Community Partner Grants (General Grantmaking)

Community Partner Grants

Funder: New York Women's Foundation Inc

Overview:
The New York Women's Foundation provides catalytic grantmaking to social entrepreneurs and changemakers. The foundation is known for pioneering trust-based grantmaking and employs a participatory grantmaking model that gives decision-making power to community members impacted by funding decisions.

Key Characteristics

• Early-stage funding: Often the first investors in grantees
• Strategic and sustainable: Multi-year unrestricted grantmaking
• Trust-based approach: Streamlined applications and reporting
• Participatory model: Community members, philanthropists, volunteers, and advocates engage in transparent decision-making

Geographic Scope

• Primary focus: New York City (all five boroughs)
• Secondary focus: State and national level work that impacts NYC and beyond

Focus Areas

• Gender, racial, and economic rights
• Economic & Environmental Justice
• Safety, Health & Bodily Autonomy
• Civic Engagement, Democracy & Leadership

Eligible Organizations

• Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or those with 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsors
• Serve and/or impact the five boroughs of New York City
• In existence for at least six months
• Over 95% of grants support organizations serving low- to moderate-income families and communities

Target Communities

• All women, including girls and young women
• Immigrants
• People with disabilities
• LGBTQI community
• Gender-nonconforming individuals

Grant Philosophy

• Rooted in belief that those with lived experience are best placed to solve problems
• Long-term relationship building
• Capacity-building assistance
• Building enduring partnerships based on transparency, dialogue, and mutual learning

Impact

• Funded over 500 community-based organizations
• In 2025, invested more than $8 million across 138 community-based organizations
• 50% of community partners reported achieving a policy breakthrough

Contact Information

• Address: 39 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
• Phone: 212-514-6993
• Email: hello@nywf.org
• Tax ID: 13-3457287
• Website: nywf.org

Application Notes

• Applications accepted at varying times throughout the year
• Prospective grantees can sign up to receive open call notifications