The Scherman Foundation

New York Immigration Coalition

New Yorkers join the NYIC and its partners to march in solidarity with immigrant families torn apart at the U.S. southern border

Ballet Hispanico

Ballet Hispanico dancer Shelby Colona © Rachel Neville

Worker's Justice Project, DRUM

Marking a historic milestone in their fight for fair wages, Los Deliveristas Unidos celebrate as New York City becomes the first in the U.S. to establish a new minimum pay for delivery app workers

MinKwon Center for Community Action

A demonstration led by MinKwon Center

Great Small Works

Great Small Works “Naming the Lost” memorial for those we’ve lost to Covid-19

Chesapeake Climate Action Network

CCAN Virginia director Harrison Wallace leading CCAN contingent at the People's Climate March in April 2018

Mission

The Scherman Foundation supports the arts and organizations that use community organizing and advocacy to build a more just, sustainable, and equitable New York, as well as those that strengthen democracy and advance environmental and reproductive justice nationwide. In its grantmaking, the Foundation prioritizes movement-building, long-term general operating grants, and funding groups led by and serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color whose work addresses and dismantles systemic racism. The Foundation has a special commitment to New York City, focusing its Arts and Strengthening New York Communities programs exclusively there.

📌 We've spent the past year reimagining our mission, vision, and program guidelines to better reflect our two core commitments: advancing racial justice and emphasizing the importance of organizing, power shifting, and movement building in BIPOC communities. These updates will launch this fall. Learn more about our ongoing process here.