About The New York Community Trust
What is The New York Community Trust?
The New York Community Trust calls itself "New York's largest community foundation", and its mission is "As New York’s community foundation, we foster and engage in enduring and innovative philanthropy." Its vision is "Equitable and thriving communities throughout New York City, Long Island, and Westchester." It was founded in 1924, and its History page says it "created the first donor-advised fund" in 1931. Its Director posting says "In 2025, it made close to 11,000 grants totaling nearly $230 million, and has made more than $2 billion in grants over the past decade", and that it "celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2024". It hosts donor-advised funds and funder collaboratives alongside a competitive grantmaking program that covers causes from the arts and education to health care and the environment.
Where will I work?
Its contact page lists a New York City office at 909 Third Avenue, a Long Island office in Commack and a Westchester office in Irvington. Its posting says "Our offices are primarily in-person, with remote work on Fridays and limited additional remote flexibility", and its contact page says "offices work remotely on Fridays", with business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The role it has open, a Director of Investment Operations & Treasury, is based in New York.
What is the Trust team like?
Its careers page says "The Trust is committed to supporting a positive work-life balance for employees and their families by providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package." It describes a culture of "monthly activities, and staff outings and retreats", an employee matching gifts program and the option for staff to "create a donor-advised fund". Its careers page also features two of its associate directors who "previously served as fellows at The Trust", and it says it "qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program". Its posting gives the pay range, $200,000 to $250,000 for the Director role.
Work-Life Balance
Its careers page lists "Six weeks of paid time off per year, federal holidays, summer Fridays, fully paid short-term disability, and paid parental bonding leaves." The posting calls the package "generous paid time off" and "fully paid family leave". Around that the careers page lists "FSA, dental, vision, critical illness, accident insurance, pet insurance, gym membership subsidy, and employee assistance programs" and "several health insurance plan options with excellent network coverage".
Perks and Benefits
- Six weeks of paid time off a year, plus federal holidays and summer Fridays
- Offices that work remotely on Fridays
- Fully paid short-term disability insurance
- Paid parental bonding leaves and fully paid family leave
- Several health insurance plan options, plus dental, vision, critical illness and accident insurance and a flexible spending account
- Traditional and Roth 403(b) plans with an 8% employer contribution, and a defined benefit pension plan
- A gym membership subsidy, pet insurance and employee assistance programs
- Monthly staff activities, outings and retreats
- An employee matching gifts program
- Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
- Pay ranges stated in its postings