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

Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in New York, currently Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman, The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.

Who is the largest mutual benefit funder in New York?

Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc gives the most to mutual benefit organizations in New York, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mutual benefit in New York?

$61M reached 52 mutual benefit organizations in New York, from 199 funders. 70% 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 · Mutual benefit

Who funds mutual benefit in New York

Funding is concentrated: The Actors' Fund of America alone draws 80% of every mutual benefit grant dollar in New York. One funder dominates the giving, Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, at 37% of the total.

$61M

granted

organizations

70%

from in-state

The short version

199 funders gave $61M to 52 mutual benefit organizations in New York across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
70% of that came from funders also based in New York; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mutual benefit in New York is Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, at $22M.
The mutual benefit organization drawing the most is The Actors' Fund of America, at $49M.

Largest funders of mutual benefit in New York

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

1Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$22M 2The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman$4M 3The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$4M 4Sag-Aftra Producers Industry$3M 5The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$3M 6Int'L Alliance of Theatrical Stage$3M 7Brown University$2M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 9Waldman Foundation$1M 10National Oilheat Research Alliance$992k

Mutual benefit organizations in New York that draw the most

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

The Actors' Fund of America$49M New York University School of Medicine$7M

How to find mutual benefit funders in New York

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Start with the funders already active in New York
The funders giving the most to mutual benefit in New York are Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman, The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley. A funder already writing mutual benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mutual benefit 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
30% of mutual benefit money in New York comes from funders elsewhere, so national mutual benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New York.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mutual benefit nonprofit in New York?: Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in New York, currently Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman, The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New York from out of state.
Who is the largest mutual benefit funder in New York?: Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc gives the most to mutual benefit organizations in New York, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mutual benefit in New York?: $61M reached 52 mutual benefit organizations in New York, from 199 funders. 70% 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.