How much funding does Altman Foundation Grants - Services to Not-for-Profits provide?

Funding amounts vary. Check the grant details for specifics.

When is the deadline for Altman Foundation Grants - Services to Not-for-Profits?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Who is eligible for Altman Foundation Grants - Services to Not-for-Profits?

Eligible applicants: Nonprofits. Geography: New York.

Altman Foundation Grants - Services to Not-for-Profits

Q: How often is Altman Foundation Grants - Services to Not-for-Profits offered?

Altman Foundation Grants - Services to Not-for-Profits accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Altman Foundation

Foundation Rolling (5 board meetings/yr) Capacity Building Grants Grants for Nonprofits

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since: September 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Nonprofits

Geography

New York

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations (not private foundations) operating within New York State, focused almost without exception on the five boroughs of New York City; no grants to individuals, and no funding for bricks-and-mortar/capital, galas/fundraising events, budget deficits, or public…

Overview

The Altman Foundation's Services to Not-for-Profits program strengthens the nonprofit sector in the Foundation's areas of interest: enhancing the ability of key umbrella organizations to help their member/constituent agencies address critical community issues, and measurably improving the organizational effectiveness or program quality of community-based and other organizations working in the Foundation's areas of interest. Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations (not private foundations) operating within New York State, focused almost without exception on the five boroughs of New York City; no grants to individuals, and no funding for bricks-and-mortar/capital, galas/fundraising events, budget deficits, or public universities. Observed 2026 grants in this area ranged roughly $35,000-$200,000.

How to Apply

Entry is by Letter of Inquiry through the Foundation's online grant portal; if invited, applicants submit a full proposal (Direct Service, Capacity Building, or Systems Change). Trustees review recommendations at five regularly scheduled meetings per year (rolling intake, no fixed deadline). Note: the Foundation currently has limited funds for new, non-foundation-initiated grantmaking.

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What Altman Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 216
Total given: $12.88M
Median grant: $50K
Range: $150–$250K

97% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in New York, where this grant's project is located.
By dollars: New York 97%, Connecticut <1%, Pennsylvania <1%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Bronx, NY.
8% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
14% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Expanded Schools · New York, NY

For the high-impact tutoring initiative

$250K
The New York Community Trust · New York, NY

To support services and supports through the fund for the newest new yorkers, a…

$250K
Fund for Public Schools Inc · New York, NY

To ensure effective implementation of the career navigation roadmap

$200K
Goddard Riverside Community Center · New York, NY

To support direct college access and success services, training for college access and…

$200K
New Visions for Public Schools · New York, NY

To promote improved postsecondary outcomes among students from new visions schools as…

$175K