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New York City foundations

There are 16,984foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater New York Citymetro area, including the cities of New York, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, New Brunswick, and White Plains within the states of New York and New Jersey. Combined, these New York City metro foundationsemploy 11,958 people, earn more than $36 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $231 billion.
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Types of foundations in New York City

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
13,963
$26,598,043,864
Grantmaking public charity foundations
1,384
$7,657,770,858
Corporate foundations
492
$7,833,622,769
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
358
$91,757,583
Community foundations
226
$641,999,544
Organizations supporting a single foundation
57
$10,787,886
Foundation professional societies
23
$12,326,263
Foundation alliances and advocates
16
$8,377,970
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
5
$4,115,177
Foundation research and public policy institutes
2
$0
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Job trends for New York City foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
11,361
1-10
656
11-25
75
26-100
44
101 to 1,000
21
1,000+
1
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of foundations in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
9,569
$250k to $1M
2,022
$1M to $5M
1,162
$5M to $25M
421
$25M to $100M
91
$100M+
48
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of foundations in New York City

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Candid

Candid empowers individuals and organizations with data-driven tools, content-rich platforms, and a free online library for social impact.
Revenue
$43.2m
Assets
$100.2m
Employees
230
EIN
13-1837418
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of New York City

United Way of NYC mobilizes communities to provide low-income New Yorkers with access to education, food and economic mobility.
Revenue
$65.2m
Assets
$51.6m
Employees
112
EIN
13-2617681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR

Robin Hood Foundation funds effective NYC poverty-fighting programs and partners with community-based organizations to support low-income New Yorkers.
Revenue
$134.5m
Assets
$308.8m
Employees
131
EIN
13-3441066
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bloomberg Philanthropies

BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES improves lives through arts, education, public health, and city governance while funding innovative civic solutions and sustainable practices globally.
Revenue
$1.5b
Assets
$11.8b
Employees
0
EIN
20-5602483
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Community Trust

The New York Community Trust connects past, present, and future generous New Yorkers with vital nonprofits working to make a healthy, equitable, and thriving community for all.
Revenue
$282.5m
Assets
$3.2b
Employees
73
EIN
13-3062214
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 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
$629.1m
Assets
$7.3b
Employees
100
EIN
13-7184401
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 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)

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

Turrell Fund

The Turrell Fund is a private foundation that provides grants to organizations such as Let's Grow Kids. It made 174 grants last year and is located in Montclair, NJ.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$115.9m
Employees
6
EIN
22-1551936
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
$5.4m
Assets
$137.1m
Employees
2
EIN
13-6022018
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Perelman Family Charitable Trust I

Perelman Family Charitable Trust I made 33 grants to Jewish Federation Of Greater Philadelphia - Daf last year. It is a private foundation located in New York, NY and its trustee is Perelman Family Trust Company LLC.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$391.3m
Employees
0
EIN
82-6501838
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Secunda Family Foundation

The Secunda Family Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. It made $8,780,000 in grants last year and has $157,953,818 in assets.
Revenue
$36.2m
Assets
$235.6m
Employees
0
EIN
20-5968142
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Merck Foundation, a private nonprofit in Rahway, NJ, funds clinical grants and supports organizations like the Medical College of Virginia and the Red Cross.
Revenue
$17.3m
Assets
$316.2m
Employees
0
EIN
22-6028476
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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