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

$16.5M

Foundation funders

67

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 67 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($5.8M), Robin Hood Foundation ($1.9M), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($956K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.5M in grants to Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Ford Foundation$5,821,850832021–2024
Robin Hood Foundation$1,850,00032022–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$956,00042021–2024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$650,00022022–2023
Vital Strategies Inc$451,54532022–2024
FWDUS Inc$440,00022021–2022
New York Foundation$408,25062024–2025
New Venture Fund$403,10022022–2024
The Oak Foundation USA$400,00012024
Drug Policy Alliance$395,50032022–2025
People's Action Institute$387,50032022–2024
New York Women's Foundation Inc$380,00052021–2024
Public Advocates Inc$358,75842022–2025
Brooklyn Community Foundation$357,50052022–2024
The Just Trust for Education$260,00032023–2024
Public Policy and Education Fund of New York Inc$245,00032022–2024
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
Working Families Organization Inc$170,00132022–2024
North Star Fund Inc$160,00032023–2024
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$150,00032022–2024
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts$134,47632024–2025
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Way to Rise$110,00022023–2024
The Scherman Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Van Ameringen Foundation Inc$100,00012024
United States Energy Foundation$75,00012024
The Butler Family Fund$50,00012025
Park Foundation Inc$50,00012024
NEO Philanthropy Inc$50,00012024
Texas Organizing Project$50,00012024
Center for Popular Democracy Inc$46,35122022–2024
Citizen Action of New York Inc$40,00012023
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund$40,00012023
Fred I & Gilda Nobel Foundation Inc$30,00012024
AIDS United$30,00022023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$25,00012024
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Inc$25,00012024
Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Inc$25,00022023–2024
Eric Oppenheimer Family Foundation$20,00012025
Players Philanthropy Fund Inc$20,00012024
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty$20,00012024
Community Catalyst Inc$20,00012022
National Philanthropic Trust$18,00022022–2023
The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable$15,00012024
Uw Harry S Black & Allon Fuller$15,00012024
Vick Foundation Inc$12,50012024
One Fair Wage Inc$10,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$10,00012024
New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc$10,00012022
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc$7,50012024
Lipton Family Foundation$7,00012024
Make the Road New York$7,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$6,50012024
Impactassetsinc$6,00012022
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$5,00012025
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation$5,00022024–2025
The Hyde and Watson Foundation$5,00012022
Patricia & Bernard Goldstein$3,00012025
Marbrook Foundation$3,00012024
The Daphne Foundation$3,00012024
Dana Sila Foundation$2,10012024
Cleveland H Dodge Foundation Inc$75022023–2024
Open Society Institute$36012024
Chubb Charitable Foundation$25012023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M6 grants2021 60 grants2022 33 grants2023 91 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $466K (2025) to $6.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $466K.

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
2025New York FoundationSUPPORT FOR HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF VOCAL-NY.$100,000
2025The Butler Family FundRestricted to VOCAL-KY which builds power among low-income people affected by the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness to create healthy and just communities.$50,000
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
2025Eric Oppenheimer Family FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Patricia & Bernard GoldsteinFOR OPERATIONS$3,000
2025Intrepid Philanthropy FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2,500
2024Robin Hood FoundationPOVERTY RELIEF$650,000
2024The Oak Foundation USATO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT TO VOCAL-NY, A GRASSROOTS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION BASED IN NEW YORK CITY THAT BUILDS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON LOW-INCOMES AND ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO CREATE HEALTHY AND JUST COMMUNITIES.$400,000
2024New York FoundationSUPPORT FOR HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF VOCAL-NY.$290,000
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

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 67 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($5.8M), Robin Hood Foundation ($1.9M), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($956K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.5M 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 $5.8M across 83 grants (2021–2024).

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

IRS 990 filings record $16.5M in grants to Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-NY) Inc across 200 grants from 67 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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