April 17, 2023 35 Years Later, What's New With NYC Anti-Poverty Giant Robin Hood? April 17, 2023/ Ade Adeniji Since 1988, the Robin Hood Foundation has channeled Wall Street wealth to Gotham’s needy to the tune of $3 billion. Here’s a peek at the funder’s current outlook as it focuses on relief, recovery and rebuilding after COVID.Read More
January 05, 2023 How the Debs Foundation Pursues Philanthropy in New York January 05, 2023/ Alyssa Ochs To help New York nonprofits get familiar with the local giving of Richard Debs and his wife, Barbara, here’s some important information to know about the Debs Foundation.Read More
December 21, 2022 Who Runs the Dds Foundation and What Does It Support? December 21, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs With a name like the Dds Foundation, you might be wondering what type of philanthropy this is and who’s behind it. Here are some important details to keep in mind about this New York-based grantmaker. Read More
May 31, 2022 A Look at How and Where the Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation Gives May 31, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Here’s a look at the Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation’s local giving, centered on New York and New Jersey, and how nonprofits can get connected.Read More
September 07, 2021 Four Things to Know About the John and Margo Catsimatidis Foundation in NYC September 07, 2021/ Alyssa Ochs Here are four things grantseekers in New York City should know before they apply to the John and Margo Catsimatidis Foundation.Read More
September 07, 2021 Getting to Know the Joe and Trina Cayre Foundation’s New York Giving September 07, 2021/ Alyssa Ochs Since Joe and Trina Cayre first established their foundation in the late 1980s, they have focused their attention on Jewish causes and New York City. Here are some important details to know about this funder.Read More
April 14, 2021 How Four New York Funders Helped Engage the Public in Vaccine Rollout Decisions April 14, 2021/ Paul Karon Vaccine distribution requires tough choices about what’s best for a community. Four New York City funders backed a unique deliberation process to bring the public into public health decision-making.Read More
March 10, 2020 We've Been Diving Deep to Make Sense of Grantmaking in New York March 10, 2020/ Alyssa Ochs It’s an exciting time to be involved in philanthropy in New York. Here’s an overview of what we’ve learned about New York-focused funders and where local nonprofits can turn for information and resources.Read More
March 06, 2020 Three Things to Know About New York’s Michael and Shirley Cayre Foundation March 06, 2020/ Alyssa Ochs To guide NYC grantseekers, here are the top things to know about Michael and Shirley Cayre’s grantmaking and their approach to foundation giving.Read More
October 30, 2019 In Pursuit of Justice, Nonprofits and Funders Push for Rape Kit Reform October 30, 2019/ Julia Travers On the second anniversary of #MeToo, hundreds of thousands of rape kits remain untested and uninvestigated in the U.S. Who’s working to address this backlog, locally and nationally? And what funders are behind this effort? Read More
October 12, 2019 How the J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation Gives Locally in New York City October 12, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs Back in 1939, a New York couple created a foundation committed to people with disabilities, the people of New York, and the Jewish community. Here are key details to know about the Butler Foundation’s approach to local grantmaking. Read More
March 23, 2019 Top Things to Know about Don and Maggie Buchwald’s New York Giving March 23, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs Don Buchwald built a career as a longtime agent in show business, and is best known for representing Howard Stern. He and his wife are also active philanthropists. Here are a few things to know about how their giving. Read More
March 23, 2019 Key Details to Understand About the Himan Brown Charitable Trust March 23, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs Radio pioneer Himan Brown left the bulk of his fortune to the Himan Brown Charitable Trust, a grantmaking entity that’s supported many nonprofits in New York City and beyond. But learning more about this foundation isn’t easy. Read More
April 21, 2018 Going Wide: The New York City Community Trust's Broad Reach April 21, 2018/ Alyssa Ochs If you want to get a sense of what's happening across New York's nonprofit community, along with what issues are hot at a given moment, NYCT's regular grantmaking announcements are a good place to look. Read More
July 11, 2017 Here Comes a Second Round of NYC Nonprofit Training, the Robin Hood Way July 11, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs Robin Hood's training program for New York nonprofits is now entering it's second year. What's this effort all about? And which organizations can get in on it?Read More
July 04, 2017 In New York, Crowdsourcing Ideas for How Funders Can Help Public Libraries July 04, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs A grants competition to support local branches of the New York Public Library drew an impressive 24,000 suggestions for how funders might distribute $20,000 grants. Read More
December 10, 2016 Patients as an Afterthought? A State Health Funder That Wants to Give Patients Choice and Control December 10, 2016/ Alyssa Ochs Earlier this year, we highlighted how NYSHealth steps outside its priority areas to consider other approaches. But what about the backbone of NYSHealth giving? Where has that been focused lately? Read More