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The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$443k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
7
Grants FY2025
11
Organizations funded FY2024
36%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
3 to 33
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$157k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 36% of the organizations The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $259k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyHealthRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving7$443k57%
FY202411$602k36%
FY202333$1.1M91%
FY202218$568k83%
FY20216$828k100%
FY20206$23k83%
FY20193$21k100%
FY201810$43kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$694kFood & Nutrition$545kEducation$510kPhilanthropy$499kHousing & Shelter$226kScience & Tech$200kCivil Rights$177kYouth Development$176kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Smithsonian Institution$600,00030%
New York Cares Inc$225,61532%
United Way of New York City$225,61530%
The Campaign Against Hunger Inc$225,61531%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$200,00011%
Roots Fund Inc$160,000333%
The Fund for Public Schools Inc$150,00010%
Anti-Defamation League$100,00010%
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc$100,00012%
Cellus Foundation Inc$100,0002n/a
Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Smithsonian Institution$600,00030%
New York Cares Inc$225,61532%
United Way of New York City$225,61530%
The Campaign Against Hunger Inc$225,61531%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$200,00011%
Roots Fund Inc$160,000333%
The Fund for Public Schools Inc$150,00010%
Anti-Defamation League$100,00010%
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc$100,00012%
Cellus Foundation Inc$100,0002n/a
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$72,00010%
Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc$50,00011%
Maimonides Medical Center$50,00020%
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES INC DBA RaisingHealth Partners$50,00013%
Hebrew Educational Society of Brooklyn$36,00010%
A Little Piece of Light Inc$30,00023%
Chabad of Prospect Heights Inc$21,6002n/a
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue$18,0001n/a
Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust$18,00010%
Boro Park Jewish Community Council Inc$18,00011%
Chabad of Windsor Terrace Inc$18,0001n/a
Park Slope Jewish Center$18,0001n/a
New York City Tourism Foundation Inc$15,00012%
One Brooklyn Fund Inc$11,00023%
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Foundation$10,00010%
Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation$10,00010%
Food Education Fund Inc$10,00013%
Brooklyn United Music & Arts Development Center Inc$10,0001n/a
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc$10,00010%
The National Mentoring Partnership Inc$10,00010%
Seeds of Peace Inc$10,00010%
Aspira of New York Inc$10,00010%
Prospect Park Alliance Inc$10,00010%
Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Good Shepherd Services$10,00010%
Chris Long Foundation$8,15211%
Frederick K C Price III Christian Schools Inc$7,5001n/a
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Inc$5,00010%
Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative Inc$5,00012%
New Heights Youth Inc$5,00010%
Northstar Charities Inc$5,0001n/a
Book Fairies Inc$5,00011%
Read Ahead Inc$5,00010%
Athlete Ally Inc$5,00010%
Backline Care Inc$4,50011%
Flatbush Youth Association Inc$6251n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($896k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 37 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSmithsonian Institution: $600,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Cares Inc: $225,615 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetUnited Way of New York City: $225,615 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Campaign Against Hunger Inc: $225,615 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRoots Fund Inc: $160,000 over 3y, 33% of budgetThe Fund for Public Schools Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $72,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJackie Robinson Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMaimonides Medical Center: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACADEMY OF MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES INC DBA RaisingHealth Partners: $50,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetHebrew Educational Society of Brooklyn: $36,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetA Little Piece of Light Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetMuseum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust: $18,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoro Park Jewish Community Council Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNew York City Tourism Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetOne Brooklyn Fund Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetAlliance College-Ready Public Schools Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOakland Parks and Recreation Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFood Education Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetTragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe National Mentoring Partnership Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSeeds of Peace Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAspira of New York Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProspect Park Alliance Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGood Shepherd Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChris Long Foundation: $8,152 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetNew Heights Youth Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBook Fairies Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRead Ahead Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAthlete Ally Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBackline Care Inc: $4,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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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 Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY16.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The New York Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc · The Ford Foundation · American Express Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

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How do I get to The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation

How much does The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation give?
The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $442,876 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (19%), Food & Nutrition (15%), Education (14%).
Who are The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Smithsonian Institution ($600k), New York Cares Inc ($226k), United Way of New York City ($226k).
Does The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, The New York Community Trust, Jewish Communal Fund.
Where is The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation based?
The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation is based in NY.

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 78 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-PF 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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