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· Public charity

New York Building Foundation Inc

To promote the long term growth and well being of the construction industry through a program of research,educational and philanthropic activities.

$256k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$65k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$470kEmployment$225kArts & Culture$90kCommunity Improvement$58kEnvironment$40kHousing & Shelter$40kRecreation & Sports$25kYouth Development$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k7 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $115k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$112k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CORNELL ILR AR$65,000
THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE$50,000
SALVADORI CENTER LTD$25,000
NEW CITY PARKS$25,000
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CONSTRUCTION$20,000
THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE$20,000
CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION$20,000
ANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE$15,000
COOPER UNION$15,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY: $5k → 11%ANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: $15k → 13%ANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: $10k → 13%ANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: $10k → 13%GREEN CITY FORCE INC: $5k → 20%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$605k · 12 repeat orgs$378k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
24

Total granted

$605k
$218k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+27%

Still filing today

100%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $160k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationCommunity ImprovementEmploymentArts & CultureHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SC
    SALVADORI CENTER LTD
    8× · 2017–2025 · $113k · revenue +49%
  • TC
    THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & ART
    4× · 2017–2025 · $65k · revenue +14%
  • MU
    Manhattan University
    4× · 2017–2024 · $58k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue +35%
  • HA
    HAITIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS US INC
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • PI
    PRATT INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +23%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

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.

1
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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2
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp

To manage the brooklyn navy yard for the city of new york, specifically to expand job opportunities for new yorkers by fostering the development of small businesses.

Community Improvement
3
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
4
Workforce Development Corporation

Promote workforce development and job creation through activities specifically designed to create skilled workforce in the City of New York.

Education
5
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
6
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Wpti's mission is to build the capacities of people, programs, and organizations that provide job training, placement, and career guidance for individuals and to advocate for policies that promote economic opportunities for all.

Employment
7
New York Institute of Technology

New york institute of technology (nyit) offers various degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; (continued on…

Education
8
Ie New York College

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Education
9
Municipal Art Society of New York

The municipal art society of new york (mas) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape new york's built environment and leads the way to a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. mas envisions a future in which all new…

Arts & Culture
10
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
11
Van Alen Institute Projects in Public Architecture

Van alen institute helps create equitable cities through community-led inclusive design.

Arts & Culture
12
Hudson Yards Development Corporation

See schedule oto coordinate and facilitate the economic development of the hudson yards area of manhattan. this includes construction of an extension to the no. subway line, the coordination of the design and construction of certain public…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Center for Architecture Inc; the most unlike its peers is Queens Museum of Art. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

39 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. 39 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
26/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Cornell University: $65,000 · EducationCornell UniversityTHE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & ART: $65,000 · EducationTHE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SC…Manhattan University: $57,500 · EducationManhattan UniversityACE Mentor Program of Greater New York Inc: $50,000 · EducationACE Mentor Program of Greater New York IncPATHWAYS TO APPRENTICESHIP INC: $50,000 · EducationPATHWAYS TO APPRENTICESHIP INCTHE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE: $50,000 · EducationTHE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE+3 more: $30,000 · Education+3 moreSALVADORI CENTER LTD: $112,500 · Arts & CultureSALVADORI CENTER L…THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE INC: $40,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER FOR ARC…QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART: $10,000 · Arts & CultureQUEENS MUSEUM OF A…WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC: $40,000 · Community ImprovementWATERFRONT…NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CONSTRUCTION: $20,000 · Community ImprovementNATIONAL A…THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC: $7,500 · Community ImprovementTHIRD SECT…Harlem Commonwealth Council Inc: $5,000 · Community ImprovementHarlem Com…STATEN ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $5,000 · Community ImprovementSTATEN ISL…FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $5,000 · Community ImprovementFOOD BANK …SOUTH BRONX OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $5,000 · Community ImprovementSOUTH BRON…NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN: $50,000 · EmploymentNONTRADIT…HAITIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS US INC: $10,000 · EmploymentHAITIAN A…CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC: $10,000 · EmploymentCENTER FO…TOOLS & TIARAS INC: $5,000 · EmploymentTOOLS & T…THOSE AMAZING PROFESSIONS INC: $5,000 · EmploymentTHOSE AMA…THE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $50,000 · OtherTHE FUND FOR PUBLIC S…COMMUNITY FUNDS INC: $10,000 · OtherREBUILDING TOGETHER NYC: $25,000 · OtherREBUILDING TOGETHER N…EAST RIVER DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 · OtherBEVERLY WILLIS ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · OtherBEVERLY WILLIS ARCHIT…NEW CITY PARKS INC: $25,000 · OtherNEW CITY PARKS INCDESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE INC: $10,000 · OtherSNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER AND BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $10,000 · Other+4 more: $20,000 · Other+4 moreNY HELMETS TO HARDHATS INC: $50,000 · Public BenefitANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesLA COLMENA NYC INC DBA LA COLMENA F/K/A STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY JOB CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesGREEN CITY FORCE INC: $5,000 · Human Services
Education$367,500Arts & Culture$162,500Community Improvement$87,500Employment$80,000Other$190,000Public Benefit$50,000Human Services$45,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSALVADORI CENTER LTD: $112,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetCornell University: $65,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & ART: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetManhattan University: $57,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetACE Mentor Program of Greater New York Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetPATHWAYS TO APPRENTICESHIP INC: $50,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetNONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN: $50,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNY HELMETS TO HARDHATS INC: $50,000 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetTHE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INC: $35,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBEVERLY WILLIS ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetREBUILDING TOGETHER NYC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CONSTRUCTION: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPRATT INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBuilding Skills NY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER AND BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetQUEENS MUSEUM OF ART: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew York University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOOLS & TIARAS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLA COLMENA NYC INC DBA LA COLMENA F/K/A STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY JOB CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHarlem Commonwealth Council Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREEN CITY FORCE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTATEN ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER NEW YORK COUNCILS BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Point Community Development Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHOSE AMAZING PROFESSIONS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetPRATT AREA COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH BRONX OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

The Hyde and Watson F…Td Charitable Foundat…Lily Auchincloss Foun…Robin Hood FoundationThe New York Communit…Pinkerton FoundationWebster Bank Charitab…Mathis Pfohl Foundati…United Way of New Yor…Jewish Communal FundAmalgamated Charitabl…The Ford Foundation
The Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ21.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Td Charitable Foundation · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · Robin Hood Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Pinkerton Foundation · Webster Bank Charitable Foundation · Mathis Pfohl Foundation · United Way of New York City · Jewish Communal Fund · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ford Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization New York Building Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from New York Building Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Third Sector New England Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 40 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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