The Ripple Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on enhancing community welfare, health initiatives, and educational opportunities, as evidenced by its funding to organizations such as Harlem Children's Zone and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The foundation serves diverse populations by providing grants to nonprofits that address community needs, health services, and cultural preservation. While it primarily supports organizations in New York, it also extends its reach to other states, reflecting a commitment to broader societal impact.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits with programs aligned to community, health, or education work and a clear New York connection or relationship to the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Track record of work in New York or serving New York populations.
- • Program areas matching prior grantees (education, health services, community development, environmental advocacy).
- • Organizational capacity to manage grants in the ~$25K–$200K range.
- • Introductions or referrals from people or organizations known to the foundation trustees or staff.
Geography
Grants reached recipients in seven states in the latest year, but 84% of dollars were concentrated in the foundation’s home state, indicating a primarily in-state focus with some out-of-state giving.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 23 distinct grantees across multiple sectors and 16 new recipients, and over three years the portfolio expanded from 1 to 13 to 23 recipients, demonstrating a broadly distributed recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct application routes are not public and the foundation states grants go to preselected recipients, but the observed pattern includes many new grantees (16 new in the latest year), so new entrants do appear to be added—most likely via solicitation, referral, or relationship-building rather than open applications.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
