New York · Nonprofit
THE 400 FOUNDATION INC
THE 400 FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $646,000 to it, the largest being PUTTING NEW YORKERS TO WORK INC ($640,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2020
- $763k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $646k
- Net assets
- $-10283
What The 400 Foundation Inc does
Mission
Organize, mobilize, and advocate for advanced skills training, black business development, and affordable housing in ny city and ny state.
As stated on its FY2020 Form 990.
Program
The 400 foundations primary program effort is organizing churches and other non-profits to engage in economic development with gaining access to capital and creating work contracts/job opportunities in public and private industry. The 400 foundation also advocates with government to expand economic opportunities for african american individuals and businesses. In response to covid, in 2020, the 400 foundation worked with the food pantry project of the bronx, ny. The 400 foundation organized 185 low income new yorkers and paid them 15 an hour to pack food boxes for delivery to hungry new yorkers.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $500k → $1k.
From the IRS filings of THE 400 FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE 400 FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE 400 FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 97% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE 400 FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like THE 400 FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE 400 FOUNDATION INC?
- THE 400 FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $646,000 to it, the largest being PUTTING NEW YORKERS TO WORK INC ($640,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE 400 FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $646,000 in grants to THE 400 FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE 400 FOUNDATION INC?
- PUTTING NEW YORKERS TO WORK INC is the largest funder on record, with $640,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE 400 FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2020 (financials across 2020–2020), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing