NYC Foundation Funder Map 2026
TLDR
Most NYC nonprofits cannot name the median grant size of the foundations they apply to. This map fixes that - pulling actual 990-PF distributions, not the priorities page - across the largest funders in the New York metro.
Why This Map Exists
New York City has a dense foundation market, but public priority pages rarely tell the whole story. Prospecting works better when your team compares current 990-PF grants, stated priorities, intake mode, and relationship path before drafting.
The most common mistake mid-sized nonprofits make is applying to a foundation based on its stated priorities without checking what it has actually funded over the last three years. The 990-PF tells a different story than the website. This map pulls the 990-PF data and pairs it with what the foundation says it cares about - so you can spot the gap before you spend two months on an LOI that was never going to land.
What’s Inside
- A ranked NYC-area funder table your team fills from current 990-PF and funder-page research
- Median grant size, range, and typical grant count per cycle
- The actual program areas funded over the last three years (not the website list)
- LOI windows, full proposal calendars, and the realistic time-to-decision
- Which funders actively review unsolicited LOIs and which only fund prior grantees
- Program-officer turnover patterns - the foundations where relationships reset every 18 months
NYC Foundation Funder Map 2026
A practical map of the New York City foundation landscape - who funds what, median grant sizes, application calendars, and the patterns that decide which LOIs get returned. Delivered by email.
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