The Brooklyn Historical Society

Becton Family Foundation

Homosassa, FL

The Becton Family Foundation funds arts and music, schools, conservation and heritage projects, and human services, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Maine and additional support in Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Connecticut. Grants ranged from $250 to $35,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Freedom Together Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds work to strengthen multiracial democracy and build community and worker power, racial and gender justice, movement infrastructure, reproductive health, medical research, and community institutions. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,000 to $14 million, with a median of $500,000; its largest shares went to organizations in Washington, DC, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Robert David Lion Gardiner

Riverhead, NY

The foundation funds nonprofit projects preserving and sharing Long Island history, including collections care, exhibitions, education, public programs, and historic restoration, with particular emphasis on Islip and Suffolk County. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,152 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000. It requires applicants to contact the office before applying; unsolicited applications without prior discussion and site visits are not considered.

High Five Foundation II

Woodmere, NY

The Cowles Charitable Trust

Staten Island, NY

The Cowles Charitable Trust supports arts, education, ethical journalism, medical and climate research, primarily in Downstate New York and South Florida, with occasional national or international grants. Typical awards are modest: approved first-time applicants generally receive $2,500, and the median 2024 grant was $4,000. It accepts applications by email using its application and proposal packet.

The Cline Family Foundation Inc

Brooklyn, NY

The Cline Family Foundation supports organizations working in education, sports, arts and culture, sailing, and the environment. Its 2025 grants ranged from $900 to $32,500, with a median of $9,325, and went mainly to organizations in New York, as well as Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maine, and Rhode Island. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Shoreland Foundation

Lloyd Harbor, NY

The Shoreland Foundation supports universities, museums, cultural organizations, research, and charitable activities, with most of its giving going to New York recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $1.95 million, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

NFL Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The NFL Foundation funds athlete health, safety and wellness, youth football, and community programs connected to the game, including education, youth services, social justice, and medical research. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely; funding includes NFL club communities, and the profile does not specify a broader geographic limit. Application routes vary by program: organizations may submit a Social Justice Grant idea for possible invitation to apply, but the profile does not say whether general unsolicited requests are accepted.

Newyork-Presbyterianbrooklyn Methodist

Brooklyn, NY

To provide excellent healthcare services without regard to age, sex, race, creed, national origin or disability; to serve as an educational and research center for physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals; to provide health education to community residents.

Taranto Family Foundation Inc

Naples, FL

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on education, hunger and homelessness, health, and social services, with grants typically around $5,000 (2025 awards ranged from $1,000 to $60,010). Its 2025 giving was concentrated in New York and Florida, with additional grants in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and New Jersey. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Destina Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Accomplis Collective Inc

New York, NY

The Accomplis Collective operates as a non-profit entity in New York. The Organization's mission is to heal Native and Black communities from the legacy of economic and environmental injustice through restorative capital deployment and cultural reclamation. Accomplis is committed to building a just economy by removing barriers to capital, by serving as a bridge builder between diverse partners, and by acting as an advocate for transformative change. Funding categories fall across broad categories of land, water, homes and bodies.