Program Areas • Grants
Urban Affairs: New York City
The Foundation, based in New York City, focuses its urban program on the city's future. It seeks to enhance the capacity of individuals, organizations, and the public sector to improve New York and the lives of those who live and work there.
Grants — 2008
| FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY New York, NY | $20,000 |
| To provide funds for the purchase of critically needed food to help alleviate hunger in New York City | |
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST New York, NY | $3,000,000 |
| On behalf of Living Libraries, an initiative to redevelop New York City branch library sites to create new affordable housing and new or fully renovated branch libraries (over 6 years) | |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP FUND New York, NY | $20,000 |
| To support the efforts of the Straphangers Campaign to provide the public and policy makers with information about New York City's metropolitan transit system and traffic issues | |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP FUND New York, NY | $24,000 |
| To support the efforts of the Straphangers Campaign to serve as advocates of millions of daily users of New York City's metropolitan transit system | |
| PRATT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| To continue a feasibility study assessing the viability of redeveloping New York City branch library sites to create affordable housing and new or renovated branch libraries (over 6 months) | |
| PRATT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| To retain a law firm to perform the preliminary legal work necessary to establish the Living Libraries initiative | |
| Total: | $3,164,000 |