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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$452,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $5,451,672
-
Tax year 2024
$612,521
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $5,588,973
-
Tax year 2023
$260,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $5,670,996
-
Tax year 2022
$395,005
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $5,713,752
-
Tax year 2021
$345,600
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $5,833,911
-
Tax year 2020
$375,591
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $5,912,957
-
Tax year 2019
$356,891
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $6,179,497
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Charitable
$36,000 -
American Cancer Society ILatham, NY
Charitable
$36,000 -
American Society for the PreventionNew York, NY
Charitable
$36,000 -
Individual
Charitable
$36,000 -
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC
Charitable
$36,000 -
Individual
Charitable
$36,000 -
Humane Society of ChittenSouth Burlington, VT
Charitable
$36,000 -
Individual
Charitable
$36,000 -
National Wildlife FederationReston, VA
Charitable
$36,000 -
Northeastern Assoc of the BlindAlbany, NY
Charitable
$36,000 -
Sight Society of Northeast NYAlbany, NY
Charitable
$36,000 -
Essex County Historical SocietyElizabethtown, NY
Charitable
$36,000 -
Individual
Charitable
$20,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Animals2 grants $72,000100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York5 grants $180,000
- Virginia2 grants $72,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $36,000
- Vermont1 grant $36,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Trustco BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $49,320
- John Vannorden EsqCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $34,208
The return
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