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The New York Times Communities Fund

Grantmaking foundation in New York, New York · EIN 13-6066063

Total giving
$8.5MTax year 2025
Total assets
$73MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE FUND WAS ORIGINATED BY ADOLPH OCHS SULZBERGER, THEN PUBLISHER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, TO RAISE FUNDS TO PROVIDE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN DISTRESS. THE FUND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS CERTAIN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA TO RECEIVE FUNDING. THOSE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE LISTED ON PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 (ITEMS A - D) AS PART OF THE STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$7.7M2020
$13M2021
$9.2M2022
$8.3M2023
$8.1M2024
$8.5M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Camfed$710K2023
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of NY$710K2023
Children'S Aid Society the$710K2023
Feeding America$710K2023
First Book$710K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.nytcommunitiesfund.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.