4 survey respondents
Location: 826 Broadway Fl 9, New York, 10003 NY
EIN: 13-3441066
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Don't bother unless you are already on their radar. We applied for cOVID funds and never even received a rejection email.
Inadvertently exerts negative influence in the field, Culturally incompetent, Risk averse
New York
Applied and not funded
2020
Bad
Bad
They center their own white ideologies, and think that their analytics and data-driven model works. But they have not materially changed any communities in New York.
Ask for and center Black/brown voices.
PR and marketing for themselves
5 to 10 hours
Reviewer 283 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
The Robin Hood Foundation is a foundation that is driven by metrics and has a heavy focus on accountability as well as results. Have an arsenal of data when dealing with the foundation and be sure that your data is accurate.
The Robin Hood Foundation has highly expert staff who stay on top of the latest trends in their disciplines. Know your organization's work thoroughly. If you don't know something, be honest. Do not pretend that you know what you do not know.
Before you seek Robin Hood Foundation funding, thoroughly review their website and other available public information. If possible, confer with one of the foundation's expert staff before you submit a request.
The Robin Hood Foundation provides an array of resources in addition to grant support. You may find it helpful to use some of their other resources before seeking a grant. One of these resources is a database that can help nonprofits identify board members.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
New York
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2017
Good
Robin Hood Foundation staff members are accessible to grant recipients. The foundation also convenes panels and forums on poverty issues and poverty alleviation strategies that provide another platform for accessibility.
Good
The Robin Hood Foundation takes a "deep dive" approach to alleviating poverty or reducing the consequences associated with it. Through its grantees and through its work as an advocate as well as a convener, the foundation has changed the way New Yorkers look at poverty and the strategies institutions use to address it.
The Robin Hood Foundation has been a game-changer for the New York City nonprofit community. My hope is that the foundation's model for grant making and its role as a policy advocate as well as a convener could be replicated in other communities across the country.
The Robin Hood Foundation is the gold standard for foundations in New York City. Their staff are expert, extremely insightful, and data-focused. They are extremely helpful to organizations large and small in New York City, offering technical assistance services and board recruitment support that can build capacity, which can be as important as getting a grant.
The foundation really works hard to get grantees to understand the importance of measurement, documentation, and the need to adapt to change. Meetings with the foundation's managing directors and program officers in many ways are akin to the receipt of technical assistance because the Robin Hood Foundation staff members are so knowledgeable and thorough.
140
Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
Overall, they tend to believe they have more answers than the nonprofits who work directly with said communities and will take credit for nonprofit programs/ideas/innovations. They do fund 6 figures, so that's nice, but they do also expect nonprofit staff to be available to them on weekends and after work. Really not sure it's worth it if you've other alternatives. Their metrics are a little underwhelming and use outputs over outcomes for themselves, while expecting robust evaluation (they may or may not fund) for grantees.
New York
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2017
Average
Bad
Realize you are not experts in all things poverty.
They are willing to talk to nonprofits about prospective projects, initiatives and collaborations.
20
Reviewer 667 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2016
The program officers are great and always up for a meeting. The process is highly competitive and you have to fit into their mold, which isn't easy. The grants are substantial and multi-year.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
New York
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2016
Good
Average
Robin Hood would have a greater impact of they weren't oriented so much towards selling their impact in pithy one-liners. Their need to give a dollar for dollar simple reckoning ("$100,000 taught 125 poor kids coding skills so that they can grow up to be middle class in a new economy") helps with their donors, but it reduces the complexity of the work, distances them from real systemic impact, doesn't allow for a building of community power, doesn't allow them to take a strong stance, and puts roadblocks up to creative experimentation with out of the box groups or ideas. Robin Hood supports great work with great funding, but it is very much by, for, and through a transactional, bootstraps, hedge fund mindset, so nonprofits have to bend themselves into talking points to get funded. This foundation is a paradox!
Break away from your transactional, sales-pitch, simplified solutions approach - and believe in general operating support!
Smart, active people giving significant money over multiple years.
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