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 are proud to fund the The Supportive Housing Network of New York. Since 2015, we have committed $400,000 for developing systems to match high-cost Medicaid users (those with chronic medical and...
“Thomas used his position to raise awareness for the cause, and became a leading champion for the adoption of foster care children. President George H. W. Bush made him the national spokesman on the...
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August 22, 2019
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““Technology alone can’t fully combat isolation, but if we use #technology in conjunction with community-based programming...then we can be successful.” – Rina Desai, Grants and Foundations Office at @CBurdenNetwork https://t.co/Fw7hLEXoJ3”
“A new report by the Fiscal Policy Institute and funded by the Long Island Community Foundation shows that #OpioidCrisis cost #LongIsland $8.2 billion in 2017. @Newsday @longisland @LICommunityFndt https://t.co/fg3v8ziIAA”