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Grant recipient EIN 16-0743126Education

Who funds Roberts Wesleyan University?

30 private foundations gave Roberts Wesleyan University in Rochester, NY $11.6 million across 87 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

87 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Pathways for tomorrow initiative

    $8,500,000
  2. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Pathways for tomorrow initiative

    $1,000,000
  3. Fred and Floy Willmott Foundation 14-217520New York, NY 2025

    General charitable purposes

    $95,000
  4. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Pathways for tomorrow initiative

    $50,000
  5. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2025

    Scholarships

    $25,000
  6. Joan L and Robert C Gilkison FamiWashington, DC 2025

    General operating expense

    $10,000
  7. The Gertrude E Skelly Charitable FoundationOrlando, FL 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Gazin Norbert L Education PFDN 101-0628960Brooklyn, OH 2025

    General operating

    $2,000
  9. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2024

    Community engagement center

    $100,000
  10. The Karpus Family Foundation IncPittsford, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $26,000
  11. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2024

    Scholarships

    $25,000
  12. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2024

    Program costs / hoselton chair corpus

    $15,000
  13. Amanda A Baum TR FBO Cocalico XXX-XX-XXXXSt Louis, MO 2024

    Scholarships

    $3,097
  14. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $3,000
  15. The Robert J Rohr III and Mary C RohrMorrisville, VT 2024

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  16. The Charles and Mary Crossed FoundationRochester, NY 2024

    pro-life public education

    $0
  17. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2023

    Community engagement center

    $100,000
  18. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2023

    Charitable purpose

    $99,444
  19. The Karpus Family Foundation IncPittsford, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $37,100
  20. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2023

    Scholarships

    $26,250
  21. Fred and Floy Willmott Foundation 14-217520New York, NY 2023

    General charitable purpose

    $25,000
  22. Stella Matutina FoundationVictor, NY 2023

    Scholarship support

    $15,000
  23. William & Sheila Konar FoundationW Henrietta, NY 2023

    Healthy Steps to Student Success

    $15,000
  24. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2023

    Program costs / hoselton chair corpus

    $15,000
  25. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $3,000
  26. The Robert J Rohr III and Mary C RohrMorrisville, VT 2023

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $238
  28. The Charles and Mary Crossed FoundationRochester, NY 2023

    pro-life public education

    $0
  29. Guenther Scholarship Fund the 003307Hornell, NY 2023

    Scholarship returned

    -$1,000
  30. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2022

    Community engagement center

    $200,000
  31. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2022

    Charitable purpose

    $55,000
  32. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2022

    Scholarships

    $26,250
  33. Fred and Floy Willmott Foundation 14-217520New York, NY 2022

    General charitable purpose

    $25,000
  34. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    Golisano Community Engagement Center

    $20,000
  35. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2022

    Program costs / hoselton chair corpus

    $15,000
  36. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $4,000
  37. Guenther Scholarship Fund the 003307Hornell, NY 2022

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  38. Irene & Samson Jones III Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Academic scholarship program

    $1,000
  39. The Crane Family FoundationFairport, NY 2022

    Contribution of funds to roberts wesleyan college

    $440
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $436
  41. The Robert J Rohr III and Mary C RohrMorrisville, VT 2022

    Educational scholarship

    $200
  42. The Charles and Mary Crossed FoundationRochester, NY 2022

    pro-life public education

    $0
  43. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2021

    Community engagement center

    $100,000
  44. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2021

    Charitable purpose

    $85,000
  45. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2021

    Scholarships

    $25,000
  46. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2021

    Program costs / hoselton chair corpus

    $15,000
  47. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $4,000
  48. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $3,000
  49. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $3,000
  50. Guenther Scholarship Fund the 003307Hornell, NY 2021

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  51. The Charles and Mary Crossed FoundationRochester, NY 2021

    pro-life public education

    $1,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $527
  53. The Robert J Rohr III and Mary C RohrMorrisville, VT 2021

    Educational scholarship

    $500
  54. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2020

    Community engagement center

    $200,000
  55. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2020

    Charitable purpose

    $53,207
  56. The Karpus Family Foundation IncPittsford, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $25,000
  57. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2020

    Scholarships for those affected financially by covid

    $25,000
  58. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2020

    Scholarships

    $22,000
  59. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2020

    Program costs

    $7,000
  60. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $4,000
  61. Donald N Heath Scholarship Trust 18361240Ithaca, NY 2020

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  62. The Bernard and Patricia Iacovangelo Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  63. Guenther Scholarship Fund the 003307Hornell, NY 2020

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $482
  65. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Mip payout for 12/12/19

    $50
  66. Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2019

    Community engagement center

    $200,000
  67. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2019

    Charitable purpose

    $62,606
  68. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    OTD Renovation & Equipment fund

    $25,000
  69. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2019

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  70. The Gertrude E Skelly Charitable FoundationOrlando, FL 2019

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  71. The Bernard and Patricia Iacovangelo Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    Capital Campaign

    $6,000
  72. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2019

    Program costs

    $5,000
  73. The Bob & Barbara McCord Private Foundation IncAllegany, NY 2019

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  74. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $4,000
  75. The Robert J Rohr III and Mary C RohrMorrisville, VT 2019

    United nations student trip

    $2,000
  76. King Scholarship FundIthaca, NY 2019

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  77. Gunglach Scho TRBuffalo, NY 2019

    Scholarship

    $500
  78. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2018

    Charitable purpose

    $88,548
  79. Alvin & Ruth Thiem Charitable FoundationPenfield, NY 2018

    Scholarships

    $17,500
  80. The Gertrude E Skelly Charitable FoundationOrlando, FL 2018

    Scholarships

    $15,000
  81. William & Sheila Konar FoundationW Henrietta, NY 2018

    Retention & Persistence Scholarships

    $5,000
  82. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2018

    Program costs

    $5,000
  83. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $4,000
  84. Castelli Charitable TrustPittsburgh, PA 2018

    To provide 1 scholarship

    $500
  85. Waldron Rise Foundation IncFairport, NY 2017

    General

    $10,000
  86. Hoselton FoundationEast Rochester, NY 2017

    Program costs

    $5,000
  87. The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2017

    Undergraduate scholar awards

    $4,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Rochester, NY and are not among Roberts Wesleyan University’s funders above.

  1. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 93 grants Accepts applications $6,777,171 to similar organizations
  2. Daisy Marquis Jones FoundationRochester, NY 37 grants Accepts applications $811,500 to similar organizations
  3. Greater Rochester Health FoundationRochester, NY 25 grants Accepts applications $2,934,306 to similar organizations
  4. Ames-Amzalak Memorial TrustPittsford, NY 22 grants Preselected only $120,500 to similar organizations
  5. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 71 grants Accepts applications $15,636,732 to similar organizations
  6. The Florence M Muller FoundationPenfield, NY 15 grants Accepts applications $486,486 to similar organizations
  7. Summers Foundation IncRochester, NY 14 grants Preselected only $441,925 to similar organizations
  8. The Riedman FoundationWilmington, DE 20 grants Accepts applications $347,062 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 16-0743126 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.