On a September afternoon, Ian Foster Jones sits behind a piano at the Brooklyn Friends School, a private school in downtown Brooklyn. The group of tiny children who stand rapt before him is a picture of New York’s melting pot—different classes, races, and ethnic backgrounds.
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The Brooklyn Community Foundation wants to inspire others to share the dream of creating a caring, united and prosperous Brooklyn. We want everyone who loves Brooklyn to participate so that together we can make our pool of resources grow.In this section, you can learn more about the people and the organizations that help make Brooklyn great and, importantly, get involved.
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Funds You Can Support
ARTS FOR ALL
CARING NEIGHBORS
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GREEN COMMUNITIES
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