1 in 5 New Yorkers live in poverty — more than the entire population of Philadelphia.
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We provide 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate, and management support. 100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners.
1 in 2 NYC students are not considered college-ready.
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We provide 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate, and management support. 100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners.
1 in 6 New Yorkers rely on soup kitchens and food pantries.
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We provide 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate, and management support. 100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners.
1 in 5 working New Yorkers earn less than $20,000 a year.
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We provide 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate, and management support. 100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners.
1 in 3 babies in NYC are born into poverty.
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We provide 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate, and management support. 100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners.
1 in 5 families in homeless shelters are fleeing domestic violence.
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We provide 200 of the best nonprofits with financial, real estate, and management support. 100% of your donation goes directly to our community partners.
- $50 feeds a hungry New Yorker for a month.
- $100 shelters a family for a night.
- $250 buys a toolkit for a woman to use on her first construction job.
- $500 connects a student with a college counselor.
- Your donation of $1000 will improve quality of life for people living in poverty.

Poverty is complex.
New York is arguably the wealthiest city in the world; yet we still have 1.8 million New Yorkers living in poverty.

Why Robin Hood?
We optimize the impact of every grant we make, averaging $12 in income and quality of life improvements for every $1 we invest: a 12:1 return.
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100% CHARITY
Robin Hood’s Board of Directors underwrites all operating costs, so 100 percent of your donation goes directly to fighting poverty.

RIGOROUS METRICS
Robin Hood evaluates all grants through an exacting process to determine how much each dollar lifts the well-being of struggling New Yorkers.

ACCOUNTABILITY
We fund the most effective programs. If successful, we help them expand; if they stumble, we help them improve; if problems persist, we end support.

PARTNERSHIP
More than money, we offer grantees business expertise, leadership training, and best practices to bolster their ability to serve their communities.