New York Grants

Achelis & Bodman Foundations 
Both Foundations concentrate their grant programs in New York City, but The Bodman Foundation also makes some grants in northern New Jersey, a home of the Bodmans. Funding is concentrated in six program areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, Health, Public Policy, and Youth.
fdncenter.org/grantmaker/achelis-bo...

Adirondack Community Trust - New York 
The vast majority of ACT's funds do not accept applications for support, as the grantmaking is either advised by a living donor or is predetermined by a specific fund purpose (such as an annual scholarship award or a designated annual grant to a specific nonprofit organization). There are, however, a small number of funds at ACT to which grant seekers can apply for support. Each of these funds has unique interests, from supporting youth to focusing on...
www.generousact.org/

Ahearn Foundation 
The Ahearn Foundation maintains and improves the quality of life for the citizens of Binghamton and Broome County. While health and education needs have traditionally been given priority, the Foundation also supports cultural and environmental projects which benefit a broad number of residents within the county.
www.ahearnfoundation.org

Allyn Foundation 
The Allyn Foundation is a private, family foundation that provides grants to charitable organizations primarily in Central New York. Areas of funding interest include Health Facilities and Services, Higher Education Institutions in Onondaga and Cayuga Counties, Basic Human Services, Family Planning Medical and Educational Services, Quality of Life for Youth. Applications are reviewed four times during the year. Completed applications should be submitted by...
www.giffordfd.org/

Altman Foundation 
The Altman Foundation mission is to support programs and institutions that enrich the quality of life in New York City, with a particular focus on initiatives that help individuals, families, and communities benefit from the services and opportunities that will enable them to achieve their full potential. The Foundation has an interest in supporting programs that serve vulnerable populations, in particular disadvantaged children and youth, immigrants, and...
www.altmanfoundation.org

Ambrose Monell Foundation 
The Foundation mission is to Voluntarily aid and contribute to religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational uses and purposes, in New York, elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world.
www.monellvetlesen.org/monell/defau...

Axe-Houghton Foundation - New York City 
The Axe–Houghton Foundation was funded by the bequest of Emerson W. Axe. The Foundation is operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. Its principal purposes are to foster and encourage an appreciation of the English language, with major emphasis on the spoken language. Priority is given to projects for the improvement of speech and its uses in the areas of public affairs, education, theatre, poetry, debate, and the ora...
foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/axe...

B. Thomas Golisano Foundation 
The B. Thomas Golisano Foundation is interested in funding programs that will help individuals with developmental disabilities achieve their maximum potentials by integrating independence, self–determination, and productivity into all facets of their lives. The Foundation's primary focus for its grants is the Rochester/Monroe County area. Grants are considered for programs addressing the Foundation's funding interest in the contiguous count...
www.golisanofoundation.org/

Bank of New York Mellon 
Caring about our communities is a cornerstone of The Bank of New York Mellon's philanthropic philosophy. Working with nonprofit partners, local agencies and our global corporate neighbors, we invest in initiatives that make our communities better places to live and work. Our philanthropic strategy supports: activities that drive economic and community development, especially workforce development; affordable housing in safe neighborhoods where busines...
www.bnymellon.com/about/communityin...