Urban Affairs Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- The Revson Foundation makes grants to registered nonprofits in the United States.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Film projects
- Not eligible: Book projects
- Not eligible: Endowments
- Not eligible: Capital or building campaigns
- Not eligible: Fundraising dinner events
- Not eligible: National or local health appeals
- Not eligible: Projects located outside of the United States or Israel
- Not eligible: Research grants or scholarships for individuals
- Not eligible: Biomedical research projects (except within our fellowships programs)
Overview
The Urban Affairs Grants program by the Charles H. Revson Foundation aims to enhance New York City's livability through innovative projects. Collaborating with civic and cultural institutions, it addresses diverse community needs, focusing on public libraries, affordable housing, and local journalism. The foundation supports registered nonprofits in the U.S. and seeks proposals that foster engaged urban citizenship. For further details, please refer to the FAQs for grant seekers on their website.
The Charles H. Revson Foundation operates grant programs in Urban Affairs, Jewish Life, Biomedical Research, and Education.
Urban Affairs Grant Program
The Urban Affairs program is focused on projects that enhance New York City’s vitality as a leading and livable urban capital.
We partner with civic and cultural institutions, local government, and independent nonprofits that design innovative, feasible initiatives to address the common needs of diverse New Yorkers.
The Foundation continually seeks opportunities to strengthen the city’s pluralistic communities and civic spaces, re-envisioning public libraries, affordable housing, and local public affairs journalism to cultivate engaged, creative urban citizens.
For more information, please see the FAQs for grant seekers.
Eligibility
The Revson Foundation makes grants to registered nonprofits in the United States.
Ineligibility
Research grants or scholarships for individuals
Biomedical research projects (except within our fellowships programs)
What Charles H Revson Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 94
- Total given
- $7.11M
- Median grant
- $80K
- Range
- $5,000–$250K
- By dollars: New York 83%, California 2%, Nevada <1%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Albany, NY.
- 20% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
American Friends of Hebrew University · New York, NY
Scholarships and opportunities for professional enrichment
$250K
City Report · New York, NY
To support THE CITY and its local journalism
$200K
YMCA of Greater New York · New York, NY
Addressing New York Citys lifeguard shortage
$200K
The Arab Center for Alternative Planning
Support planning capacity of Arab municipalities
$196K
Edmond De Rothschild Partnership
Affordable Housing and urban renewal
$170K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Affordable housing
- Journalism
- Community services
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