Abny Foundation Incorporated
The ABNY Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Association for a Better New York (ABNY), funding social, educational, and civic initiatives across New York City's five boroughs and supporting small-to-midsize nonprofits. The site publishes annual grantee lists and has a current online grant application. Contact details and board/staff listings for ABNY are available on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize nonprofits based in New York City with programs in workforce development, small-business innovation, public safety/safe communities, or arts and culture seeking modest project grants.
Good Fit
- • Location and programming focused on New York City neighborhoods or boroughs.
- • Project-level requests in the observed grant range (roughly $7K–$15K).
- • Clear, project-specific use of funds aligned with workforce development, small business support, or safe-community initiatives.
- • Organizational scale consistent with small-to-midsize nonprofits rather than large national institutions.
Geography
All observed grants across the three-year history are concentrated in New York state with a clear New York City focus; no out-of-state recipients were recorded.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funds many distinct independent nonprofits (32 in 2022, 20 in 2023, 15 in 2024), and the latest year shows 15 separate grantees, indicating a broad recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence shows a high turnover: in 2024 two-thirds of recipients were new entrants (10 of 15), which strongly suggests unfamiliar applicants can enter the portfolio; however, no formal public application guidelines were identified in the signals.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
