Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Brooklyn, NY EIN 13-4094385

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$15.9M

Foundation funders

56

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc?

Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc is funded by 56 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($5.9M), Robin Hood Foundation ($1.9M), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($956K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.9M in grants to Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Ford Foundation$5,901,350882021–2024
Robin Hood Foundation$1,915,00042021–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$956,00042021–2024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$650,00022022–2023
People's Action Institute$462,50042021–2024
New Venture Fund$453,10032021–2024
Vital Strategies Inc$451,54532022–2024
Drug Policy Alliance$448,00042021–2025
FWDUS Inc$440,00022021–2022
Brooklyn Community Foundation$427,50062021–2024
Public Advocates Inc$407,75852021–2025
New York Women's Foundation Inc$405,00062021–2024
Public Policy and Education Fund of New York Inc$280,00042021–2024
The Just Trust for Education$260,00032023–2024
Borealis Philanthropy$225,00022022–2024
Center for Community Change$200,80012024
The New York Community Trust$200,00012024
Freedom Together Foundation$200,00012024
The Heising-Simons Foundation$200,00022023–2024
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$200,00042021–2024
Working Families Organization Inc$170,00132022–2024
North Star Fund Inc$160,00032023–2024
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts$134,47632024–2025
Way to Rise$110,00022023–2024
United States Energy Foundation$75,00012024
Show all 56 funders

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M27 grants2021 60 grants2022 33 grants2023 75 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $291K (2025) to $5.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $291K.

What grants has Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Drug Policy AllianceTO SUPPORT CAMPAIGN WORK FOR SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES.$180,000
2025Public Advocates IncALLIANCE FOR HOUSING JUSTICE$38,473
2025Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsSTRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BOLSTER SERVICES$33,619
2025Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsSTRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BOLSTER SERVICES$33,619
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Robin Hood FoundationPOVERTY RELIEF$650,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE COUNTERING CRIMINALIZATION PROJECT.$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR VOCAL US (DBA VOCAL KENTUCKY) TO BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT IN KENTUCKY FOR IMPROVED POLICIES ON OVERDOSE PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND DRUG POLICY IN WAYS THAT BRIDGE URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE COUNTERING CRIMINALIZATION PROJECT.$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR VOCAL US (DBA VOCAL KENTUCKY) TO BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT IN KENTUCKY FOR IMPROVED POLICIES ON OVERDOSE PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND DRUG POLICY IN WAYS THAT BRIDGE URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES$250,000
2024People's Action InstituteAFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT$230,000
2024New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$203,100
2024Center for Community ChangeSPECIAL PROJECTS$200,800
2024The New York Community TrustFOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.$200,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$200,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$181,000
2024Drug Policy AllianceTO BUILD A UNIFIED STATEWIDE NETWORK OF HARM REDUCTION PROVIDERS ACROSS NEW YORK; BUILDER SPONSORSHIP.$155,000
2024Vital Strategies IncOVERDOSE PREVENTION (OPIOID)$151,380
2024Borealis PhilanthropyTO SUPPORT THE WORK OF VOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS & LEADERS (VOCAL-KY)$150,000
2024The Just Trust for EducationPROJECT SUPPORT$125,000
2024Public Advocates IncALLIANCE FOR HOUSING JUSTICE$120,285
2024Public Policy and Education Fund of New York IncSUB-GRANT$120,000
2024North Star Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE UPSTATE DOWNSTATE HOUSING ASSOCIATION COALITION$100,000
2024The Heising-Simons FoundationFOR VOCAL-TX$100,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR VOCAL-TX TO BUILD A PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT AMONG LOW-INCOME PEOPLE TO END AIDS, HOMELESSNESS, MASS INCARCERATION, AND THE WAR ON DRUGS.$100,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO RESPOND TO THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN NEW YORK CITY HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE.$100,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR VOCAL-TX TO BUILD A PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT AMONG LOW-INCOME PEOPLE TO END AIDS, HOMELESSNESS, MASS INCARCERATION, AND THE WAR ON DRUGS.$100,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO RESPOND TO THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN NEW YORK CITY HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE.$100,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$75,000
2024Brooklyn Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$72,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc?

Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc is funded by 56 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($5.9M), Robin Hood Foundation ($1.9M), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($956K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.9M in grants to Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc between 2021–2025.

Who is Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc's largest funder?

The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc, with $5.9M across 88 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.9M in grants to Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc across 200 grants from 56 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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