Funding search · EIN 161559984 · Rochester, NY
The Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 106
- grants reported
- $685,775
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $7,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Rochester City Ballet3 grants · $24,000
- The Keys Program3 grants · $22,500
- Writers & Books2 grants · $22,500
- The Strong Museum of Play3 grants · $21,653
- Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester3 grants · $21,000
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra2 grants · $20,000
- Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council2 grants · $20,000
- Seneca Park Zoo Society2 grants · $20,000
- Landmark Society of Western New York3 grants · $19,000
- Push Physical Theatre2 grants · $18,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 106 grants.
- $15,000
The Center for Youth · Rochester, NY · 2022
Capital project
- $15,000
Writers & Books · Rochester, NY · 2022
Capital project
- $10,000
Deep Arts · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Discovery Academy of Science and Art (Dasa) Preschool · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council · Batavia, NY · 2024
Capital project
- $10,000
Rochester City Ballet · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Dasap · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Lollypop Farm · Fairport, NY · 2023
Capital project support
- $10,000
Rochester City Ballet · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Seneca Park Zoo Society · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $10,000
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council · Batavia, NY · 2022
Capital project
- $10,000
Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance · Rochester, NY · 2022
Capital project
- $10,000
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Dba the Rev Theatre Company · Auburn, NY · 2022
Capital project
- $10,000
Seneca Park Zoo Society · Rochester, NY · 2022
Urban ecologist program
- $9,000
Push Physical Theatre · Rochester, NY · 2024
Push yourself project
- $9,000
Push Physical Theatre · Rochester, NY · 2022
Push yourself project
- $7,500
Boys & Girls Club of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Cayuga Museum of History & Art · Auburn, NY · 2024
Capital project support
- $7,500
Corn Hill Waterfront & Navigation Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Cornell University Cooperative Extension Yates County · Penn Yan, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Eastman School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2024
Eastman community music school
- $7,500
Flower City Arts Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program support
- $7,500
Genesee Country Village and Museum · Mumford, NY · 2024
Trail signs for nature center
- $7,500
Geneva Music Festival · Geneva, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Hope Hall · Rochester, NY · 2024
Art in motion program
- $7,500
Imageout · Rochester, NY · 2024
Empowering the lgbt voice program
- $7,500
Landmark Society of Western New York · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
The Keys Program · Sherrill, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Writers & Books · Rochester, NY · 2024
Capital project
- $7,500
A Magical Journey Through Stages · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Autismup · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Corn Hill Waterfront & Navigation Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Genesee Country Village and Museum · Mumford, NY · 2023
Trail signs for nature center
- $7,500
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2023
Capital project support
- $7,500
Hochstein School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Landmark Society of Western New York · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Shake On the Lake · Silver Lake, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
The Keys Program · Sherrill, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
Villa of Hope · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,500
A Magical Journey Through Stages · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $7,500
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Program support
- $7,500
Salvation Army of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program suppport
- $7,500
The Keys Program · Sherrill, NY · 2022
Program support
- $7,470
The Strong Museum of Play · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming suport
- $7,470
The Strong Museum of Play · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $7,420
Villa of Hope · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $7,040
Macedon Public Library · Macedon, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $7,000
Ant Alliance · Silver Lake, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,000
Boys & Girls Club of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $7,000
Autismup · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $7,000
Girls Rock Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $6,750
Rainbow Junction Ltd · Penn Yan, NY · 2024
Program support
- $6,713
The Strong Museum of Play · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming suport
- $6,240
Mary Cariola Children'S Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
Outdoor activity space for children
- $6,000
Girl Scouts of Western New York · Rochester, NY · 2024
Badge-in-a-box program
- $6,000
Rochester Ecology Partners · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program support
- $6,000
Spiritus Christi Church Prison Outreach · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program support
- $6,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $6,000
Salvation Army of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming suppport
- $6,000
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $6,000
Spiritus Christi Church Prison Outreach · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,750
Macedon Public Library · Macedon, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $5,500
Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance · Rochester, NY · 2024
Capital project
- $5,500
Rainbow Junction Ltd · Penn Yan, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,150
Rochester Museum & Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
Cumming nature forest school
- $5,000
Endless Highway · Rochester, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
The Center for Teen Empowerment · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program support
- $5,000
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $5,000
Cayuga Museum of History & Art · Auburn, NY · 2023
Capital project support
- $5,000
Finger Lakes Opera · Geneseo, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $5,000
Golisano Autism Center · Rochester, NY · 2023
Capital project support
- $5,000
Auburn Public Theater · Auburn, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Deep Arts · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Flower City Arts Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Garth Fagan Dance · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Hochstein School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
The Center for Teen Empowerment · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $4,500
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County · Newark, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $4,500
Finger Lakes Opera · Geneseo, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $4,000
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $4,000
Clyde Savannah Public Library · Clyde, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $4,000
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Dba the Rev Theatre Company · Auburn, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $4,000
Clyde Savannah Public Library · Clyde, NY · 2022
Program support
- $4,000
Landmark Society of Western New York · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $4,000
Lollypop Farm · Fairport, NY · 2022
Program support
- $4,000
Rochester City Ballet · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $3,700
Macedon Public Library · Macedon, NY · 2022
Program support
- $3,500
Rose Free Library · Rose, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $3,500
Auburn Public Theater · Auburn, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $3,500
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County · Newark, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
- $3,500
Livingston County Historical Society · Geneseo, NY · 2022
Program support
- $3,500
Wilson Commencement Park · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program support
- $3,000
Camp Puzzle Peace · Walworth, NY · 2024
Program support
- $3,000
Villa of Hope · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $2,500
The Little Theatre · Rochester, NY · 2024
Youth programming support
- $2,500
Women'S Foundation of Genesee Valley · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth programming support
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