Unfcu Foundation Inc
Unfcu Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Long Island City, New York. It supports projects intended to sustain pathways out of poverty for women and youth, with funding focused on education, livelihood training, and health care, alongside humanitarian relief.
Unfcu Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Unfcu Foundation Inc gave $1.2M across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), top state New York. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,191,372
- +31.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $49,641
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $44,145
- Total assets
- $944,221
- +15.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (3 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Unfcu Foundation Inc
- Invitation Only
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The website says returning grant partners could access the 2027 application through the grants portal starting April 30, 2026. New organizations were to be invited to apply; the foundation said invitations would be extended to organizations it believes align closely with its mission and strategy, with invited organizations notified from April through June 2026. Those dates have passed. The filing says grant review considers mission and SDG alignment, project scope and impact, work plans where applicable, cost estimates, expected benefits, and risks or unknowns. Grant recipients submit a mid-year report and an annual evaluation and impact report; the foundation’s advisory committee reviews these materials and rates progress against goals.
- Contact
Mailing address: 24-01 44Th Road, Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: (844) 279-9970
Website: https://unfcufoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Unfcu Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was US Association for Unhcr ($118K). Together the top 10 received $790K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 104 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes its work as global, citing projects from rural Kenya to urban communities in the United States. Its 2025 grants included recipients in New York, California, Washington, DC, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, and Virginia. The 2025 filing narrative also describes projects in Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, and Guatemala.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Unfcu Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 24 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $53K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $50K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $312K (2020) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Association for Unhcr Washington, DC | Mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people | $118,026 |
| International Rescue Committee Silver Spring, MD | Women's Employability Program in Maryland | $100,000 |
| Building Tomorrow Inc Indianapolis, IN | Ensure children in rural uganda access to foundational learning opportunities | $90,000 |
| United Nations Population Fund New York, NY | Implementation of the project advancing empowerment of fistula survivors post covid-19 | $90,000 |
| Refushe Chicago, IL | Protect, education, and empower orphaned, unaccompanied, and separated refugee girls | $85,000 |
| The Floating Hospital Long Island City, NY | Behavioral Health Program for Women and Girls | $82,000 |
| Friends of Konexio Foundation Diamond Bar, CA | Participants will be linked to digital job platforms and provided with ongoing mentorship, peer learning, and digital resources. | $75,000 |
| Imagine Her-Ih Los Angeles, CA | Mission is to work with communities to accelerate the power and potential of women, girls, and youth as active leaders and social entrepreneurs creating sustainable solutions within their communities in uganda. | $50,000 |
| Mindleaps New York, NY | Virtual Academy in Uganda | $50,000 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY | Provide integrated medical, sexual and reproductive health, and behavioral and mental health services utilizing a wellness and preventative approach | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $944,221 | $1,669,041 | $1,546,399 | $1,191,372 | 24 | $18,031 |
| 2024 | $821,354 | $1,367,110 | $1,125,818 | $905,537 | 21 | $17,614 |
| 2023 | $594,401 | $1,030,104 | $1,011,617 | $809,209 | 21 | $13,768 |
| 2022 | $579,768 | $1,094,120 | $1,181,084 | $902,896 | 20 | $2,044 |
| 2021 | $673,704 | $1,208,810 | $1,084,062 | $728,370 | 18 | $796 |
| 2020 | $546,026 | $692,024 | $501,113 | $312,052 | 8 | $743 |
| 2019 | $304,075 | $874,728 | $770,964 | $666,196 | 15 | $1,998 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation funds projects in education, livelihood training, and health care. Its website says eligible projects must advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals and have women or girls make up more than 50% of proposed beneficiaries. The site also identifies digital upskilling for economically vulnerable women and youth as a focus for particular consideration in the 2027 cycle. Humanitarian relief projects are by invitation only.
Its grants support organizations working in a range of ways. For example, Building Tomorrow says it equips Community Education Teams to support education in rural, underserved areas. RefuSHE describes its work as identifying, protecting, and providing long-term support to unaccompanied and separated refugee children and youth, especially girls and young women. The Floating Hospital describes itself as a health center providing primary care to a largely medically underserved population. Together We Bake says it provides workforce training and personal development to help women move toward sustainable employment and self-sufficiency.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 24 grants totaling $1,191,372. Grant amounts ranged from $8,056 to $118,026, with a median of $44,145. Among the largest awards were $118,026 to US Association for UNHCR for refugee and displaced-community assistance; $100,000 to the International Rescue Committee for a women’s employability program in Maryland; $90,000 to Building Tomorrow for foundational learning opportunities in rural Uganda; and $90,000 to the United Nations Population Fund for a project supporting fistula survivors.
Other reported 2025 grants included $85,000 to RefuSHE for refugee girls and young women; $82,000 to The Floating Hospital for a behavioral health program for women and girls; $75,000 to Friends of Konexio Foundation for digital job access and related support; and $50,000 each to Imagine Her, MindLeaps, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Together We Bake.
Separately, the foundation’s 2025 filing narrative says its board approved 21 projects for the 2026 program year and distributed $795,000 in December 2025. The filing also reports four Strategic Initiatives Fund grants totaling $75,000 and $41,000 in operational support to the Kilimanjaro Initiative during 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Pamela K Agnone as chairperson; David Gosstola as treasurer; John Lewis, Jodi Pulice, Laura Rockwood, Marietta Muwanga-Ssevume, and Keisha Hutchinson as directors; David Gruss as CFO; Michael Rott as vice president–legal/secretary; and Yma Gordon as executive director.
Unfcu Foundation Inc is led by Yma Gordon, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Yma Gordon
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
16 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela K. Agnone
Chairperson
President → Chairperson, 2021
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Pulice
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Rockwood
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Lewis
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keisha Hutchinson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marietta Muwanga-Ssevume
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gruss
CFO
Vice President - CFO → Vice President-Cfo, 2020
Vice President-Cfo → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Gosstola
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rott
Vice President-Legal & Secretary
Vice President-Legal → Vice President-Legal & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Joyce Barbarich (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Clark (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Theresa Panuccio (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Yma Gordon-Reid (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Manisha Shah (2019–2020) — Vice President-Legal
- Former: William Predmore (2019–2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Unfcu Foundation Inc
How much does Unfcu Foundation Inc give each year?
Unfcu Foundation Inc gave $1.2M across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $906K across 21 grants.
What is Unfcu Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Unfcu Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $44,145, and its average grant was $49,641, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Unfcu Foundation Inc that year got $23K on average.
Where does Unfcu Foundation Inc give grants?
Unfcu Foundation Inc's top state is New York, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (13%) and District of Columbia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Unfcu Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Unfcu Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Unfcu Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Unfcu Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include US Association for Unhcr ($118,026), International Rescue Committee ($100,000) and Building Tomorrow Inc ($90,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Unfcu Foundation Inc?
Unfcu Foundation Inc reported $944K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What does Unfcu Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation funds projects in education, livelihood training, and health care. Its website says eligible projects must advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals and have women or girls make up more than 50% of proposed beneficiaries. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Unfcu Foundation Inc?
The website says returning grant partners could access the 2027 application through the grants portal starting April 30, 2026. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Unfcu Foundation Inc's EIN?
Unfcu Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1344867. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Live grants for the work Unfcu Foundation Inc funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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