improve social service delivery. Champion Justice: Grassroots groups rely on Trust grants to press for criminal justice reform, defend women's rights, protect immigrants, provide legal services, and inspire civic action. Support LGBTQ New York: The trust works to support advocacy for LGBTQ rights, improve health services, build safe communities for LGBTQ youth and older adults, and preserve historic sites, such as the Alice Austen House. Help Children & Teens: The trust helps create promising futures for young New Yorkers from early childhood to the workplace. Grantees include organizations that address the needs of children with disabilities and those in foster care. Improve Education: Grants enable students, parents, and educators to advocate for better schools, improve early childhood programs and literacy, teach STEM, support English-language learners, and prepare students for college. Make New York Healthier: The trust works to improve the health care system, including programs addressing behavioral health and substance misuse. It also funds biomedical research. In addition, it supports programs and advocacy to improve the quality of life for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Protect the Environment: The trust is facing climate change by encouraging resilient cities, advocating for stronger environmental policies, reducing pollution, and protecting wildlife and the waterfront. Strengthen the Arts: Trust grants bolster the arts across all five boroughs, support arts education, diversify the talent pipeline for artists and arts groups, create affordable workspaces for artists, and preserve history. Notable programs include the Van Lier Fellowships for pre- and post-college artists from underrepresented backgrounds. Care for Older Adults: The trust supports groups that help older adults age at home; meet their health, nutrition, social, and legal needs; and make the city a better place to grow old. Funder collaboratives The New York Community Trust brings foundations together to pool resources to address a range of issues in the region. The trust has worked with more than 167 foundations and individual donors through 25 collaboratives since 1977, distributing $139 million as of 2019. Some of these collaborations focus on sharing ideas; others are more structured, with governance and administration shaped to fit the needs of the participating funders. Some address an immediate issue, while others last for decades. Early Childhood Partners Fund was established in 2017 to ensure that all children in New York City enter kindergarten prepared for lifelong success. It supports efforts that expand access to high-quality early childhood services and improve the systems