Programs & Special Initiatives
We find, fund, and partner with effective poverty-fighting nonprofits through our programs and initiatives to help solve our city’s most pressing problems.
Programs
We align our grantmaking approach with lifestage milestones for economic mobility: early childhood, school-age children, young adults, and adults & household supports.
Early Childhood
The Early Childhood program aims to improve and increase access to high-quality direct services for mothers, infants, toddlers, and caregivers.
School-Age Children
The School-Age program creates higher-quality learning experiences for low-income students so they can graduate from high school ready for college and careers.
Young Adults
The Young Adults program helps low-income adults aged 16-29 meet their basic needs, earn a college degree, and get a well-paying job.
Adults & Household Supports
The Adults & Household Supports program funds job training, housing access, emergency food, healthcare, benefits access, and legal services—the building blocks of stability and opportunity.
Capacity Building
We provide targeted support to strengthen our grantees’ organizational health and boost their impact.
Management Acceleration
Management Acceleration provides consultancy services to help poverty-fighting nonprofits build the resources needed to operate and scale effective programs.
Capital Grants Initiative
The Capital Grants Initiative provides grantees with advice, connections, and funding so they can have facilities that support their work.
Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT)
GRIT provides workshops and consultations to help rising directors of local nonprofits secure robust philanthropic funding.
Special Initiatives
We create innovative solutions to augment our core program grants.
Fund for Early Learning (FUEL)
FUEL supports NYC parents and caregivers by providing vital resources, education, and opportunities for the healthy development of young children.
Blue Ridge Labs
Blue Ridge Labs incubates innovative, community-driven tech solutions to the real-world problems of people experiencing poverty.
Mobility Learning and Action Bets (Mobility LABs)
Mobility LABs empowers communities to develop sustainable solutions for economic stability and mobility from poverty.
The Learning + Technology Fund
The Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund works to transform learning experiences so that all students can succeed in a digital world.
Child Care Quality and Innovation Initiative
CCQII drives child care improvements by promoting quality, accessibility, and innovation in early childhood education and support services.
The Power Fund
The Power Fund invests in nonprofit leaders of color who bring unique perspectives and expertise to the fight against poverty.
Relief Fund
The Robin Hood Relief Fund bolsters NYC communities during emergencies, providing crucial support in times of urgent need.
The Funds for the Newest New Yorkers
The Funds facilitate economic inclusion and upward mobility for newly arrived migrants and asylum seekers, while strengthening NYC's social service infrastructure.
High-Quality Schools Fund
The High-Quality Schools Fund supports new schools and redesigns existing low-performing schools to better serve NYC students.
Our Grantees
Through our programs, initiatives, and advocacy work, Robin Hood partners with our network of grantees to fight poverty on the ground and give every New Yorker a fair shot.