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Fund for the City of New YORK INC

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Foundations · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 13-2612524

About

The fund for the city of new YORK was created in 1968 by the FORD foundation to be responsive to opportunities to improve the quality of life by working to improve the performance of government and nonprofit organizations.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
653
Volunteers
50

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$67.0M
Expenses
$62.1M
Assets
$172.1M
Liabilities
$81.9M

Financial history

$128.3M$64.1M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $67.0M · Peak FY2022: $114.2M · Avg: $86.3M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$28K
Grants Given
FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC
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Address

121 6TH Avenue
New YORK, NY, 10013-151

Governance

Voting board members7
Independent members6
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersNo
Net to org-$334K
Retained by contractors$334K
ChannelsGrant solicitation
Public records
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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