Fund for the City of New York Inc
121 Sixth Avenue 6th Floor, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $77,331,393 | $67,351,637 | $99,106,897 |
| FY2024 | $66,957,202 | $62,122,980 | $90,249,598 |
| FY2023 | $67,312,664 | $63,925,527 | $85,555,150 |
| FY2022 | $114,215,839 | $128,254,981 | $83,664,374 |
| FY2021 | $126,437,231 | $118,892,430 | $97,922,270 |
| FY2020 | $114,461,201 | $100,443,920 | $90,772,367 |
| FY2019 | $97,537,375 | $91,896,272 | $77,202,984 |
| FY2018 | $101,024,699 | $91,504,788 | $72,719,722 |
| FY2017 | $82,584,478 | $79,785,503 | $65,649,288 |
| FY2016 | $74,547,408 | $66,620,580 | $62,850,314 |
| FY2015 | $58,054,346 | $52,745,812 | $54,923,487 |
| FY2014 | $53,189,634 | $48,384,160 | $49,614,953 |
| FY2013 | $59,879,725 | $58,677,389 | $44,849,966 |
| FY2012 | $50,628,474 | $42,742,492 | $43,572,940 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Fund for the City of New York Inc (EIN 13-2612524), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $52,182,666 | 67% |
| Program service revenue | $21,278,372 | 28% |
| Other revenue | $3,870,355 | 5% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $65,710,575 | 98% |
| Management & general | $1,176,654 | 2% |
| Fundraising | $464,408 | 1% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 67% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 98% of functional expenses, management & general 2%, and fundraising 1%.
- 98% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 84.1% of 69 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 17.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 27th percentile among 6257 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.5% of 6563 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $50,628,474 in FY2012 to $77,331,393 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2022).
- The highest revenue on record here is $126,437,231 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $43,572,940 to $99,106,897 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 36% of revenue in FY2012 and 68% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK WAS CREATED IN 1968 TO BE RESPONSIVE TO OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS, AND FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BEYOND NEW YORK, BY WORKING TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1982 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T310 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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