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New York private foundations

There are 13,119 private foundations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker private foundations employ 5,484 people, earn more than $32 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $212 billion.
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Types of private foundations in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,119
 
$31,554,332,483
Corporate foundations
 
232
 
$3,969,813,424
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Private foundations by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
10,179
 
$28,609,630,970
Buffalo
 
736
 
$292,355,274
Albany, NY
 
521
 
$1,516,655,045
Rochester, NY
 
330
 
$242,496,782
Poughkeepsie
 
304
 
$93,319,569
Syracuse
 
155
 
$50,398,581
Kingston
 
78
 
$487,934,267
Ithaca
 
65
 
$59,701,963
Binghamton
 
64
 
$17,686,581
Utica
 
63
 
$30,624,060
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Sizes of private foundations in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
7,980
$250k to $1M
 
1,885
$1M to $5M
 
1,179
$5M to $25M
 
428
$25M to $100M
 
107
$100M+
 
41
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Directory of private foundations in New York

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1-20 of 13,119

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)

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)

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 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)

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)

Neue Galerie New York

The mission of the Neue Galerie New York is to collect, preserve, research, and exhibit fine and decorative art of Germany and Austria from the first half of the twentieth century.
Revenue
$21.3m
Assets
$116.0m
Employees
68
EIN
13-4047433
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Carmel Hill Fund Education Program

To foster the love of reading in children by providing educators with the means to improve their students' reading ability. We believe that reading is critical in enabling children to express ideas, share experiences, and formulate a point of view.
Revenue
$55.1m
Assets
$433.5m
Employees
30
EIN
13-6881103
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is a private foundation whose trustee is Bernard Spitzer. It grants money to various charities, most last year 167. It is located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$326.7m
Employees
0
EIN
13-7298842
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kohlberg Foundation

The Kohlberg Foundation, based in Armonk, NY, supports health research, education, and environment initiatives, focusing on voting rights and democracy defense.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$209.6m
Employees
3
EIN
13-3496263
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
$17.1m
Assets
$255.3m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6083839
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel Foundation

Private foundation in NY funding Duchenne muscular dystrophy research, workers' rights, and other programs. Made 92 grants in the past year.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$31.9m
Employees
3
EIN
13-6090843
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Scherman Foundation

The Scherman Foundation nurtures excellent nonprofit organizations and leaders in the fields of community development, environment, reproductive justice, human rights, the arts, and governmental accountability.
Revenue
$13.3m
Assets
$111.7m
Employees
5
EIN
13-6098464
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Achelis and Bodman Foundation

The Achelis and Bodman Foundation was established on November 25, 2015, from the merger of The Achelis Foundation and The Bodman Foundation, which were established in 1940 and 1945, respectively.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$143.1m
Employees
2
EIN
13-6022018
IRS type
501(c)(3)

William T Grant Foundation

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
Revenue
$37.4m
Assets
$420.0m
Employees
18
EIN
13-1624021
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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