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FIRST NONPROFIT FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 611452994 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$6.2M
expenses
$8K
net assets
$2.3M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

First Nonprofit Foundation is a grantmaking organization based in New York that provides unrestricted and designated grants to a variety of nonprofit entities. Its funding supports educational, medical, and religious institutions, as well as programs serving families and individuals in need. The foundation has distributed millions annually to organizations across the United States.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Designated Grant Program
Supports specific projects such as classroom renovations, special education resources, and medical funding as designated by recipient contracts
Unrestricted Grant Program
Provides general operating support to nonprofit organizations without restrictions on use
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding constitutional advocacy programs
      Supports advocacy initiatives focused on constitutional issues through targeted grantmaking.
  • Capital Infrastructure Funding 1 activity
    • Funding educational institutions with designated grants
      Awards grants to educational institutions for specific purposes as defined in contractual agreements, including classroom renovations, technology upgrades, and resource rooms for children with special needs.
  • Religious Education Support 1 activity
    • Funding facilities and instruction at religious educational institutions
      Finances facilities and instructional programs at religious educational institutions to support student learning and institutional capacity.
  • Church and Congregation-Based Financial Aid 1 activity
    • Funding family stability during caregiving crises
      Provides financial support to organizations that help families maintain stability during caregiving crises.
  • Unrestricted Institutional Support for Medical Schools 1 activity
    • Funding medical centers for use in areas of greatest need
      Provides unrestricted financial support to medical centers, enabling them to direct funds toward their most pressing requirements.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding unrestricted grants to organizations
      Provides unrestricted financial support to organizations, allowing them to use funds according to their own priorities and needs.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$6.24M
Contributions & grants$6.21M100%
Program service revenue
Investment income$24K0%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$8K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$6.22M
balance sheet
Total assets$2.27M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$2.27M
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +23.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • BARRY D ZYSKIND — Trustee
relationships · 8

Who they work with

  • Kapayim Inc Partner — Receives funding to support family stability during caregiving challenges
  • Maimonides Medical Center Partner — Receives unrestricted funding for use in areas of greatest need
  • North Shore Hebrew Academy Partner — Receives funding for classroom renovation and technology upgrades
  • Ohr Eliyahu Lubavitch Mesivta of Ch Partner — Receives funding for student facilities and instruction
  • The Aleph Institute Partner — Receives funding for constitutional advocacy program
  • The Cheder Partner — Receives funding for a resource room for children with special needs
  • Yeshiva Lubavitch of Baltimore Partner — Receives grant funding designated per contractual agreement
  • Yeshiva and Mesivta Menachem Partner — Receives unrestricted grant funding
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Unrestricted Grantmaking
    methodology: unrestricted_grantmaking
    By providing unrestricted grants, we enable recipient organizations to allocate funds to their most urgent and impactful needs, because this flexibility increases organizational effectiveness and responsiveness to community demands.