Program Areas

Ancient World

Grantees
81
Grants
353
Awarded
$237.9M

Fostering scholarship grounded in an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of the ancient world.

Arts & Humanities

Grantees
266
Grants
2,130
Awarded
$167.9M

Strengthening and uplifting the arts and humanities through support for libraries, literature, higher education, museums and exhibitions, visual and performing arts, and archives.

Human Rights & Civil Liberties

Grantees
91
Grants
342
Awarded
$38.4M

Supporting fundamental rights and freedoms protected by law, with a focus on immigration, journalism, reproductive rights, and fighting antisemitism.

Jewish Culture

Grantees
57
Grants
191
Awarded
$13.1M

Supporting scholarship, art, conservation, and community programming that explores and celebrates Jewish culture.

Nature & Gardens

Grantees
73
Grants
545
Awarded
$85.5M

Promoting the importance of botanical gardens, parks, and natural areas in New York City and beyond.

Neuroscience

Grantees
40
Grants
128
Awarded
$56M

Supporting exceptional postdoctoral scientists in their investigations of the brain.