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LiveOn NY

Mobilizes a membership network of over 100 aging and senior service organizations to strengthen services older New Yorkers rely on—from senior centers and home-delivered meals to caregiver support and affordable housing—while advocating for city and state funding that helps Brooklyn elders age equitably and with dignity.

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

  • Total Awarded $85,000
  • Award Years 2024–2026

Loving You Into Freedom

Supports individuals and families impacted by incarceration through reentry coaching, family reunification services, mentorship programs for youth, and legal and workforce resources that promote healing and long-term stability.

  • Total Awarded $2,500
  • Award Years 2026–2027

The Marcy Lab School

Trains low-income young adults for high-paying careers in tech through an alternative education model focused on software engineering and data analytics, with expanding opportunities tied to energy and infrastructure innovation.

Supported through our Brooklyn Energy Initiative, a partnership with the National Grid Foundation, focused on expanding pathways into energy careers.

  • Total Awarded $50,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Mark Morris Dance Group

Creates and presents acclaimed dance, music, and opera works while serving Brooklyn through accessible dance education, community programs, and performances at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Downtown Brooklyn.

Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign, with matching grant funding to strengthen Brooklyn’s arts and cultural organizations.

  • Total Awarded $10,000
  • Award Years 2026–2026

May Day Space

Operates a community center and hub for grassroots organizing and education with programming that includes healing clinics, colllaborative art projects, concerts and film screenings, political teach-ins, language classes, and food distribution.

  • Total Awarded $90,000
  • Award Years 2024–2026

Meals for Unity

Distributes free meals through volunteer-led food distributions and restaurant partnerships that address food insecurity and support Asian American and Pacific Islander seniors across New York City.

  • Total Awarded $10,000
  • Award Years 2026–2027

Mindfulness & S.T.E.A.M. Lab

Cultivates joyful, healing-centered learning environments for BIPOC and immigrant youth in NYC public school through programs integrating mindfulness, social-emotional learning, wellness education, and hands-on STEAM education.

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

Muscle Inspires New Empowerment

Harnesses trauma-informed strength training to help survivors of gender-based violence rebuild physical health, reclaim agency over their bodies, and connect with a supportive community through guided weightlifting.

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

Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA)

Celebrates contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora through exhibitions, public programs, education, and community events that connect art with social justice and neighborhood life.

Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign, with matching grant funding to strengthen Brooklyn’s arts and cultural organizations.

  • Total Awarded $10,000
  • Award Years 2026–2026

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