Our Vision & Mission
Our vision is a New York City in which all people experience spiritual, social, and economic flourishing through the demonstration of Christ’s love.
Our mission is to mobilize volunteer and financial resources to support non-profit organizations serving the poor and marginalized in New York City.
In our 2024 fiscal year, we distributed nearly $2.7 million in total grants to support our affiliates. Click the button below to read our past annual reports from previous years!
Our Approach to Helping New Yorkers
To serve New Yorkers in need, we partner with non-profit organizations (our affiliates) across the city that serve vulnerable communities. We aim to resource and strengthen our affiliates so they can do their work even better, and we do this in four ways: through annual grantmaking, through mobilizing volunteers, through capacity building and training programs, and through collaborative network opportunities. Currently, we have 60+ affiliates that we support in all five boroughs of New York City.
Our Church Partners
We also partner with local churches that are committed to holistic ministry in both word and deed—sharing the good news of Christ’s love and demonstrating this in practical acts of compassion.
Currently, we have 16 church partners that encourage their congregants to pray, serve, and give to our neighbors in need.
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Our History
Inspired by Rev. Tim Keller’s teachings, Hope for New York was founded in 1992 to serve our most vulnerable neighbors. We began with one full-time staff person, three affiliates, and a small group of volunteers. In 1996, His Toy Store launched as an annual Christmas outreach for families in need to provide toys to their kids. By 2006, we expanded to include three church partners, and in 2012, we formed Rescue Alliance with other affiliates to launch Don't Walk By, an annual winter outreach to help homeless neighbors. Fast forward to 2017, we launched our 10-year vision to grow a movement of mercy and justice, which would include partnering with 90 affiliates and 30 church partners by 2027. Today, we now partner with nearly 70 affiliates and 16 churches. Hope for New York is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Our Core Values
- We are motivated by our Christian faith: Our desire to serve the city and seek the flourishing of every New Yorker is based on the Christian call to love and provide for our neighbors in need.
- We love our city: New York City is one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in the world, yet it is also full of brokenness, injustice, and inequality. Our work is motivated by our desire to see our city renewed and restored.
- We care about the whole person: We believe that true flourishing can only happen when an individual’s spiritual, social, and economic needs are met, and we work with partners who seek the same outcome.
- We can’t do this work alone: Fostering community and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do because we know that we are more effective when we work together. Our role is to catalyze the success of all of our partners.
- We build relationships based on trust: Trust is essential to creating authentic, thriving, and lasting relationships, which empowers our partners to achieve their goals.
- We are innovative and data-driven: Solving hard problems often requires taking risks and trying new things. We use data to measure outcomes and inform decisions, which is critical to maximizing impact.
Fiscal Year 2023 Highlights: Grantmaking and Communities Served
