New York · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Public & Societal Benefit in New York

Imperigo has identified 737 funders that made 3,433 grants totaling $2.3B to 276 public & societal benefit organizations in New York, with a median grant of $30K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Public & Societal Benefit Funding in New York

Total granted $2.3B
Funders 737
Grants 3,433
Organizations funded 276

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Fund for Policy Reform
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $412.0M · through 2024 · 94.4% of their giving
$1.3B
2. New York Ehealth Collaborative Inc
25 grants to 5 organizations · largest $23.5M · through 2024 · 74.3% of their giving
$270.8M
3. Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for Justice
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2023 · 72.2% of their giving
$11.3M
4. Tides Foundation
55 grants to 16 organizations · largest $20.3M · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$43.9M
5. The Clara Lionel Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2022 · 11.5% of their giving
$5.6M
6. Jewish Communal Fund
79 grants to 25 organizations · largest $14.0M · through 2024
$35.4M
7. Children's Equity Fund
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$1.8M
8. The Chicago Community Trust
37 grants to 12 organizations · largest $20.1M · through 2023
$32.3M
9. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
36 grants to 16 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$9.9M
10. The Scan Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $732K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$1.8M
11. Impactassetsinc
32 grants to 12 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024
$10.3M
12. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
21 grants to 10 organizations · largest $2.6M · through 2024
$9.8M
13. Telescope Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$2.1M
14. Appleseed Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $209K · through 2024 · 37.2% of their giving
$304K
15. Little Steven's Policeman's Ball Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 50.0% of their giving
$300K
16. Rochester Area Community Foundation Initiatives Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $429K · through 2023 · 8.9% of their giving
$657K
17. The Ojc Fund
28 grants to 7 organizations · largest $4.4M · through 2024
$9.5M
18. United War Veterans Council Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $260K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$260K
19. East Hampton Veterans Association Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$250K
20. Panonica Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$556K
21. Earth Pledge Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $294K · through 2019 · 14.7% of their giving
$294K
22. Solidaire Network Inc
21 grants to 3 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$1.4M
23. Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $108K · through 2024 · 74.1% of their giving
$141K
24. Dayton Foundation Plus Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$2.0M
25. Purple Action Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2023 · 9.6% of their giving
$250K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to public & societal benefit work in New York, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 15 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering public & societal benefit work, with an address in New York. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable public & societal benefit funding in New York, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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