Listen to Support it, WNYC.NyC. WC isn't the only organization celebrating its 100th birthday in New York City this year.

One of our fellow centenarians is the New York Community Trust, a nonprofit that's been supporting, doing good since

1924.

To find out more about their work and what it shows about the city's history and what comes

next, and they have something that you

can vote on which is one of the reasons that we're doing this that might

determine where some of their grant money goes next. I'm joined by Amy Freytag, the president of the Trust.

Welcome to WNYC.

Congratulations on your organization's longevity.

Oh, thank you, Brian.

What a treat to be with you this morning. Thank you so much.

And I will say by way of full disclosure that the New York Community Trust has a time support at WNYC.

But let's start with just an explanation of how the New York Community Trust works. Is it a way for people to leave an endowment to a cause they support? So individuals leave money through the trust to things that they would like

to see it go to?

Absolutely so look it's it's one of the greatest sort of institutions of New York.

I say that with all deference to the wonderful friends we have at WNYC, but the New York

Community Trust is this sort of extraordinary gathering of generations of generous New Yorker. of

extraordinary gathering of generations of generous New Yorkers.

We have both hundreds of bequests that have been left to the

betterment of New York and then hundreds and

of living donors and together they come together at the New York

Community Trust where we help connect them with our highest impact

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