Funding search · EIN 222488837 · Ithaca, NY
Michael & Helen Cyker Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 93
- grants reported
- $506,400
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $4,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Beth Israel Deaconness4 grants · $100,000
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $100,000
- Brigham & Women'S Hospital4 grants · $40,000
- Boston Children'S Hospital4 grants · $20,000
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee4 grants · $20,000
- American Jewish World Service4 grants · $20,000
- Anti-Defamation League4 grants · $20,000
- Eac Montessori School of Ithaca4 grants · $20,000
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $20,000
- Cayuga Medical Center Foundation4 grants · $18,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 93 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Beth Israel Deaconness · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Beth Israel Deaconness · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Beth Israel Deaconness · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Beth Israel Deaconness · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Eac Montessori School of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
The Holocaust Legacy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitbale
- $5,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Eac Montessori School of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Eac Montessori School of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Eac Montessori School of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $4,000
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · Harvard, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $4,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · Harvard, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
The Carroll School · Wayland, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,600
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
- $3,600
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $3,600
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $3,600
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Temple Beth Eloheim · Wellesley, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
The Newton Food Pantry · Newton, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Temple Beth Eloheim · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
The Newton Food Pantry · Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Temple Beth Eloheim · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
The Carroll School · Wayland, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
The Newton Food Pantry · Newton, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · Harvard, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Temple Beth Eloheim · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
The Newton Food Pantry · Newton, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Waltham, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Waltham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
The Carroll School · Wayland, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Montessori School of Syracuse · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Montessori School of Syracuse · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · Harvard, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Montessori School of Syracuse · Syracuse, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
The Carroll School · Wayland, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Montessori School of Syracuse · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Devens, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Devens, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $250
Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $250
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Devens, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $250
Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $250
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Devens, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2022
Charitable
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