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Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY

Builds community power through arts and culture by organizing artists, businesses, and neighborhood leaders into neighborhood-based cultural councils, delivering multilingual programming, festivals, and peer learning exchanges that support local artists and nurture creative and cultural ecosystems at a neighborhood level.

  • Total Awarded $120,000
  • Award Years 2026–2029

New Sanctuary Coalition

Mobilizes volunteers and faith communities to support immigrants facing detention and deportation through court accompaniment, legal clinics, rapid response to ICE activity, and community organizing.

  • Total Awarded $2,500
  • Award Years 2026–2027
New York Immigration Coalition

New York Immigration Coalition

Builds collective power for immigrant communities by coordinating a statewide network of over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups advancing campaigns for access to representation, expanded healthcare coverage, and lasting protections for Brooklyn residents facing rising enforcement and instability.

Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting rights.

  • Total Awarded $185,000
  • Award Years 2021–2026

The NY Birth Control Access Project

Equips young people to expand access to birth control and reproductive options in Brooklyn and statewide through legislative training, work on college campuses, and paid professional development that prepares them for public service careers.

  • Total Awarded $45,000
  • Award Years 2025–2026

NYC Trans Archives

Preserves transgender history and culture by collecting community archives, including zines, flyers, and other ephemera often excluded from traditional institutions, and hosting public programs that explore trans activism, scholarship, and cultural legacies.

  • Total Awarded $5,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Osborne Association

Supports justice-impacted Brooklynites rebuild their lives through reentry planning, housing and benefits navigation, employment support, and family reunification services, while advocating to reduce the barriers people face after incarceration.

Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign to meet the moment, with a focus on protecting rights.

  • Total Awarded $40,000
  • Award Years 2026–2026

Perennial Muse

Offers free concerts, music lessons, and interactive workshops and performances, including classes and live music at senior centers, that bring older adults and their caregivers together through shared musical experiences.

  • Total Awarded $7,500
  • Award Years 2026–2027

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