Collaborative Funds & Special Initiatives

We’re supporting the organizations serving immigrants living in fear and uncertainty.

This collaborative makes grants in NYC to support advocacy for policies that benefit the city’s immigrants, build the capacity of immigrant-led groups, and provide affordable immigration legal services.

The Fund for the Newest New Yorkers is a donor collaborative that aligns government, business, philanthropy, and nonprofits to better support the newest arrivals to New York City. 

GoVoteNYC supports nonprofits’ nonpartisan efforts to strengthen democracy by reversing the decades-long downward trajectory of voter participation in NYC. Its grantees have helped galvanize voter turnout despite widespread distrust in elections and advanced a slate of new voting reforms, including ranked-choice and early voting.

This fund works to increase upward mobility opportunities and improve the quality of life for Black Long Islanders by helping them strengthen credit, build assets and wealth, and access quality, living-wage jobs with opportunities for advancement.

This fund brings together funders who care about the LI Sound to improve its ecological health consistent with the federal LI Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan of 2015. The fund builds the capacity and supports the efforts of nonprofits working to restore the health and living resources of the Sound.

This collaborative advances local advocacy to improve the quality of life for people of color on LI. It builds power and strengthens organizations; coordinates groups focused on organizing, human services, and leadership development; and connects immigrant groups with other allies working for social justice.

The Mosaic Network and Fund directed more resources to arts groups led by, created for, and accountable to African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) people.

The NYC Forward Fund is a collaborative effort to center community voices and nonprofit expertise in the city’s upcoming mayoral transition.

The NYC Workforce Development Fund makes grants to promote robust, coherent, and effective workforce development systems to enable all New Yorkers to engage in high-quality work.

This fund works to ensure a fair and accurate census count for New York State. It also encourages public engagement in the redistricting process stemming from the Census.