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New York City foundations

There are 16,983 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 11,715 people, earn more than $50 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
 
13,875
 
$36,321,493,642
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
1,442
 
$11,611,115,298
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
371
 
$104,479,591
Corporate foundations
 
276
 
$8,460,775,767
Community foundations
 
244
 
$1,347,487,382
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
57
 
$14,566,089
Foundation professional societies
 
24
 
$14,102,790
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
17
 
$4,567,254
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
7
 
$2,140,180
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
 
11,566
1-10
 
656
11-25
 
73
26-100
 
54
101 to 1,000
 
20
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
9,102
$250k to $1M
 
2,073
$1M to $5M
 
1,328
$5M to $25M
 
493
$25M to $100M
 
132
$100M+
 
64
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Directory of foundations in New York City

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1-20 of 16,983

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
$180.5m
Assets
$334.5m
Employees
128
EIN
13-3441066
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Candid

Candid empowers individuals and organizations with data-driven tools, content-rich platforms, and a free online library for social impact.
Revenue
$40.9m
Assets
$106.9m
Employees
232
EIN
13-1837418
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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Freedom Together 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
$1.1b
Assets
$3.4b
Employees
66
EIN
90-0747216
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
$415.5m
Assets
$6.4b
Employees
256
EIN
13-1659629
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)

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)

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)

Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Merck Foundation, a private nonprofit in Rahway, NJ, funds clinical grants and supports organizations like the Medical College of Virginia and the Red Cross.
Revenue
$45.4m
Assets
$328.3m
Employees
0
EIN
22-6028476
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mary and James G Wallach Foundation

The Mary and James Wallach Foundation makes grants to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other nonprofits. Last year, it made 26 grants. The trustees are Mary Wallach, Howard Herman, and Andrew Wallach. It is a private foundation located in Purchase, NY.
Revenue
$18.6m
Assets
$72.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6278694
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mustang Foundation

The Mustang Foundation is a private foundation located in Oceanport, NJ that is supported by the Estate of Oscar Davis.
Revenue
$19.1m
Assets
$30.4m
Employees
0
EIN
82-3625985
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Thompson Family Foundation

The Thompson Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, NY that made 40 grants last year. Grantees include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Pancreatic Cancer. Trustees are Amanda JT Riegel, Angela E Thompson, Charles Ay Thompson.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$453.5m
Employees
2
EIN
06-1194385
IRS type
501(c)(3)

David and Nicole Tepper Charitable Foundation

David and Nicole Tepper Charitable Foundation funds general support for various organizations, with 34 grants made last year.
Revenue
$25.5m
Assets
$60.7m
Employees
0
EIN
85-2618674
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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