Funding search · EIN 203986225 · Phelps, NY

Mary Hicks Preston Historical Improvement & Betterment Foundation

Name: Mary Hicks Preston Historical Improvement & Betterment 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.

51
grants reported: $1.0M
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

socialization education recreation preservation historicalpreservation historical artsrecreationhistorical culture

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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.

8 grants matching “historicalpreservation” · $85,180

$24,130
Town of Phelps · Phelps, NY · 2024
Historicalpreservation
$7,500
Orleans Cemetery Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Historicalpreservation
$0
Phelps Historical Society · Phelps, NY · 2024
Historicalpreservation
$10,500
Orleans Cemetery Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Historicalpreservation
$1,800
Phelps Historical Society · Phelps, NY · 2023
Historicalpreservation
$18,500
Town of Phelps · Phelps, NY · 2022
Historicalpreservation
$12,250
Phelps Historical Society · Phelps, NY · 2022
Historicalpreservation
$10,500
Orleans Cemetery Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Historicalpreservation

Top recipients

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

Phelps Community Center3 grants · $533,585
Phelps Business Development Council3 grants · $145,948
Village of Phelps2 grants · $88,357
Midlakes Scholarship Fund3 grants · $47,000
Town of Phelps2 grants · $42,630
Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic3 grants · $30,000
Orleans Cemetery Association3 grants · $28,500
Phelps Historical Society3 grants · $14,050
House of John3 grants · $12,500
Phelps Art Center3 grants · $11,297

Giving over time

$321,916

2022

$307,297

2023

$402,847

2024

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$227,640
Phelps Community Center · Phelps, NY · 2024
Recreation &socialization
$186,310
Phelps Community Center · Phelps, NY · 2023
Recreation &socialization
$119,635
Phelps Community Center · Phelps, NY · 2022
Recreation &socialization
$75,812
Phelps Business Development Council · Phelps, NY · 2024
Culture & artsrecreationhistorical preservation
$63,357
Village of Phelps · Phelps, NY · 2022
Recreationpreservation
$55,636
Phelps Business Development Council · Phelps, NY · 2022
Culture & artsrecreationhistorical preservation
$40,000
Midlakes Scholarship Fund · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Education
$25,000
Village of Phelps · Phelps, NY · 2024
Recreation
$24,130
Town of Phelps · Phelps, NY · 2024
Historicalpreservation
$18,500
Town of Phelps · Phelps, NY · 2022
Historicalpreservation
$14,500
Phelps Business Development Council · Phelps, NY · 2023
Culture & artsrecreationhistorical preservation
$12,250
Phelps Historical Society · Phelps, NY · 2022
Historicalpreservation
$10,500
Orleans Cemetery Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Historicalpreservation
$10,500
Orleans Cemetery Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Historicalpreservation
$10,000
Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Socialization
$10,000
Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Socialization
$10,000
Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Socialization
$10,000
Cornell Cooperate Ext of Ont Cty · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Recreation
$8,500
Partnership for Ontario County · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Socialization
$8,000
Gypsum Cemetary Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Historical preservation
$7,500
Orleans Cemetery Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Historicalpreservation
$7,000
Midlakes Scholarship Fund · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Education
$5,805
Phelps Clifton Springs Central School District · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Education
$5,288
First Baptist Church of Clifton Springs · Phelps, NY · 2022
Preservation
$5,002
Phelps Art Center · Phelps, NY · 2023
Socialization
$5,000
Ontario Pathways · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Recreation
$5,000
American Red Cross · West Henrietta, NY · 2023
Socialization
$5,000
House of John · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Socialization
$5,000
Phelps Art Center · Phelps, NY · 2022
Socialization
$4,880
Oaks Corners Fire Company · Oaks Corners, NY · 2023
Socialization
$4,000
Resthaven Cemtery · Phelps, NY · 2023
Historical preservation
$3,800
Midlakes Chem Free · Phelps, NY · 2024
Recreation
$3,750
House of John · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Socialization
$3,750
House of John · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Socialization
$3,500
Midlakes Chem Free · Phelps, NY · 2023
Recreation
$3,000
Midlakes Chem Free · Phelps, NY · 2022
Recreation
$2,250
Clifton Springs Rotary Charities · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Education
$2,250
Clifton Springs Rotary Charities · Clifton Springs, NY · 2023
Education
$2,250
Clifton Springs Rotary Charities · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Education
$2,000
Mercy Flight Central · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Education
$1,800
Phelps Historical Society · Phelps, NY · 2023
Historicalpreservation
$1,500
Mercy Flight Central · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Education
$1,295
Phelps Art Center · Phelps, NY · 2024
Socialization
$1,000
Gypsum Cemetary Association · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Historical preservation
$170
Girl Scouts of Nypenn Pathways · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Recreation
$0
Phelps Clifton Springs Central School District · Clifton Springs, NY · 2024
Education
$0
Phelps Historical Society · Phelps, NY · 2024
Historicalpreservation
$0
Resthaven Cemtery · Phelps, NY · 2024
Historical preservation
$0
Midlakes Scholarship Fund · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Education
$0
Phelps Clifton Springs Central School District · Clifton Springs, NY · 2022
Education
$0
Resthaven Cemtery · Phelps, NY · 2022
Historical preservation

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