How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Restrictions
- The citizens philanthropic foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that are addressing the bank's primary giving areas of fighting hunger, fostering financial empowerment and strengthening communities through economic and workforce development. At this time the foundation focuses the majority of its giving in new york and new jersey.
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Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$3,108,750
- Grants listed
- 127
- Assets, end of year
- $18,684,342
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Tax year 2023
$2,226,060
- Grants listed
- 259
- Assets, end of year
- $16,928,371
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Tax year 2022
$747,000
- Grants listed
- 246
- Assets, end of year
- $19,655,882
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Tax year 2021
$385,500
- Grants listed
- 145
- Assets, end of year
- $2,240,332
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Tax year 2020
$169,450
- Grants listed
- 67
- Assets, end of year
- $2,291,493
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Tax year 2019
$433,850
- Grants listed
- In an attachment
- Assets, end of year
- $2,231,791
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Year Up IncBoston, MA
2025 national partnership + adult workforce talent in new york and new jersey
$500,000 -
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY
Cbedcs brooklyn youth training program for offshore wind jobs
$300,000 -
Queens Economic Development CorporationKew Gardens, NY
Supporting queens night market small businesses & vendors
$300,000 -
Urban League of Essex CountyNewark, NJ
Clean energy careers preparation program
$100,000 -
New York Restoration ProjectNew York, NY
Nyrp & citizens philanthropic foundation 2024 and 2025 corporate partnership
$100,000 -
Pursuit Transformation Company IncLong Island City, NY
Support for continuous growth of the pursuit fellowship until hire
$100,000 -
Artists for Humanity IncBoston, MA
Afh NYC
$100,000 -
Local Initiatives Support Corporation Ecosystem DevelopmentNewark, NJ
Ecosystem development
$100,000 -
The Oasis Haven for Women & Children IncPaterson, NJ
Empowering low-income minority women through the oasis workplace development program
$75,000 -
Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY
Income tax program (vita)
$75,000 -
New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund IncNewark, NJ
2024 housing security and financial empowerment project
$50,000 -
Per Scholas IncBronx, NY
Per scholas alumni upskilling NJ & NY 2024
$50,000 -
Focus NJ IncTrenton, NJ
Focus NJS workforce development toolkit expansion project
$50,000 -
Ocean Bay Community Development CorporationArverne, NY
Workforce development
$50,000 -
Opportunities for A Better Tomorrow IncBrooklyn, NY
Stay at work alumni program
$50,000 -
American Corporate PartnersNew York, NY
Veteran mentoring program
$50,000 -
African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey IncTrenton, NJ
Mobile academy programs
$50,000 -
Bridge Street Development CorporationBrooklyn, NY
Microsoft office certification skills training program
$50,000 -
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY
The WCS career lattice internship supervisor training program
$50,000 -
St Nick's Alliance CorpBrooklyn, NY
Skilled build construction training
$50,000 -
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York IncBayside, NY
KCS small business digital marketing literacy expansion 2025
$50,000 -
St Vincent's AcademyNewark, NJ
Sva career prep ready program (CPR) & school-wide career day
$50,000 -
Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties IncNeptune, NJ
Culinary training program
$35,000 -
All Star Code IncNew York, NY
Summer intensive
$29,000 -
Branch Brook Park AllianceLivingston, NJ
Workforce development: park ambassadors
$25,000 -
Greater Trenton IncTrenton, NJ
Greater trenton operating support
$25,000 -
Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJ
Workforce development programs
$25,000 -
The Apollo Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY
Apollo theater academy
$25,000 -
Futures and Options IncNew York, NY
The futures and options internship program
$25,000 -
New Jersey Community Development Corporation IncPaterson, NJ
Compete for life at john f. Kennedy high school
$25,000 -
Hot Bread Kitchen LTDNew York, NY
Professional skills training for women, gender-expansive people, immigrants, and people of color to create careers in the food industry
$25,000 -
Count Basie Theatre IncRed Bank, NJ
Workforce development internships
$25,000 -
Queens County Chamber of Commerce Foundation IncJackson Heights, NY
2023: ongoing assistance to small business in queens
$25,000 -
Tri-County Scholarship FundMendham, NJ
TCSF 43rd annual awards dinner to support partial, needs-based scholarships for determined k-12 students from low-income families to attend high-quality, accredited independent schools
$25,000 -
Hudson County Community College Foundation IncJersey City, NJ
Gateway to innovation
$25,000 -
Hudson County Economic Development CorporationJersey City, NJ
Hcedc internship program
$25,000 -
Capital Health System Foundation IncPennington, NJ
Trenton neighborhood initiative
$25,000 -
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY
Lisc NY 2024 big apple awards gala
$20,000 -
City Parks Foundation IncNew York, NY
Partnerships for parks
$20,000 -
Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA
NYC community schoolyards in brooklyn
$20,000 -
Bronx River Alliance IncBronx, NY
Engaging the bronx community in environmental stewardship
$20,000 -
Green Belt Conservancy IncStaten Island, NY
Greenbelt conservation corps
$20,000 -
Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park CorporationCorona, NY
Environmental stewardship
$20,000 -
Elijah's PromiseNew Brunswick, NJ
Elijah's promise culinary school
$16,500 -
Food Bank of South Jersey IncPennsauken, NJ
Youth nutrition outreachtraining (ynot) 2024
$15,000 -
Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ
2024 rising star awards
$12,500 -
Njac Foundation IncTrenton, NJ
Njac foundation scholarships
$10,500 -
Thomas Edison State University Foundation IncTrenton, NJ
Strengthening communities through education and workforce development
$10,000 -
United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties IncWall Township, NJ
Uwmoc financial success center/new jersey 2-1-1 partnership
$10,000 -
Cathedral Soup Kitchen IncCamden, NJ
Culinary arts training program
$10,000 -
Elizabeth Development Company of New JerseyElizabeth, NJ
Expanded workforce development services
$10,000 -
Urban League of Union County IncElizabeth, NJ
Workforce development
$10,000 -
Catholic Charities Diocese of TrentonTrenton, NJ
Restoring dignity, giving hope
$10,000 -
Ironbound Community CorporationNewark, NJ
Icc financial opportunity center (foc)
$10,000 -
Caucus Educational CorporationMontclair, NJ
Stand & deliver: powering equity and social justice
$7,500 -
Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn LTDBrooklyn, NY
41st annual columbus parade, 2024 golf outing,
$6,250 -
Life's Worc IncGarden City, NY
Worc force center - food service training program
$5,000 -
Opportunity Project IncOceanport, NJ
Vocational growth for individuals with brain injury program
$5,000 -
Jewish Children's Fund IncBrooklyn, NY
Gift of giving
$5,000 -
Bay Ridge Center IncBrooklyn, NY
Financial literacy lounge
$5,000 -
The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation IncClark, NJ
Emergency financial aid program
$5,000 -
Reeves-Reed ArboretumSummit, NJ
Achieving total accessibility for thousands of physically, cognitively and/or developmentally challenged visitors
$5,000 -
RWJ Barnabas Health IncNewark, NJ
Newark beth israel medical center' wellness center for all families
$5,000 -
The New York Opportunity Network IncNew York, NY
The oppnet fellows program
$3,750 -
Minorities Allied Lenders IncPennsauken, NJ
Mina leadership academy
$2,500 -
Little League Baseball Inc Mid Island LLStaten Island, NY
Indoor facility
$2,500 -
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ
Morristown festival of books (mfob)
$2,500 -
Passaic County Community College FoundationPaterson, NJ
Get fit passaic
$2,500 -
Union County College Foundation IncCranford, NJ
The women 100 project
$2,500 -
Island Harvest LTDMelville, NY
Stamp out hunger
$2,500 -
Project Hospitality IncStaten Island, NY
Support for PH'S food program and volunteer team
$2,500 -
Church for the Holy ApostlesNew York, NY
Social support services
$2,500 -
Congregation Beth TikvahWantagh, NY
Congregation beth tikvah times (CBT times) a lifeline of information to the south shore of long island and beyond
$2,500 -
Union County College Foundation IncCranford, NJ
1st in the family scholarship
$2,500 -
Artswestchester IncWhite Plains, NY
Family artsbash
$2,000 -
Hispa IncPrinceton, NJ
Hispa role model program 2023-24: woodbridge and iselin, NJ
$2,000 -
International Guiding Eyes IncSylmar, CA
General operating support for guide and service dog programs
$2,000 -
Montclair Celebrates July 4th IncVerona, NJ
Montclair celebrates july 4th inc.
$1,500 -
Ocean Professional Theatre Company IncBeach Haven, NJ
Surflight theatre mainstage and children's theatre 2024 season
$1,500 -
Metro Chamber Orchestra IncorporatedBrooklyn, NY
Main stage season 2024/2025
$1,250 -
ChamahNew York, NY
Chamah feed brooklyn
$1,250 -
Playhouse Association IncorporatedSummit, NJ
Paint the inside of the theater
$1,000 -
Sisters of Charity of Saint ElizabethConvent Station, NJ
Caritas center construction
$1,000 -
Capital Singers of TrentonTrenton, NJ
Capital singers of trenton 2023 - 2024 season of concerts
$1,000 -
America's Grow-A-Row IncPittstown, NJ
2024 america's grow-a-row general operating program
$1,000 -
Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul of New YorkStaten Island, NY
Digitization of SCHDC records in support of affordable housing renovation and development
$1,000 -
Elijah's PromiseNew Brunswick, NJ
Elijah's promise soup kitchen, mobile soup kitchen, & social services
$1,000 -
Central Jersey Housing Resource Center CorpSomerville, NJ
Housing resource center (HRC)
$1,000 -
Community Action Service CenterHightstown, NJ
Rise healthy initiatives
$1,000 -
Family Connections IncEast Orange, NJ
Family connections mental health connection
$1,000 -
Habcore IncRed Bank, NJ
Independence pathways (ip) program
$1,000 -
Matheny School and Hospital IncPeapack, NJ
Matheny arts access sotheby's exhibit and reception
$1,000 -
Holiness Worship Center IncWilliamstown, NJ
Restoring church sanctuary
$1,000 -
Two River Theater CompanyRed Bank, NJ
Two river theaters education and community engagement programs
$1,000 -
Ward Melville Heritage Organization LTDStony Brook, NY
Long island sound connections: next generation marine science and ecology for classrooms
$1,000 -
Young People's Chorus of New York City IncNew York, NY
College bound programing for young choristers
$1,000 -
Eden Autism Services IncPrinceton, NJ
Employment and community engagement services for adults with autism
$1,000 -
Housing Initiatives of Princeton Charitable TrustPrinceton, NJ
Wrap around services focused on helping people get employment
$1,000 -
Tri-County Scholarship FundMendham, NJ
Partial, needs-based scholarships for determined k-12 grade from low-income families to attend high-quality, accredited independent schools
$1,000 -
South Street Theater Co IncMorristown, NJ
Mpacs performing arts enrichment program at morristown neighborhood house
$1,000 -
Mercy Career & Technical High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
Mercy career & technical high school
$1,000 -
Mercy Center CorporationAsbury Park, NJ
Green works program
$1,000 -
Our House Foundation IncNew Providnce, NJ
Life and job skills training for adults with developmental disabilities
$1,000 -
Brave House IncBrooklyn, NY
Bridging the economic, leadership, and educational gap for immigrant girls in NYC
$1,000 -
Branch Brook Park AllianceLivingston, NJ
Workforce development: park ambassadors
$1,000 -
Friends of Foundation Academy IncTrenton, NJ
Supporting young artists: art club proposal
$1,000 -
America's Grow-A-Row IncPittstown, NJ
2024 america's grow-a-row general operating program
$1,000 -
Xavier Mission IncNew York, NY
Addressing hunger, homelessness, and poverty in NYC
$750 -
Boys to Leaders FoundationEast Orange, NJ
Emerging leaders program
$500 -
Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation IncFairfield, NJ
Family assistance relief program
$500 -
The Marty Lyons Foundation IncBay Shore, NY
Wish partner
$500 -
New Jersey Makers Day A NJ Non-Profit CorporationPiscataway, NJ
New jersey makers day
$500 -
Community Hope IncParsippany, NJ
Affordable housing for veterans
$500 -
Evergreen Inc Your North Brooklyn Business ExchangeBrooklyn, NY
General operating support
$500 -
The Regina Opera Company IncBrooklyn, NY
Affordable and free performances of operas and concerts, performed in accessible public venues, and free, on-demand videos
$500 -
Playworks Education EnergizedOakland, CA
Bringing play equity, social emotional learning and life skills for economic empowerment to newark children through the power of play
$500 -
Elevate to Even Plus IncorporatedSummit, NJ
Changing lives through formative paid summer work experience for NJ low-income students of color in 2024
$500 -
Teach for America IncNew York, NY
Fueling equitable education and economic mobility for new jerseys students
$500 -
McCloud CaresJersey City, NJ
Mccloud cares miracle in december
$500 -
Mercy Center CorporationAsbury Park, NJ
Sisters academy
$500 -
Alzheimer's New Jersey IncRoseland, NJ
Respite care and wellness program
$500 -
Meals on Wheels in Greater New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
Meals on wheels in greater new brunswick food delivery & friendly visits to homebound elderly & disabled adults
$500 -
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey IncFlorham Park, NJ
Shakespeare live! 2024 tour
$500 -
New Jersey AIDS Services IncParsippany, NJ
Dining out for life 2023
$500 -
Habitat for Humanity International Inc HH of South Central New Jersey inMaple Shade, NJ
Affordable homeownership and home repairs
$500 -
Boys & Girls Club of Garfield IncGarfield, NJ
Youth empowerment through music: music makers
$500 -
Playworks Education EnergizedOakland, CA
Bringing play equity, social emotional learning and life skills for economic empowerment to newark children through the power of play
$500
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.
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Year Up IncBoston, MA
New york and new jersey
$50,000 -
Catholic Charities Diocese of TrentonTrenton, NJ
Restoring dignity, giving hope
$10,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Community development15 grants $1,008,00037% of the total
- Education13 grants $679,75025% of the total
- Human services19 grants $345,00013% of the total
- Environment6 grants $185,0007% of the total
- Arts and culture14 grants $173,2506% of the total
- Jobs and employment3 grants $100,5004% of the total
- 11 other causes24 grants $244,2509% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York47 grants $1,573,250
- New Jersey75 grants $932,000
- Massachusetts3 grants $600,500
- California1 grant $2,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Michelle HechtPRESIDENT Hours 0.38Pay $0
- Keri SantosVICE PRESIDENT/DIR. OF CORP GIVING Hours 1.9Pay $0
- Chris GrenierSECRETARY Hours 1.71Pay $0
- Dan AstolfiTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Reza AghamirzadehMEMBER Hours 0.21Pay $0
- Nuno Dos SantosMEMBER Hours 0.15Pay $0
- Susan LamonicaMEMBER Hours 0.21Pay $0
- Domenick CamaMEMBER Hours 0.21Pay $0
- Kevin CummingsMEMBER Hours 0.21Pay $0
- Rebecca O'ConnellMEMBER Hours 0.21Pay $0
The return
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