· Private foundation
Global Cities Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
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100% of Global Cities Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Hawaii Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Global Cities Inc named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $25k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| COMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE INC | $8,750 |
| SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES INC | $6,250 |
| DOROT INC | $2,500 |
| THE BRONX DEFENDERS | $2,500 |
| GIVING BACK FUND INC | $1,250 |
| THE MELTING POT FOUNDATION USA INC | $1,250 |
| ARTISTS STRIVING TO END POVERTY | $1,250 |
| THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA | $1,250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Spark lasting social justice change, mobilizing people, capital, & expertise for a fair brooklyn.
Using the power of volunteers and community partnerships to expand dignified access to food in the heart of disadvantaged communities.
CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.
By harnessing the power of collective giving and collaborative action, impact 100 nyc unites women across the five boroughs to fund transformative giving that helps the people and communities of nyc.
A pioneering advocate for cultural equity, the bronx council on the arts nurtures the development of diverse artists and arts organizations and build strong cultural connections in and beyond the bronx.
To serve people with developmental disabilities
The organization provides representation and related defense services to indigent persons charged with federal crimes.
To transform our collective capacity to navigate complex legal systems and support safe, thriving, and engaged immigrant communities.
The abny foundation, inc. (the "foundation") was created to provide funds for social, educational, and civic initiatives that enhance the quality of life in the five boroughs of new york city.
Our mission is to foster a thriving and equitable central new york region by leading and inspiring a community culture of giving, celebrating legacy and stewarding charitable resources for today and tomorrow.
Housing partnership development corporation functions to provide available low and moderate cost housing in the new york metro area through new housing production, preservation, rehabilitation, as well as the revitalization and…
Bronx parent housing network is committed to making a difference in solving the housing problem in new york city by transforming lives and creating holistic paths to employment so that individuals and families can secure safe, clean,…
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds COMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE INC ↗
- Who funds SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES INC ↗
- Who funds HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE BRONX DEFENDERS ↗
- Who funds DOROT INC ↗
- Who funds MELTING POT FOUNDATION USA INC ↗
- Who funds ARTS IGNITE INC ↗
- Who funds THE GIVING BACK FUND ↗
- Who funds THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Global Cities Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Global Cities Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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