Foundation Annual Grants for Homeless

Funding Amount

$5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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

Overview

NCS launched the NextGen Innovation Award to stimulate and encourage creative solutions to the challenges of homelessness in New York City.

Background: This is the 2nd annual award (as of 2020). The inaugural award was presented to the Streetlives team, whose $5,000 award enabled them to launch GoGetta in May 2020, a "Yelp" for social services that empowers those in need of services to find what they need and share what they know.

Focus Areas:

  • Creative approaches to homelessness
  • Problem-solving solutions to challenges faced by unhoused individuals
  • Innovative services and platforms addressing homelessness in NYC
  • Solutions addressing impacts of COVID-19 on homelessness and social services

Geographic Scope: New York City

Contact Information:

  • Organization: Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter (NCS)
  • Address: 50 Broadway, Suite 1301, New York, NY 10004-1607
  • Phone: (212) 537-5100
  • Fax: (212) 860-2301
  • Website: ncsinc.org

What NCS Housing Development Fund Company Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$449K
Median grant
$449K
  • By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY.

Example grants

  • Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter Inc · New York, NY

    Grants to related organization

    $449K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Homeless

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