The Community Needs Fund brings together contributions from people like you to quickly address the pressing needs of New Yorkers.
Your support allows us to make grants to effective nonprofits making a difference across the city. We draw upon the expertise of our grantmaking staff to connect your generosity with effective nonprofits that are feeding hungry New Yorkers, training workers for well-paying jobs, housing the homeless, caring for older adults, educating children, and more.
A gift to the Community Needs Fund is an easy and powerful way to help dozens of organizations doing good locally. We welcome contributions of all sizes.
With your help, we can say “Yes!” to more projects making life better in New York.
A public charity, The Trust is a grantmaking foundation dedicated to improving the lives of residents of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. We bring together individuals, families, foundations, and businesses to build a better community and support nonprofits that make a difference. We apply knowledge, creativity, and resources to the most challenging issues in an effort to ensure meaningful opportunities and a better quality of life for all New Yorkers, today and tomorrow.
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