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New York City foundations

There are 16,859 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater New York City metro area, including the cities of New York, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, New Brunswick, and White Plains within the states of New York and New Jersey. Combined, these New York City metro foundations employ 10,046 people, earn more than $52 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $248 billion.
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Types of foundations in New York City

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,798
 
$37,163,480,918
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
1,461
 
$13,006,025,665
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
367
 
$68,448,237
Corporate foundations
 
266
 
$8,507,602,310
Community foundations
 
251
 
$1,296,407,206
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
56
 
$19,678,604
Foundation professional societies
 
24
 
$14,015,753
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
17
 
$4,779,399
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
6
 
$2,133,554
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
2
 
$0
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Job trends for New York City foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
11,535
1-10
 
648
11-25
 
65
26-100
 
48
101 to 1,000
 
17
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
8,955
$250k to $1M
 
2,130
$1M to $5M
 
1,322
$5M to $25M
 
496
$25M to $100M
 
124
$100M+
 
69
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Directory of foundations in New York City

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1-20 of 16,859

United Way of New York City

United Way of NYC mobilizes communities to provide low-income New Yorkers with access to education, food and economic mobility.
Revenue
$85.6m
Assets
$89.6m
Employees
130
EIN
13-2617681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR

Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR funds and connects high-impact organizations, partners with government, and champions evidence-based solutions to lift New Yorkers out of poverty.
Revenue
$180.5m
Assets
$334.5m
Employees
128
EIN
13-3441066
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bloomberg Family Foundation

The Bloomberg Family Foundation, based in New York, funds clean energy, digital programs, and K-12 education while supporting other charities through grants and advisory services.
Revenue
$1.6b
Assets
$12.1b
Employees
0
EIN
20-5602483
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional efforts in the U.S. and around the world in health and select place-based initiatives. They strive to make a meaningful impact in their focus areas, e...
Revenue
$497.3m
Assets
$7.1b
Employees
121
EIN
13-7184401
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Meyer Foundation / Vincent Meyer

The Meyer Foundation is a private foundation that made seven grants last year. Its trustees are Vincent Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer, Francois Voss. It is located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$54.7m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3317912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Community Trust

The New York Community Trust connects past, present, and future generous New Yorkers with vital nonprofits working to make a healthy, equitable, and thriving community for all.
Revenue
$322.6m
Assets
$3.5b
Employees
86
EIN
13-3062214
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Altman Foundation

To support institutions that enrich the quality of life in NY, with a particular focus on initiatives that help individuals, families, and communities benefit from the services and opportunities that will enable them to achieve their full potential.
Revenue
$28.1m
Assets
$286.5m
Employees
9
EIN
13-1623879
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rockefeller Foundation

Throughout their 100-year history, the Rockefeller Foundation has supported the ingenuity of innovative thinkers and actors by providing the resources, networks, convening power, and technologies to move innovation from idea to impact.
Revenue
$415.5m
Assets
$6.4b
Employees
256
EIN
13-1659629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ford Foundation

To encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located, to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors.
Revenue
$1.1b
Assets
$17.5b
Employees
322
EIN
13-1684331
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation believes that a carefully reasoned and systematic understanding of the forces of nature and society, when applied inventively and wisely, can lead to a better world for all.
Revenue
$189.1m
Assets
$2.2b
Employees
37
EIN
13-1623877
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
Revenue
$76.1m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
53
EIN
13-1760106
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by industrialist-turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding, is one of the largest and most influential of grant making foundations.
Revenue
$359.3m
Assets
$4.8b
Employees
93
EIN
13-1628151
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Freedom Together Foundation

The JPB Foundation, a private New York-based foundation, funds general operating support for affordable housing, making 426 grants last year.
Revenue
$1.1b
Assets
$3.4b
Employees
66
EIN
90-0747216
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Open Society Foundations

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.
Revenue
$935.0m
Assets
$10.8b
Employees
0
EIN
26-3753801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

BAM Endowment Trust

BAM Endowment Trust supports Brooklyn Academy of Music, helping maintain its position as a thriving hub for innovative artists and audiences.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$81.9m
Employees
0
EIN
11-3112268
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF)

Rockefeller Family Fund is a U.S.-based, family-led public charity that initiates, cultivates, and funds strategic efforts to promote a sustainable, just, free, and participatory society.
Revenue
$50.1m
Assets
$216.8m
Employees
23
EIN
13-6257658
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Clara Lionel Foundation

The Clara Lionel Foundation invests in climate justice and resilience initiatives, empowering Caribbean and U.S. communities to prepare for and withstand natural disasters.
Revenue
$24.0m
Assets
$67.9m
Employees
7
EIN
45-5620521
IRS type
501(c)(3)

John and Amy Griffin Foundation

The John and Amy Griffin Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. The Foundation made 34 grants last year. Grantees include Robin Hood Foundation. The John and Amy Griffin Foundation is supported by John Griffin.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$22.7m
Employees
0
EIN
02-0562020
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ambrose Monell Foundation

Ambrose Monell Foundation provides a long-term commitment to voluntarily aiding and contributing to scientific, cultural, educational, and other charitable initiatives.
Revenue
$23.6m
Assets
$94.4m
Employees
1
EIN
13-1982683
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Commonwealth Fund

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy.
Revenue
$39.8m
Assets
$922.7m
Employees
53
EIN
13-1635260
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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