New York foundations

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There are 15,949 foundations and grantmaking organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker foundations employ 8,902 people, earn more than $46 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $248 billion.

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Types of foundations in New York

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Private foundations	13,083	4,547	$30,659,322,635	$203,586,489,621
Grantmaking public charity foundations	1,387	3,909	$14,973,096,762	$42,331,200,677
Organizations supporting multiple foundations	311	12	$22,422,804	$52,059,389
Community foundations	289	2,279	$3,001,662,535	$10,991,755,095
Corporate foundations	233	425	$2,466,921,683	$4,846,372,607
Organizations supporting a single foundation	168	6	$32,111,495	$306,764,465
Foundation professional societies	22	50	$19,744,358	$34,127,250
Foundation alliances and advocates	14	0	$38,598	$1,330,060
Foundation technical and management assistance providers	8	42	$2,745,193	$4,370,376
Foundation research and public policy institutes	2	0	$0	$0

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Foundations by major New York cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
New York City	12,075	7,542	$42,447,508,937	$229,049,085,517
Buffalo	939	203	$394,771,666	$3,693,369,891
Albany, NY	665	75	$1,622,139,515	$5,666,956,615
Rochester, NY	457	147	$346,611,134	$2,448,534,030
Poughkeepsie	401	108	$189,459,316	$1,282,220,739
Syracuse	220	166	$117,996,759	$1,111,568,100
Kingston	113	343	$497,574,019	$1,091,405,545
Binghamton	104	57	$46,226,290	$338,992,460
Utica	91	45	$66,830,360	$390,146,115
Ithaca	83	34	$77,708,889	$910,179,186

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Job trends for New York foundations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	11,388
1-10	674
11-25	61
26-100	48
101 to 1,000	14
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in New York foundations is driven by large organizations like Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), Simons Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York (UJA), NEO Philanthropy, and Open Society Foundations (OSF).

Sizes of foundations in New York

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	8,751
$250k to $1M	2,104
$1M to $5M	1,326
$5M to $25M	474
$25M to $100M	125
$100M+	60

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like GS Daf, Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation (PCLB), Bloomberg Family Foundation, Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation, and Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in New York foundations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in New York foundations with more than $100 million account for 67.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of foundations in New York

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Robin Hood Foundation

Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty in New York City by funding and supporting impactful organizations, driving strategic grants, partnerships, and advocacy for lasting change.

Revenue

$180.5m

Assets

$334.5m

Employees

128

EIN

13-3441066

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science has been a driving force throughout the history of the Weizmann Institute - fostering the partnership between science and philanthropy while supporting the Institute's needs.

Revenue

$262.9m

Assets

$1.1b

Employees

EIN

13-1623886

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

EIN

20-5602483

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New York Community Trust

The New York Community Trust fosters philanthropy, supports diverse communities, promotes the arts, and improves lives across New York City, Long Island, and Westchester.

Revenue

$322.6m

Assets

$3.5b

Employees

EIN

13-3062214

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The 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

$2.1m

Assets

$54.7m

Employees

EIN

13-3317912

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

EIN

13-1623879

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust is a private foundation in New York, NY, which was founded in 2000 and most recently had $497,259,658 in revenue and 121 employees.

Revenue

$497.3m

Assets

$7.1b

Employees

121

EIN

13-7184401

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)

ABFE promotes effective philanthropy in Black communities and equips members with tools to address anti-Black racism. Offers leadership fellowship.

Revenue

$13.8m

Assets

$23.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7156531

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

EIN

13-1623877

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is a private foundation that tries to advance social change in a way that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.

Revenue

$76.1m

Assets

$1.4b

Employees

EIN

13-1760106

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)

Freedom Together Foundation

The Freedom Together Foundation is a New York-based private foundation that funds general operating support nationally, with 597 grants awarded last year.

Revenue

$1.1b

Assets

$3.4b

Employees

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)

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York is a New York-based private foundation funding education, democracy, and peace initiatives to reduce polarization and strengthen civic engagement.

Revenue

$359.3m

Assets

$4.8b

Employees

EIN

13-1628151

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

EIN

26-3753801

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Kohlberg Foundation

The Kohlberg Foundation is a corporate foundation funding health, education, and environment initiatives, making grants to organizations like the National Philanthropic Trust.

Revenue

$7.9m

Assets

$209.6m

Employees

EIN

13-3496263

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fred Ebb Foundation

The Fred Ebb Foundation makes four grants a year to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids. Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids is a not-for-profit organization that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Revenue

$7.3m

Assets

$75.0m

Employees

EIN

35-7207732

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bialkin Family Foundation

The Bialkin Family Foundation is a New York family foundation that funds nonprofits such as the America Israel Friendship League to advance exempt purposes.

Revenue

$6.0m

Assets

$25.2m

Employees

EIN

23-7003181

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Llewellyn Family Foundation

The Llewellyn Family Foundation is a Harrison, NY-based family foundation supporting education and arts programs, including The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Revenue

$6.1m

Assets

$49.3m

Employees

EIN

38-4004143

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Paestum Foundation

The Paestum Foundation funds support for maintaining a collection of works of art and photographs for exhibition and loan to museums. The Foundation made one grant last year to Fidelity Charitable, located in New York, NY.

Revenue

$6.5m

Assets

$56.9m

Employees

EIN

13-4082016

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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This category corresponds to the "T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

New York foundations

Types of foundations in New York

Foundations by major New York cities

Job trends for New York foundations

Sizes of foundations in New York

Directory of foundations in New York

Robin Hood Foundation

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

Bloomberg Family Foundation

New York Community Trust

The Meyer Foundation

Altman Foundation

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)

The Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Open Society Foundations

Kohlberg Foundation

Fred Ebb Foundation

Bialkin Family Foundation

Llewellyn Family Foundation

The Paestum Foundation

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