National & International Environment Program
The National and International Environment Program’s application process begins with an LOI, which you can submit through the Grantseeker Portal during three-week windows each fall (late September) and winter (late February). These LOIs should be no more than four pages and include a description of the project, proposed activities, and a preliminary budget.
Please note: The New York Community Trust will not open a Letter of Interest (LOI) submission window for our National and International Environment Program in fall 2024. The next LOI submission window will open in late February of 2025. For more information on The Trust’s National and International Environment Program, please visit the program webpage.
Arts Capacity Building
The annual Arts Capacity Building RFP is suspended this year as we develop a new arts and culture grantmaking strategy and navigate a staff transition. Visit the What We Fund page to learn about additional funding opportunities.
Van Lier Fellowship Program
The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fellowship Program makes grants to arts organizations to support historically underrepresented artists at two important stages of their artistic development: pre-professional, which describes the training and artistic growth of young people ages 6 to 18, prior to attending college or conservatory programs; and young professional, during which adults ages 18 to 30 seek to establish a career in the arts. We issue a separate Request for Proposals (RFP) for each level of development, typically in alternating years.
Funder Collaboratives
Bringing funders together to make a bigger impact
Our funder collaboratives bring foundations, corporations, government agencies, and charitable individuals together to address issues such as democracy and workforce development. They include GoVoteNYC, NYC Workforce Development Fund, and others. They issue RFPs or solicit nonprofits to apply.
The Heisman Trophy Trust
The Heisman Trophy Trust established the Heisman Trophy Youth Development Fund in The New York Community Trust. The fund supports charitable organizations that integrate athletics, academics, and youth development activities to help young people up to age 18 develop social, emotional, ethical, cognitive, and physical skills. The Fund issues an annual Request for Proposals, usually in the early spring.
The Fund for Astrophysical Research
Funding for researchers
The Fund for Astrophysical Research annually awards grants to support scientific investigations and research, primarily in astronomy, astrophysics, and allied subjects. We typically issue an RFP each spring in our Grantseeker Portal.
Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund
The Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund (LIUUF) is a field-of-interest advised fund that ignites and strengthens progressive social change on Long Island.
