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Mission: Brooklyn community foundation is on a mission to spark lasting social change, mobilizing people, capital, and expertise for a fair and just brooklyn. (continued on schedule o)
Programs: In 2017, the foundation invested over $2. 4 million through a unique set of programs including $2,165,000 to 67 youth-serving nonprofits from our invest in youth grant program, as well as a significant investment in a new restorative justice model for brooklyn public schools via our brooklyn restorative justice project. Our brooklyn youth fellowship also entered its third year, allowing young brooklyn residents the opportunity to be community grant makers.
the donor advised program provides customized support, guidance and services to donors who open a donor advised fund with the foundation. In 2017, the foundation issued over $1. 87 million in donor directed grants - 70% of which went to brooklyn nonprofits. Nonprofits
brooklyn accelerator is a multi-faceted initiative designed to bolster and build capacity in the borough's nonprofit sector, anchored by two signature programs: the spark prize for brooklyn nonprofits and the incubator project for start-up organizations and leaders. (continued on schedule o)