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2023 Year in Review
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

2023 Year in Review

We are pleased to share our 2023 Year in Review, offering a glimpse into our commitment to supporting grassroots organizing and power-building in communities and across New York City.

In 2023, NYF allocated nearly $6.5 million toward advancing racial, economic, gender, and climate justice in the city and state.

We are also excited to announce Rickke Mananzala’s promotion to President of the New York Foundation!

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Philanthropy Open Letter for Humanity and Justice
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

Philanthropy Open Letter for Humanity and Justice

The New York Foundation is proud to be one of hundreds of foundations & individual donors signed onto the Philanthropy Open Letter for Humanity and Justice in Palestine and Israel demanding an immediate ceasefire. We answer this call from our grantees and communities here in NYC, and share the value that none of us are free until all of us are free.

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Using All Our Tools
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

Using All Our Tools

Under the leadership of our Investment Committee and full board and staff, we are doubling down on our commitment to mission-aligned investing through a new partnership with the incredibly talented Bivium Capital and Westfuller.

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New York Foundation: Investing for Racial Equity
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

New York Foundation: Investing for Racial Equity

Rickke Mananzala and George Suttles sat down with Community Capital Advisors to discuss how the foundation is aligning its investments with its mission and values – and the partnerships it sought out to do so; including hiring a Black-owned-and-founded investment advisor.

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Our Latest Grantees
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

Our Latest Grantees

NYF provides multi-year unrestricted grants to groups organizing and advocating for our communities in New York City.

These five groups are led by people of color, queer people, and disabled people, and are working on critical issues including police reform, electoral accountability, youth organizing, and housing justice.

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Welcome New Trustees
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

Welcome New Trustees

We are excited to welcome the New York Foundation’s six newest trustees! This great group reflects the communities and movements we aim to support and includes committed leaders with experience in organizing, advocacy, mission-aligned investing, capacity-building, & social justice philanthropy.

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PNY Webinar: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

PNY Webinar: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions

Organizations are facing burnout: high rates of staff turnover, dissatisfied team members, and stressed directors. How is philanthropy adding to the pressure? How can we as grantmakers support sustainable org culture for grantees?

Join us May 18th with All Due Respect, Robert Sterling Clark, and North Star Fund.

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Decolonizing Philanthropy: Panel Recording
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

Decolonizing Philanthropy: Panel Recording

If the role of philanthropy is to advance social change, racial justice, and equity, how do we grapple with the systemic racism embedded in the nonprofit sector?

Rickke Mananzala and George Suttles in conversation with Hali Lee from Asian Women Giving Circle and Cynthia Heard from the Los Angeles Urban League.

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New York Foundation Year in Review
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

New York Foundation Year in Review

We are pleased to share our 2022 Year in Review, which is a snapshot of our support for grassroots organizing and power-building in communities across NYC. Last year, NYF leveraged almost $7.5 million to advance racial, economic, gender, and climate justice in the city, state, and beyond.

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Introducing YOCCF!
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

Introducing YOCCF!

NYF is proud to be a fiscal sponsor of YOCCF, which partners with young community and cultural leaders, artists, funders and narrative changemakers and provides relationships and resources to advance their vision for change, while building and scaling their power together.

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How to Apply to NYF
Maggie Colgan Maggie Colgan

How to Apply to NYF

What does the New York Foundation fund? What is the application process?

Watch a webinar with NYF staff as we discuss our criteria and priorities, our online application, the application process and timeline, and answer Q&A.

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From Cautious to Courageous: Webinar
Melissa Motzkin Melissa Motzkin

From Cautious to Courageous: Webinar

Join us as we dive deeper into 501(c)(4) advocacy and provide additional context about how to amplify the power of nonprofit advocates by investing in social welfare organizations and diverse coalitions of 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) organizations. We will also share how they have supported coalition work, notably efforts to boost civic engagement and advocacy among BIPOC-led organizations.

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Solidarity Is This: Interview with Rickke Mananzala
Melissa Motzkin Melissa Motzkin

Solidarity Is This: Interview with Rickke Mananzala

Rickke Mananzala joined guest host Sean Thomas-Breitfeld (Co-Director, BMP) to talk about how philanthropy can act in solidarity to support movements, build the power of communities of color, and advance social change.

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Streets to Statehouse: Harnessing the Power of the New Electorate
Melissa Motzkin Melissa Motzkin

Streets to Statehouse: Harnessing the Power of the New Electorate

A companion to our January 2020 report, Streets to Statehouse: Building Grassroots Power in New York. For decades, New York Foundation and North Star Fund have supported emerging grassroots organizations led by communities most impacted by injustice in identifying and advocating for solutions designed for systems change. We believe that true equity and justice can only be achieved if we strengthen the ecosystem of grassroots organizing across New York’s diverse communities.

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What Happens When Communities Organize Through a Crisis
Melissa Motzkin Melissa Motzkin

What Happens When Communities Organize Through a Crisis

The New York Foundation has always believed in the power of New Yorkers to speak out—to identify what’s not working, to say what they need, and to problem solve. The city is at its best when its energy is fueled by our sense of purpose and collective power.

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