Foundations that fund organizations in Brooklyn, New York
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Brooklyn nonprofits
5,212 private foundations gave $750M to Brooklyn organizations in their latest filings; 27 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
21,935 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Brooklyn around $168K. 62 of these funders are based in New York; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 5,212
- Accept applications
- 27
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Brooklyn
- $750M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 21,935
- Typical median grant
- $168K
- Based in NY
- 62%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Brooklyn organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 64 | $26M | $249K | Yes | Support services for low-income older adults in brooklyn, i…; Offer immigrants and refugees early childhood intervention…; Expand mental health counseling program for immigrants |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 7 | $21M | $124K | Preselected only | General support; The welcome table film; Heal the healers micro grants to indigenous organizaitons |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 192 | $21M | $20K | Yes | Matching gift; General support; General support and core support for institutional strength… |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 32 | $19M | $500K | Yes | To support general operations; To support digital archival network of a sponsored project; To support the prototype: opera/theatre/now festival |
| Alex & Ruth Fruchthandler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $16M | $8.2M | Preselected only | Furtherance of jewish education |
| Adelson Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $11M | $5.5M | Preselected only | General charitable purposes; Geberal charitable purposes |
| Goldstein Family Foundation | Spring Valley, NY | 1 | $9.8M | $9.8M | Preselected only | To further jewish casuses |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 10 | $9.4M | $537K | Yes | Public awareness and analysis; K-12 education; Empower women and girls |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 19 | $7.5M | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support; Affordable connectivity program (acp) digital navigation in…; 2024 civic engagement rapid response |
| American Friends of Sfath Emeth Yeshiva | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $7.4M | $7.4M | Preselected only | Support education and the needy |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 6 | $7.2M | $300K | Preselected only | To provide general support; To support the digitization and maintenance of the shirley…; To raise public awareness about barriers to caregiving supp… |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 21 | $7.1M | $225K | Preselected only | In support of general operations; In support of a strategic planning retreat; To provide behavioral insights technical support to nigeria… |
| Malchus Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 62 | $7.1M | $49K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| M&e Foundation Co David Bistricer | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $6.4M | $6.4M | Preselected only | Advancement of education & assistance to the needy |
| Pinkerton Foundation | New York, NY | 63 | $6.4M | $75K | Yes | Career readiness; After school & summer learning; Youth and family justice |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 36 | $6.1M | $30K | Yes | Matching gifts; 81308 general operating support for the ariah foundation, 2…; 81951 general operating support for black women's blueprint |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 19 | $5.8M | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Jay and Jean Schottenstein Foundation | Columbus, OH | 14 | $5.8M | $33K | Preselected only | Religious; Community; Education |
| The Koum Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 11 | $5.4M | $300K | Preselected only | General charity |
| Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation | Uniondale, NY | 56 | $5.4M | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 9 | $5.1M | $100K | Preselected only | Workforce development; Hunger relief; Conservation |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 2 | $5.0M | $2.5M | Preselected only | Employee matching gifts.; Funding supports general operations and programming. |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 18 | $4.3M | $225K | Preselected only | General operating support; Expanding economic opportunity; Voter information project |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 4 | $4.3M | $1.2M | Preselected only | Program support; General operating support |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 52 | $4.1M | $55K | Yes | Foundation two-year grant - general operating; Foundation grant - general operating; Trustee grant - general operating support |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 18 | $4.1M | $100K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Zichron Chana Charitable Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 5 | $4.1M | $6,260 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Azc Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $4.0M | $4.0M | Yes | General operating budget |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $3.8M | $1.9M | Yes | Characterdevelop in children museums; Nurturing children-worship & prayer |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 4 | $3.7M | $817K | Preselected only | General support |
| Brach Family Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $3.7M | $3.7M | Preselected only | Support of charitablepurposes |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 172 | $3.6M | $1,000 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways; In support of neighborhood revitalization |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3.5M | $3.5M | Preselected only | Pride Promise Scholarship fund for deposit into the account… |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 14 | $3.4M | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support; Tow fund for excellence; Tania leon chair |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 12 | $3.4M | $99K | Preselected only | To provide operational support for canary impact, a project…; To support coordination of uniform metrics and monitoring p…; To identify, obtain, process, visualize, analyze, and publi… |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 10 | $3.3M | $275K | Preselected only | To provide general support; To produce and disseminate publicly available information a…; To support the development of the institute on gender, law… |
| The Thompson Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $3.2M | $135K | Yes | To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt fu… |
| The Ahava Foundation F/K/A the Eisenreich Family Foundation | Kearny, NJ | 1 | $3.1M | $3.1M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 578 | $3.1M | $1,000 | Preselected only | General charitable, religious and educational purposes; General charitbale, religious and educational purposes |
| Parkview Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 7 | $2.8M | $196K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Chehebar Family Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 674 | $2.8M | $600 | Preselected only | General operating supports |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 3 | $2.8M | $583K | Yes | For general support; For project support of Navigation and Career Support for ne…; For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next G… |
| Tiger Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $2.7M | $200K | Yes | General operating support |
| Ateres Yom Tov | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $2.7M | $2.7M | Yes | General operating budget |
| Moise y Safra Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 17 | $2.6M | $100K | Preselected only | Social welfare; Education; General donation |
| Leon Levy Foundation | New York, NY | 11 | $2.6M | $50K | Preselected only | General support; Project support.; Endowment support |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 7 | $2.5M | $168K | Yes | Jobs and Family Economic Security; Promise of an Equitable Future; Matching Grant |
| Ralph J Harary Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 232 | $2.4M | $1,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Murray & Sydell Rosenberg Foundationinc | New York, NY | 46 | $2.3M | $15K | Preselected only | Humanitarian assistance |
| Altman Foundation | New York, NY | 39 | $2.3M | $50K | Yes | Matching gift for programs and initiatives in new york; To provide capacity building support; To help support the implementation of core elements of its… |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $2.2M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Civic Engagement; Climate Hubs Learning Partnership |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 25 | $2.1M | $50K | Preselected only | General operations; Special purpose |
| Blavatnik Family Foundation | New York, NY | 12 | $2.0M | $10K | Preselected only | Support for jewish community; support for religious activities; Support for the jewish community in moscow |
| Goldhirsh Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | 1st of 3 payments; Pri related investment in my lemonade stand |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 7 | $2.0M | $40K | Preselected only | For support of California activities; To support Fair Work in California; To support Just Prosperity in California |
| Fund for Nonviolence | Berkeley, CA | 5 | $2.0M | $350K | Preselected only | Program Support |
| Willow Redistribution Foundation | Covina, CA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 19 | $1.9M | $75K | Yes | General support |
| Care Support Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 23 | $1.9M | $16K | Preselected only | To further jewish causes |
| Martin and Elaine Rosenberg Charitable Foundation | Brentwood, CA | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Preselected only | contribution to school |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 7 | $1.9M | $275K | Preselected only | To support the general operations of this organization, whi…; To support the construction of a clinic wing at this medica…; To support a one-time technical assistance project with con… |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1.9M | $400K | Preselected only | Community progress makers; Advancing tech pathways & women of color coalition program |
| Netzach Foundation Inc | Monsey, NY | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Yes | Charitable |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 3 | $1.8M | $500K | Preselected only | Launching anthos home, with specialized focus on housing hi…; Data2go.nyc revamp and data clinic |
| Keren Yaakov Ben Menachen Tzvi Foundation | New York, NY | 54 | $1.8M | $3,600 | Preselected only | General |
| Jerome L Greene Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1.8M | $500K | Preselected only | Further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose |
| Mb Schwartz Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Yes | General operating budget |
| The Dct Foundation | Monsey, NY | 4 | $1.7M | $410K | Preselected only | Religious assistance |
| Klein Family Foundation C/O Dinah Klein | Brooklyn, NY | 7 | $1.6M | $52K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| M&d Bawabeh Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 26 | $1.6M | $45K | Preselected only | Fufill organizations mission; Support of the congregation's charitable mission; Scholarships |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 9 | $1.6M | $90K | Yes | To provide general operating support; Arthur ashe institute for urban health - hsa's dccf crc-hsc…; To renew support for regranting programs that fund the arti… |
| The Victor Azrak & Sons Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 14 | $1.6M | $84K | Preselected only | To further the goals set out in the foundation's charter |
| Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 C/O Pkf O'Connor Davies | Harrison, NY | 21 | $1.6M | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 9 | $1.6M | $150K | Preselected only | For general support; For soil - a transformative justice project; For black men build |
| Joseph S & Diane H Steinberg 1992 Charitable Trust | Brooklyn, NY | 14 | $1.5M | $45K | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitable 501c3; Charitable 501c3 |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 6 | $1.5M | $175K | Yes | To further expand the potential and support growth of small…; For general operating support; To pilot the graham fair futures coaching model with middle… |
| Csb Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 6 | $1.5M | $23K | Preselected only | Religious assistance; Educational assistance; Religious publishing |
| Bais Ephraim Charitable Foundation Trust | Monsey, NY | 32 | $1.5M | $18K | Yes | Educational and charitable |
| Ohel Naftoly | Brooklyn, NY | 55 | $1.5M | $2,000 | Preselected only | Donation; donation |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $1.5M | $213K | Preselected only | Translating online content on effective altruism; Ai safety and governance work; International dialogues and ai safety event |
| Ann and David Kuppermann Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 4 | $1.5M | $375K | Yes | High school building project; Pregnancy Aid & Research Center building fund; Special education |
| Cdl Foundation Inc | Lawrence, NY | 15 | $1.5M | $100K | Preselected only | Charity; Education; Synagogue |
| Aphorism Foundation C/O Realize Cpa Llp | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General support |
| Schon Family Foundation | Aventura, FL | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 27 | $1.4M | $500 | Preselected only | Employee Matching Gift-General support; To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Art…; To investigate the needs of Black literary arts service org… |
| B&m Steinmetz Foundation | Spring Valley, NY | 74 | $1.4M | $6,050 | Yes | to promote activities of organiazation |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | New York, NY | 15 | $1.4M | $25K | Preselected only | Education and academic support; Workforce development; General purposes |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 9 | $1.4M | $50K | Preselected only | To support general operations; Restricted to support international travel programs and und…; Restricted to student scholarships and the annual fund |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 10 | $1.4M | $75K | Preselected only | Brooklyn Made Inventory Replenishment; Brooklyn Made Growth; BCM's Culinary Residency & Incubator Support Program |
| The Ravin Family Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | General |
| The Strasbourg Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 42 | $1.4M | $5,000 | Preselected only | Religious Services; Religious Service |
| Dan Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Enhancement of charitable purpose |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 8 | $1.3M | $98K | Yes | For general operating support; Matching gift of staff and board members; For support of the forge journal |
| Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund | New York, NY | 11 | $1.3M | $60K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 11 | $1.3M | $75K | Preselected only | Matching gift; The forge - supporting organizing strategy for health equity; Promoting healthy communities and democracy through partici… |
| Aron and Shaindy Grossman Foundatio | Monsey, NY | 5 | $1.3M | $278K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 3 | $1.3M | $281K | Yes | Advancing Interoperability in the Educational Technology Ma…; Strengthening the Pipeline of Black and Latino School Leade…; Scaling an Innovative Tech Training Program That Leads to a… |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 28 | $1.3M | $23K | Yes | Read 718 after school and read 718 remote; Homeowner outreach initiative; Advancing a low carbon workforce through apprenticeships |
| The Keith Haring Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 11 | $1.3M | $25K | Preselected only | For donee's exempt purpose |
| From Zaidy With Love | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Helping poor people afford food and other necessities. assi… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Brooklyn, New York?
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc, Novo Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Alex & Ruth Fruchthandler Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Brooklyn organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Brooklyn. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.