Private foundation · EIN 16-1255123 · Vestal, New York

Bgm Foundation

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: 24 grants paid, $342K total, median $600. 79% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
24
$342K
Median grant
$600
Stays in NY
79%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.5M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Binghamton University FoundationBinghamton, NYSupport$250K
Uhs FoundationBinghamton, NYSupport$55K
Spiedie Fest Balloon Rally ExpoBinghamton, NYSupport$10K
Lourdes Hospital FoundationBinghamton, NYSupport$5,000
Loures Hospital AuxiliaryBinghamton, NYSupport$5,000
Sock Out CancerBinghamton, NYSupport$5,000
Broome County Arts CouncilBinghamton, NYSupport$4,000
Children's HomeBinghamton, NYSupport$1,500
AvreBinghamton, NYSupport$1,250
Girl Scouts of Nypenn PathwaysCicero, NYSupport$1,000
Vestal Police Benevolent AssociatioVestal, NYSupport$650
American Heart AssociationDes Moines, IASupport$600
Broome County Council of ChurchesBinghamton, NYSupport$600
The Cholangiocarcinoma FoundationHerriman, UTSupport$250
The Gideons InternationalNashville, TNSupport$250
Mercy House of the Southern TierEndicott, NYSupport$200
Broome County Humane SocietyBinghamton, NYSupport$200
Endicott Sons of Italy Lodge 443Endicott, NYSupport$200
FIRST Tee SyracuseJamesville, NYSupport$200
Guthrie Resource DevelopmentSayre, PASupport$200
St Vincent de Paul Blessed SacramenVestal, NYSupport$200
Alzheimer's AssociationSyracuse, NYSupport$150
Sarcoma Foundation of AmericaDamascus, MDSupport$150
Southern Tier Police Canine AssociaBinghamton, NYSupport$150

By state: New York 19 · Iowa 1 · Utah 1 · Tennessee 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Bgm Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Vestal, New York, tax-exempt since 1986. 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 Bgm Foundation 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 Bgm Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $342K across 24 grants, a median of $600.

Where does Bgm Foundation give?

New York (19 grants), Iowa (1 grants), Utah (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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