In 2021, the New York State Census Equity Fund commissioned an independent evaluation of its work. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the census data was delayed by several months. The Fund decided to release a second report that would analyze data collected during the 2020 Census, separate from the Fund’s activities supporting community-based groups’ get-out-the-count efforts. This companion report includes census-tract level analysis, case studies, and highlights how the New York State Census Equity Fund worked towards a complete and accurate count.

This toolkit produced in collaboration with the Neighborhood Funders Group includes a landscape scan of New York State's community organizing infrastructure, a funder self-assessment, and funder best practices to support funders in resourcing multi-racial rural communities.

Engage New York supported an aligned funding strategy of four community foundations to support the development of the Lead Free Kids New York coalition. To help the field replicate this model, we are in the process of developing a case study that documents the issue and the process we used. The case study is expected to be released in the winter of 2023.

In 2018, the New York Community Trust led the effort to convene philanthropy across the State to form the New York State Census Equity Fund. This evaluation report documents the work of the fund, its grantees, and offers lessons and recommendations for statewide collaboration and how New York can improve get-out-the-count efforts for the 2030 census.

New York Foundation and North Star Fund offer recommendations for funders who want to increase their impact by supporting the ecosystem of grassroots organizing in New York state.

This resource produced by Unbound Philanthropy and the Long Island Community Foundation offers recommendations for funders to effectively support community organizations that advance racial and economic equity.