Brooklyn Org

Brooklyn Org was founded in 2009 as Brooklyn Community Foundation, the first and only public foundation dedicated to New York City’s largest borough. Brooklyn is home to a vast community of high-impact, innovative, locally-led nonprofit organizations.

Nevertheless, only 8% of New York City’s philanthropic dollars reach Brooklyn organizations. Since its founding, Brooklyn Org’s mission has been to address this alarming disparity. In 2022 alone, Brooklyn Org distributed a record high $15.6 million in grants – pushing its lifetime total to over $100 million in funding to not-for-profit organizations – making Brooklyn Org one of the borough’s largest grant makers and its largest funder for racial justice.

Brooklyn Org is a champion for Brooklyn. The organization celebrates Brooklyn’s brilliance and resilience, its incomparable culture and uncompromising grit—and demands more for its communities.

Over its 15-year history, the organization has reimagined the role of philanthropy and provided immeasurable support to communities and nonprofit partners that are leading transformational change for Brooklyn. With a new model for community philanthropy, the organization is bringing together Brooklynites, Brooklyn backers, businesses, and broader believers in equity and justice to make Brooklyn a beacon for the world.