Funding search · EIN 161361881 · New York Mills, NY

Edwin J Wadas Foundation

Name: Edwin J Wadas Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

195
grants reported: $3.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $6,865
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.

What they fund

sports youth college scholarship equipment purchase field return

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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.

Top recipients

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

Utica City School District2 grants · $254,415
Budda Dame Thuka Temple1 grant · $250,000
Westmoreland Youth Baseball and Softball1 grant · $248,972
City of Rome4 grants · $210,285
Mid-York Library System1 grant · $146,568
Town of Webb2 grants · $145,509
City of Utica5 grants · $123,816
Town of Trenton1 grant · $113,813
Ican1 grant · $111,178
Herkimer County Chapter Nysarc1 grant · $101,509

Giving over time

$903,721

2022

$891,160

2023

$871,886

2024

$1.1M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 195 grants.

$250,000
Budda Dame Thuka Temple · Frankfort, NY · 2025
Funding for sports complex and basketball court
$248,972
Westmoreland Youth Baseball and Softball · Westmoreland, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - construction of baseball facility
$237,715
Utica City School District · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding for intramural sports program
$200,000
City of Rome · Rome, NY · 2024
Skateboard park
$146,568
Mid-York Library System · Utica, NY · 2024
Purchase of various outdorr sports equipment
$133,546
Town of Webb · Old Forge, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$113,813
Town of Trenton · Barneveld, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of park playground equipment
$111,178
Ican · Utica, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$101,509
Herkimer County Chapter Nysarc · Herkimer, NY · 2025
Funding for puchase of turf and dugouts
$69,991
City of Utica · Utica, NY · 2024
After school program
$66,406
Utica School District · Utica, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$65,536
Town of Ansville · Taberg, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$62,188
Town of Salisbury · Salisbury, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$52,258
Westmoreland Central School District · Westmoreland, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$51,711
Town of Russia · Poland, NY · 2024
Purchase of playground equipment
$48,850
Town of Inlet · Inlet, NY · 2024
Playground equipment
$48,450
Arc Herkimer · Herkimer, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$48,270
City of Utica · Utica, NY · 2022
Youth recreation equipment - various uses
$45,917
Remsen Central School District · Remsen, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$45,475
Waterville Central School District · Waterville, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$41,500
Village of Ilion · Ilion, NY · 2024
Softball field improvements
$39,500
Village of Dolgeville · Dolgeville, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$36,706
Charles H Adrean Dsc Post 625 · Utica, NY · 2024
Improvements at hinko field including scoreboard
$35,000
Rome Baseball Association · Rome, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of baseball field lighting
$33,460
Integrated Community Alternatives Network · Utica, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$32,606
Boonville Youth Athletic Association · Boonville, NY · 2025
Funding for field improvement
$32,515
St Peter'S Church · Rome, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$32,472
Coliseum Soccer Club · Frankfort, NY · 2024
Youth sports program - uniforms
$32,030
Town of Westmoreland · Westmoreland, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$31,908
New Hartford Wrestling Club · Sauquoit, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$30,510
Town of Ohio · Ohio, NY · 2025
Funding for puchase playground equipment
$30,000
Village of Middleville · Middleville, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$29,054
Western Town Library · Westernville, NY · 2022
Recreation supplies - various uses
$28,648
Rome Colts Football · Rome, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$28,187
Whitesboro Csd · Marcy, NY · 2025
Funding for wrestling program, track materials, and field shelters
$27,704
Catholic Charities of Oneida & Madison Counties · Utica, NY · 2024
Camp nazareth sports program
$26,068
City of Utica · Utica, NY · 2024
Wellness and fitness program
$25,998
Utica Academy of Science Charter School · Frankfort, NY · 2024
Soccer program uniforms and equipment
$25,919
Little Falls City School District · Little Falls, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$24,961
Friends of Woodcraft · Old Forge, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of pole climbing towers
$24,300
Whitestown Youth Association · Whitesboro, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$23,770
Midtown Utica Community Center · Utica, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$22,800
Clinton Little League · Clinton, NY · 2024
Dugout replacement
$22,404
Westmoreland Central School District · Westmoreland, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$21,726
Dolgeville Pop Warner Football · Dolgeville, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of uniforms
$20,917
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$20,400
Camden Little League · Camden, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$20,185
Central Valley Central School District · Ilion, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$20,000
Coliseum Soccer Club · Frankfort, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$19,385
Town of Webb School · Old Forge, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$18,448
Whitesboro Central School District · Whitesboro, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$17,679
Oriskany Central School District · Oriskany, NY · 2024
Batting cages and scorers table
$16,700
Utica City School District · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding for high school ski club program
$16,548
Town of Marcy · Marcy, NY · 2025
Funding for refurbishment of baseball fields
$15,006
Ayso Region 429 - Kuyahoora Valley · Poland, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$14,933
Utica Lady Knicks · Clinton, NY · 2024
Registration and travel costs for kentucky
$14,918
Center for Family Life and Recovery · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding for free sports equipment lending library
$14,895
Sauquoit Valley Central School District · Sauquoit, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$14,684
Boy Scouts of America - Leatherstocking Council · Utica, NY · 2024
Need based camp scholarships and recreational equipment
$14,316
Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley · Utica, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$14,313
Midtown Utica Community Center · Utica, NY · 2024
Youth sports program - soccer and other sports equipment
$13,939
Mohawk Valley Sports Club · Utica, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$13,872
Notre Dame Jr Sr High School · Utica, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$13,551
Oriskany Central School District · Oriskany, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$13,018
Camden Central School · Camden, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$12,595
Dolgeville Central School District · Dolgeville, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$12,485
Rome Girls Softball League · Rome, NY · 2025
Funding for rebuilding dugouts
$12,230
Little Falls Youth and Family Center · Little Falls, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$12,010
Kelberman Center · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding camping program and equipment purchase
$11,986
The Neighborhood Center · Utica, NY · 2024
Bike program
$11,963
Town of Webb · Old Forge, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of scoreboard, pitching mound and equipment storage shed
$11,875
Village of Newport · Newport, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$11,425
Rome City School District · Rome, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$11,411
Little Falls Pop Warner · Little Falls, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$11,145
American Heart Association · Utica, NY · 2023
Cpr & first aid training program for youth sports
$10,670
Village of Ilion · Ilion, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of batting cages
$10,540
New York State Kiwanis Foundation · Taberg, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of sports equipment and pool supplies
$10,364
Rome City School District · Rome, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$9,820
Sauquoit Valley Youth Association · Sauquoit, NY · 2024
Scoreboards
$9,800
North Utica Raiders · Utica, NY · 2024
Travel costs to orlando
$9,699
Notre Dame Junior-Senior High School · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of track equipment and funding football, softball and baseball programs
$9,113
Poland Central School District · Poland, NY · 2024
Two team /club shelters
$9,087
Rome Ayso · Rome, NY · 2022
Soccer supplies - various uses
$9,024
Wilson'S Cops & Kids · Rome, NY · 2022
Boxing program
$8,950
Rome Baseball Association · Rome, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$8,603
The Salvation Army of Rome · Rome, NY · 2025
Funding for recreational sports equipment
$8,282
Utica Bulldogs Pop Warner · Utica, NY · 2022
Youth cheerleading supplies - various uses
$8,059
City of Rome Youth Baseball · Rome, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$7,802
The Root Farm · Sauquoit, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses
$7,573
Veterans Boxing Association · Utica, NY · 2022
Softball supplies - various uses
$7,500
Sauquoit Valley Pop Warner · Sauquoit, NY · 2024
Helmets and shoulder pads
$7,427
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of mentor jackets for youth clinics
$7,330
Mohawk Valley Elite Basketball · Frankfort, NY · 2025
Funding for player registration fees
$7,300
Marcy Deerfield Cheer · Utica, NY · 2024
Uniforms
$7,202
Midtown Utica Community Center · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding for 2025 camp program
$7,193
Rome Colts Pop Warner Football · Rome, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$6,897
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2024
Football camp and leadership mentoring program
$6,865
The Salvation Army of Utica · Utica, NY · 2025
Funding for youth sports equipment
$6,774
District 3 Wrestling · Frankfort, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$6,632
Mohawk Valley Sports Club · Utica, NY · 2024
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