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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-6046540

Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Norwich, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $88,159 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Otis A Thompson FDN Co NBT Bank N
52 S Broad St
Norwich, NY 13815
(607) 337-6193
Form and materials
Applications can be obtained from NBT bank and at high schools guidance office
Deadlines
April 15 annually for may meeting
Restrictions
Chenango, ostego & delaware counties of nys. Grants restricted to educational purposes. Scholarships given to schools in same county

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $88,159

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,565,065

  • Tax year 2024

    $80,810

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,519,625

  • Tax year 2023

    $87,629

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,536,818

  • Tax year 2022

    $92,506

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,570,416

  • Tax year 2021

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,615,119

  • Tax year 2020

    $84,026

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,595,743

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,350

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,683,026

  • Tax year 2018

    $90,490

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,671,771

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarships

    $8,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  3. Friends of Rogers Environmental Educational Center IncSherburne, NY

    Educational and

    $5,000
  4. Hancock Community Educational FDNHancock, NY

    Summer enrichment program

    $5,000
  5. Pathfinder Village FoundationEdmeston, NY

    Sensory therapy room

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  7. Morrisville College FdnMorrisville, NY

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  8. The Norwich Family YMCANorwich, NY

    Grant for summer pre-school

    $4,000
  9. Colorscape Chenango Arts FestivalNorwich, NY

    Grant for the annual arts

    $4,000
  10. Christian Neighborhood Center of NorwichNorwich, NY

    Field trips

    $3,209
  11. Chenango County Historical SocietyNorwich, NY

    Grant for summer saturday

    $3,000
  12. Chenango County Council of the Arts IncNorwich, NY

    Grant for teachers program

    $2,500
  13. Chenango SPCANorwich, NY

    Educational initiatives

    $2,100
  14. Individual

    Scholarships

    $2,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarships

    $2,000
  16. Earlville Free LibraryEarlville, NY

    Summer reading program

    $2,000
  17. Franklin Stage CompanyFranklin, NY

    FSC intern and young

    $2,000
  18. Halos IncAfton, NY

    Grant for grief day camp

    $2,000
  19. Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich, NY

    Career development program

    $2,000
  20. Leadership ChenangoNorwich, NY

    General operation

    $1,600
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  29. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  33. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  36. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  37. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  38. Dcmo BocesNorwich, NY

    Work study

    $750

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $14,50059% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $8,20933% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York16 grants $49,159

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joe StaglianoPRES/CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas C VailSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian VossVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy McLeanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas ArmaoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Zoe VandermuelenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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