Demetrius Napolitano started Fostering Meditation after 20 years in NYC’s foster care system, where he battled complicated trauma, despair, and PTSD. CBS News recently recognized Fostering Meditation for its work teaching mindfulness meditation, yoga, diet awareness, and cathartic writing to adolescents in and out of foster care and the criminal justice system to reduce stress, … Continued
The LGBTQ+ community is part of the foundation of New York City – from Stonewall to marriage equality, New York is a hub for queer and trans organizing, advocacy, and preservation. The Fund is proud to be home to a multitude of organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community, providing resources, access, and connection to organizations that … Continued
We had an incredible evening of reflection, laughter, and tears at last night’s reception for Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt, hosted by Aldrin Bonilla. Thank you for your many years of service at the Fund and for all you do for your countless mentees.“My job is to launch out into the deep. We’ve got an old … Continued
We invite you to join us at the Fund on Tuesday, January 10 at 6 p.m. to meet and hear from Grace Bonilla, the new Chief Executive Officer of United WAY of New York City. This event has ended.
SMART, a Fund for the City of New York Partner Project, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2023. This is a tremendous milestone for the women-led group. It was founded in 1998 to support women living with HIV/AIDS, and expanded in 2005 to serve youth. Although it’s a small nonprofit, SMART has been able to … Continued
Please join us in honoring Andrew Walrond, a Vice President at FCNY, who has been selected as one of New York’s 100 most outstanding corporate citizens by City & State New York. Andrew oversees our nonprofit loan financing programs—he works diligently to ensure clients know we’re in their corner in times of great need. We … Continued
A transition can be a moment for celebration—an opportunity to both look ahead to the future and recognize the past. On November 18, 2022, the Fund welcomed S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal as the new Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), a Fund Partner Project. We also honored Catherine Hanssens, who founded … Continued
This Giving Tuesday, we would like to highlight our Partner Project program. For over 30 years, the Fund has provided robust and comprehensive administrative and financial management support to nonprofits of all sizes. Our services empower nonprofit leaders and employees to focus their efforts and resources on programming and fundraising. Visit our Partner Project page … Continued
School cafeterias in the United States serve 7.35 billion meals per year, adding significantly to the global plastic waste stream. School lunches are loaded with single-use plastics, and cafeterias typically generate the most garbage in a school building. Collectively, school cafeterias in the United States have the potential to significantly reduce plastic pollution. Students … Continued
The Hispanic Leadership Institute is a program developed by the Hispanic Federation to assist its member organizations in improving the quality of life for Latinos by enhancing the skills and competencies of its mid and senior level Latino managers. It is run in conjunction with the Fund for the City of New York and the … Continued
Nonprofit organizations provide an important, but sometimes unacknowledged role in local communities. The Nonprofit Power 100, a partnership between City & State and its sister journal, New York Nonprofit Media, honors the efforts made by these organizations to better the lives of New Yorkers by recognizing the sector’s most influential and effective executives. Therefore, it … Continued
We are over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic and New Yorkers’ needs are drastically evolving. Now is the time to prepare the next generation of urban planners to ensure we can keep pace with challenges related to housing, transportation, greenspaces, and much more. So the Fund for the City of New York is very … Continued