Private foundation · EIN 06-1483018 · Cooperstown, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

C J Heilig Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $673K total, median $25K. 62% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$673K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
62%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.7M

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAGeneral purposes$200K
All Souls Community ChurcSuffren, NYGeneral purposes$90K
Mhvs FoundationUtica, NYGeneral purposes$50K
The Fenimore Art MuseumCooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$30K
The Fenimore Farm and Country VillaCooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$30K
Susquehanna SPCACooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$28K
Clinton Cudas Swim TeamNew Hartford, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Grace Cottage FoundationTownshend, VTGeneral purposes$25K
Pathfinder Village FoundationEdmeston, NYGeneral purposes$25K
The Fund for John Hopkins-NeurologyBaltimore, MDGeneral purposes$25K
The Fund for John Hopkins-UrologyBaltimore, MDGeneral purposes$25K
Friends of ParksCooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$25K
Johnson Park CenterUtica, NYGeneral purposes$25K
Cooperstown Food PantryCooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$15K
Williamson County CASAFranklin, TNGeneral purposes$15K
Cooperstown Foundation for ExcellenCooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$13K
All Saints Anglican ChurchCharlottesville, VAGeneral purpose$7,500
The Mission HaitiLake Placid, FLGeneral purposes$7,500
Afghan Stray Animal LeaguFairfax, VAGeneral purposes$5,000
Young Life Lower Hudson ValleySuffern, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Otsego 2000Cooperstown, NYGeneral purposes$2,000

By state: New York 13 · Massachusetts 1 · Maryland 2 · Vermont 1 · Tennessee 1 · Virginia 2

About this foundation

C J Heilig Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Cooperstown, New York, administered in care of Dr William Lecates, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does C J Heilig Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does C J Heilig Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $673K across 21 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does C J Heilig Foundation Inc give?

New York (13 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), Maryland (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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