257 private foundations reported human services 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, 257 private foundations reported 558 grants for human services totaling $51,828,698 to 460 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Brooklyn, Rochester. Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc reported the most human services giving — $9,266,870 across 40 grants. The median grant was $10,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc | 40 | $9,266,870 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 15 | $6,095,000 |
| ESL Charitable Foundation | 19 | $5,911,207 |
| Ainslie Foundation | 4 | $4,710,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 4 | $3,500,000 |
| Loud Hound Foundation | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Mulago Foundation | 8 | $2,100,000 |
| Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth LIN Foundation | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Alexander M Lewyt and Elisabeth Lewyt Wholly Charitable Trust | 23 | $1,420,000 |
| The Shapiro Foundation | 4 | $769,000 |
| The Lois M Collier Charitable Trust | 2 | $675,000 |
| George W Sullivan Foundation | 3 | $661,285 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood | 5 | $4,915,000 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| UJA Federation of NEW York | 1 | $2,109,000 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | 3 | $1,803,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| Wayne County Action Program Inc | 1 | $1,399,997 |
| Npower Inc | 3 | $1,200,000 |
| Race Forward | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| UJA - Federation of NEW York | 2 | $1,010,000 |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Amit Children Inc | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Racf Initiatives | 1 | $750,000 |
| Flower City Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $688,800 |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | 2 | $610,000 |
257 private foundations reported human services grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $51,828,698. The largest by reported dollars were Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc, ESL Charitable Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
460 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by Robin Hood, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, UJA Federation of NEW York. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported human services grant in New York was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $4,550,000. 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.
