Jul 6, 2023

Why we’re fascinated: Because the impact the Brooklyn Community Foundation has had in the borough is immeasurable. Well, almost immeasurable: Since its founding in 2009, the foundation has helped provide more than $90 million in grants to exclusively Brooklyn nonprofits. Which is important because Brooklyn is home to nearly 30 percent of the nonprofits in New York City, but its share of philanthropic giving is only 7.6 percent. Jocelynne Rainey, the president and CEO of the foundation since November 2021, is working to change that. “It’s Brooklyn and, unapologetically, it’s around racial justice,” she told us on “Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast” earlier this year.

 — Brian Braiker