We welcome your help in building a learning community for our sector. Share a program idea, or get involved with one of the ideas suggested by your colleagues.
Our August e-newsletter features new initiatives, member transitions, resources, and more.
Members have free access to the Foundation Center’s interactive mapping tool, Philanthropy In/Sight.
Starting in September 2010 we will launch the 3rd season of our Documentary Film Series. Check back in August for our 2010/2011 line up.
Our new blog is a forum for members to discuss issues affecting the sector and the practice of philanthropy.
About Our Members
More than 285 grantmaking foundations and corporations belong to Philanthropy New York. They award over $3.9 billion a year to more than 20,000 charitable organizations in the New York area and around the world.
Philanthropy New York members make grants in a vast number of areas, including community development, the environment, education, and health and human services. They have aided front-line responses to such tragedies as the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the landfall of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They strive to lessen poverty, hunger, inequity, and injustice. They advocate for the elderly, the disabled, women, children, young people, and families.
Here, you can read announcements from member organizations, and learn more about the work they support. See the Philanthropy New York Member Directory for a complete list of member organzations.
In This Area
- Announcements
News and notifications from our member organizations. - In the News
Our members are often featured in the media. Read recent articles mentioning member organizations and colleagues. - Member Spotlight
Learn about our members' latest initiatives, books and resources they recommend, and ways they want to connect with other grantmakers. Email talkback@philanthropynewyork.org if your organization would like to be featured and we’ll send you the questionnaire. - Profiles of Grantees
Voices from the Front Line features member-supported nonprofit organizations. - Transitions
Appointments, promotions, retirements, and other transition announcements from our members. - Types of Grantmakers
Philanthropy New York serves as the "big tent" for the New York City philanthropic community. Included are definitions of the major types of grantmaking organizations.