How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$491,700
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $4,314
-
Tax year 2023
$555,900
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $21,226
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Tax year 2022
$276,133
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $4,105
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Tax year 2021
$444,700
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $6,430
-
Tax year 2020
$522,440
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $21,460
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Tax year 2019
$511,154
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $9,221
-
Tax year 2018
$485,157
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $304,677
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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RitRochester, NY
Charity
$166,700 -
St John Fisher CollegeRochester, NY
Charity
$150,000 -
Villa of HopeRochester, NY
Charity
$75,000 -
American Red CrossRochester, NY
Charity
$25,000 -
The Salvation ArmyRochester, NY
Charity
$10,000 -
Hunters Hope FoundationOrchard Park, NY
Charity
$5,000 -
KeysSherrill, NY
Charity
$5,000 -
Mercy Flight CentralCanandaigua, NY
Charity
$5,000 -
Rocovery FitnessRochester, NY
Charity
$5,000 -
The Margaret HomeFairport, NY
Charity
$4,000 -
Artists UnlimitedRochester, NY
Charity
$3,500 -
Rochester Rotary Charitable FoundationRochester, NY
Charity
$3,500 -
David Hochstein Memorial Music SchoolRochester, NY
Charity
$3,125 -
Spiritus Christi Mental Health CenterRochester, NY
Charity
$3,125 -
Unity House of Cayuga CountyAuburn, NY
Charity
$3,125 -
Urban League of RochesterRochester, NY
Charity
$3,125 -
Nativity Preparatory AcademyRochester, NY
Charity
$3,000 -
Cancer ActionRochester, NY
Charity
$2,500 -
Center for Disability ServicesAlbany, NY
Charity
$2,500 -
Christ for Kidss MinistryRush, NY
Charity
$2,500 -
Equi CenterHoneoye Falls, NY
Charity
$2,500 -
Rochester Education FoundationRochester, NY
Charity
$2,500 -
Best Buddies in Western NYRochester, NY
Charity
$2,000 -
Pluta Cancer CenterRochester, NY
Charity
$2,000 -
Catholic Charities of Herkimer CountyIllio, NY
Charity
$1,000 -
Wny Wreckers IncRochester, NY
Charity
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education3 grants $155,50083% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $11,6256% of the total
- Community development1 grant $5,0003% of the total
- Human services1 grant $5,0003% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $4,0002% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $3,1252% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $3,5002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York26 grants $491,700
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Wanda PolisseniPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
- Valerie Polisseni WilcoxDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
- Glenn E PezzoloDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in New York
- Private foundations in Rochester
- Foundations that fund education in New York
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in New York
- Foundations that fund community development in New York
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- KMT Foundation Inc 5 grants Accepts applications $429,000 giving
- Rudolph and Rose Wollner Charitable Trust 3 grants Preselected only $352,000 giving
- Theodore Cashmere Mendick Foundation Inc 16 grants Preselected only $275,000 giving
- The Baker Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $252,658 giving
- Ashley Family Foundation Inc 21 grants Accepts applications $241,750 giving