Funders / New York
Foundations that fund libraries in New York
87 foundations have made 681 grants to libraries in New York, with a median grant of $8,853. At least 31 of them accept unsolicited applications, per their most recent Form 990-PF.
87
Funders
681
Grants
$8,853
Median grant
437
Organizations in category
Finger Lakes Library System — 29 grants to 12 organizations, median $8,962, largest $27,961. That is 57% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System — 52 grants to 15 organizations, median $6,220, largest $124,629. That is 42% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library — 14 grants to 10 organizations, median $36,831, largest $560,148. That is 40% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
Western New York Library Resources Council — 8 grants to 2 organizations, median $8,315, largest $11,000. That is 47% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2022. Public charity — application process varies.
Mohawk Valley Library System — 9 grants to 3 organizations, median $7,837, largest $33,032. That is 43% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
Pioneer Library System — 20 grants to 7 organizations, median $19,374, largest $26,140. That is 23% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2024. Public charity — application process varies.
Peck Stacpoole Foundation — 6 grants to 2 organizations, median $17,500, largest $25,000. That is 27% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Does not accept unsolicited applications.
Community Foundation of Tompkins County Inc — 41 grants to 14 organizations, median $11,507, largest $44,959. That is 13% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
Northern New York Library Network — 4 grants to 4 organizations, median $8,702, largest $10,000. That is 22% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2022; still granting as of 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc — 5 grants to 2 organizations, median $5,800, largest $8,664. That is 18% of its New York giving. Last grant here 2023. Public charity — application process varies.
The 10 funders most focused on libraries in New York, out of 87 on record.
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