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New York City foundations

There are 16,994 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 11,534 people, earn more than $39 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $234 billion.
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Types of foundations in New York City

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,897
 
$28,599,300,519
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
1,430
 
$8,153,669,636
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
377
 
$115,176,956
Corporate foundations
 
269
 
$7,528,603,566
Community foundations
 
241
 
$1,048,636,787
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
56
 
$10,878,463
Foundation professional societies
 
24
 
$10,176,440
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
17
 
$8,916,327
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
7
 
$4,115,177
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for New York City foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
11,489
1-10
 
654
11-25
 
73
26-100
 
49
101 to 1,000
 
21
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
9,349
$250k to $1M
 
2,037
$1M to $5M
 
1,233
$5M to $25M
 
443
$25M to $100M
 
98
$100M+
 
52
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Directory of foundations in New York City

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1-20 of 16,994

Candid

Candid empowers individuals and organizations with data-driven tools, content-rich platforms, and a free online library for social impact.
Revenue
$43.2m
Assets
$100.2m
Employees
230
EIN
13-1837418
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$81.2m
Assets
$73.5m
Employees
131
EIN
13-2617681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR

Robin Hood Foundation funds effective NYC poverty-fighting programs and partners with community-based organizations to support low-income New Yorkers.
Revenue
$134.5m
Assets
$308.8m
Employees
131
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
$1.5b
Assets
$11.8b
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 supports a wide range of organizations with a major focus on health and medical research, in addition to conservation, education, social services, and cultural access.
Revenue
$385.2m
Assets
$7.3b
Employees
117
EIN
13-7184401
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
$282.5m
Assets
$3.2b
Employees
73
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
$12.2m
Assets
$283.3m
Employees
8
EIN
13-1623879
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Meyer Foundation

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
$740.5k
Assets
$56.2m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3317912
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
$118.4m
Assets
$2.1b
Employees
37
EIN
13-1623877
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The JPB Foundation

The JPB Foundation's mission is to enhance the quality of life in the United States through transformational initiatives that promote the health of their communities by creating opportunities for those in poverty.
Revenue
$323.9m
Assets
$2.8b
Employees
47
EIN
90-0747216
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
$502.4m
Assets
$16.8b
Employees
301
EIN
13-1684331
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
$330.1m
Assets
$4.5b
Employees
97
EIN
13-1628151
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
$70.8m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
60
EIN
13-1760106
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The 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
$238.1m
Assets
$6.2b
Employees
267
EIN
13-1659629
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
$842.8m
Assets
$10.5b
Employees
0
EIN
26-3753801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation

The Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. The foundation made seven grants last year to Vanguard Charitable and other organizations. The foundation is supported by Donald Smith.
Revenue
$11.1m
Assets
$93.6m
Employees
1
EIN
22-3732524
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saltzman Foundation

The Saltzman Foundation primarily funds charitable organizations and made one grant last year. It is a private foundation located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$26.5m
Assets
$35.1m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6142471
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hertog Foundation

The Hertog War Studies Summer Program aims to educate advanced undergraduate students about the theory, practice, organization, and control of war and military forces. We are intensive two-week program run by the Institute for the Study of War.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$13.2m
Employees
6
EIN
26-2002295
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Endeavor Foundation

The Endeavor Foundation is a private foundation that made 98 grants last year. Some of their grantees include Wells College. Their trustees are Julie J Kidd, Christen L Kidd, Donald W Harward. They are located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$18.9m
Assets
$407.8m
Employees
4
EIN
13-6147952
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
$25.9m
Assets
$28.6m
Employees
0
EIN
02-0562020
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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