COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE
Created by the Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York State
with Funding from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal


Private Foundation Providing Support for Organizations
Throughout New York State

These foundations fund housing, community development, and services throughout New York State. Contact them to receive up-to-date grant guidelines and their annual report, or follow the link to their website.

 

Name and Address

Phone

Relevant Focus

Annie E. Casey Foundation
701 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD  21202

(410) 223-2894

Community Support and Services for Children and Families

AOL Time Warner Foundation

75 Rockefeller Plaza, 4th floor
New York, NY 10019

(800) 818-1066

Equipping Children for a Better Future; Extending Internet Benefits to All; Engaging Communities in the Arts; and Empowering Citizens and Civic Participation

AT&T Foundation
32 Avenue of the Americas, Room 2417
New York, NY 10013

(212) 387-4801

Education, Civic & Community Services

Ben & Jerry Foundation
30 Community Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403-6828

(802) 846-1500

Grassroots Organizing

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Mott Foundation Building
503 S. Saginaw St., Suite 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851

(810) 238-5651

Civil Society, Environment, Poverty

Citigroup Foundation

850 Third Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10043

e-mail: citigroupfoundation@citi.com

(212) 559-9163

 

Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Welfare-to-Work Initiatives, Community Infrastructure Improvements

Corning Foundation

MP-LB-02
Corning, New York 14831

(607) 974-8722

Education, Culture, Community Services

DeWitt Wallace - Reader's Digest Fund
2 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10016

(212) 251-9700

Education, Arts, Communities

Discount Foundation

6712 Tildenwood Lane

Rockville, MD 20852-4320

(301) 468-1288

Job Creation, Living Wages

Enterprise Foundation
10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21044-3400

(800) 624-4298
(410) 964-1230

Housing, Community Safety, Workforce Development, Child Care, Nonprofit Management

Fannie Mae Foundation

4000 Wisconsin Ave., NW
North Tower, Suite One
Washington, DC 20016-2804

(202) 274-8000

Affordable Homeownership and Housing Opportunities, Capital for Communities

F.B. Heron Foundation
100 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10005

Fax (212) 404-1805

Economic Development, Child Care, Home Ownership, Community Development

Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017

(212) 573-5000

Asset Building & Community Development; Peace & Social Justice; Education, Media, Arts & Culture

Fleet Boston Financial Foundation

Foundation & Philanthropic Services
100 Federal Street, MA DE 10020B
Boston, MA 02110

(617) 434 - 4846

Community Development, Economic Development, Affordable Housing, Youth, Public Education, Arts & Culture

Funding Exchange
666 Broadway, Suite 500
New York, NY 10012

(212) 529-5300

Social & Economic Justice

Gannett Foundation

7950 Jones Branch Drive  

McLean, VA 22107

Communities in Which Gannett Does Business

(Submit proposal to local newspaper publisher or station manager) 

(703) 854-6069 

 

Education, Neighborhood Improvement, Economic Development, Youth, Community Development, Environment, Culture

 

 

G.E. Fund

3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06431

(203) 373-3216

Education, Public Policy, Environment, Workforce Development, Trade, Non-Profits, Matching Gifts

Hannaford Charitable Foundation

P.O. Box 1000

Portland, ME 04104

 

Health, Education, Civic Improvements, Cultural Organizations, Economic Development

Hasbro Children’s Foundation

32 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010

 

Health, Education, Social Services, Universally Accessible Playspaces

HSBC

Community Development Department

452 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

(212) 525-7933

Affordable Housing, Community and Economic Development, Environment

Ittleson Foundation, Inc.
15 E. 67th Street
New York, NY 10021

(212) 794-2008

Mental Health, AIDS, Environment

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Office of Grants Management
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL  60603

(312) 726-8000

Housing, Community Development, Youth

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10081

(212) 552-1112

Arts & Culture, Housing & Neighborhood Development, Human & Supportive Services, Precollegiate Education

The Kresge Foundation

3215 W. Big Beaver Road
P.O. Box 3151
Troy, Michigan 48007-3151

(248) 643-9630

Bricks and Mortar, Community Capital

Leviticus 25:23 Alternative Fund, Inc.
928 McLean Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10704-4103

(914) 237-3306

Loans for Housing, Day Care Facilities, Small Business

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
733 3rd Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017

(212) 455-9800

Rural Development, Housing, Economic Development, Community-Building, Organization and Leadership Cultivation

Metropolitan Life Foundation
1 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10010-3690

(212) 578-6272

Economic Development, Community & Social Services, Community Revitalization

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Global Philanthropy & Community Relations

2 World Financial Center, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10281

(212) 236-4319

(212) 236-0279

Education, Arts, Culture, Health, Environment

Needmor Fund
1840 Folsom St. #110
Boulder, CO 80302

(303) 449-5801

Community Organizing (non-CDC)

Newman’s Own Charitable Grants

Paul L. Newman - c/o Newman's Own
246 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880

 

Children and Youth, Health, Education, Elderly, Environment, the Arts, Handicapped, Literacy, Substance Abuse Education, Programs for the Needy Including Housing and Food

Norman Foundation, Inc.
147 East 48th Street
New York, NY 10017

(212) 230-9830

Community-Based Economic Development, Environment, Social Well-Being

Peace Development Fund
P.O. Box 1280, 44 N. Prospect Street
Amherst, MA 01004

(413) 256-8306

Community Organizing, Social Change

The Penney Family Fund
C/O Common Counsel Foundation
1221 Preservation Parkway
Oakland, CA 94612-1206

(510) 834-2995

Sustainable and Livable Communities; Quality Early Childcare and Learning, Youth Development, Public Education; Community Economic Development; Money and Influence in Politics; and Fiscal Issues at the State and Local Level

Pew Charitable Trust
2005 Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077

(215) 575-9050

Culture, Education, Environment, Health & Human Services, Public Policy, faith-Based Initiatives

Poverty & Race Research Action Council
3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008

(202) 387-9887

Advocacy, Organizing and Social Science Research

Public Welfare Foundation
1200 U Street, NW
Washington, DC. 20009-8851

(202) 965-1800

Community Economic Development & Participation; Criminal Justice; Disadvantaged Elderly & Youth; Environment; Health; Human Rights & Global Security; Population & Reproductive Health; Technology Assistance

Resist
259 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02143

(617) 623-5110

Activist Organizing, Social Change

RGK Foundation

1301 West 25th Street, Suite 300

Austin, TX 78705-4216

(512) 474-9298

Health, Education, Human Services, Community Affairs

Rockefeller Foundation

420 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

(212) 869-8500

Economic Development, Health, Culture & Arts, Agriculture

Seedco
915 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10010

(212) 473-0255

Affordable Housing, Workforce Development, Community Economic Development

Surdna Foundation, Inc.
330 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10017

(212) 557-0010

Community Revitalization, Organization Development, Environment

Verizon Foundation

 

(Online applications only)

Literacy, Community Technology Development, Workforce Development

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
1 Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, Ml 49017-4058

(616) 968-1611

Health, Food Systems & Rural Development, Youth & Education, Volunteerism

William Randolph Hearst Foundations

888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10106

(212) 586-5404

Affordable Housing, Social Services, Economic Development, Capacity Building

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