Robin Hood Foundation
Fighting poverty in New York City is the mission of the Robin Hood Foundation. This “innovative, data-driven, solutions-oriented” charity, founded in 1988, has been helping lift families in the Big Apple from poverty “measurably and sustainably.”
The Foundation is strongly supported by a highly committed board of directors from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. The board even ensures that all of the administrative costs of the charity are covered so that 100% of any donation is used to save and improve lives.
The Robin Hood Foundation focuses its efforts on what it terms the four life stages approach: early childhood, school-aged children, young adults, and adults and household supports. In 2019 alone, the Foundation backed this talk up with $116 million for 372 grants and engagements with community partners.
2018 Contributions Received
$139,544,245
2018 Net Assets
$269,792,353
The foundation is currently committed to helping address the need for COVID-19 relief.
2018 Salaries
$18,365,113 for 135 employees
(approximately 13% of funds raised annually)
2018 Non-Salary, Non-Grant Expenses
$7,035,423
(approximately 5% of funds raised annually)
The charity’s priorities in fundraising are focused on being able to make those grants to people in need and combat the additional COVID-19 needs.
Current Board & Volunteers
41 Board Members all Independent of the Organization
570 Volunteers
CEO
Wes Moore (since 2017)
Previously CEO of BridgeEdU
The obvious immediate challenge for the Robin Hood Foundation:
Overcoming the challenges of COVID-19 and
maintaining or besting their superb grant track record.
Generosity Assessment: The Robin Hood Foundation is a truly worthy charity doing great work with a highly committed board and CEO. We believe the Robin Hood Foundation is a great candidate for support from:
Principal Gifts
Program Related Investments
Social Impact Funds
Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships
For more information on the Robin Hood Foundation or to make a donation, please visit their web site at: