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

Start with the funders already giving to international in New York, currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Jewish Federations of North America Inc. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.

Who is the largest international funder in New York?

Gates Foundation gives the most to international organizations in New York, $858M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to international in New York?

$7.3B reached 897 international organizations in New York, from 7,727 funders. 33% 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 · International

Who funds international in New York

New York's international organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 9 funders each.

$7.3B

granted

897

organizations

33%

from in-state

The short version

7,727 funders gave $7.3B to 897 international organizations in New York across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
33% of that came from funders also based in New York; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in New York is Gates Foundation, at $858M.
The international organization drawing the most is United States Fund for Unicef, at $1.1B.

Largest funders of international in New York

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

1Gates Foundation$858M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$604M 3The Jewish Federations of North America Inc$428M 4Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc$403M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$296M 6Silicon Valley Community Foundation$227M 7The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$216M 8Jewish Communal Fund$173M 9Open Society Institute$166M 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$166M

International organizations in New York that draw the most

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

887 other international organizations$3.3B

United States Fund for Unicef$1.1B The American Jewish Joint Distribution$693M International Rescue Committee Inc$667M Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$337M United Israel Appeal Inc$325M

How to find international funders in New York

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Start with the funders already active in New York
The funders giving the most to international in New York are Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Jewish Federations of North America Inc. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international 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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
67% of international money in New York comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New York.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in New York?: Start with the funders already giving to international in New York, currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Jewish Federations of North America Inc. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.
Who is the largest international funder in New York?: Gates Foundation gives the most to international organizations in New York, $858M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in New York?: $7.3B reached 897 international organizations in New York, from 7,727 funders. 33% 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.