The New York Community Trust is the community foundation for New York City, with divisions in Westchester and Long Island. It is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States and one of the largest funders of New York City's nonprofits. As a public charity, the trust administers more than 2,000 charitable funds created by individuals, families, and businesses. From these funds, it makes grants to nonprofits that improve the quality of life of New Yorkers, primarily in the metropolitan area. The foundation's competitive grantmaking program focuses on improving the lives of all New Yorkers, with an emphasis on promoting healthy lives, promising futures, and thriving communities. It relies on experts, creativity, and resources to address challenging issues, create opportunities, and ensure a better quality of life for all New Yorkers today and tomorrow. Financials In 2020, The New York Community Trust made grants of more than $274 million from assets of $3.1 billion in more than 2,000 charitable funds. As of 2018, the trust is ranked as the Foundation Center's 5th largest community foundation by asset size, and the 11th largest foundation in New York by asset size in Crain's New York Business. Distribution committee Twelve New Yorkers selected for their understanding of philanthropic needs serve as the Distribution Committee, or the board, of The New York Community Trust. Six are nominated by New York City civic authorities: one by New York City's mayor, one by the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, one by the chairman of the Partnership for New York City, one by the chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and one each by the presidents of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York Academy of Medicine. Distribution committee members: Fernando Bohorquez, Jr., partner, BakerHostetler Jamie Drake, founder and principal, Drake/Anderson Obaid (Obi) Khan, chief financial officer, Tishman Realty Corporation Mahmoud A. Mamdani, vice chairman and managing director, Morgan Stanley/Investment Banking Division Valerie Peltier, chair; managing director, Tishman Speyer Stephen C. Robinson, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Judith O. Rubin, chairman, Playwrights Horizons Jane E. Salmon, M.D., Collette Kean Research Chair and Director, Lupus and APS Center of Excellence at Hospital for Special Surgery Mali Sananikone Gaw, co-founder, Lincoln Center Family Council Barron (Buzz) Tenny, former executive VP, secretary, and general counsel, Ford