2025 Grantees

In May 2025, $100,000 was distributed to 18 organizations serving the west side of Manhattan.

Spring 2025 Grantees

  • Project: Startup NYCHA, an initiative that equips NYCHA residents with the skills, mentorship, and resources needed to build and sustain their own businesses.

    Website: https://www.cambiolabs.org

  • Project: An initiative offering professional development training in hospitality and fine dining for high school students.

    Website: https://www.foodeducationfund.org

  • Project: A group that promotes and brings the positive benefits of dancing Tango and other Latin social dances to people who might not otherwise try them, will use the funding for an immersive twelve-week class series tailored to seniors.

    Website: https://www.friendsofargentinetango.org

  • Project: A group that organizes community events at Chelsea Green Park, will run a series of programs specifically designed for seniors and adults without children.

    Website: https://www.instagram.com/chelseagreennyc

  • Project: An initiative that advances food justice by rescuing and distributing food to residents of Fulton Houses through Gotham Food Pantry.

    Website: https://www.gothamfoodpantry.org

  • Project: An initiative that will train certified volunteers to connect housing seekers to affordable housing opportunities.

    Website: https://www.fundavenyc.org

  • Project: A five week initiative that empowers NYCHA youth at Harborview Terrace and Chelsea-Elliot housing to collaboratively identify and implement tech solutions that strengthen communications, access to information, and community engagement.

    Website: https://www.instagram.com/communityfundnyc

  • Project: Daily meal service that supplies 1,250 sandwiches each week to homeless individuals in the surrounding Chelsea neighborhood.

    Website: https://www.heartystart.org

  • Project: A not-for-profit organization dedicated to building better neighborhoods and stronger relationships in Midtown South Manhattan will use the funds to enhance the MSCC Urban Farm’s infrastructure, increasing its capacity to distribute fresh produce and provide healthy food to families, shelters, and the elderly.

    Website: https://www.midtownsouthcc.org

  • Project: Language and enrichment summer programming for new students at Landmark High School experiencing food insecurity and living in temporary housing.

  • Project: An initiative that engages students and their families in a gardening project to grow fresh produce they can take home, helping to relieve food insecurity.

    Website: https://www.p94m.org

  • Project: A Manhattan elementary school will utilize the funding to provide support for students in need by providing emergency essential items and assisting families facing housing instability.

    Website: https://www.ps33chelseaprep.org

  • Project: An organization that offers targeted, community-driven support for LGBTQ participants in unstable housing through skill building workshops offering critical resources in housing, healthcare, and employment.

    Website: https://www.qaravan.org

  • Project: A nonprofit organization that provides direct and educational services that promote individual and community growth, will use the funding to support their homelessness-support programming.

    Website: http://www.rmmnyc.org

  • Project: A non-profit organization operating Creighton’s Café, a soup kitchen that provides 40-60 meals daily, and connects clients to the resources they need, will utilize the funding for groceries and building maintenance.

    Website: https://sphnyc.org/

  • Project: A college access program serving over 800 students, maximizing their access to financial aid and other college preparation resources.

    Website: https://www.studentleadershipnetwork.org

  • Project: An organization that offers intergenerational technology programs, connecting blind older adults with both blind and sighted teenagers.

    Website: https://visionsvcb.org/

  • Project: A non-profit organization running an eviction prevention program that serves low-income New Yorkers at risk of homelessness.

    Website:https://xaviermission.org/

Read about WSCF’s 2024 grantees here!