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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6504822

The Cayuga Foundation PFDN

A private foundation in Brooklyn, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $135,000 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,269,729

  • Tax year 2024

    $198,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,993,364

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,764,192

  • Tax year 2022

    $218,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,498,929

  • Tax year 2021

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,593,075

  • Tax year 2020

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,636,927

  • Tax year 2019

    $148,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,043,572

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cayuga Lake Watershed NetworkTrumansburg, NY

    General operating

    $9,000
  2. Faatz-Crofut Home for the ElderlyAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $8,000
  3. Union Springs Fire DepartmentUnion Springs, NY

    General operating

    $8,000
  4. Gunnison Ranchland ConservationGunnison, CO

    General operating

    $7,500
  5. Cayuga Waterfront FestivalCayuga, NY

    General operating

    $6,500
  6. Lakeview CemeteryCayuga, NY

    General operating

    $6,500
  7. Discover Cayuga LakeIthaca, NY

    General operating

    $6,500
  8. Hospice of the Finger LakesAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  9. Village of CayugaCayuga, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  10. The Frontenac Historical Society and MusUnion Springs, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. United Ministry of AuroraAurora, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  12. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $4,500
  13. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General operating

    $4,500
  14. Village of Union SpringsUnion Springs, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  15. Ocean Reef Medical Center FoundationKey Largo, FL

    General operating

    $3,000
  16. Cayuga Community FundSyracuse, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  17. Cayuga Counseling Services IncAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  18. Howland Stone Store MuseumAurora, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  19. Peachtown Elementary SchoolAurora, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  20. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    General operating

    $3,000
  21. Sierra ClubOakland, CA

    General operating

    $3,000
  22. Cayuga County Habitat for HumanityAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  23. Operation SmileNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $3,000
  24. Aurora Fire DepartmentAurora, IL

    General operating

    $3,000
  25. Transportation Project for Cayuga CountyAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  26. USOWashington, DC

    General operating

    $3,000
  27. Aurora Free LibraryAurora, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  28. Finger Lakes Land TrustIthaca, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  29. Union Springs Central School DistrictUnion Springs, NY

    Support for soccer club

    $1,500
  30. Merry-Go-Round Theatre Rev PlayhouseAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $1,500
  31. The Cayuga County Community College FounAuburn, NY

    General operating

    $1,500
  32. Yale University Class of 1927New Haven, CT

    General operating

    $1,500
  33. Ocean Reef Volunteer Fire DepartmentKey Largo, FL

    General operating

    $1,500
  34. Community Science InstituteIthaca, NY

    General operating

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $19,00049% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $10,50027% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $5,00013% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $4,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York24 grants $102,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $7,500
  3. California2 grants $6,000
  4. Florida2 grants $4,500
  5. Kansas1 grant $4,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $3,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $3,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • KeyBank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,183

The return

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