Neighborhood Resources

Our online Neighborhood Resources is a collection of our favorite how-to guides, grant opportunities, workshops, city services and more. New York City is home to a wealth of resources—gather the tools to better your community here!

Know of other resources that are worth sharing?

Andre at
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Starting a Non-Profit

The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York has put together a guide to walk you through starting a non-profit.

Type: General Resources

Learn About Tax Exemption

Stay Exempt is a comprehensive online training tool created especially for 501(c)(3) organizations by the IRS.

Type: General Resources

Grants for Brooklyn Groups

The Brooklyn Community Foundation awards grants to the borough’s most innovative nonprofits in five distinct "fields of interest" funds that focus on improving the quality of life for Brooklynites. They also offer $500 or less Micro Grants on a rolling basis.

Type: Grants & Funding

Funding for Grassroots Collaboration

Common Counsel’s Grassroots Exchange Fund provides grants to support networking and collaboration between grassroots social change and environmental justice organizations throughout the United States.

Type: Grants & Funding

Fund Your Neighborhood Environmental Project

ioby is a crowdfunding platform that connects donors and volunteers to environmental projects in their neighborhoods.

Type: Grants & Funding

Seed Money for Youth Projects

Do Something's Seed Grants award $500 every week to youth working on projects that bring people together.

Type: Grants & Funding

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