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Permanent Funds

Leave a New York Legacy

Your generosity can live on forever—fueling our grantmaking experts’ strategic responses to urgent needs in New York, Long Island, Westchester, and beyond. You can set up a fund to benefit your region, your causes, or both.

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Permanent funds at The Trust have funded NYC Audubon to build green roofs around the city, providing habitat for birds. Photo by Hannah Williams

How permanent funds fuel your legacy

The future is unpredictable.

The New York Community Trust was built for that. We will ensure your charitable gift meets tomorrow’s challenges, as we’ve been doing for 100 years.

Flexibility is powerful.

Permanent funds allow our grantmaking experts to use your generosity to address the most urgent needs of the day—needs that might not always make headlines or that we might not be able to imagine or predict today.

Care for your community.

You can dedicate your fund to support New York City, Long Island, or Westchester. Your name will live on in your community. You can also choose what issues you'd like to support.

The power of permanence.

The assets of a permanent fund are invested to grow principal while making grants each year. This means that over time, you can expect your fund to give exponentially more than your original gift.

Permanent funds that help your region

Funds that support the causes you care about

FAQs

Create a legacy that stands the test of time.

What can I give to create a permanent fund?

When can I give?

What can I support?

How much money do I need to start a permanent fund?

What can I give to create a permanent fund?

A variety of assets

 

You can set up a fund with a wide variety of assets. We’re experts in working with charitable remainder trusts, lead trusts, and private foundations. Permanent funds accept different distributions from multiple estates over time.

When can I give?

Give today or leave a legacy

 

Permanent or endowed funds can be established today or through your estate to secure your legacy. You also can convert your existing donor-advised fund into a permanent fund.

What can I support?

Create change in your community

 

You’ll let us know if you want your fund to benefit New York City, Long Island, or Westchester. You can also tell us what causes you’d like to support. Our expert grantmaking will carefully allocate your generosity to help scores of nonprofits addressing needs in those regions, from strengthening the nonprofit sector to helping people with disabilities to advocating for justice. 

How much money do I need to start a permanent fund?

We’re flexible

 

Our donors are as unique as the causes they support. We work with them to tailor giving solutions to their specific needs. Please give us a call at (833) 496-8769 or get in touch at giving@thenytrust.org.

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Rebecca Mandelman

Executive Vice President & Chief Philanthropic Officer

Email: rmandelman@thenytrust.org

Phone: 212-532-4574

Rebecca Mandelman

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Marie C. Smith

Director of Donor Relations & Communications, Long Island

Email: msmith@thenytrust.org

Phone: (631) 991-8800 x223

Marie Smith

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Emily Karol

Development Director, Westchester

Email: ekarol@thenytrust.org
Emily Karol

I would say for me there is a real joy of giving. We're happy to be able to do it. We are really grateful we have the ability to do it.

Christine Louvet, donor-advised fund cofounder

The Trust can be a lifesaver for people with no children or close family relations. Because The Trust is perpetual, client's goals and aspirations will last forever.

Rita K. Gilbert, partner, Hyman & Gilbert; former chair of our Westchester advisory board; donor-advised fund founder; Legacy Society member

I think it's important that we all contribute to our communities. I saw a Trust ad and was intrigued. The Trust makes it so easy to become an involved donor.

Michael Sasse, nurse, donor-advised fund founder