Donor Advised Funds

2020 was a year of extraordinary grassroots generosity, enabling us to distribute $12.7 million to nonprofits, breaking all Foundation records. The remarkable scale and urgency of this grantmaking to address overwhelming community need was made possible by over 3,000 donors, also a milestone for our institution.

For those of us who have been saving for a rainy day, we don’t need to look out the window to know that it is pouring.

Thanks to our generous donors and community partners, 2019 set new records for the Foundation’s grantmaking! 

On College Decision Day and in the aftermatch of the college admissions scandal, fund advisor Lisa Cowan shares how her own son's path to college has motivated her to help establish the College Opportunity Fund at Brooklyn Community Foundation.

Every April—thanks to the tax deadline—we look back and assess the past year, including the tools used for our charitable giving