How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in New York?

Start with the funders already giving to employment in New York, currently Blue Meridian Partners Inc, Gates Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.

How much grant money goes to employment in New York?

$443M reached 174 employment organizations in New York, from 949 funders. 39% came from funders also based in New York.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · New York · Employment

Who funds employment in New York

New York's employment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$443M

granted

174

organizations

39%

from in-state

The short version

949 funders gave $443M to 174 employment organizations in New York across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
39% of that came from funders also based in New York; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of employment in New York is Blue Meridian Partners Inc, at $30M.
The employment organization drawing the most is Per Scholas Inc, at $119M.

Largest funders of employment in New York

The funders giving the most to employment organizations in New York, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Blue Meridian Partners Inc$30M 2Gates Foundation$29M 3Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$24M 4Laura and John Arnold Foundation$22M 5The Chicago Community Trust$21M 6Robin Hood Foundation$18M 7National Philanthropic Trust$15M 8Motion Picture Studio Mech L52 IATSE$15M 9Focusing Philanthropy Inc$12M 10Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$9M

Employment organizations in New York that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Per Scholas Inc$119M

164 other employment organizations$96M

Mdrc$76M Center for Employment Opportunities Inc$65M Upwardly Global$19M Paraprofessional Healthcare$17M

How to find employment funders in New York

1
Start with the funders already active in New York
The funders giving the most to employment in New York are Blue Meridian Partners Inc, Gates Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
61% of employment money in New York comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New York.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in New York?: Start with the funders already giving to employment in New York, currently Blue Meridian Partners Inc, Gates Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.
Who is the largest employment funder in New York?: Blue Meridian Partners Inc gives the most to employment organizations in New York, $30M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in New York?: $443M reached 174 employment organizations in New York, from 949 funders. 39% came from funders also based in New York.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.