Who funds Youth & Family Services in New York
If you run youth and family programs in New York, you already know that funding conversations happen year-round. The funders below are the ones actually writing checks in this space. Knowing who they are, what they care about, and how they give is the foundation of a real fundraising relationship. This briefing walks you through the funders in this landscape so you can spend your time building connections that matter.
Stephen A Schwarzman Foundation
The Schwarzman Foundation distributes roughly $76 million annually across education, international development, human services, arts, and youth and family work. Their grants tend to run around $1.5 million, which means they're thinking in terms of significant program investment and organizational scale. If your work sits at the intersection of youth development and any of their other focus areas, this foundation is worth knowing. Start by understanding their theory of change and how your organization fits into it.
Comic Relief Inc
Comic Relief distributes about $46 million a year, with a strong focus on economic empowerment, poverty and homelessness, youth and family services, and human services more broadly. They fund across the full spectrum of nonprofit sizes, so their giving pattern is less predictable by award size. What matters is alignment with their priorities and evidence that your work moves the needle on the problems they care about.
Hollyhock Foundation Inc
Hollyhock gives roughly $36 million annually and operates across education, arts and culture, environment, criminal justice reform, and youth and family services. Their typical grants land around $300,000, which puts them in the mid-size range for institutional funding. They're worth cultivating if your youth and family work connects to any of their other cause areas, especially arts, education, or criminal justice.
Harlem RBI Incorporated
Harlem RBI focuses on economic empowerment, youth and family services, and sports and recreation, distributing about $22 million a year. They fund across a range of organization sizes and geographies. Their giving reflects a deep commitment to youth development and economic opportunity, particularly through sports and recreation as a vehicle for change.
Steve Tisch Family Foundation
The Tisch Family Foundation gives about $12 million annually across arts and culture, human services, health, economic empowerment, and youth and family services. Their typical grants run around $300,000. They're a solid mid-size funder to build a relationship with, especially if your youth work has a cultural or arts component.
The funders in this briefing represent real money in the New York youth and family services space. The next step is not an application. It's a conversation with someone at each foundation who knows your work or your sector. If you'd like Funding Findr to keep an eye on a specific funder relationship for you, let us know.
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