The Bronx Community Foundation Inc
Bronx, NY · EIN 81-4237999. Reported 99 grants totalling $2,870,059 to 82 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Bronx Community Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 82 distinct organizations, with 3% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 10% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $16,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,120 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
8 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $80,933 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masa-Mexed Inc | Bronx, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rethink Food Nyc Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spark Youth Nyc Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bronx Lacrosse Inc | Purchase, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harlem Rbi Incorporated | New York, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inspiring Futures Inc | New York, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| KIPP New York Inc | New York, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanctuary for Families Inc | New York, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Bronx Community Charter High School | Bronx, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hub-Third Ave Merchants District Management Association Inc | New York, NY | $82,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center Inc | Bronx, NY | $79,698 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Inc | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Fortune Society Inc | Long Island City, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Skyline Charitable Foundation Inc | Long Is City, NY | $51,506 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens Against Recidivism Inc | Springfield Gardens, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Futures Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Point Community Development Corporation | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bronx Defenders | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transnational Villages Network- Redde Pueblos Trasnacionales | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African International Collaborative Center Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Center Inc | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Immigration Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Womens Chamber of Commerce Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Passage Project Corporation | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mindbuilders Creative Arts Inc | Bronx, NY | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Astor Services for Children & Families | Rhinebeck, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phipps Neighborhoods Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Urban Wild Inc | Bronx, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership Inc | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Crenulated Company Ltd | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Part of the Solution Inc | Bronx, NY | $28,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Space Institute Inc | New York, NY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 1 Freedom for All | Danbury, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Fair Shake for Youth Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bronx Is Blooming | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bronx Land Trust | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bronx Neighborhood Housing Services Cdc Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless Remedies Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Program Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iraise Girls & Boys International Corporation | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Justice Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laal Nyc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mekong Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sapna Nyc Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Anns Corner of Harm Reduction Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Bronx Community College Foundation Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Knowledge House Fellowship Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Throughline Learning | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Gambians Association | Newburgh, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Urban Christians & Artists Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hondurans Against AIDS Inc | Bronx, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dreamyard Project Inc | Bronx, NY | $21,480 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Youth Center | Bronx, NY | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gambian Youths Organization | Bronx, NY | $20,120 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Afrikana Corporation | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arab-American Family Support Center (aafsc) | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethel Hamliri Inc | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of 4 Parks Alliance Inc | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hot Bread Kitchen Ltd | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muslim Community Network Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Bronx Community Farmers Market Project Inc | Bronx, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transnational Villages Network | Bronx, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ivy Hill Preparatory School | Brooklyn, NY | $16,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens Housing and Economic Development Corporation | Bronx, NY | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition Inc | Bronx, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fordham University | Bronx, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| R a I N Total Care Inc | Bronx, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Bronx United Inc | Bronx, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Office of the Bronx Borough President Vanessa L Gibson | Bronx, NY | $11,982 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mi Oh My Hydroponic Farms | Bronx, NY | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive for Life Prison Project Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fad 2300 Food Corp Dba Golden Mango | Bronx, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Linden Farms Food Corp Dba Farm Country | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Word of Life International Inc | Bronx, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association of the Bronx | Bronx, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Inc | Bronx, NY | $5,991 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Office of Nyc Council Member Althea Stevens | Bronx, NY | $5,991 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Office of Nyc Council Member Rafael Salamanca JR | Bronx, NY | $5,991 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
15 of 82 (18%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Sparkyouth Nyc Inc
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. - Rethink Food Nyc Inc
PROVIDE MEALS TO ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE BRONX - Masa-Mexed Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($25,000) AND GRANTS TO DISTRIBUTE MICROGRANTS TO BRONXITES ($75,000) - Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Inc
GRANT TO DISTRIBUTE MICROGRANTS TO BRONXITES - Hub-Third Avenue Merchants District Management Association Inc
SUPPORT LGBTQIA+ DEI PROGRAMS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS IN THE BRONX - Skyline Charitable Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT: FOOD SECURITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 of 82 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $849,786 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 10 | $378,300 | $37,500 |
| 2023 | 33 | $661,473 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $980,500 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Bronx Community Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 26 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 557 Grand Concourse Suite 3 125, Bronx, NY, 10451.
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