Jan 7, 2021: New York Community Trust releases “Resilience & Resolve,” a report detailing the scope and impact of the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, a historic collaboration that distributed more than $110 million in grants and loans to nearly 800 nonprofits. The Illumination Fund was one of the founding donors, which included Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, the Trust and more.
COVID-19 Health Care Heroes features compelling stories, photos, and videos from employees throughout the system, and key statistics highlighting what makes NYC Health + Hospitals a national leader in the pandemic response.
New report by the Center for an Urban Future, supported by the Illumination Fund along with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and New York Community Trust, provides a new level of detail on the landscape of immigrant arts in New York City— and what’s needed to sustain immigrant arts communities across the five boroughs.
The Illumination Fund considers media and communications as an important way to amplify the work of its grantees and to share program models. Some recent press coverage and program news can be found below.
Jan 7, 2021: New York Community Trust releases “Resilience & Resolve,” a report detailing the scope and impact of the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, a historic collaboration ...
COVID-19 Health Care Heroes features compelling stories, photos, and videos from employees throughout the system, and key statistics highlighting what...
New report by the Center for an Urban Future, supported by the Illumination Fund along with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and New York Community Trust...
The Community Murals Project is a flagship of the public hospital system’s Arts in Medicine program, which seeks to foster the emotional well-being, p...
Several of the Illumination Fund’s grants are centered on events that are open to the public or to targeted audiences. The Fund has also held convenings of grantees, partners and thought leaders, as well as press conferences to launch major initiatives.
Theater of War Frontline NYC series fosters connection, community, moral resilience, and positive action for healthcare workers struggling with the emotional toll of COVID. ...
Join Theater of War Frontline NYC online, Noon-2pm on Wednesday, Dec 8, 2020. Acclaimed actors Kathryn Erbe, Frankie Faison, Marjolaine Goldsmith and ...
Join Theater of War Frontline NYC online with live discussion with frontline medical providers November 19, 2020, 7pm...
In addition to making grants, in the first year of the Arts in Health initiative the Illumination Fund convened its grantee partners, health experts, ...
Many of the Illumination Fund’s grantees have created resources to share with other organizations, policymakers and other interested individuals. Resources have included special reports and toolkits, In addition, the Fund has commissioned reports on specific programs and initiatives.
New York City is often referred to as a city of neighborhoods. Vibrant and diverse, New York City is home to 800 languages and made up of communities from all around the world. And yet it is seen as a ...
Report by Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy and The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute (2020) ...
A landmark report published by the World Health Organization synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-bein...
A Practical Guide for Integrating Healthy Food Access and Social Justice into Community Development (2018) LISC NYC developed a toolkit based on it...