Collaborative Funds & Special Initiatives
Collaborative Funds & Special Initiatives supports nonprofits through pooled grants for care, immigrant services, arts, civic participation, and environmental work to address urgent New York community needs.
Funder: New York Community Trust
Summary: Pooled funds support nonprofits addressing urgent needs and community priorities in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, and selected statewide initiatives.
Key Information: The Trust excludes individuals, general operating support, capital campaigns, endowments, equipment, and religious purposes.
Description
The New York Community Trust’s Collaborative Funds & Special Initiatives brings funders together to pool resources for strategic grants. These collaborations address urgent issues, elevate historically under-resourced populations, and respond to emerging needs. The portfolio includes funds serving New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, alongside initiatives focused on statewide child care advocacy and census equity.
Each fund has a distinct purpose. Supported work includes coordinating care for people experiencing homelessness and serious mental illness, strengthening immigrant-led organizations, expanding immigration legal services, increasing voter participation, advancing racial equity, restoring Long Island Sound, supporting arts organizations, and improving workforce development systems. Other initiatives center community voices in public decisions and strengthen local advocacy.
