228 private foundations reported community & economic development grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 228 private foundations reported 627 grants for community & economic development totaling $100,524,700 to 556 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Brooklyn, Rochester. Gates Foundation reported the most community & economic development giving — $23,251,581 across 16 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 16 | $23,251,581 |
| Popplestone Foundation | 4 | $16,000,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 8 | $6,712,000 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 9 | $6,235,000 |
| The Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation | 18 | $6,143,810 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 1 | $5,908,180 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 5 | $4,410,400 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 5 | $3,100,000 |
| Ainslie Foundation | 6 | $1,942,000 |
| Amazin' Mets Foundation Inc | 50 | $1,924,000 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 4 | $1,875,000 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| William J Brennan JR Center for Justice Inc | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| Co-impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | 2 | $8,765,322 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | 2 | $5,650,000 |
| United Nations Development Programme | 3 | $5,327,092 |
| NEO Philanthropy Inc | 13 | $4,203,300 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | 6 | $4,016,800 |
| Goodnation Foundation | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Parentcorps | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| PRO Publica | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Harlem Children's Zone | 1 | $1,916,668 |
| Boys' Club of NEW York | 2 | $1,767,000 |
| United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women | 2 | $1,523,022 |
| Nest Inc | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | 2 | $1,383,333 |
228 private foundations reported community & economic development grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $100,524,700. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Popplestone Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
556 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by William J Brennan JR Center for Justice Inc, Co-impact Philanthropic Funds Inc, Blue Meridian Partners Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported community & economic development grant in New York was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $10,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
