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New York private foundations

There are 13,212private foundations in New York. Combined, these New Yorkerprivate foundationsemploy 5,554 people, earn more than $23 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $203 billion.
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Types of private foundations in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
13,212
$22,700,733,498
Corporate foundations
232
$3,700,242,156
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Private foundations by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
10,320
$20,929,048,432
Buffalo
707
$191,826,445
Albany, NY
523
$682,241,248
Rochester, NY
314
$171,115,182
Poughkeepsie
299
$88,528,998
Syracuse
167
$39,555,486
Kingston
76
$386,548,565
Binghamton
66
$13,190,426
Utica
64
$40,413,815
Ithaca
63
$39,951,708
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Sizes of private foundations in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
8,364
$250k to $1M
1,780
$1M to $5M
1,073
$5M to $25M
353
$25M to $100M
80
$100M+
28
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Directory of private foundations in New York

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1-20 of 13,212

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)

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)

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
$12.2m
Assets
$283.3m
Employees
8
EIN
13-1623879
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)

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)

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
$548.7m
Assets
$4.1b
Employees
98
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 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)

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)

Arnhold Foundation

The Arnhold Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. They made 244 grants last year. Some of their grantees include Uc Regents.
Revenue
$14.1m
Assets
$449.2m
Employees
1
EIN
13-3456684
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pfizer Foundation

The Pfizer Foundation is a charitable organization established by Pfizer Incorporated. Its mission is to promote access to quality health care, to nurture innovation, and to support the community involvement of Pfizer colleagues.
Revenue
$17.7m
Assets
$255.4m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6083839
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rosenkranz Foundation

Rosenkranz Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to Intelligence Squared Us Foundation, a live debate series with the goal of raising the level of public discourse on important issues.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$28.1m
Employees
1
EIN
13-3940017
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Equitable Foundation

The Axa Equitable Foundation is a corporate foundation located in New York, New York. The foundation's assets totaled $52,476,443 and it awarded $3,692,745 in grants last year.
Revenue
$21.9m
Assets
$106.1m
Employees
0
EIN
13-1340512
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is a private foundation in New York, NY whose mission is: A private foundation whose trustee is Spitzer Bernard.
Revenue
$29.9m
Assets
$403.9m
Employees
0
EIN
13-7298842
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Calder Foundation

The Calder Foundation works to preserve the integrity of the artist Alexander Calder's life and work through exhibitions, publications, archives, and research.
Revenue
$23.8m
Assets
$345.8m
Employees
5
EIN
13-3466986
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)

Target Als Foundation

The Target Als Foundation supports Johns Hopkins University. It received 27 grants from last year. It is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropiesfamily Foundation.
Revenue
$51.7m
Assets
$128.9m
Employees
20
EIN
81-0756743
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research

We continue to work closely with University of Chicago Press to ensure that Current Anthropology (CA) maintains its position as the leading broad-based international anthropological journal in the field.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$204.5m
Employees
14
EIN
13-1813827
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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