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 — 2009
| BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| For the 'Support our Shelves' campaign in five branch libraries | |
| CITIZENS HOUSING AND PLANNING COUNCIL
New York, NY | $25,000 |
| To support Phase III of 'One Size Fits Some: A Fresh Look at Housing and Space Standards in New York City,' a project to expand housing choices, enhance access to housing, and improve safety in shared accommodations | |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
New York, NY | $608,500 |
| To support the Charles H. Revson Fellows Program on the Future of New York City
(Year 4 of four-year $2,355,000 grant) | |
| FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
New York, NY | $21,000 |
| To support the purchase of critically needed food to help alleviate hunger in New York City | |
| LEGAL AID SOCIETY
New York, NY | $100,000 |
| For support of the 'Economic Security Initiative,' which provides crucial legal assistance to meet economic challenges | |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
New York, NY | $500,000 |
| To support the rebuilding and renaming of the Charles H. Revson Fountain.
(Year 4 of eight-year $4,000,000 grant) | |
| MACAULAY HONORS COLLEGE
New York, NY | $75,000 |
| To create the Lisa Goldberg/Revson Scholars Program, providing fellowship stipends to 10 Macaulay students interested in public and civic engagement, with a special emphasis on service to New York City | |
| NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT
New York, NY | $25,000 |
| To support the development of a four-year financial plan that addresses the long-term structural problems associated with maintaining sound fiscal and budgetary policy in New York State | |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP FUND
New York, NY | $25,000 |
| To support the 2010 efforts of the Straphangers Campaign to serve as advocates for millions of daily users of the New York City metropolitan transit system | |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
New York, NY | $25,000 |
| To support the purchase of more than 600 new e-books and e-audiobooks for young readers | |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
New York, NY | $575,900 |
| For continued support of the Charles H. Revson Law Students Public Interest Fellowship Program (LSPIN), enabling at least 100 New York-area law students to work in public interest law organizations during the summer
(Year 2 of three-year $1,727,700 grant) | |
| RESERVE ELDER SERVICE
New York, NY | $14,000 |
| To conduct a feasibility study on the use of retired professionals to restore program services in the New York City Public Library systems, supporting branch libraries as community centers of learning and communication | |
| Total: | $2,009,400 |