Foundations that fund organizations in Syracuse, New York
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Syracuse nonprofits
612 private foundations gave $57M to Syracuse organizations in their latest filings; 41 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,434 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Syracuse around $138K. 57 of these funders are based in New York; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 612
- Accept applications
- 41
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Syracuse
- $57M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,434
- Typical median grant
- $138K
- Based in NY
- 57%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Syracuse organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 35 | $10M | $200K | Yes | Support mental health services for children with developmen…; Staff development and advancement opportunities for direct…; Support construction of the children rising center |
| Orange Crimson Foundation | Vienna, VA | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Preselected only | General use |
| Popplestone Foundation C/O Sullivan & Worcester Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Preselected only | Early childhood development - general operating support, fu… |
| Allyn Family Foundation Inc | Skaneateles, NY | 85 | $1.9M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support; Operational support including, but not limited to, expenses…; Operating support |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 6 | $1.6M | $239K | Yes | Western New York Nonprofit Support Group; Liftoff Western New York; NY Funders Alliance 2024 Annual Conference |
| The Dorothy and Marshall M Reisman Foundation | Dewitt, NY | 57 | $1.5M | $10K | Yes | General operating support; General support; Operating support |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $1.3M | $625K | Yes | Capacity building; Thriving in ministry initiative |
| The William G Pomeroy Foundation | Syracuse, NY | 10 | $1.0M | $11K | Yes | Nys historic marker; Donation; Pomeroy carepassion awards. head, hands and heart scholarsh… |
| The Kari and Dick Clark Foundation | Calabasas, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Contribution |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $914K | $457K | Yes | To support a new directions fellowship; To support a covid-19 oral history project |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Glenn Dale, MD | 4 | $903K | $75K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc | Syracuse, NY | 2 | $875K | $437K | Preselected only | To support the redevelopment of the chimes building; To support young women's health initiatives |
| Hazel L Carpenter Home Inc Dba Th Dba 1886 Benevolent Society | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $760K | $760K | Yes | Elderly support |
| Health Foundation for Western & Central New York | Buffalo, NY | 20 | $760K | $14K | Yes | Trustee discretionary fund; Age friendly go local 2.0; Rural health microgrant fund 2023 |
| Schultz Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | Further charitable goals |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $675K | $675K | Preselected only | To provide technical support |
| The Catherine Jefferson Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | 1 | $650K | $650K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $642K | $245K | Yes | To support the development, maintenance, and sustainability…; Transfer of an alfred p. sloan research fellowship for shah…; To perform in vitro experiments and related simulations exp… |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $615K | $308K | Yes | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $557K | $217K | Yes | To advance a research-informed, evidence-based national vet…; To hire a communications firm to develop, coordinate and de…; To capitalize on a meaningful window of policy opportunity,… |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 4 | $534K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support; Wellness workforce collaborative |
| The Taishoff Family Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $515K | $515K | Yes | To support organization's mission |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | The american chestnut research and restoration project |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Rock Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hazel L Carpenter Home Inc Xxxxx1001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General |
| The Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation | Syracuse, NY | 55 | $428K | $3,000 | Yes | Public support |
| The Duke Malavenda Foundation Inc | Syracuse, NY | 20 | $385K | $5,000 | Preselected only | 2023 contribution |
| Gaylord Hjcharitable Ta | Buffalo, NY | 2 | $380K | $190K | Preselected only | Scholarship award; Religious |
| New York State Health Fdn D/B/A New York Health Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $379K | $18K | Yes | Implementing and sustaining healthy food systems in central…; Conference scholarship application - healthy food, healthy…; Building capacity and resilience of nyhealth grantees |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 2 | $375K | $188K | Yes | As a final grant for support of the Transactional Records A…; For the Carnegie Policy Planning Leadership Lab |
| Joyce Hergenhan Private Foundation | Fairfield, CT | 1 | $365K | $365K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The John R Oishei Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 4 | $355K | $33K | Yes | Liftoff wny 2024-2025; Nonprofit support group 2024-2025; Nonprofit support groups fund development boot camp series |
| Zp Gamma Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $337K | $169K | Preselected only | Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi - SU Athletics Lally Cente…; The Provosts Faculty Fund and Pan Am 103 Remembrance schola… |
| Richard S Shineman Foundation | Oswego, NY | 20 | $335K | $2,500 | Yes | General operating; Director discretionary grant; Capacity building sessions |
| Archer Family Foundation | Baverly Hills, CA | 1 | $332K | $332K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Elsa & Peter Soderberg Charitable | Boca Grande, FL | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | General |
| The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation | Fairfield, CT | 3 | $325K | $100K | Preselected only | Grant area: sustainable communities (support career dev. pr…; Grant area: sustainable communities & misc (center for nati…; Grant area: sustainable communities (restoration sci. cntr… |
| The Hollyhock Foundation Inc C/O Robert a Karr | New York, NY | 1 | $320K | $320K | Preselected only | Curriculum navigation reports |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $311K | $56K | Yes | To support the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citi…; USSYP scholarship; JAP scholarship |
| McGregor Family Charitable Trust C/O Nbt Financial Group | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | Grant |
| Howard Drescher Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 23 | $306K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating; General support |
| The Campos Epc Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | 250k student center and 50k summer college |
| The Gerald and Daphna Cramer Foundation | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $278K | $278K | Yes | Spirituality & prosocial values in the absence of religion… |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 2 | $275K | $138K | Preselected only | Center for native peoples and the environment; General support |
| The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $270K | $270K | Preselected only | Early literacy grants |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 1 | $263K | $263K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Bandier Family Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | 1 | $255K | $255K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Osc Charitable Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Increasing nutritional heath outcomes for new york state ve… |
| The Keenan Family Foundation C/O Bakerhostetler | Washington, DC | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Entrepreneurship support fund |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | Auburn, NY | 7 | $239K | $15K | Yes | Capacity expansion project ($50,000); support cayuga county…; Toward july 3 patriotic celebration in emerson park 2025; 2025 programs and services |
| John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 | Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $236K | $20K | Yes | Community initiatives; Education; Youth programs |
| Equitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 21 | $221K | $1,050 | Yes | General contribution |
| The Present Family Foundation Inc | Summit, NJ | 1 | $215K | $215K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| William Manning in Memory of Marty Harrigan Foundation Inc | Fairport, NY | 1 | $211K | $211K | Preselected only | Univeristy's Scholarship Fund |
| The Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Community |
| Mhk Foundation Tr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Ianniello Family Charitable Trust | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Pomeranz Shankman & Martin Charitable Foundation | East Syracuse, NY | 9 | $194K | $11K | Yes | Grant; Chanukah gelt |
| Kenneth Goodman Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $193K | $193K | Preselected only | To further education |
| The John Ben Snow Foundation Inc | Manlius, NY | 21 | $179K | $10K | Yes | Youth violence prevention and peer leadership program; Jazz educational pipeline of opportunity; Educational outreach |
| Gaylord Fbo Elmcrest & Aurora Cny | Buffalo, NY | 2 | $177K | $88K | Preselected only | General operational support |
| Slutzker Family Foundation C/O Dr Irving Raphael | Fayetteville, NY | 9 | $176K | $10K | Yes | To support the community center programs and mission; To promote the organizations mission of community beauty..; To support the overall program |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | To support the renovation of an affordable housing communit… |
| Naomi B Chambers Charitable Trust Xxxxx8005 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $173K | $86K | Preselected only | General |
| Stephanie S Kata Foundation C/O Jason R Holowinski | Dewitt, NY | 9 | $166K | $20K | Yes | Unrestricted contribution |
| The Leonard and Irwin Kamp Foundation | Syracuse, NY | 8 | $158K | $21K | Preselected only | General |
| Edna Bailey Sussman Fund | Jericho, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Educational grants |
| Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Robert G Burton Charitable Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General support |
| Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General |
| Green Family Foundation Inc | Bradenton, FL | 7 | $148K | $25K | Yes | Transition to independence program; Technology enhancements and upgrades; Replacement and upgrade of electrical system |
| Esl Charitable Foundation | Rochester, NY | 1 | $147K | $147K | Yes | To support connected neighborhoods |
| Flora Bernice Smith Foundation | Syracuse, NY | 8 | $141K | $17K | Preselected only | Adaptive equipment and devices for program participants; eq…; Horizons education tour expenses (food, lodging, transporta…; Capital improvements |
| Peter R Schneider Private Family Foundation | Clarence Center, NY | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | Medical research |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/B/A Next50 | Denver, CO | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | General support |
| Victor Zhilin Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Yum Brands Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3 |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $114K | $57K | Yes | The black cabinet; Growing up in court |
| Mather Fund Richard Mather Fund | Syracuse, NY | 9 | $112K | $5,000 | Yes | Arts; Education; Social services |
| Feehan Family Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 3 | $111K | $1,000 | Preselected only | For support of ronald mcdonald house; For the support of zoo programs |
| H J Gaylord Tr UW Fbo Syracuse School of | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Utica National Group Foundation Inc | Utica, NY | 3 | $101K | $50K | Yes | Program services; Matching gift to college |
| Rosalie J & C Daniel Maldari Family Co Community Healthcare Network | New York, NY | 2 | $101K | $50K | Preselected only | Funding is used to expand the Le Moyne Cristo Rey Collegiat…; Catholic Charities of Onondaga County helps people in need… |
| Lakota Foundation Inc C/O Peter J Brine | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Scholarship assistance |
| Joy of Giving Something Inc | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Urban Video Project (UVP), a program of Light Work in partn… |
| Theresa & Edward O'Toole Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Himan Brown Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Neporent Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To carry out exempt functions |
| Scott W Brickman Family Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Zaccai Foundation for Augmented Intelligence | Needham, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Syracuse university class sponsorship |
| Orentreich Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hs Mitchell Education Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $93K | $93K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Kinney Drugs Foundation Inc | Gouverneur, NY | 21 | $91K | $2,000 | Yes | Sponsorship of golf classic 2024; Sponsorship for bet on fabulous event; Sponsorship: 2024 golf tournament |
| Aloha Foundation C/O Lourie & Cutler Pc | Boston, MA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Cygnus Management Foundation Inc | Syracuse, NY | 14 | $88K | $3,500 | Yes | General purposes; Capital improvements |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 3 | $86K | $5,500 | Yes | General operating support; Other |
| Cleveland H Dodge Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $86K | $10K | Yes | General support; Emergency grant for lebanon relief |
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 Syracuse, New York?
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc, Orange Crimson Foundation, Popplestone Foundation C/O Sullivan & Worcester Llp, Allyn Family Foundation Inc, The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Syracuse 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 Syracuse. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.