal-ny Action Fund Inc in Brooklyn, directed to support those alliances and build community leadership skills. That same purpose appears across a wide circle of grantees, including Community Voices Heard in New York and Public Policy and Education Fund of New York in Albany, showing a coordinated approach to housing advocacy across regions of New York State. The foundation’s giving is closely tied to organizing infrastructure rather than isolated project work. Recent awards also reach legal and service organizations engaged in housing-related advocacy, including The Legal Aid Society in New York and New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc in Brooklyn. Grants are distributed to groups working in both urban and upstate settings, with recipient locations ranging from Brooklyn and New York City to Rochester and Albany. The pattern suggests support for coalition-based campaigns, tenant and renter organizing, and the leadership capacity needed to sustain those efforts over time.
What Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) Funds
Housing advocacy is the clearest thread in the grant record. Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (vocal-ny) Inc gave $95,000 to Community Service Society of NY in New York and $95,000 to Public Policy and Education Fund of New York in Albany for upstate and downstate housing alliances campaigns and developing members’ community leadership skills. Tenant and renter organizing also shows up through awards to New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc in Brooklyn, including a $88,350 grant in 2025 and a $45,000 grant in 2024 for the same campaign and leadership purpose. The Legal Aid Society received $66,960 and $50,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024 for the same alliance work, linking legal advocacy to housing campaigns. The grant list also includes St Joseph's House of Hospitality in Rochester, which points to activity beyond New York City.
How Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) Gives
Typical grants cluster around the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $26,250, median is $37,500, and p75 is $50,000. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Community Service Society of NY, Public Policy and Education Fund of New York, The Legal Aid Society, New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc, and St Joseph's House of Hospitality. That indicates ongoing support rather than one-time funding. The organization is an operating foundation rather than a donor-advised fund, funds individuals is false, and makes no program-related investments. Grantmaking is regional, with a strong concentration in New York.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$16.8M
Total Revenue
$13.1M
Total Expenses
$8.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $26K and $50K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$26K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ALYSSA AGUILERA
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