Funding search · EIN 161490519 · Rochester, NY
Melvin and Mildred Eggers Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 85
- grants reported
- $5.3M
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. 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
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- Vanguard Charitable (21624 Transfer of Securities at Fmv Bv 2938170)1 grant · $4.2M
- Vanguard Charitable1 grant · $696,502
- Syracuse University4 grants · $120,000
- United Way of Greater Rochester2 grants · $33,000
- Schwab Charitable Fund2 grants · $30,000
- Finger Lakes Land Trust2 grants · $25,000
- Corning Museum of Glass2 grants · $20,000
- New York University Langone Health2 grants · $12,500
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2 grants · $12,500
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 85 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.2M
Vanguard Charitable (21624 Transfer of Securities at Fmv Bv 2938170) · Warwick, RI · 2023
The eggers family charitable fund
- $696,502
Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2023
The eggers family charitable fund
- $50,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Faculty support for economics department
- $35,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Maxwell school of citizenship & public affairs (economics department)
- $25,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Lockerbee remembrance scholarships
- $20,000
Finger Lakes Land Trust · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General support
- $18,000
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2023
Richard m. Eggers memorial fund
- $15,000
Corning Museum of Glass · Corning, NY · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022
Richard m. Eggers memorial fund
- $15,000
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Community crisis fund/covid relief
- $10,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Lockerbee remembrance scholarships
- $7,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $7,500
New York University Langone Health · New York, NY · 2023
Perlmutter cancer center
- $5,000
Corning Museum of Glass · Corning, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Finger Lakes Land Trust · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Preservation League of Nys · Albany, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $5,000
New York University Langone Health · New York, NY · 2022
Perlmutter cancer center
- $5,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Center for Youth · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Children of Bellevue · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Foodlink · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
New York City Center · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Syracuse Stage · Syracuse, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Children of Bellevue · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Disaster relief
- $2,500
Flower City Habitat for Humanity · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Friends of Parrott Hall · Geneva, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Geva Theatre · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Hillside Children'S Center · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Disaster relief
- $2,500
Foodlink · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Friends and Foundation of Rochester Public Library · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Highland Park Conservancy · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Hillside Children'S Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
New York City Center · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Heartland Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Rapid employment and development initiative
- $2,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,000
The University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Wilmot cancer center
- $2,000
Breast Cancer Coalition of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Challenger Miracle Field of Greater Rochester · Webster, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Flower City Habitat for Humanity · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Geva Theatre · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Heartland Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Landmark Society of Western New York · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Syracuse Stage · Syracuse, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
The University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Wilmot cancer center
- $1,500
Adirondack Experience · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Ff Thompson Hospital Foundation · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,500
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,500
On Point for College · Syracuse, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Rochester Olmsted Parks Alliance · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Adirondack Experience · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
American Liver Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Center for Youth · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Ff Thompson Hospital Foundation · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
National Association for Olmsted Parks · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $1,500
On Point for College · Syracuse, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywod, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · New York, NY · 2023
Hope lodge - rochester
- $1,000
Family Promise of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Friends of the Naples Public Library · Naples, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General support
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · New York, NY · 2022
Hope lodge - rochester
- $1,000
Artists Unlimited · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Auxiliary To Bellevue Hospital Center · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Camp Hard Hat · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Family Promise of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Friends of the Naples Public Library · Naples, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Gustav Stickley House Foundation · Syracuse, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Historic Oakwood Cemetary Preservation Association · Syracuse, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
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