Fund for the City of New York

Overview

Mission

Our Mission We are committed to improving the quality of life for underserved communities everywhere. We relentlessly and iteratively tackle challenges in the public and nonprofit sectors, employing problem-solving approaches rooted in proximate expertise, strategic adaptability, creative risk-taking, a growth mindset, and strengths-based approach. Scaling Our Model Reflected in our staff, the organizations we work with, and the initiatives we support, the Fund is committed to fostering an environment of equity, inclusion and multiculturalism. Reflected in our staff, the organizations we work with, and the initiatives we support, the Fund is committed to fostering an environment of equity, inclusion and multiculturalism. Fund for the City of New York Founded by the Ford Foundation in 1968, the Fund for the City of New York has worked with local government agencies and organizations...

What it reported doing in 2023

The work of the international institute for community solutions includes initiatives that spring from the work of the fund that are applicable elsewhere, as well as new initiatives that can be tested and applied abroad.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010675129
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2019
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
(212) 925-6675
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Official website

The verdict

- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 1 of 1 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: FY2023.