How the Pandemic Affected Older Adults: First Person with Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr of Columbia University
“During the first months of the pandemic, I continued to go to my office and there was no one on…
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Getting Out the Latino Vote
In the upcoming 2022 election, New Yorkers will have many important choices to make, including selecting all statewide elected officials,…
What it Takes to Provide Quality Education: From the Desk of Eve Stotland
“The toughest assignment for city schools is the one our school system is given by the state’s constitution: to educate…
Smart Philanthropy: How Grants are Made at The Trust
At a virtual briefing for Trust donors, our vice president for grants, Shawn Morehead, spoke with John Oddy, vice president…
Mildred Anna Williams & Henry K. S. Williams
Funds established for New York City girls and young women are set from a Gilded Age legacy. Mildred Anna Williams…
Supporting Artists is Essential Work: From the Desk of Maurine Knighton, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Through our Philanthropic Advising program, The Trust helped the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation identify and distribute grants to artists struggling…
Legacy Gifts Green the Bronx
For some New Yorkers, parks and green spaces are more precious than gold, and The New York Community Trust and…
First Person with Brian Lewis: Readying Tomorrow’s Nonprofit Leadership
Brian Lewis is the deputy director of The New York Community Trust Leadership Fellows Program at the Austin W. Marxe…
Supporting Black Communities
The Trust recently gave more than $2.2 million in two-year grants—$1 million of which was provided by the Facebook company—to…
Giving with Their Hearts and Minds: How the Mahonys are Using an IRA to Help Emergency Workers
Born and raised in Queens, Brian and Florence (Flo) Mahony built a successful personnel group with locations throughout Manhattan. In…