Funding search · EIN 161289330 · Rochester, NY

Saunders Foundation

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

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

92
grants reported: $7.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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

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Funding pattern

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2 grants matching “pymt” · $100,000

$50,000
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2023
White Coat Scholarship-School of Pharmacy pymt 2of5
$50,000
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2022
White Coat Scholarship-School of Pharmacy-pymt 1of5

Top recipients

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

University of Rochester1 grant · $5.4M
Saunders Museum1 grant · $997,611
Finger Lakes Museum1 grant · $500,000
St John Fisher College3 grants · $150,000
Hope Hall School2 grants · $110,000
Education Success Foundation2 grants · $100,000
The Healing Connection Residential Trtmt2 grants · $100,000
Rit College of Liberal Arts1 grant · $50,000
Saranac Lake Civic Center1 grant · $50,000
Education Success Network1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$245,450

2022

$883,750

2023

$6.8M

2024

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

$5.4M
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
value of donated stocks to UofR
$997,611
Saunders Museum · Branchport, NY · 2024
value of donated stocks to Saunders Museum
$500,000
Finger Lakes Museum · Branchport, NY · 2023
new building and campus
$55,000
Hope Hall School · Rochester, NY · 2024
program funding-Dolce Method
$55,000
Hope Hall School · Rochester, NY · 2023
program funding-Dolce Method accepted grant
$50,000
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
annual program funding
$50,000
Saranac Lake Civic Center · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
roof recondition
$50,000
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2024
White Coat Scholarship-School of Pharmacy
$50,000
The Healing Connection Residential Trtmt · Rochester, NY · 2024
startup cash flow and building costs
$50,000
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
annual program funding
$50,000
Rit College of Liberal Arts · Rochester, NY · 2023
Saunders College Transformation Fund (Tessoni Business Center Naming)
$50,000
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2023
White Coat Scholarship-School of Pharmacy pymt 2of5
$50,000
The Healing Connection Residential Trtmt · Rochester, NY · 2023
startup cash flow and building costs
$50,000
Education Success Network · Rochester, NY · 2022
annual program funding
$50,000
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2022
White Coat Scholarship-School of Pharmacy-pymt 1of5
$34,000
Vincent House · Wayland, NY · 2022
renovations to facility
$15,000
Flace-Inclusion in Motion · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
open air pavilion construction
$10,000
Adirondack Health Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
Cornerstone Campaign medication room
$10,000
Bivona Child Advocacy Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
program funding
$10,000
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
program funding
$10,000
Girls On the Run of Greater Rochester · Victor, NY · 2024
program funding
$10,000
Kiwanis Club of York-Leicester Foundation · Avon, NY · 2024
program funding
$10,000
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
STAR Power Scholarship annual
$10,000
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
annual fund
$10,000
Nativity Preparatory Academy of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
fund continuation of academic programs
$10,000
Town of Ossian Historical Society · Dansville, NY · 2024
rebuild & repair historical Ossian School House
$10,000
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
annual giving-direct to Livingston County
$10,000
Youth for Christ · Rochester, NY · 2024
program funding
$10,000
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
program funding
$10,000
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
STAR Power Scholarship
$10,000
Nativity Preparatory Academy of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
fund continuation of academic programs
$10,000
Ossian Center Cemetery · Dansville, NY · 2023
new roadway in back section of cemetery
$10,000
St Peter'S Episcopal Church · Dansville, NY · 2023
Clara Barton Statue per EPS
$10,000
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
annual giving
$10,000
Youth for Christ · Rochester, NY · 2023
program funding
$10,000
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
program funding
$10,000
Flace-Inclusion in Motion · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
phase 3: open air pavilion construction
$10,000
McQuaid Jesuit · Rochester, NY · 2022
Arrupe Fund at McQuaid Jesuit
$10,000
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
STAR Power Scholarship
$10,000
Ossian Center Cemetery · Dansville, NY · 2022
new roadway in back section of cemetery
$10,000
United Way of Livingston County · Geneseo, NY · 2022
annual giving
$10,000
Youth for Christ · Rochester, NY · 2022
program funding
$6,000
Temple Hill Cemetery Association · Geneseo, NY · 2023
new zero turn lawnmower
$5,100
Cold Creek Foundation · Castalia, OH · 2022
program funding
$5,000
Avon Central Schools · Avon, NY · 2024
program funding for The "Closet"
$5,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2024
program funding
$5,000
McQuaid Jesuit · Rochester, NY · 2024
program funding
$5,000
Our Lady of Mercy School · Rochester, NY · 2024
program funding
$5,000
As Academy · Livonia, NY · 2023
program funding per accepted grant application
$5,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2023
program funding annual
$5,000
McQuaid Jesuit · Rochester, NY · 2023
Arrupe Fund at McQuaid Jesuit
$5,000
Our Lady of Mercy School · Rochester, NY · 2023
program funding
$5,000
The Spot · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
program funding
$5,000
Al Sigl Community of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2022
Brochure sponsor 2023-Just One Campaign
$5,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2022
program funding
$5,000
Livingston County Hospice · Mt Morris, NY · 2022
program funding
$5,000
York Central School · Retsof, NY · 2022
Stand Up program-see attached-Shari Pascuzzo rep
$4,000
Avon Central Schools · Avon, NY · 2023
program funding for The "Closet"
$3,000
Friends of Livonia · Livonia, NY · 2024
new Livonia Bulldog Mascot suit
$3,000
Seneca Waterways Council Bsa · Rochester, NY · 2022
Eagle Scouts
$2,500
Al Sigl Community of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2024
Just One Campaign annual
$2,500
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbul, CT · 2024
Hope Sponsor NY Fall Festival 2024
$2,500
Roc Cystic Fibrosis Awareness · Rush, NY · 2022
program funding
$2,250
Junior Achievement · Rochester, NY · 2023
Rochester Business Hall of Fame Table Sponsor
$2,000
New York State Troopers Foundation · Latham, NY · 2022
for the weight room at the academy-see attached
$1,500
Town of Ossian Historical Society · Dansville, NY · 2024
rebuild historical Ossian School House
$1,500
Seneca Waterways Council Bsa · Rochester, NY · 2023
sponsor for Eagle Scout Mentor dinner
$1,000
Five Rivers Council--Bsa · Elmira, NY · 2024
annual giving-Dansville Troop in ThunderBird District of Five Rivers Council
$1,000
Rochester Museum & Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
for Cumming Nature Center
$1,000
Five Rivers Council--Bsa · Elmira, NY · 2023
annual giving--Dansville Troop in ThunderBird District of Five Rivers Council
$1,000
Roc Cystic Fibrosis Awareness · Rush, NY · 2023
program funding per accepted grant application
$1,000
Rochester Museum & Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2023
annual program funding Cumming Nature Center
$1,000
Adirondack Park Institute · Newcomb, NY · 2022
program funding
$1,000
Al Sigl Community of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2022
Paddle Tournament
$1,000
Dansville Ambulance · Dansville, NY · 2022
2022 fund drive
$1,000
Five Rivers Council--Bsa · Elmira, NY · 2022
annual giving--Dansville Troop in ThunderBird District of Five Rivers Council
$1,000
Genesee Country Christian School · Geneseo, NY · 2022
program funding
$1,000
Rochester Museum & Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
for Cumming Nature Center
$750
Seneca Waterways Council Bsa · Rochester, NY · 2022
Eagle Scouts plaque and program funding
$500
American Legion Post 87 · Dansville, NY · 2024
Project Christmas annual
$500
American Legion Post 87 · Dansville, NY · 2023
Christmas fund drive
$500
Dansville Ambulance · Dansville, NY · 2023
program funding
$500
Footin' It for Family · Cohocton, NY · 2023
program funding
$500
Noyes Foundation · Dansville, NY · 2023
in memory of Richard Tracy
$500
Dansville Fire Department · Dansville, NY · 2022
annual fund drive
$500
Noyes Foundation · Dansville, NY · 2022
in memory of Carl Myers
$400
American Legion Post 87 · Dansville, NY · 2022
Christmas fund drive
$300
Catholic Charities Steubenlivingston · Mt Morris, NY · 2022
program funding
$300
Footin' It for Family · Cohocton, NY · 2022
program funding (Kyle Mehlenbacher at Valley Fuels fundraiser)-attached
$200
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
program funding-breast cancer walk Sheri L
$200
Footin' It for Family · Cohocton, NY · 2024
program sponsor
$100
American Cancer Society · Rochester, NY · 2022
program funding-see attached

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