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The Realty Foundation of New York Inc

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.

$579k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
29
Organizations funded FY2024
34%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$9,550
Largest grant, FY2025
$307,500
Organizations funded a year
29 to 54
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$3.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 34% of the organizations The Realty Foundation of New York Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Community ImprovementEducationCivil RightsHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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 arriving32$579k25%
FY202429$539k34%
FY202338$748k39%
FY202241$276k54%
FY202142$301k45%
FY202054$430k65%
FY201947$409k64%
FY201834$279k44%
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What it funded, over time

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

Employment$1.1MHuman Services$728kArts & Culture$278kCivil Rights$273kPublic Benefit$266kCommunity Improvement$248kHousing & Shelter$236kHealth$180kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Realty Foundation of New York Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Citizens Budget Commission Inc$145,69591%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$132,00080%
The Inner Circle of New York Political Journalists Inc D/B/A Inner Circle$109,850839%
Outreach Project Inc$71,15891%
New York University$68,90070%
Gift of Life Marrow Registry Inc$57,15111%
Coro New York Leadership Center$56,70061%
Hispanic Federation Inc$50,25030%
New York to Stay Inc$50,00026%
Crossroads Community Services Inc$50,00022%
Green Light New Yorkinc Dba Building Energy Exchange (Beex)$49,00071%
A Shared Dream Foundation$44,8106n/a
Grand Central Partnership Inc$42,50050%
Abny Foundation Inc$37,50053%
Citizens Housing & Planning Council of N$36,00041%
New York Housing Conference Inc$32,00071%
Governors Island Alliance$27,50040%
Greater Jamaica Development Corporation$25,33730%
The Skyscraper Museum$25,27091%
East River Development Alliance Inc$25,00060%
Up for Growth$25,00012%
Lung Cancer Research Foundation$24,25030%
The Black Institute Inc$20,00032%
Somos Inc$20,00033%
New York Immigration Coalition Inc$19,66640%
One Hundred Black Men Inc$17,25031%
The Long Island City Partnership Inc$15,50030%
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Inc$15,00021%
Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation$13,00040%
Sparkyouth NYC Inc$11,73021%
Citizens Union Foundation Inc of the City of New York$11,52031%
Governors Island Corporation$10,00020%
Project Reap$10,00012%
Anti-Defamation League$10,00020%
New York Building Foundation Inc$10,00013%
The Urban Land Institute$6,64310%
Waterfront Alliance Inc$6,00020%
Public Housing Communities$6,00024%
Hanyc Foundation Inc$5,50030%
Fund for Public Housing Inc$5,00010%
Jack Martin Fund Inc$5,0001n/a
Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens Inc$5,00010%
Regional Plan Association Inc$5,00010%
Prep for Prep$5,00010%
New York Edge Inc$5,00010%
Nontraditional Employment for Women$5,00010%
New York League of Conservation Voters$5,00010%
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp$5,00010%
Pathways to Apprenticeship Inc$4,25020%
The Mann Charitable Foundation Inc$4,00016%
Nazareth Housing Inc$3,57540%
The New York Urban League Inc$3,56020%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$3,50020%
Urban Green Council$3,21020%
Queens Economic Development Corporation$3,00030%
Urban Health Plan Inc$3,00010%
Riders Alliance Fund Inc$2,50010%
The Queens Library Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Albanian American Community Association Inc$2,50021%
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$2,50010%
Heroes to Heroes Foundation$2,50010%
Community Youth Care Services Inc$2,50010%
New York Academy of Sciences$2,00010%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$2,00010%
Churches United for Fair Housing Inc$1,87510%
Mount Hermon Baptist Church Inc$1,8001n/a
Iuoe Local 94 94a Scholarship Fund$1,75011%
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club$1,00010%
All Stars Project Inc$1,00010%
Startcare Inc F/K/N Start Treatment and Recovery Cente$1,00010%
Pursuit Transformation Company Inc$1,00010%
York College Foundation$1,00010%
Creative Arts Workshops for Kids Inc$1,00010%
Foundation for New Yorks Strongest Inc$75011%
Mdrc$50010%
Henry Street Settlement$25010%
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Inc$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 107 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Realty Foundation of New York Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 74 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCitizens Budget Commission Inc: $145,695 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $132,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Inner Circle of New York Political Journalists Inc D/B/A Inner Circle: $109,850 over 8y, 39% of budgetOutreach Project Inc: $71,158 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetNew York University: $68,900 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGift of Life Marrow Registry Inc: $57,151 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCoro New York Leadership Center: $56,700 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetHispanic Federation Inc: $50,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNew York to Stay Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetCrossroads Community Services Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetGreen Light New Yorkinc Dba Building Energy Exchange (Beex): $49,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetGrand Central Partnership Inc: $42,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAbny Foundation Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetCitizens Housing & Planning Council of N: $36,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNew York Housing Conference Inc: $32,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetGovernors Island Alliance: $27,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Jamaica Development Corporation: $25,337 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Skyscraper Museum: $25,270 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetEast River Development Alliance Inc: $25,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUp for Growth: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLung Cancer Research Foundation: $24,250 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Black Institute Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetSomos Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetNew York Immigration Coalition Inc: $19,666 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOne Hundred Black Men Inc: $17,250 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetThe Long Island City Partnership Inc: $15,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBrooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBreaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation: $13,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSparkyouth NYC Inc: $11,730 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCitizens Union Foundation Inc of the City of New York: $11,520 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGovernors Island Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Reap: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Building Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetThe Urban Land Institute: $6,643 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWaterfront Alliance Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPublic Housing Communities: $6,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetHanyc Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFund for Public Housing Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRegional Plan Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPrep for Prep: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Edge Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNontraditional Employment for Women: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew York League of Conservation Voters: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBrooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPathways to Apprenticeship Inc: $4,250 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Mann Charitable Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 6.3% 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 74.

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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.

Robin Hood FoundationNY26.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Robin Hood Foundation · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Fisher Brothers Foundation Inc % Fisher Brothers · Abny Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Inc · United Way Miami Inc · The New York Community Trust · Td Charitable Foundation · Walentas Foundation Ltd

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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About The Realty Foundation of New York Inc

How much does The Realty Foundation of New York Inc give?
The Realty Foundation of New York Inc reported 32 grants totaling $579,339 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 54 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Realty Foundation of New York Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Employment (28%), Human Services (19%), Arts & Culture (7%).
Who are The Realty Foundation of New York Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Citizens Budget Commission Inc ($146k), Metropolitan Museum of Art ($132k), The Inner Circle of New York Political Journalists Inc D/B/A Inner Circle ($110k).
Does The Realty Foundation of New York Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 34% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Realty Foundation of New York Inc 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 Realty Foundation of New York Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Robin Hood Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Fisher Brothers Foundation Inc % Fisher Brothers.
Where is The Realty Foundation of New York Inc based?
The Realty Foundation of New York Inc 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 185 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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