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Cause Public affairsState New York444 funders

Foundations that fund public affairs in New York

444 private foundations based in New York with a return in the last two years gave $152.1 million to public affairs organizations in 1,083 grants. The median grant was $25,000, and 129 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to public affairs

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is public affairs.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 97 grants Accepts applications $26,301,659 to public affairs
  2. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 31 grants Preselected only $21,672,000 to public affairs
  3. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2023 29 grants Preselected only $19,237,500 to public affairs
  4. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY · tax year 2024 17 grants Accepts applications $7,378,100 to public affairs
  5. Peter G Peterson FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 30 grants Accepts applications $7,366,175 to public affairs
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2025 63 grants Preselected only $4,487,312 to public affairs
  7. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $3,200,000 to public affairs
  8. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Preselected only $2,944,979 to public affairs
  9. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $2,944,111 to public affairs
  10. The BlackRock Charitable FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $2,750,000 to public affairs
  11. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $2,745,000 to public affairs
  12. The Tepper FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $2,675,000 to public affairs
  13. The Chris and Carrie Shumway FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,550,000 to public affairs
  14. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $2,520,000 to public affairs
  15. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY · tax year 2024 24 grants Accepts applications $2,450,000 to public affairs
  16. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $2,101,500 to public affairs
  17. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $1,589,662 to public affairs
  18. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $1,275,000 to public affairs
  19. QuadriviumNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,250,000 to public affairs
  20. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,188,175 to public affairs
  21. Novo FoundationHurley, NY · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $1,060,000 to public affairs
  22. The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,001,000 to public affairs
  23. Jerome L Greene FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,000,000 to public affairs
  24. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $987,489 to public affairs
  25. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $942,833 to public affairs
  26. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $902,000 to public affairs
  27. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $831,708 to public affairs
  28. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $818,444 to public affairs
  29. The Volcker Family Foundation Inc Fairfield-Maxwell LTDNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $800,000 to public affairs
  30. Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $800,000 to public affairs
  31. New York State Health FDN D/B/A New York Health FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $781,296 to public affairs
  32. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $680,000 to public affairs
  33. The Donald and Paula Smith FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $650,000 to public affairs
  34. Unbound PhilanthropyNew York, NY · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $630,000 to public affairs
  35. The Diller-Von Furstenberg Family FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $625,000 to public affairs
  36. The Zegar Family FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $600,000 to public affairs
  37. Interlaken Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $600,000 to public affairs
  38. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $560,000 to public affairs
  39. The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $550,000 to public affairs
  40. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $527,000 to public affairs
  41. The Kilts Family FoundationAlbany, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $515,000 to public affairs
  42. Pepsico Foundation IncPurchase, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $500,000 to public affairs
  43. The Shaw Family Endowment FundNew York, NY · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $500,000 to public affairs
  44. The Macmillan Family Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $500,000 to public affairs
  45. Mastercard Impact FundPurchase, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $500,000 to public affairs
  46. William T Grant Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $467,519 to public affairs
  47. Lum FoundationHarrison, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $425,000 to public affairs
  48. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $354,777 to public affairs
  49. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $354,500 to public affairs
  50. UpMobility Foundation IncLittle Falls, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $350,000 to public affairs

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 97 grants Accepts applications $26,301,659 to public affairs
  2. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY · tax year 2024 17 grants Accepts applications $7,378,100 to public affairs
  3. Peter G Peterson FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 30 grants Accepts applications $7,366,175 to public affairs
  4. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $3,200,000 to public affairs
  5. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $2,520,000 to public affairs
  6. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY · tax year 2024 24 grants Accepts applications $2,450,000 to public affairs
  7. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $2,101,500 to public affairs
  8. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $1,589,662 to public affairs
  9. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $1,275,000 to public affairs
  10. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,188,175 to public affairs
  11. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $987,489 to public affairs
  12. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $942,833 to public affairs
  13. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $902,000 to public affairs
  14. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $831,708 to public affairs
  15. New York State Health FDN D/B/A New York Health FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $781,296 to public affairs
  16. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $527,000 to public affairs
  17. William T Grant Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $467,519 to public affairs
  18. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $354,777 to public affairs
  19. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $354,500 to public affairs
  20. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $306,000 to public affairs
  21. Foundation for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $300,000 to public affairs
  22. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $300,000 to public affairs
  23. Harnisch Family FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $215,000 to public affairs
  24. The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $171,000 to public affairs
  25. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $165,000 to public affairs