Improving Grantmaking in New York City: Philanthropy and the Health Care Safety Net

The New York Community Trust is a public, not-for-profit organization that administers over 1,500 individual, family or business charitable funds totaling almost $2 billion in assets. The Capstone team was tasked with developing specific recommendations on how private philanthropy can maximize the effectiveness of its grant-making efforts. The Capstone team completed an extensive literature review and conducted interviews with industry leaders to identify and evaluate opportunities for the Trust to allocate funds to: (1) improve access to primary health care services and (2) assist primary care providers (e.g. community health centers and safety net providers) to remain a financially viable mode for health care service delivery.