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.

5 grants matching “schuyler” · $42,462

$7,427
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2025
Funding for purchase of mentor jackets for youth clinics
$4,023
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2025
Funding for girls spring basketball program
$6,897
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2024
Football camp and leadership mentoring program
$20,917
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2023
Youth sports program - various uses
$3,198
Frankfort-Schuyler Csd · Frankfort, NY · 2022
Sports program - various uses

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
Uniforms

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