Funding search · EIN 260372982 · Cohoes, NY

Erie Canalway Heritage Fund

Name: Erie Canalway Heritage Fund grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

44
grants reported: $788,683
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $12,380
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

amenities events amenites canal cycle erie

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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

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39 Grants 50001 grant · $79,232
34 Grants 50001 grant · $67,542
35 Grants 50001 grant · $65,495
Canal Society of Nys2 grants · $55,550
Buffalo Maritime Center2 grants · $30,500
Town of Lyons2 grants · $29,811
The Arc of Wayne1 grant · $26,500
Town of Macedon1 grant · $24,000
Town of Manlius1 grant · $24,000
Schenectady Co Historical Society1 grant · $24,000

Giving over time

$186,050

2021

$167,178

2022

$204,926

2023

$230,529

2024

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$79,232
39 Grants 5000 · Waterford, NY · 2023
Program
$67,542
34 Grants 5000 · Waterford, NY · 2022
Program
$65,495
35 Grants 5000 · Waterford, NY · 2024
Program
$42,750
Canal Society of Nys · Manlius, NY · 2024
Amenities
$26,500
The Arc of Wayne · Newark, NY · 2024
Amenities
$24,000
Schenectady Co Historical Society · Schenectady, NY · 2024
Amenities
$24,000
Town of Macedon · Macedon, NY · 2022
Amenites
$24,000
Town of Manlius · Fayetteville, NY · 2022
Amenities
$20,015
Erie Canal Museum · Syracuse, NY · 2021
Support mission
$20,000
Village of Watkins Glen · Watkins Glen, NY · 2021
Support mission
$19,552
Village of Fort Edward · Fort Edward, NY · 2024
Amenities
$19,362
Schenectady Co Dept Ed&P · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Amenities
$18,500
Buffalo Maritime Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Amenities
$17,051
Town of Lyons · Lyons, NY · 2023
Amenities
$15,631
Lockport New York Rotary Fdn · Williamsville, NY · 2023
Amenities
$15,342
Corn Hill Waterfront & Navigation · Pittsford, NY · 2021
Support mission
$15,000
Parks & Trails New York · Albany, NY · 2021
Cycle the erie canal
$14,850
Schenectady Museum Association · Schenectady, NY · 2021
Support mission
$12,900
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Amenities
$12,800
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Muse · Chittenango, NY · 2024
Amenities
$12,800
Canal Society of Nys · Manlius, NY · 2021
Support mission
$12,760
Town of Lyons · Lyons, NY · 2024
Amenities
$12,000
National Abolition Hall of Fame · Peterboro, NY · 2022
Program
$12,000
Buffalo Maritime Center · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Support mission
$12,000
Schoharie River Center · Esperance, NY · 2021
Support mission
$12,000
Western Ny Land Conservancy · East Aurora, NY · 2021
Support mission
$11,757
City of Amsterdam · Amsterdam, NY · 2021
Support mission
$11,500
Hudson Crossing Park · Schuylerville, NY · 2023
Amenities
$11,454
Explore & More · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Support mission
$11,000
City of Little Falls · Little Falls, NY · 2023
Amenities
$10,865
Montezuma Audubon Center · Savannah, NY · 2021
Support mission
$10,500
Village of Medina · Medina, NY · 2021
Support mission
$10,000
Village of Fairport Ida · Fairport, NY · 2023
Amenities
$9,750
Corn Hill Navigation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Amenities
$9,500
Village of Brockport · Brockport, NY · 2024
Program
$8,922
The Village of Schuylerville · Schuylerville, NY · 2024
Amenities
$8,250
Corn Hill Navigation · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program
$8,000
Town of Saratoga · Schuylerville, NY · 2022
Amenities
$7,500
Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY · 2022
Events
$7,500
Canal Socity of Nys · Manlius, NY · 2022
Events
$7,467
Lumber City Development Corp · North Tonawanda, NY · 2021
Support mission
$5,900
Friends of Stewart Park · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Program
$5,500
Explore & More · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Program
$5,236
City of Fulton · Fulton, NY · 2022
Amenities

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.