BrooklynCommunityFoundation

Founded in 2009, we are the largest philanthropic organization solely dedicated to the betterment of New York City's most populous borough. Learn more here.
Green Communities Fund fosters the development of green spaces, jobs, and neighborhoods. Read more.
The Education and Youth Achievement Fund promotes quality education and supports programs that help young people make smart life choices. Read more.
The Community Development Fund supports affordable housing efforts, thoughtful planning initiatives and effective job training programs. Read more.
The Caring Neighbors Funds supports families, seniors, and other Brooklynites who face threats of hunger, homelessness, social isolation or unmet health needs. Read more.
The Arts for All Fund makes the arts a fun and essential component of life in Brooklyn. Read more.

Dedicated to improving the lives of people in Brooklyn by strengthening communities through local giving, grantmaking and community service. Learn more about the Brooklyn Community Foundation.

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This Is Our Brooklyn: Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Center for the Study of Brooklyn Publish First-Ever Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports

For Brooklynites—the 2.5 million residents of what would be the United States’ fourth largest city, stretching across an 71.5 square mile checkerboard of distinctive and diverse...

Time for Brooklyn (and its Fans) to Go Beyond the Brand

There's no shortage of pride in Brooklyn.

Doing Good: Weekly Updates from the Brooklyn Community Foundation

Arts for All of Brooklyn's Special Kids

February 3, 2012

Arts for All Fund

Neighborhood: Boroughwide

Two years ago, the New York Transit Museum—the city’s institute for all things public transportation, in Downtown Brooklyn—came to us with an exciting new idea: an afterschool program using the museum’s collection to teach social skills to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) youth.

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30% of Brooklyn third graders cannot read at grade level