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Grants and funding in New York

31,981 foundations reported granting into New York on their most recent IRS filings: 182,782 itemized grants worth $22B between them. On top of that, twenty-five live grant programs and 903 contract opportunities are specific to New York, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
31,981
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$22B
across 182,782 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to New York
25
of 5,000+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
92
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 31,981 foundations granting into New York, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

1,415
6,862
11,645
7,195
3,934
675
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into New York

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into New York on their most recent filings.

NYU Langone Hospitals$1.7B
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1.4B
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$1.2B
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$515M
Itemized grants into New York from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live New York grants offer

Award ceilings on the New York-specific programs that publish one.

4
1
1
5
3
2
0
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
Sixteen of twenty-five live New York-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of November 1, 2026.

Who the New York-specific grants are for

Of the twenty-five live grant programs specific to New York, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. eleven more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits19
Cities and towns7
Tribal organizations3
Small businesses1
Researchers1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Ninety-two community development lenders serve New York: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

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