Grantee Directory
Our grantees are our community partners; as New York City’s most effective poverty-fighting nonprofits, they have boots on the ground to create scalable solutions, strengthen communities, and make a lasting impact.
295
Grantee community partner organizations across NYC's five boroughs
$140
M
Invested in NYC's most innovative poverty-fighting solutions in 2025
2.2
M+
New Yorkers living in poverty
Grants Directory
(427)This directory represents all active grants to our current community partner grantee organizations as of 2024; some organizations will appear more than once in the instances where we have two or more active projects with the same organization.
This directory represents all active grants to our current community partner grantee organizations as of 2024; some organizations will appear more than once in the instances where we have two or more active projects with the same organization.
Urban Institute
To estimate benefits for four new program areas and create comprehensive documentation for multiple audiences.
Grant amount: $465,000
Urban Justice Center
To provide civil legal services around housing, immigration, benefits/income maintenance, and other areas to low-income households.
Grant amount: $420,000
Urban Upbound
To enroll New Yorkers in government benefits, focusing primarily on tax preparation assistance.
Grant amount: $150,000
Vera Institute of Justice
To support the Greater Justice New York project, focused on leveraging data and policy analysis to reduce NYC's carceral footprint and increase investment in evidence-based solutions that help those touched by the criminal legal system.
Grant amount: $400,000
Vera Institute of Justice
To support the Greater Justice New York project, focused on leveraging data and policy analysis to reduce New York City’s carceral footprint and increase investment in evidence-based solutions that help those touched by the criminal legal system.
Grant amount: $100,000
Vital City
To provide general operating support for Vital City as it works to produce evidence-based reporting and policy recommendations that promote informed public discourse and decision-making on issues of community safety, housing and economic security.
Grant amount: $200,000
VOCAL-NY
To continue ongoing advocacy effort to improve and expand CityFHEPS, New York City’s local rental assistance voucher, ensure proper implementation of state voucher pilot, and build the case for expansion of statewide voucher.
Grant amount: $100,000
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
To support advocacy activities of The Roundtable: Allies for Food Access, the first and only dedicated New York City network of emergency food providers collaborating to bring more resources to communities.
Grant amount: $50,000
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
To increase the number of families who enroll in public benefits, such as food and nutrition assistance, housing supports, and income supports.
Grant amount: $400,000
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
To provide individuals living in poverty with meals.
Grant amount: $625,000
Westchester Children's Association
To increase public awareness of child poverty in Westchester County and support the adoption and implementation of policies aligned with the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council’s evidence-based recommendations to cut child poverty in half.
Grant amount: $50,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
To increase cognitive development by integrating STEM into 3-K classrooms through a comprehensive educational approach that combines teacher coaching, science-based classroom curriculum and community partnerships.
Grant amount: $300,000
Women in Need, Inc
To enroll families living in shelter in government benefits, including food and nutrition assistance, housing and income support, tax assistance, and health-care programs.
Grant amount: $300,000
Women in Need, Inc
To help homeless families with children by providing services while they are living in the shelter system and to help them obtain permanent housing.
Grant amount: $1,000,000
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corp. (WHEDCO)
To enroll New Yorkers in government benefits, including food and nutrition assistance, housing and income support, tax assistance, and health-care programs.
Grant amount: $440,000
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corp. (WHEDCO)
To help families in the Bronx maintain their child care vouchers by providing high-touch recertification support through trusted community partners.
Grant amount: $750,000
Yale University
To provide bridge funding for the MOMS Partnership’s ongoing expansion in family shelters, supporting staff training, cultural adaptation and model refinement efforts.
Grant amount: $215,000
Yale University
To support ongoing scaling efforts of the MOMS Partnership in shelter and in federally-qualified health centers, as well as cultural and linguistic adaptations for Spanish- and Chinese-speaking populations.
Grant amount: $550,000
Year Up
To train young adults from low-income backgrounds with no postsecondary education for well-paying entry-level technology jobs.
Grant amount: $250,000
Young Community Developers
To support the continued operation and growth of the Jobs to Grow Program, the Mobility LABs pilot developed by SOMOS Mayfair and Si Se Puede Collective member organizations.
Grant amount: $175,000
Zero to Three
To engage in education and advocacy to minimize Medicaid access cuts for children zero to three years old.
Grant amount: $150,000
Zeta Charter Schools
To support the growth of Zeta’s two middle schools and the codification of Zeta’s secondary model.
Grant amount: $650,000
