WHO WE ARE
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.
Together We Can Make an Impact
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Health
Improve health care
Address mental health and substance abuse
Support biomedical research
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Address mental health and substance abuse
Support biomedical research
Arts
Promote arts in every borough
Support arts education
Bolster historic preservation
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Support arts education
Bolster historic preservation
Environment
Make cities greener
Confront climate change
Reduce toxic exposure and pollution
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Confront climate change
Reduce toxic exposure and pollution
Children & Teens
Mix sports and studies
Aid those with disabilities
Help kids in foster care
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Aid those with disabilities
Help kids in foster care
1924
Year Founded
4526538891
Grants Awarded Since 1924
2567643255
2018 Total Assets
The Trust can help you support the causes you love.
A New Yorker Who Went Blind Helps Others With Vision Loss
His legacy: Increasing accessibility for others
Parks, Paths, and Playgrounds, Where New Yorkers Can Thrive
Our donors help us make these growing investments
What’s new at the trust
We’re proud to fund the NY Taxi Workers Alliance's work to relieve taxi drivers of crippling debt and restore justice to the lives of these hardworking New Yorkers. Via The New York Times
“Air pollutants are common in our environment, particularly in cities, and given socioeconomic inequities and environmental injustice, children growing up in disadvantaged circumstances are more...
January 21, 2020
Levinson Arts Achievement Award Given to Rachel Rossin
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December 5, 2019
New York State Census Equity Fund Awards $1.4 Million to Community Organizations for 2020 Census Outreach
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“We’re excited to work with @JTSVoice, which is investing over $1 million into the Morningside Heights community as it opens its new campus. @NYCommTrust will help it distribute $250K of its investment to nonprofits making a difference in the community. https://t.co/grV8wN7xLN”
“We love this shout out to NYS Census Equity Fund’s $3M+ commitment to #Census2020. For 3 years, we’ve been working to build awareness, foster collaboration across NPs, City&State govts. AND bring national resources to get-out-the-count efforts statewide. https://t.co/fWCTzQTjnr”