Funding search · EIN 156018481 · Ithaca, NY
Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 232
- grants reported
- $860,548
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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51 grants matching “ithaca” · $224,704
- $9,000
Downtown Ithaca Children'S Center · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,900
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,250
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,530
Ithaca Children'S Garden · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $3,750
Seeventh Art of Corporation of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $3,750
Ithaca Community Childcare Center · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $3,000
Ithaca Community Radio · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $2,600
Hanger Theatre Center for the Arts of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $2,350
Ithaca Health Alliance · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,276
Ithaca Community Orchestra · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $837
Family and Children'S Service of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,160
Ithaca Community Recovery · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,198
The Ithaca Voice · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ithaca Children'S Garden · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Shared Kitchen Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,383
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $3,500
Historic Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $3,000
Hanger Theatre Center for the Arts of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,310
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,200
Ithaca Community Orchestra · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,000
Ithaca Community Childcare Center · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $-500
First Congregational Church of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $9,700
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,000
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Ithaca Community Recovery · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Greater Ithaca Activities Center · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,500
Family & Children'S Service of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Friends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ithaca Voice · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
State Theatre of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $2,560
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $2,000
First Congregational Church of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,800
Ithaca Health Alliance · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,500
Ithaca Public Education Initiative · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,300
Ithaca Community Orchestra · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $9,000
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $8,000
State Theatre of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Family & Children'S Service of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,000
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Historic Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,300
Downtown Ithaca Children'S Center · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,000
Ithaca Community Radio · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $2,600
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,850
Affiliated Choruses of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $1,100
Ithaca Community Orchestra · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Sciencenter of Ithaca4 grants · $31,100
- Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County4 grants · $26,500
- Paleontological Research Institute4 grants · $26,250
- Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services4 grants · $24,750
- Finger Lakes Reuse3 grants · $22,500
- Beverly J Martin School Pta4 grants · $21,000
- Golden Opportunity4 grants · $20,950
- United Way of Tompkins County2 grants · $19,750
- Child Development Council4 grants · $15,750
- Food Bank of the Southern Tier2 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 232 grants.
- $14,950
United Way of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $10,500
Unity House of Cayuga County · Auburn, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $10,000
Catholic Charities Food Bank of the Southern Tier · Elmira, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $10,000
Finger Lakes Reuse · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $10,000
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $10,000
Southside Community Center · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $10,000
Paleontological Research Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $9,700
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $9,000
Downtown Ithaca Children'S Center · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $9,000
William George Agency for Children'S Services · Freeville, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $9,000
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $8,000
Food Bank of the Southern Tier · Elmira, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $8,000
State Theatre of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Area Congregations Together · Shelton, CT · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Cornell Cooperative Extension · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
First Baptist Church of Enfield · Newfield, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Beverly J Martin School Pta · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Finger Lakes Reuse · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Paleontological Research Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,500
Family & Children'S Service of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,200
Second Wind Cottages · Newfield, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,145
Women'S Opportunity Center · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,000
Paleontological Research Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,000
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,000
Food Bank of the Southern Tier · Elmira, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $7,000
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,900
Sciencenter of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,750
Golden Opportunity · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,500
Lansing Community Library · Lansing, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,200
Golden Opportunity · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,160
Ithaca Community Recovery · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,150
The Learning Web · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
4-H Primitive Persuits of Cornell Cooperative · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Lansing Lunchbox · Lansing, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
New Roots Charter School · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Beverly J Martin School Pta · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Golden Opportunity · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Greater Ithaca Activities Center · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins & Cortland · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Human Services Coalition · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $6,000
Ithaca Community Recovery · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,750
Challenge Industries · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,625
Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins & Cortland Counties · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,500
Family & Children'S Service of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,491
Wharton Studio Museum · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,250
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,198
The Ithaca Voice · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,125
The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,120
Open Doors English · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Beverly J Martin School Pta · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
College Initiative Upstate · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Community Science Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Finger Lakes Reuse · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Franziska Racker Center · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Groton Community Health Care · Groton, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Child Development Council · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Civic Ensemble · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Community School of Music and Arts · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Community Unity Music Education Program International · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Friends of Stewart Park · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ithaca Children'S Garden · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Longview · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Shared Kitchen Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Special Olympics New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Caroline After School Program · Slaterville Springs, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
First Baptist Church of Enfield · Newfield, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Friends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Hospice & Palliative Care Service of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ithaca Voice · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Kitchen Theatre Company · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
State Theatre of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ymca of Ithaca and Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Advocacy Center of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Black Hands Universal · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Catholic Charities · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Community Unity Music Education Program · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Foodnet Meals On Wheels · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Hangar Theatre · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Historic Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Hospicare & Palliative Care Service of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $5,000
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,800
Boyce Thompson Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,800
United Way of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,655
Nami Finger Lakes · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,530
Ithaca Children'S Garden · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,508
Foodnet Meals On Wheels · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,500
Finger Lakes Toy Library · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,455
Brooktondale Community Center · Brooktondale, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,383
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,366
Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,300
Downtown Ithaca Children'S Center · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,000
Hospice & Palliative Care Service of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,000
Longview · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Awards, contributions & operations
- $4,000
Finger Lakes Land Trust · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Awards, contributions & operations
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