A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 22-2470652Arts and culture

Who funds Sciencenter Discovery Museum?

14 private foundations gave Sciencenter Discovery Museum in Ithaca, NY $347,123 across 34 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

34 grants

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

  1. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2025

    Ocean Gallery Renewal: Enhancing STEM Education Opportunities in the Finger Lakes

    $20,000
  2. Norathco FoundationIthaca, NY 2025

    General support

    $2,000
  3. The TSB Foundation IncSpencer, NY 2025

    Family science night

    $250
  4. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2024

    Project support

    $20,000
  5. John Ben Snow Memorial TR UW #839158Pittsburgh, PA 2024

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Jim Gilmore Jr FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2024

    Operations

    $3,000
  7. Norathco FoundationIthaca, NY 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  8. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Science Park Reimagined: Capital Project

    $25,000
  9. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2023

    Sustainable ithaca - project support

    $20,000
  10. The David R and Patricia D Atkinson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    General

    $12,000
  11. Norathco FoundationIthaca, NY 2023

    General support

    $2,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $85
  13. The David R and Patricia D Atkinson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    General

    $12,000
  14. John Ben Snow Memorial TR UW #839158Pittsburgh, PA 2022

    Youth programs

    $7,500
  15. Norathco FoundationIthaca, NY 2022

    General support

    $2,000
  16. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $1,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $89
  18. Middlecott FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General support

    $20,000
  19. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2021

    Strengthening digital access to STEM

    $20,000
  20. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    Engineer.Design.Build. Museum Exhibition program

    $15,000
  21. The David R and Patricia D Atkinson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    General

    $10,000
  22. Norathco FoundationIthaca, NY 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  23. The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSouth Portland, ME 2021

    Support

    $1,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $110
  25. The David R and Patricia D Atkinson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    General

    $10,000
  26. Norathco FoundationIthaca, NY 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  27. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $500
  28. The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSouth Portland, ME 2020

    Support

    $500
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $89
  30. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    Amphitheater Renovation project

    $15,000
  31. The David R and Patricia D Atkinson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2019

    General

    $10,000
  32. Mutual of America FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating purpose

    $2,000
  33. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2018

    Permanent restricted endowment for cayuga county students educational fieldtrips

    $100,000
  34. Mutual of America FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Matching gift to irc sec. 501(c)(3) organization

    $2,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Ithaca, NY and are not among Sciencenter Discovery Museum’s funders above.

  1. Legacy Foundation of Tompkins CountyIthaca, NY 26 grants Accepts applications $89,689 to similar organizations
  2. Steven and Marcy Schaeffer Family Foundation IncIthaca, NY 27 grants Preselected only $408,000 to similar organizations
  3. John Edward Lovenheim and Barbara Pitlick Lovenheim Charitable TrustIthaca, NY 11 grants Preselected only $27,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Percy Edwards Browning Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 16 grants Preselected only $485,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 10 grants Accepts applications $260,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Riley Family Foundation IncCincinnati, OH 7 grants Preselected only $31,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Grace Helen Spearman FoundationPalm Springs, CA 2 grants Preselected only $12,500 to similar organizations
  8. The Longhill Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $130,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 22-2470652 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.