1,024 private foundations reported grants to Brooklyn, New York recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 1,024 private foundations reported 3,731 grants totaling $163,900,723 to 2,526 organizations in Brooklyn, New York. The most-funded purposes were religion (491 grants) and education (228 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $9,405,744 across 10 grants. The median reported grant was $10,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported New York dollars that landed in Brooklyn — a funder at 90% is effectively a Brooklyn funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 10 | $9,405,744 | 2% |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 19 | $7,482,500 | 7% |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 6 | $7,180,000 | 11% |
| Pinkerton Foundation | 56 | $6,011,580 | 16% |
| JAY and Jean Schottenstein Foundation | 11 | $5,828,966 | 86% |
| Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation | 47 | $5,351,989 | 82% |
| MD Friedman Family Foundation | 1 | $4,220,112 | 100% |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | 5 | $2,804,127 | 4% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| MS Foundation for Women | 5 | $5,268,944 |
| Vera Institute of Justice Inc | 13 | $3,619,757 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | 8 | $3,211,667 |
| Giving Tuesday Inc | 3 | $2,975,983 |
| The OJC Fund | 18 | $2,813,871 |
| National Society for Hebrew DAY Schools | 2 | $2,810,334 |
| Girls for Gender Equity | 2 | $2,575,000 |
| City Harvest Inc | 46 | $2,426,131 |
| Right to the City Alliance | 11 | $2,332,000 |
| Square Roots Urban Growers Inc | 1 | $2,000,000 |
1,024 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Brooklyn, New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $163,900,723 across 3,731 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation, Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Brooklyn, New York concentrate in religion (491), education (228), health & medical (70). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Brooklyn, New York recipient was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $4,220,112. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
