The New York Community Trust is New York’s largest community foundation, serving New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. For more than 100 years, The Trust has brought together the local knowledge and diverse expertise of its team and nonprofit and philanthropic partners to support thriving and equitable communities and help donors champion the causes they love. The Trust makes approximately $200 million in grants each year from its charitable funds set up by individuals, families, foundations, and corporations. The Trust is a regional philanthropic leader. It established the first donor-advised fund in 1931 and works at the forefront of critical causes, including education, health care, racial and gender equity, immigrant services, affordable housing, and LGBTQ+ rights. The Trust has also played a vital role in our region’s response to crises such as the AIDS epidemic, September 11th, and COVID-19.
New York Community Trust
909 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
https://thenytrust.org/
Food System Focus Areas: Communications and Narrative Change, Community-Controlled Food Systems, Finance and Investment, Food Chain Workers, Hunger / Food Insecurity, Immigrant, Refugee and People of Color Farmers, Nutrition Education and Food Literacy, Policy, Advocacy and Organizing, Public Health and Healthy Food Access, Urban Agriculture, Waste and Compost, Youth Leadership