Recent Grants

2022 Grants

Housing & Homelessness

Ali Forney Center ($300,000)

A project grant to support the expansion of on-site mental health services for homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

A Little Piece of Light ($100,000)

A general operating support grant in support of the organization’s mission to empower and facilitate healing for women, girls, and gender-fluid individuals who are directly impacted by trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system.

Alliance for Downtown New York ($166,000)

A grant renewal to support street homeless outreach in Lower Manhattan, led by the Bowery Residents’ Committee, a subgrantee of the Alliance for Downtown New York.

Anthos Home, a project of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds ($1,000,000)

A project grant to support the implementation of Anthos Home, a new non-profit that centralizes the rental subsidy application, unit search, approval, and move-in processes for housing voucher holders.

Arab-American Family Support Center ($200,000)

A project grant to support the grantee’s housing navigation program, which provides culturally and linguistically competent assistance in securing permanent housing.

Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development ($450,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the grantee’s mission to build community power to win affordable housing and create thriving, equitable neighborhoods for all New Yorkers.

Bailey House ($200,000)

A renewal project grant to provide housing placement assistance for justice-involved individuals who are experiencing housing instability.

Bailey House ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Borough of Manhattan Community College, a project of the Borough of Manhattan Community College Foundation ($2,000,000)

A project grant to provide housing for homeless or housing insecure students enrolled at CUNY’s Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Borough of Manhattan Community College Foundation ($750,000)

A project grant to contribute to an emergency fund to support New York City college students facing economic hardship.

Bowery Residents’ Committee ($50,000)

A feasibility grant to support predevelopment costs for converting multibuilding “cluster site” shelters in the Bronx to permanent housing for formerly homeless families.

Broadway Housing Communities ($200,000)

A project grant to increase the development capacity of Broadway Housing Communities and support early engagement in affordable housing projects.

Center For Family Representation ($150,000)

A project grant to support legal defense efforts to prevent evictions and improve housing conditions for low-income families facing criminal neglect allegations from New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services due to unsafe housing conditions.

Center for Urban Community Services ($50,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Citizens Housing and Planning Council of New York ($300,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the organization’s policy analysis and advocacy for a reimagined housing plan that better meets the needs of New Yorkers.

City Limits ($250,000)

A renewal project grant to support the expansion of the grantee’s news coverage and multimedia resources to highlight homelessness issues.

City Report ($100,000)

A renewal grant to support The City’s news coverage of housing and homelessness issues, dissemination of practical information on housing programs, and provide community-based engagement with its readers.

Coalition for the Homeless ($500,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the organization’s mission to advocate and provide direct services to homeless individuals and families in New York City.

Coalition for the Homeless ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Community Mediation Services ($200,000)

A renewal grant to support the expansion of Community Mediation Services’ Housing Mediation Program, as well as the recruitment and training of a cohort of culturally and linguistically competent mediators to handle disputes related to eviction and other landlord–tenant matters.

Community Service Society of New York ($150,000)

A project grant to support policy research, advocacy, and coalition work, which will promote access to affordable housing and housing justice.

Community Voices Heard ($200,000)

A project grant to support ongoing advocacy to reduce housing exclusions based on prior involvement with the justice system in public housing and government-supported affordable housing developments.

Corporation for Supportive Housing ($250,000)

A renewal general operating grant to advance solutions that use housing as a platform for services to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people, maximize public resources, and build healthy communities.

Covenant House New York ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation ($200,000)

A project grant to provide predevelopment funding for Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation’s housing development projects.

Empire State Coalition of Youth and Family Services ($220,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the grantee’s mission to improve the lives of runaway, homeless, and street-involved youth across New York in partnership with a consortium of more than 60 agencies.

Enterprise Community Partners ($680,000)

A project grant to support Enterprise Community Partners and local community-based organizations to place tenants with Emergency Housing Vouchers in housing units in smaller buildings.

Enterprise Community Partners ($225,000)

A renewal project grant to support the organization’s policy work to expand fair housing protections in New York, secure funding for more supportive housing units, and develop an education program for the real estate industry on the housing needs of justice-involved people.

Fifth Avenue Committee ($300,000)

A renewal project grant to expand staff capacity to meet the increased demand for comprehensive eviction and foreclosure prevention services for at-risk homeowners and renters in Brooklyn, New York. 

Fifth Avenue Committee ($200,000)

A pre-development grant to provide gap funding for the Sunset Park affordable housing and public library project.

FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds ($250,000)

A renewal project grant to support the New York City Youth and Family Homelessness Fund, a collaborative of philanthropic entities uniting to amplify and fund new pilot programs, research, and narrative change to combat New York City’s homelessness crisis.

Friends of Karen ($150,000)

A project grant to expand housing assistance to low-income families caring for children with life-threatening illnesses so they can stay housed.

Girl Scout Council of Greater New York ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Henry Street Settlement ($750,000)

A project capital grant to support the renovation of 95 bathrooms in two Lower Manhattan shelters. 

Homeless Services United ($300,000)

A renewal general operating grant in support of the organization’s mission to advocate for immediate access to safe, decent emergency and transitional housing; outreach; drop-in services for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness; and prevention services and permanent housing for those facing housing instability.

Hour Children ($225,000)

A renewal project grant to fund mental health and other supportive services at residential programs that provide housing and holistic reentry support for justice-involved women and their families.

Hour Children ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Housing Plus Solutions ($600,000)

A renewal project grant to support the continued administrative leadership of the Project SHERO collective, which helps women leaving Rikers Island transition back into their communities and reunite with their families.

Housing Rights Initiative ($150,000)

A general operating grant in support of the organization’s mission to protect the rights of tenants in rent-stabilized units by identifying real estate fraud, connecting tenants to legal services, and promoting tenants’ rights to affordable housing.

IMPACCT Brooklyn ($200,000)

A project grant to fund staff salaries for the organization’s housing development team.

JustFix ($150,000)

A general operating grant in support of the organization's mission to create technology for housing justice and to prevent evictions.

Lifeway Network ($150,000)

A renewal grant to expand the capacity of Lifeway’s transitional housing and supportive service program for survivors of human trafficking, and to increase support for women after they leave the program.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($400,000)

A renewal project grant to continue supporting the New York Land Opportunity Program, which helps mission-driven organizations preserve and develop affordable housing on their sites.

National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City ($250,000)

A general operating grant in support of the organization’s mission to assist families and individuals affected by mental illness to build better lives through education, support services, and advocacy.

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty ($200,000)

A project grant to support the expansion of the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign in New York City, which seeks to end the criminalization of unsheltered people.

Nazareth Housing ($200,000)

A renewal project grant to expand and enhance eviction prevention services for vulnerable individuals and families living in the Lower East Side and the Bronx through food access and case management services.

Nazareth Housing ($80,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter ($150,000)

A renewal planning grant to support the development of a housing model to assist CUNY students experiencing housing instability.

New Alternatives for Children ($250,000)

A renewal project grant to support medically complex children and their families to remain housed through increased access to government entitlements, living essentials, and supportive services.

New Alternatives for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth ($150,000)

A renewal general operating grant in support of the organization’s mission to increase the self-sufficiency of LGBTQ+ homeless youth by enabling them to transition out of the shelter system into stable adult lives.

New Alternatives for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth ($65,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

New York City Partnership Foundation ($100,000)

A project grant to expand the outreach and services offered to unsheltered individuals in high-density commercial corridors and transit hubs, including the Financial District.

New York Foundation ($150,000)

A renewal project grant to support the Neighborhoods First Fund, a collaborative of philanthropic entities that supports community-based organizing to ensure equitable land use and housing development as well as protections for New York City’s tenants.

New York Public Radio ($100,000)

A renewal grant to support media coverage of housing and homelessness issues in New York City.

New York State Council of Churches ($200,000)

A renewal grant to the New York State Council of Churches and a group of partner organizations to advise faith-based institutions in New York City on mission-driven real estate development opportunities. 

New York State Tenants & Neighbors Information Service ($250,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the organization’s mission to build a unified and powerful statewide organization that strengthens tenant protections, empowers and educates tenants, and preserves affordable housing, livable neighborhoods, and diverse communities. 

New York University ($450,000)

A renewal project grant to New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy to support its range of data-driven housing policy research projects.

Osborne Association ($1,000,000)

A capital grant to provide funds to support the completion of the Fulton Community Reentry Center project, which will provide transitional housing, supportive services, and workforce training for justice-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Osborne Association ($400,000)

A renewal project grant to further Osborne Association’s mission to support and create holistic housing options for justice-involved individuals.

Point Source Youth ($250,000)

A project grant to support a cash transfer program to prevent homelessness for youth who are housing insecure.

Providence House ($200,000)

A renewal grant to help women reentering society from incarceration solidify family bonds with their children. 

Project Renewal ($50,000)

A grant to support predevelopment activities, including architectural and land-use advisory services, for the New Providence project.

Project Renewal ($50,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Providence House ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Queens Power ($100,000)

A renewal project grant to support the organizing of community and faith-based groups to advocate for affordable housing development in Queens.

RiseBoro Community Partnership ($250,000)

A renewal project grant to expand anti-eviction and homelessness-prevention services, including direct financial payments to households currently unable to access rental arrears assistance.

Safe Horizon ($300,000)

A renewal project grant to increase capacity to advocate for housing-unstable young adults and transition them to permanent housing.

Safety Net Project, a project of the Urban Justice Center ($300,000)

A project grant to use direct services and policy advocacy to address significant barriers preventing current and potential housing voucher holders from securing and maintaining decent, affordable housing.

Settlement Housing Fund ($400,000)

A renewal project grant to support homeless families currently living in shelter cluster units to transition into permanent housing through targeted resident-engagement services.

Sheltering Arms Children & Family Services ($175,000)

A renewal project grant to expand capacity to support young adults experiencing housing instability through peer support, case management, and wraparound services.

The Center for New York City Neighborhoods ($200,000)

A renewal grant to support the Homeowner Landlord Services (formerly known as Mom & Pop Landlord Service) pilot program to provide services for at-risk homeowners of small buildings so that they can stabilize their properties for the benefit of their tenants and themselves.

The Door – A Center of Alternatives ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

The Dwelling Place of New York ($50,000)

A feasibility grant to explore the acquisition, financing, rehabilitation, and programming of an underused property that would expand The Dwelling Place’s unique transitional housing model for women who have experienced domestic violence.

The Fortune Society ($764,000)

A capital grant to support the conversion of an existing single room occupancy hotel into permanent housing for single adults exiting the New York City shelter system.

The Fortune Society ($450,000)

A renewal project grant to support advocacy and policy efforts to meet the housing and reentry needs of justice-involved and formerly incarcerated people.

The Ladies of Hope Ministries ($150,000)

A renewal grant to support Hope House, a signature housing program of Ladies of Hope Ministries, and its continued replication as a housing model for justice-involved women across New York City. 

The Partnership to End Homelessness ($150,000)

A general operating grant to support the organization’s mission of building a just and equitable society and creating lasting community change through solution-oriented programs that eliminate the root causes of homelessness.

Trinity Community Connection ($100,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support Trinity Place Shelter, a transitional shelter supporting housing unstable LGBTQIA+ youth and adults. 

United Way of New York City ($300,000)

A project grant to support the Change Capital Fund, a funders’ collaborative that will promote community ownership models to create affordable housing for low-income communities.

Unlock NYC, a project of Fund for the City of New York ($125,000)

A project grant to scale access to mobile technology that allows New Yorkers facing source-of-income discrimination to report incidents and to partner with advocates and legal-service providers working to combat it.

Urban Institute ($600,000)

A project grant to engage New York City stakeholders as part of a multi-city research initiative that centers racial equity principles as essential to eradicating homelessness and housing instability.

Urban Pathways ($250,000)

A renewal project grant to deepen and expand the grantee’s Senior Reentry project as well as support the grantee’s internal diversity, equity, and inclusion work.

West End Residences HDFC ($100,000)

A general operating grant to support the organization’s mission to provide housing and supportive services to young families, LGBTQ youth, and senior adults who are experiencing homelessness. 

Women in Need ($450,000)

A renewal grant to support efforts to address family homelessness by increasing organizational capacity for policy research, advocacy, and communications.

Women in Need ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Leadership Development

African Leadership Transformation Foundation ($200,000)

A renewal project grant to support a practical, faith-oriented leadership program for digital audiences and in-person students at universities throughout Africa.

Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University ($200,000)

A project grant to support the development of three complementary leadership development programs for both lay and ordained leaders: (1) a cohort-based leadership fellows program focused on coaching for faith leaders; (2) a set of affordable online faith and leadership courses; and (3) a podcast series on contemporary issues of importance to faith leaders.

Christ Episcopal Church Dearborn, Michigan ($260,000)

A project grant to launch the Intercultural Community Center in Dearborn, Michigan, and originate educational resources that emphasize a model for intercultural neighborhood ministries led by lay and ordained church leaders.

Clal - National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership ($300,000)

A project grant to support the creation of an online version of Glean Network’s successful START entrepreneurship training program for faith leaders.

College for Congregational Development, a project of the Diocese of Olympia ($130,000)

A project grant to create a new model of the congregational leadership development program offered by The College for Congregational Development (The College) by making it more culturally relevant to diverse populations and adapting it to emerging forms of worship and community. 

Cyclical ($190,000)

A project grant to support the creation of online ecosystems to train early and mid-career leaders, both lay and ordained, to become faithful innovators. 

Diocese of Kurunagala, Sri Lanka ($44,000)

A renewal grant to support a diocesan leadership training program for clergy and lay leaders in the Diocese of Kurunagala, Sri Lanka.

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative ($180,000)

A project grant to accelerate knowledge sharing and coalition-building among civic and faith-based leaders through a public hackathon targeting inequality in housing, education, jobs, and entrepreneurship.

Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta ($100,000)

A project grant to pilot a “train the trainers” model to develop lay leaders in small congregations across Province IV with the goal of scaling to a province-wide lay leadership development program.

Episcopal Theological School at Claremont Bloy House ($100,000)

A project grant to develop and offer the first round of new courses focused on practical leadership skills for clergy and lay leaders, as well as mentoring support for applying these skills in a congregational setting.

Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest ($500,000)

A project grant to expand the offerings of the Iona Collaborative to encompass continuing education for established ordained and lay leaders and, as the program progresses, to distribute those offerings across a wider array of dioceses with all materials translated into Spanish and some materials developed entirely in Spanish.

Gather Lab, a project of ImpactAssets ($1,260,000)

A project grant to build a network of faith leaders who engage in economic justice work composed of learning communities and projects that align congregational financial resources with their missions.

London Diocesan Fund ($640,000)

A project grant to expand and digitize leadership development resources for church planting and revitalization in the global Anglican Communion through the Gregory Center for Church Multiplication, the Church Revitalization Trust, and Plant Anglican.

National Interfaith Cable Coalition d/b/a Odyssey Impact ($250,000)

A project grant to fund a multi-faith cohort of 8 to 12 Odyssey Fellows who would be equipped to leverage the power of film toward civic and social problems. Fellows would create a video library and written materials as resources for leaders to address pressing social problems. 

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. George-in-the-East with St. Paul ($65,000)

A project grant to establish a vision and replicable models for congregational development and neighborhood renewal through growing lay leadership and lay ministry beyond the Church, primarily among the poorest urban communities of East London. 

Partnership for Renewal ($100,000)

A renewal project grant to develop a “train the trainers” model that would allow Partnership for Renewal to expand its Church leadership development and congregational vibrancy model beyond its current geographic limits.

Presencing Institute ($600,000)

A project grant to accelerate a faith-inspired social action movement by building the global Future and Faith Changemaking Network that prepares faith leaders for social engagement.

Pride in the Pews ($150,000)

A project grant to create a fellowship program that would support and amplify the work of Black church leaders who have demonstrated success in working with their congregations on LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Princeton Theological Seminary ($290,000)

A project grant to equip seminaries across the United States to theologically form and practically prepare students to lead social innovation and entrepreneurial ministries by integrating entrepreneurial perspectives into seminary degree programs.

Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary ($45,000)

A grant to support offering a Certificate in Ministerial Leadership in the Episcopal Church in the Philippines and in the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, in multiple local instructional settings outside the traditional venues of seminary education.

Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference ($200,000)

A project grant to launch Praxis Groups of the Black Church Summit, a program that would recruit cohorts of Black seminarians, clergy, and lay leaders to gather in person and online to learn practical leadership and management skills and to solve community problems together. 

The Episcopal Church Foundation ($100,000)

A renewal grant to support the creation of a digital version of The Episcopal Church Foundation’s successful Congregational Leadership Initiative, to be available online to the entire Church.

The FaithX Project ($200,000)

A project grant to develop a research-based diocesan, or judicatory, vitality assessment tool and provide reduced-cost vitality improvement services to cohorts of small congregations and dioceses.

Trustees of Boston University ($300,000)

A project grant to expand the Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy’s existing national leadership program to Episcopalian Latinx youth through direct instruction of leadership skills and mentorship in an Episcopalian-specific ministry discernment process.

United Church of Canada ($240,000)

A project grant to support the EDGE Network for Ministry Development of the United Church of Canada, which will train and develop communities of over 10,000 innovative, adaptive leaders for the Church.

United Theological College ($150,000)

A project grant to support scholarships for underrepresented faith leaders in theological degree programs at United Theological College, Bangalore.

Virginia Theological Seminary ($750,000)

A project grant to develop mentoring skills among talented clergy in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, relying on a train-the-trainer model to spread mentorship across large populations of new clergy in the Church.

Washington National Cathedral ($491,000)

A project grant to design and pilot a Racial Justice and Spirituality leadership development program to harness shared principles of faith, thereby equipping faith-filled leaders with practical skills and actionable workplans for the pursuit of racial and social justice in their communities. 

Wesley Theological Seminary of The United Methodist Church ($260,000)

A renewal project grant to create a learning module and cohort program at the Wesley Theological Seminary in partnership with the Oikos Institute for Social Impact, which will help Episcopal, Methodist, and African Methodist Episcopal (AME) faith leaders and congregations to imagine new ways of utilizing capital resources for future ministry.

Mission Real Estate Development

ACK Diocese of Mbeere, a project of Church Commissioners of Kenya ($100,000)

A modification to a grant supporting the Diocese in completing a mixed-use commercial space in Embu, Kenya.

CAPA – Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa ($100,000)

A renewal grant that will help the CAPA Secretariat to continue its important capacity and leadership building work with the Anglican provinces in Africa in 2022.

Codrington Trust ($25,000)

An emergency response grant to support Codrington Trust’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Diocese Anglicana de Brasilia ($60,000)

A new project grant to renovate and reposition an existing office asset into co-working space in the capital city of Brasilia.

Diocesis del Sureste del Mexico ($15,000)

An emergency response grant to support the Diocesis del Sureste del Mexico in their response to Hurricane Grace.

Diocese of Biharamulo, Tanzania ($300,000)

A project grant to construct one 3,500 square foot accommodation block with 14 ensuite rooms in Biharamulo.

Diocese of Bondo, Kenya, a project of Church Commissioners of Kenya ($100,000)

A modification to a grant supporting the Diocese in completing the first four floors of an eight-floor commercial office building in Bondo, Kenya.

Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi ($180,000)

A project grant to renovate a 7,200-square-foot accommodation block at the Centre Communautaire Guesthouse in Bujumbura to include 14 ensuite guestrooms.

Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi ($44,500)

A new grant to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the highest and best use re-development potential for an existing diocesan project centrally located in Burundi’s capital city of Bujumbura.

Diocese of Buye, Burundi ($475,000)

A new project to develop a 15-room, 8,400-square-foot expansion of the Irembo Hotel in Ngozi, Burundi. 

Diocese of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo ($230,000)

A new project grant to complete a 7,535-square-foot multipurpose hall to serve as both a rental event venue and a meeting space for diocesan peacebuilding training in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Kagera, Tanzania ($95,000)

A renewal project grant to finalize the expansion and modernization of the Ngara Anglican Primary School campus, increasing capacity from 256 to 600 students.

Diocese of Kondoa, Tanzania ($139,000)

A new project grant to complete a 4,435-square-foot conferencing facility with 14 beds and 2 meeting rooms in Chemba, Tanzania.

Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya ($100,000)

A modification to a grant to complete of construction on the Imani Commercial Center in Nakuru, Kenya.

Diocese of New Bussa, Nigeria ($80,000)

A project grant to construct a permanent structure with 15 market shops on the grounds of All Saints’ Cathedral in the Diocese of New Bussa, Nigeria.

Diocese of Ruvuma, Tanzania ($50,000)

A new grant to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the development potential of three diocesan sites located in Songea, Tanzania, and to determine the most promising site and corresponding development concept.

Diocese of Sekondi, Ghana ($31,500)

A grant to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the development potential of two diocesan sites located in the city centers of Tarkwa and Takoradi, Ghana, and to determine the most promising site and corresponding development concept.

Diocese of Tamale, Ghana ($270,000)

A renewal project grant to complete the ground floor of the two-floor, 17,933-square-foot Anglican Hostel, a 32-room (144-bed) student housing facility in Tamale, Ghana.

Diocese of Wiawso, Ghana ($40,500)

A new grant to complete a feasibility study to evaluate the development potential of a diocesan site located in the central business district of Bibiani, Ghana.

Enterprise Community Partners ($1,400,000)

A project grant to provide faith-based organizations throughout New York City with real estate development training, technical assistance, feasibility studies, and predevelopment services to develop their underutilized properties into affordable housing.

Joint Venture Churches of Almaden, San Jose, CA ($50,000)

A new grant to assess the economic feasibility of developing a multi-service community center anchored by the Joint Venture Churches of Almaden that would provide senior and childcare to the greater San Jose community.

Kinetic Christian Center ($50,000)

A grant to fund a feasibility study supporting the initial space programming, planning, and site evaluation to prepare for site selection in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn.

St. Christopher’s Mission, Navajoland ($50,000)

A planning grant to evaluate the financial feasibility of various workforce housing development concepts to serve seasonal workers and vulnerable families on St. Christopher’s property.

St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, CO ($200,000)

A project grant to evaluate and determine development concepts on the campus of Saint John’s Cathedral in Denver, Colorado.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA ($100,000)

A renewal project grant to support the planning and development of a two-phase affordable housing project in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Diocese of Texas ($130,000)

A new project grant to refine and complete the campus development concept for St. Stephen’s in Houston, Texas.

The Episcopal Diocese of New York ($65,000)

A project grant for a neighborhood stakeholder survey and feasibility study to facilitate the planning of a missionally-aligned real estate development project with the Church of the Mediator parish in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx.

The Protestant Episcopal Church of Saint Peter in New York City ($50,000)

A new grant to fund a feasibility study to facilitate the planning of a missionally-aligned real estate development project with St. Peter’s parish in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

UCC Church Building & Loan Fund ($350,000)

A project grant to fund feasibility and predevelopment studies to support the planning and development of four missionally aligned real estate development projects with the United Church of Christ Church Building & Loan Fund in underserved communities. 

Racial Justice

African Communities Together ($525,000)

A renewal project grant to continue support for the Break the Shackles Campaign, which advocates for immigration bond reform, and the Community Guardians program, which builds the capacity of New York’s African immigrant leaders to defend against unjust immigration enforcement in their communities.

African Communities Together ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

A Little Piece of Light ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

Alliance for Quality Education ($125,000)

A grant to support statewide advocacy for progressive reform and for policies to end mass incarceration and stop the school-to-prison pipeline.

Alliance of Families for Justice ($175,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the grantee’s mission to support, empower, and mobilize families and individuals impacted by the criminal justice system so they can marshal their collective power to create a just world.

American Friends Service Committee ($100,000)

A renewal grant to continue support for the New York Healing Justice Program, a faith-based effort that helps those serving long-term prison sentences be safely released from prison and join family members who have gone through a process of healing and leadership development.

Black Women’s Blueprint ($200,000)

A project grant to support the Restore Forward initiative, a hub for healing and restorative justice practices for justice-involved women and survivors of gender-based violence.

Black Women’s Blueprint ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

Borough of Manhattan Community College, a project of the Research Foundation of the City University of New York ($150,000)

A renewal grant to support the Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Project Impact, which ensures the academic success of students impacted by the justice system.

Bronx Community College ($125,000)

A renewal project grant to support a vocational training and education program for justice-impacted students attending Bronx Community College.

Brooklyn Community Bail Fund d/b/a Envision Freedom Fund ($1,000,000)

A program related investment (PRI) to support the New York Immigrant Freedom Fund to make bond payments for immigrants in detention and connect them to legal representation and other post-release services.

Brooklyn Movement Center, a project of the Fund for the City of New York ($250,000)

A renewal grant to support the organization’s Black Freedom Project, which aims to advance a collective agenda for decarceration and criminal justice reform that is crafted by Black-led and Black-centered organizations in New York.

Center for Community Alternatives ($200,000)

A renewal grant for the organization’s Communities, Not Cages initiative in support of statewide organizing and advocacy to decarcerate jails and prisons, end the criminalization of immigrants, and increase alternative-to-incarceration programs.

Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions ($200,000)

A renewal grant to support general operations of the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, whose mission is to shift the paradigm and practice of public safety, justice, and accountability from the criminal legal system to the community-focused “Human Justice” framework.

Children’s Defense Fund – New York ($170,000)

A renewal project grant to continue supporting A New Vision for Youth Justice, a legislative campaign that seeks to decarcerate youth and build alternatives to incarceration for emerging adults.

Children of Promise, NYC ($300,000)

A general operating grant to support the grantee’s mission as a community-centered organization that partners with children and families impacted by mass incarceration to dismantle the stigma and heal from the trauma plaguing Black and Brown communities.

Circle for Justice Innovations, a project of NEO Philanthropy ($175,000)

A renewal grant to support Circle for Justice Innovations to be the anchor for a citywide collaborative that will cultivate restorative justice practices and document a model for violence prevention that incorporates restorative justice principles.

Citizen Action of New York ($125,000)

A renewal grant to support grassroots advocacy, conducted by directly impacted individuals, for a campaign to decarcerate New York.

Common Justice ($750,000)

A renewal grant to continue supporting the grantee’s mission to develop and advance solutions to violence that transform the lives of those harmed and foster racial equity without relying on incarceration.

Community Access ($125,000)

A renewal project grant to support the Correct Crisis Intervention Today-New York City campaign, which seeks to reimagine a community-based alternative response to mental health crises.

Community Connections for Youth ($200,000)

A general operating grant to support the organization’s mission to equip grassroots faith and neighborhood organizations to develop effective community-driven alternatives to incarceration for youth.

Community Service Society of New York ($125,000)

A renewal project grant to support of the Next Door Project, which provides legal services to New Yorkers with criminal convictions and conducts advocacy to improve reentry outcomes.

CONNECT ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using the New York City Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

CUNY Graduate Center, a project of Research Foundation of the City University of New York ($200,000)

A project grant to support a research evaluation of a pilot intervention that connects incarcerated New Yorkers to public benefits shortly before their release from incarceration.

Drive Change ($100,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the grantee’s mission to provide workforce development and other reentry support to formerly incarcerated youth.

DRUM - Desis Rising Up & Moving ($125,000)

A renewal grant to support the organization’s mission to build the power of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean low-wage immigrant workers, youth, and families in New York City in order to attain racial justice and immigrant rights.

Elite Learners ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support community-based anti-violence services for youth in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Exodus Transitional Community ($750,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the organization’s mission to deliver innovative programming tailored to adults and youth affected by the justice system and to advocate for a society in which all can achieve social, economic, and spiritual well-being.

Exodus Transitional Community ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Eye to Eye ($300,000)

A project grant to support public middle and high school students with learning disabilities in 20 to 25 New York City schools, with a particular emphasis on District 1 and District 79 schools, through mentoring, teacher support and training, and community building.

Fountain House ($300,000 grant and $700,000 PRI)

A project grant and program-related investment (PRI) to support the construction of a new clubhouse and residency in the South Bronx and planning around how the new 988 crisis hotline can strengthen citywide practices and policies.

Fountain House ($200,000)

A renewal grant to support the advocacy and public education for non-punitive community-based services for individuals in the criminal legal system with serious mental illness.

FreeCap Financial ($150,000)

A project grant would support research on publicly-traded companies’ practices that support the prison-industrial complex in order to inform the recommendations and decisions of investment managers and change industry practices.

Freedom Agenda, a project of the Urban Justice Center ($400,000)

A renewal grant to support community organizing and mobilization to ensure the equitable and timely closure of the Rikers Island jail complex, alongside decarceration and community investments.

Getting Out and Staying Out ($125,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the grantee’s mission to empower young men to avoid involvement in the criminal justice system by reshaping their futures through educational achievement, meaningful employment, and financial independence.

Girls for Gender Equity ($150,000)

A renewal general operating grant toward the organization’s mission to support the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women through education, organizing, and physical fitness.

Girl Vow ($100,000)

A general operating grant to support the grantee’s mission to provide gender-focused intensive mentorship to disadvantaged girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth in New York City.

Good Call NYC ($100,000)

A general operating grant would support the grantee’s mission to empower communities of color and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support.

How Our Lives Link Altogether ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison ($125,000)

A renewal grant to support Hudson Link’s Alumni Program to provide education and workforce development, mentoring, and other critical reentry services to its growing base of alumni.

Immigrant Defense Project, a project of the Fund for the City of New York ($125,000)

A renewal grant to support the Immigrant Defense Project, a hub for policy, advocacy, and litigation at the intersection of the criminal legal and immigration systems.

Interfaith Center of New York ($150,000)

A renewal grant to provide general operating support for the faith organization’s mission to overcome prejudice, violence, and misunderstanding by activating the power of the city’s grassroots religious and civic leaders and their communities.

Interfaith Center of New York ($90,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Justice Committee ($100,000)

A renewal project grant to build community capacity for ensuring members’ safety, health, and well-being.

Justice Innovation d/b/a Center for Court Innovation ($175,000)

A renewal grant to support the Center for Court Innovation to participate in the Restorative Responses to Intimate Partner Violence Project and to extend the reach of this work through a pilot program focused on reentry and restorative justice.

Kings Against Violence Initiative ($150,000)

A renewal general operating grant in support of the organization’s mission to prevent and eliminate interpersonal violence in the lives of young people through restorative violence-intervention programs.

Legal Action Center ($225,000)

A renewal project grant to continue support for coordination and advocacy to increase alternatives to incarceration and reentry services as important tools for decarceration in New York State.

LIFE Camp ($750,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the grantee’s mission to provide the valuable tools that youth and families who have been affected by violence need to stay in school and out of the criminal justice system.

Life Comes From It, a project of Tides Foundation ($200,000)

A project grant to support an intermediary fund dedicated to strengthening BIPOC-led grassroots movements for restorative justice, transformative justice, and Indigenous peacemaking in New York City.

Lineage Project ($100,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the organization’s mission to teach trauma-sensitive mindfulness practices to young people ages 12–24, and to staff inside of schools and in the court, foster care, psychiatric care, shelter, immigration, and education systems.

Marshall Project ($200,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the grantee’s mission to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about reforming the US criminal justice system.

Make the Road New York ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City.

Medical Justice Alliance ($100,000)

A general operating grant to support the grantee’s mission to mobilize volunteer healthcare professionals to protect incarcerated people’s constitutional right to medical care.

Mobilization for Justice ($200,000)

A project grant to provide legal advice and representation to parents of students with disabilities seeking appropriate special education services and school placements.

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility ($300,000)

A renewal grant to continue support of implementation and scaling of the Whole School Racial Equity Model in New York City public schools through outreach, education, and training on restorative practices.

Movement for Family Power ($100,000)

A renewal project grant to support the planning for a state and national campaign to repeal the Adoption Safe and Families Act, which would help break the cycle of generational incarceration by supporting and building up families.

New Hour for Women and Children – Long Island ($200,000)

A project grant to support EMERGE, an advocacy and leadership development training program for women returning from incarceration.

New York City Environmental Justice Alliance ($60,000)

A renewal grant supporting the Renewable Rikers campaign to advance the closure of Rikers by pushing for polices that develop renewable energy sources to ensure that the island will never again be used for incarceration. 

New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

New York Communities for Change ($150,000)

A renewal grant to support grassroots advocacy for continued decarceration and expanded housing options for New Yorkers impacted by the criminal legal system.

New York Focus, a project of Investigative Reporters and Editors ($178,000)

A renewal grant to continue support of critical media coverage for decarceration, transparency, and accountability in New York’s criminal legal system.

New York Immigration Coalition ($75,000)

A renewal general operating grant to continue support of the largest and oldest statewide policy organization in its mission to unite immigrants, members, and allies, so all New Yorkers can thrive.

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest ($50,000)

A renewal grant to support community organizing and mobilization to ensure the closure of the Rikers jail complex, including the Renewable Rikers campaign to safeguard that the island will never again be used for incarceration.

New York Peace Institute ($150,000)

A renewal general operating grant to continue support for the organization’s mission to empower people to find creative and durable solutions to their disputes by teaching conflict resolution skills to communities and organizations.

New York State Immigrant Action Fund ($100,000)

A renewal project grant to strengthen political organizing and mobilization of immigrant communities to advocate for immigrant rights and protections in New York’s criminal legal and immigration systems.

New York Theological Seminary ($100,000)

A renewal grant to continue support of the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) theological education program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility.

New York Theological Seminary ($100,000)

A modification to a grant supporting the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) theological education program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, and  expand the program to Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women.

North Star Fund ($150,000)

A renewal grant to support the Let Us Breathe Fund, designed to build the capacity and power of Black-led grassroots groups working to reimagine community safety and hold statewide policymakers accountable table.

Parole Preparation Project ($150,000)

A grant to support Survivors of the System, a program that provides support, fellowship, and mentorship to people returning home after spending decades in prison.

Partners for Dignity & Rights ($350,000)

A renewal project grant to continue supporting the grantee’s management of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, which works to end punitive discipline policies and expand restorative justice in schools.

Pure Legacee ($100,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the grantee’s mission to serve as a haven of healing for females aged 16 to 21 who have experienced trauma as a direct result of the criminal justice system and/or are aging out of foster care and facing homelessness.

Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, a project of Social Environment Entrepreneurs ($150,000)

A project grant to support directly affected leaders to engage in a grassroots, statewide campaign to promote fair and meaningful release opportunities for incarcerated people, as well as other decarceration efforts.

Restorative Justice Initiative, a project of Fund for the City of New York ($600,000)

A renewal project grant to continue support for the Restorative Justice Initiative—a project aimed at scaling a citywide, multisector network of restorative justice practitioners, advocates, and community members to increase access to restorative justice for all New Yorkers.

Rikers Public Memory Project ($75,000)

A project grant to support a community-based, participatory initiative to collect stories about the impact of incarceration in Rikers Island jails, to increase public awareness of the imperative to close Rikers.

Rising Ground ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

Teachers Unite ($150,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the organization’s mission of ending punitive discipline and its disproportionate impact on students of color in New York City public schools.

The Arab-American Family Support Center ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

The B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Collective ($250,000)

A project grant to prepare girls of color to become peacemakers in their communities and schools through restorative justice, proactive community building, and collective healing.

The Brotherhood Sister Sol ($150,000)

A renewal general operating grant supporting the organization’s mission to provide comprehensive, holistic, and long-term support services to youth aged from 8 to 22.

United Way of New York City ($1,000,000)

A project grant to support a city-wide fund for community-based organizations at the frontlines of community healing and anti-violence efforts.

Urban Justice Center ($100,000)

A project grant to produce research-informed recommendations for community mental health services and alternatives to detention and incarceration to reduce jail incarceration of people with mental health concerns.

Urban Youth Alliance International ($150,000)

A renewal grant to support a Bronx-based, faith-led youth advocacy effort to keep young people out of jail and continue decarceration in New York City.

Urban Youth Collaborative ($300,000)

A renewal project grant to support a student-led coalition of New York City youth-organizing groups fighting to end the school-to-prison pipeline and transform the city’s public schools into nurturing and inclusive learning environments.

Vera Action ($200,000)

A project grant to support data analysis, research, strategic communications, policy change, and advocacy to advance bail and pretrial justice reform and to support reinvestment in strategies that build truly safe and thriving communities.

Violence Intervention Program ($60,000)

A renewal grant to support one of ten community-based organizations that are partnering to cultivate restorative justice practices within victim services programs, using New York City’s Blueprint on Restorative Justice and Intimate Partner Violence to enable citywide scaling of restorative justice.

VOCAL-NY Action Fund ($400,000)

A renewal project grant to support grassroots advocacy that focuses on decarceration efforts and ending homelessness in New York City.

Women’s Community Justice Association ($200,000)

A renewal project grant to support the Beyond Rosie’s campaign—a multi-pronged effort to close the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island by supporting the safe decarceration of women and creating a trauma-informed women’s center that provides therapeutic care, family unification, and skills-building among incarcerated women.

Worth Rises ($200,000)

A renewal general operating grant to support the grantee’s mission to dismantle the prison industry and end the exploitation of those it targets.

Youth Justice Network ($400,000)

A renewal general operating grant in support of the organization’s mission to break cycles of incarceration and to build an equitable justice system by providing young people with individualized advocacy, mentorship, and opportunities to grow, thrive, and lead.

Youth Organizing and Culture Change Fund, a project of New York Foundation ($500,000)

A project grant to support a donor collaborative to strengthen the infrastructure for youth organizing and culture change in New York City.

Youth Represent ($300,000)

A general operating renewal grant to support the grantee’s mission to use legal services, policy advocacy, peer education, and other tools to build power and opportunity for Black, Latinx, and other youth of color whom the criminal legal system and other systems of oppression harm the most.

Special Opportunity

Acacia Network Housing ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support language and cultural enrichment programs for asylum seekers (both adults and children) who are staying at the grantee’s eight emergency transitional housing sites serving migrant families across the city.

Citizens Committee for New York City ($200,000)

A grant to fund the New York Business Grants Program below 14th Street to help economic recovery in Lower Manhattan.

Episcopal Relief and Development ($5,000,000)

A project grant to establish a multi-year strategic partnership that would deliver robust emergency responses and strengthen household economic resilience worldwide, by alleviating hunger and promoting food security and financial inclusion of the most vulnerable.

Episcopal Relief and Development ($400,000)

A grant to support the first 12 months of Episcopal Relief & Development’s Haiti Earthquake Recovery Project, a two-year effort that will build disaster resilience through improved access to financing and trauma care, as well as improved social cohesion, in southwestern Haiti.

Goodnation Foundation ($250,000)

A grant to support NYC Speaks, a public engagement initiative to create a framework for the experiences, challenges, and ideas of New Yorkers to inform the incoming Adams administration’s policies and budget.

Global Impact Investing Network ($100,000)

A project grant to deepen the effectiveness of faith-based investors’ efforts to advance racial equity by introducing them to a common, industry-validated impact measurement and management system.

Human Services Council of New York ($80,000)

An executive discretionary grant to support the Human Services Council's efforts to ensure full and on-time payments through the City's community-based organization contracting system and fair wages for employees in the sector.

The Aspen Institute ($100,000)

A project grant to the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program in support of the development of no-cost, ready-to-use materials on religious literacy and religious pluralism for use at conferences that bring together philanthropy-serving organizations and affiliated grantmakers.

The Bronx Community Foundation ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City. 

The Children’s Aid Society ($250,000)

A project grant to expand the capacity of two existing community centers to provide comprehensive, holistic mental health support services and violence prevention programming to vulnerable youth in the South Bronx and East Harlem.

The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support asylum seekers entering New York City. 

The New York Community Trust, GoVoteNYC ($200,000)

A renewal grant as part of a funders’ collaborative to support local nonprofit organizations with increasing voter participation and civic engagement throughout New York City in the upcoming elections.

New York Immigration Coalition ($100,000) 

A rapid response grant to support the grantee’s Welcoming New York Campaign, which is working to ensure that asylum seekers and migrants arriving in the city have access to the services, shelter, and care they need to begin new lives.

United Way of New York City ($100,000)

A rapid response grant to support the grantee’s Emergency Assistance and Community Needs Fund, which will direct resources to community-based organizations providing support services for asylum seekers and migrants.

The Wellness Classroom ($1,100,000)

A project grant as part of an investment and learning collaborative to support an initiative aimed at addressing child and adolescent mental health among New York City students, by identifying, piloting, and scaling innovative programs.