Brooklyn Public Library
For the 2017 NYC Neighborhood Library Awards for outstanding service to the community to be allocated directly to the following branch libraries: $20,000 to New Utrecht Library and $10,000 to Crown Heights Library. An additional $10,000 is to be allocated directly to Sheepshead Bay Library, a winner of the Perennial Excellence Award.
Research Foundation of the City of New York
To be directed to CUNY Citizenship Now! to support its efforts to provide emergency renewal application assistance to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism
To support the research and production of an editorial vision and business plan for a new local journalism initiative.
New York Community Trust
To support the Fund for New Citizens.
New York Legal Assistance Group
To support the expansion of the NYCitizenship program.
The Futuro Media Group
To support the expansion of FMG’s public affairs and investigative journalism in New York.
Vera Institute of Justice
To support efforts to expand the work of the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), a first-in-the-nation approach to guaranteeing legal representation for indigent immigrants facing deportation while detained.
New York Public Interest Research Group Fund, Inc.
To provide general operating support to the Straphangers Campaign.
The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism
To support the expansion of the Newsmakers Series reportorial program, which will shine a light on municipal newsmakers during the 2017 mayoral election year.
Robin Hood Foundation
To support Robin Hood’s Billion Dollar Challenge, an endeavor to bridge the gap between the number of poor New Yorkers eligible for legal benefits and those enrolled.