Foundations that fund organizations in Ithaca, New York
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Ithaca nonprofits
923 private foundations gave $102M to Ithaca organizations in their latest filings; 25 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,478 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Ithaca around $281K. 37 of these funders are based in New York; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 923
- Accept applications
- 25
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Ithaca
- $102M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,478
- Typical median grant
- $281K
- Based in NY
- 37%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Ithaca organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 10 | $6.9M | $658K | Yes | Agricultural development; Discovery and translational sciences; Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; nutrition |
| Stephanie and Peter Nolan Foundation | Hermosa Beach, CA | 4 | $5.3M | $15K | Preselected only | As needed |
| The Selander Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $3.9M | $3.9M | Preselected only | Educational purposes |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 98 | $3.8M | $35K | Yes | Project support; General operating support; Other |
| Palladium Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $3.5M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Various |
| Sc Johnson Giving Inc | Racine, WI | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Yes | Support cornell sc johnson school of business |
| Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation | Incline Village, NV | 1 | $2.8M | $2.8M | Preselected only | Duffield institute for animal behavior |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 18 | $2.8M | $8,400 | Preselected only | Geometric counts on surfaces; Travel support for mathematicians; Fluctuations in disordered systems |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $2.1M | $208K | Yes | 81916 exploring the impact of financialization and structur…; 79754 developing rapidly responsive community-engaged resea…; 82640 studying how communities name themselves and communic… |
| Seneca Foods Foundation | Fairport, NY | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Plant research; Dyson annual fund; support local agricultural dev program,… |
| Brooks Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $2.0M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Support; Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy |
| Dunaway Foundation | LA Jolla, CA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Center for precision nutrition & health, college of human e… |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | To increase access to computing education |
| Joseph Rosen Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Further donee's exempt purpose |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Preselected only | To support tech fellows |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 2 | $1.8M | $875K | Preselected only | To support the mggg redistricting lab to advance proportion…; To support cornell law school's bay area daca initiative to… |
| Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Meinig Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General fund |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | To support agriculture systems that advance anti-hunger and… |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Fund for nutrition equity and food justice |
| Art for Animals Foundation | Bedford, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | General support |
| The Ball Family Foundation | King of Prussia, PA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General support |
| Schleifer Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| UW S Pearsall for Cornell Univ | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $1.0M | $250K | Preselected only | Pershing square sohn prize for young investigators in cance…; The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery)…; Support for the research of the lyden lab |
| The Macaulay Family Foundation C/O Anne R Macaulay | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| The Fried Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $993K | $993K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund | Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $935K | $935K | Yes | Maddie's shelter medicine program, years 20 - 24 continuati… |
| The Block Friedman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $867K | $867K | Yes | Unrestricted charitable contribution |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 5 | $831K | $146K | Preselected only | To collect in-situ data at the greenland ice sheet margin d…; For the research and related work of ligia fonseca coelho i…; For the research and related work of zach ulibarri in conne… |
| Esl Esperance Trust UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $768K | $768K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Dr H Fisk Johnson Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $677K | $677K | Preselected only | General support |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 7 | $664K | $35K | Preselected only | To conduct research identifying nursing homes with real est…; To assess the impact that access to capital has on nursing…; To provide specific expertise and technical assistance on g… |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $650K | $325K | Preselected only | In support of the ai, policy, and practice initiative; In flexible support to the citizens and technology lab |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $619K | $156K | Preselected only | To support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum…; In support of investigations of strongly correlated materia…; Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operationa… |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $614K | $614K | Yes | General operating support |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 1 | $613K | $613K | Preselected only | Food and agriculture research |
| The Rimora Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 2 | $610K | $305K | Preselected only | Cornell annual fund for student and campus life & polo; Aid in conservation of earth's biological diversity through… |
| Abby S & Howard P Milstein Foundation Howard P Milstein Trustee | New York, NY | 1 | $561K | $561K | Preselected only | Irc sec. 501(c)(3) org. |
| Barry L and Jan R Zubrow Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $560K | $560K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ellen G Adelson Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $550K | $550K | Preselected only | Education |
| Himan Brown Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $545K | $545K | Preselected only | Educational |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $525K | $131K | Yes | Environment and Science; Fellowships for Science and Engineering |
| Martini-Welch Family Foundation C/O Sarah Bradley Cpa Pllc | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To support marine science education, research, and outreach… |
| Suna Family Foundation | Long Island City, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To further donees exempt purpose |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | To continue to support the cornell prison education program |
| The Queen Road Foundation Inc | Midlevels | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| Gold Family Charitable Trust | Briarcliff Manor, NY | 1 | $499K | $499K | Preselected only | To support medical education and research. |
| The Gerstner Family Foundation | Armonk, NY | 1 | $493K | $493K | Preselected only | Environmental research |
| Mueller Health Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust Company | Garden City, NY | 1 | $456K | $456K | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Stump Beatrice Moore Endowment Fund | Newtown, PA | 1 | $450K | $450K | Preselected only | 1/2 general use and 1/2 |
| Melissa and John V Ceriale Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 2 | $449K | $224K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Susannah & Jim Adelson Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $400K | $44K | Preselected only | General funding - new frontier grants; General funding - ornithology lab; General funding - mcgraw hall |
| Edwards Mother Earth Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | the adoption of agroforestry-based chestnut and hazelnut cu… |
| The Wright Foundation Inc | Greenwich, CT | 3 | $400K | $100K | Preselected only | Industrial practitioner program in chemical & biomolecular…; Peter a. wright catalyst fund; Jgsm ai and data science program enhancement fund |
| New York Alpha Education Fund Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $395K | $395K | Yes | Capital improvement project |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 2 | $367K | $183K | Yes | For a congressional education project on international secu…; For innovative and analytical proposals for immigration |
| Kanders Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $360K | $360K | Preselected only | All are for charitable, educational, scientific, or literac… |
| The E&ss Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $360K | $360K | Preselected only | Education |
| Penn Oberlander Family Foundation Inc C/O Laurence Penn | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $359K | $359K | Preselected only | Payments for charity |
| Kt Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | Perspectives in Global Dev Seminar Series Fund; Lab of Ornithology |
| March Conservation Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $348K | $348K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Stanton Foundation C/O Hemenway & Barnes Llp | Boston, MA | 3 | $329K | $19K | Preselected only | To achieve charitable purpose |
| Ada Howe Kent Foundation | Hazlet, NJ | 2 | $325K | $163K | Preselected only | non restrictive |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $300K | $75K | Yes | Alfred p. sloan research fellowship for karan mehta in phys…; Alfred p. sloan research fellowship for chao-ming jian in p…; Alfred p. sloan research fellowship for rene kizilcec in co… |
| Schneur Family Foundation | Surfside, FL | 2 | $286K | $143K | Preselected only | Charitable contributions |
| The Escoll-Lubeck Charitable Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $286K | $286K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $281K | $281K | Yes | To support greater freedom of the press by providing direct… |
| Tolly Vinik Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $253K | $253K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $251K | $125K | Yes | Core support for cat lab's work to build community engaged…; Matching gift |
| The Dyson Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Towards high school project-based learning and career readi… |
| Tuchman Family Foundation Co Mantucket Capital Mgmt Corp | Englewood, CO | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Kelson Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support to mggg redistricting lab |
| The Sanders Foundation | El Paso, TX | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| UW Strang for Cornell & Nyudh | Dallas, TX | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Trust Uwo Irma T Hirschl Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| New York State Health Fdn D/B/A New York Health Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $228K | $228K | Yes | Farm to institution in new york: leveraging the food hub co… |
| Additional Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | Single ventricle research fund |
| The Wildwood Foundation C/O Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis | New York, NY | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | For mission support |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $214K | $214K | Preselected only | In support of finalizing the metrics to estimate the true c… |
| Gianforte Family Charitable Trust | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $213K | $213K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| The Mosse Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Charitable organization |
| The Kenbe Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation Inc - C/O Bank of America Private Bank | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Cestone scholarship support |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $194K | $97K | Yes | to build the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance System… |
| Wang Family Foundation | Napa, CA | 1 | $192K | $192K | Preselected only | Support administratively, logistically, and intellectually… |
| Barr Mabel R Tua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $192K | $192K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $189K | $189K | Preselected only | Support educational programs, including scholarship aid |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $185K | $84K | Yes | Long-term effects of universal free school meal policies; The context and life course of racial/ethnic identities amo…; Socioeconomic and racial disparities in drivers license sus… |
| Cdvsj Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $180K | $180K | Preselected only | To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to… |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $176K | $75K | Yes | Support for collaboration among academic institutions and s…; Support for 24 Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM researc…; General Operating Support |
| Ono Pharma Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $173K | $173K | Yes | The ono pharma breakthrough science intitiative awards prog… |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $172K | $172K | Preselected only | Ag Energy NY and Expansion fund |
| Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County | Ithaca, NY | 49 | $169K | $2,600 | Yes | Awards, contributions & operations |
| Ralph Landau Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $162K | $81K | Preselected only | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Annual Fu…; 2023 Aquavet Program |
| One Hive Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $159K | $159K | Preselected only | Pesticide analytical lab discretionary fund |
| Steven and Marcy Schaeffer Family Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 9 | $156K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the arts; To support positive social change; To support boxing program for youth and teens |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $152K | $152K | Yes | Effects of work and financial assistance policies on child… |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Program support for the Data and Democracy Lab |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Ithaca, New York?
Gates Foundation, Stephanie and Peter Nolan Foundation, The Selander Foundation, Park Foundation Inc, Palladium Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Ithaca organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Ithaca. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.