Funding search · EIN 146019650 · Schenectady, NY

The Schenectady Foundation

Name: The Schenectady Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

60
grants reported: $4.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

food schenectady access community series arts center distribution

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

20 grants matching “schenectady” · $1.4M

$59,882
Suny Schenectady · 2024
Workforce initiative
$50,000
Risse-Refuge and Immigrant Support · 2024
Schenectady co. Support services for immigrants
$10,000
New York Folklore · 2024
Schenectady pan african orchestra
$8,500
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · 2024
Schenectady nature bus - environment education
$100,000
Schenectady Inner City Ministries · 2023
Community - based food access
$75,000
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp · 2023
Jay square - park creation
$70,000
Safe Inc of Schenectady · 2023
Expanding shelter capacity
$43,000
Suny Schenectady · 2023
Refrigerated food lockers
$10,000
Create Community Studios · 2023
Schenectady and me art benches
$10,000
City Mission of Schenectady · 2023
Ambassador program at the greenmarket
$7,200
New York Folklore · 2023
Schenectady pan african orchestra
$500,000
Schenectady Community Action Program · 2022
Scap campus project
$109,700
Schenectady Inner City Ministries · 2022
Access, solidarity and impact; solarizing fehr ave farm
$100,000
The Food Pantries of the Capital District · 2022
Expanded access to health foods in schenectady county
$75,000
City Mission of Schenectady · 2022
General operations; bridges to wellness agricultural program
$75,000
Free Food Fridge Albany · 2022
Free food fridge schenectady
$51,000
Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority · 2022
Grocery access point: gap
$35,000
Schenectady Greenmarket · 2022
Greenmarket's food box program
$25,000
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp · 2022
General operations
$7,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady · 2022
Ski program for schenectady youth

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Schenectady Community Action Program1 grant · $500,000
Cornell Cooperative Extension2 grants · $332,000
Hamilton Hill Arts Center1 grant · $250,000
Schenectady Inner City Ministries2 grants · $209,700
Empire State Youth Orchestras1 grant · $200,000
The Food Pantries of the Capital District2 grants · $200,000
Regional Food Bank1 grant · $200,000
Better Community Neighborhoods1 grant · $200,000
Ellis Hospital Foundation1 grant · $150,000
Suny Schenectady2 grants · $102,882

Giving over time

$1.3M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Schenectady Community Action Program · 2022
Scap campus project
$250,000
Hamilton Hill Arts Center · 2024
Museum, gallery, and performing arts center
$200,000
Better Community Neighborhoods · 2024
Housing support
$200,000
Empire State Youth Orchestras · 2024
Chime
$200,000
Regional Food Bank · 2023
Food distribution-responsive procurement
$182,000
Cornell Cooperative Extension · 2023
Healthy living 360 - part 3
$150,000
Ellis Hospital Foundation · 2024
Expanding care for adolescents in crisis
$150,000
Cornell Cooperative Extension · 2022
Health living 360 - part 2
$109,700
Schenectady Inner City Ministries · 2022
Access, solidarity and impact; solarizing fehr ave farm
$100,000
Crossroads Center for Children · 2023
Expansion to new school building
$100,000
Schenectady Inner City Ministries · 2023
Community - based food access
$100,000
The Food Pantries of the Capital District · 2023
Food distribution and delivery coordination
$100,000
The Food Pantries of the Capital District · 2022
Expanded access to health foods in schenectady county
$80,000
Schoharie River Center · 2024
Environmental study team-urban ecology
$76,500
The Community Builders · 2024
Community life
$75,000
Literacy Volunteers Rens Co · 2024
Literacy and workforce readiness
$75,000
Albany Barn · 2023
Art studios and maker space
$75,000
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp · 2023
Jay square - park creation
$75,000
Messiah Lutheran · 2023
Changing neighborhood systems, including food access
$75,000
Seat Center · 2023
Jerry burrell park arts collaborative
$75,000
City Mission of Schenectady · 2022
General operations; bridges to wellness agricultural program
$75,000
Free Food Fridge Albany · 2022
Free food fridge schenectady
$70,000
Safe Inc of Schenectady · 2023
Expanding shelter capacity
$70,000
Destine Preparatory Charter School · 2022
Improve reading achievement initiative
$61,000
Operation at Ease · 2023
Support for veterans and first responders
$59,882
Suny Schenectady · 2024
Workforce initiative
$51,000
Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority · 2022
Grocery access point: gap
$50,000
Center for Community Justice · 2024
Legal assistance call-in center
$50,000
Goose Hill Neighborhood Association · 2024
Carrie st park improvements
$50,000
Risse-Refuge and Immigrant Support · 2024
Schenectady co. Support services for immigrants
$50,000
Luken Daily Bread Food Pantry · 2023
Food distribution; access to culturally relevant options
$50,000
Center for Community Justice · 2022
Legal hand program
$45,000
Planned Parenthood Greater Ny · 2024
Survivor support services hotline
$43,000
Suny Schenectady · 2023
Refrigerated food lockers
$40,000
Cocoa House · 2023
Community center expansion
$35,000
Schenectady Greenmarket · 2022
Greenmarket's food box program
$25,000
Create Community Studios · 2024
Ceramics studio for wellness
$25,000
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp · 2022
General operations
$24,000
518 Elevated · 2023
Workforce development
$20,000
Capital Region Classical · 2024
Music series concerts
$12,000
Catholic Charities Tri-County Services · 2024
Health food access
$12,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 2024
Preface program - student training
$10,000
Community Fathers · 2024
Community fathers documentary
$10,000
Music Haven · 2024
2024 summer series
$10,000
New York Folklore · 2024
Schenectady pan african orchestra
$10,000
Proctors · 2024
Students and stages youth arts & education
$10,000
All of US Community Action Group · 2023
Community education and engagement
$10,000
Capital Region Classical · 2023
Music series concert
$10,000
City Mission of Schenectady · 2023
Ambassador program at the greenmarket
$10,000
Create Community Studios · 2023
Schenectady and me art benches
$10,000
Music Haven · 2023
2023 summer series
$10,000
Brightside Up · 2022
Parentchild+ ;home visits and educational tools
$10,000
Music Haven · 2022
Music haven concert series 2022
$9,800
Create Community Studios · 2022
Strategic & business planning
$8,500
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · 2024
Schenectady nature bus - environment education
$8,500
Clarkson University · 2022
Rise high program expansion
$7,500
Mooncatcher Project · 2024
Period pantries
$7,500
Clarkson University · 2023
Mat program support
$7,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady · 2022
Ski program for schenectady youth
$7,200
New York Folklore · 2023
Schenectady pan african orchestra

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