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We help CUNY campuses host dance troupes, benefiting performers and audiences.
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Seniors in a writing workshop in Brooklyn supported by The Trust.
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The Trust is helping revive hundreds of miles of waterfront, from a boat-building workshop in the Bronx to an oyster bed in Long Island Sound.
The Trust is helping revive hundreds of miles of waterfront in NYC, Westchester, and Long Island.
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A young reader enjoys an enrichment course supported by The Trust.
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With Trust support, a nonprofit helps the arts thrive in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood.
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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.

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Poverty
House New York families
Feed the hungry
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Reform criminal justice
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Make cities greener
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1924
Year Founded
4364655891
Grants Awarded since 1924
2806082837
2017 Market Value
Our Results
The Trust can help you support the causes you love.
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Training for the Top

Trust Nonprofit Leadership Fellows take on the world

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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables For All

Now at New York’s public housing: A food hub and farms

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Parks, Paths, and Playgrounds, Where New Yorkers Can Thrive

Our donors help us make these growing investments

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Creativity Transforms Lives

Proof: Arts improve life in our city

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A New Yorker Who Went Blind Helps Others With Vision Loss

His legacy: Increasing accessibility for others

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What’s new at the trust
March 15, 2018
Helping Others With Vision Loss
With his fund, we're supporting My Blind Spot.
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March 15, 2018
Creativity Transforms Lives
Arts help children think critically, solve problems, and prepare for jobs.
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