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, 33 live grant programs and 1,005 contract opportunities are specific to New York, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 31,981
- of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $22B
- across 182,782 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to New York
- 33
- of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 92
- of 483 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 is thousands, not millions.
Who gives the most into New York
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into New York on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 31,981 above filtered to funders that accept applications.
What the live New York grants offer
Award ceilings on the New York-specific programs that publish one, in the same size bands as the foundation chart above.
Who the New York-specific grants are for
Of the 33 live grant programs specific to New York, here is who the announcements name. 17 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.
Wherever you sit, nonprofits, cities and towns, tribal organizations and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.
The lenders almost nobody checks
92 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 all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
New York foundation grants by focus
The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.
- Education grants in New York (331 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in New York (271 funders)
- Human Services grants in New York (233 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in New York (106 funders)
- Environment grants in New York (85 funders)
- Religion grants in New York (84 funders)
- Health Care grants in New York (83 funders)
- International Affairs grants in New York (75 funders)
- Recreation & Sports grants in New York (58 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in New York (56 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.
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