CURRENT GRANTEES
Since 1966, the New York Foundation for Eldercare has distributed over $13 million in grants. In 2020 the Foundation distributed approximately $400,000 in grants. NYFE focuses its grant-making on nonprofit organizations in New York City, serving the educational and health needs of seniors, the frail elderly and Holocaust survivors. Potential applicants may consider the projects of the following organizations in discussing how their proposed programs align with NYFE’s mission and funding practice.
Community exercise program for low-income seniors with Parkinson Disease.
The Blue Card
Telephone Emergency Response System – Purchase and distribute Emergency Alert Pendants for Holocaust survivors living at or below the federal poverty level to enable them to remain safely at home as they age.
Citymeals on Wheels
Provide nutritious weekend meals and visitation to Staten Island homebound seniors.
Community Mediation Services
Professional development for mediators and senior education services for those serving Queens County Surrogate court.
Concerts in Motion
Group concerts at NORCS and private concerts for homebound seniors who are too ill or disabled to leave their homes.
End of Life Choices
Expand end of life community education program by training speakers and providing educational material.
Greenwich House
Case management and Daily Money Management (DMM) programs offered through its senior centers in lower Manhattan.
Health Advocates for Older People
Home safety visits and falls prevention program to educate seniors and caregivers about home design risks.
Series of five seminars for seniors on medication, nutrition and supplements, pain management and other topics conducted by Dr. Gail Lowenstein at group sessions held in Brooklyn, and Queens.
Heights and Hills, Inc.
Technology and training for seniors in Brooklyn so they can participate in classes and telemedicine appointments.
IMPACCT Brooklyn
Education program for low-income African-American and Latino seniors to help resolve housing challenges and reduce evictions.
Kings Bay YM-YWHA
Programming for deaf and hearing-impaired Russian-Speaking Jewish seniors.
LiLY (Lifeforce in Later Years)
Programming for deaf and hearing-impaired Russian-Speaking Jewish seniors.
Montefiore Medical Center
Support for “25th Annual Symposium on Comprehensive Approach to Dementia”.
PAWS NY
A volunteer based house call program providing physical and financial pet care for homebound low-income seniors so they can continue to experience the benefits of animal companionship.
PROJECT GUARDIANSHIP
Court-appointed legal guardianship and case management services for incapacitated seniors who lack family or other support.
REACHING OUT COMMUNITY SERVICES
Nutritional support through food pantry and delivery service to homebound seniors.
SUNSET PARK HEALTH COUNCIL (dba FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS AT NYU LANGONE)
Community Connection Program provides technology training and programming to senior centers.
VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care
To support VNSNY’s expanded participation in Hospice & Palliative Care Veterans Program – “We Honor Veterans” program.
Women for Afghan Women (WAW)
Monthly programming for isolated and underserved senior Afghan and Muslim women in the Fresh Meadows/Flushing community.
