WellMet Philanthropy

WellMet Philanthropy supports and provides catalyst grants to emerging nonprofits in New York City through the power of collective giving and an actively engaged community of women.

Doulas en Espanol
Doulas en Espanol offers prenatal, birth, and postpartum support services in Spanish.
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2025 / The Bronx / $23,000
2025 / Brooklyn / $21,000
Thompson Drive
Thompson Drive is a place for youth to feel seen, safe, and listened to.
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2025 / Queens / $17,500
An instructor is seen cheering her student on as she successfully catches a wave and riding it all the way to shore.
Laru Beya
Empowering the historically excluded youth of the Far Rockaways through surfing
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Our Grantees

WellMet has granted $4.3 million dollars to over 250 organizations across New York City.

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Our Story

WellMet is a women-led philanthropic collective dedicated to research-based grantmaking and funding emerging New York City nonprofits.

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“The WellMet grant allows us to expand access to inclusive surf education and environmental stewardship for youth in NYC, creating safe spaces where historically excluded communities can thrive in and around the ocean.”

— Laru Beya

We face many tough new challenges in our refugee employment effort in 2025. Funds from WellMet are helping in numerous ways as we assist good, hardworking new Americans find safe dignified employment, launch careers and rebuild their lives.

— Refugee Employment Partnership

“We are excited to welcome WellMet as one of our caring neighbors. In these challenging times for many of our city’s youth, your generous grant helps us to reach even more neighborhood teens as they prepare for adulthood…”

— Thompson Drive

WellMet’s generous grant will allow us to show up more meaningfully for Hispanic families, including those living in migrant shelters, through free doula support packages.

— Doulas en Espanol

The funds from Wellmet will be instrumental in ensuring that our mental health services can continue to reach young people who need them but have barriers to accessing quality mental health services, such as a lack of insurance.

— Inspiring Futures