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

Grant recipient EIN 26-2321872Arts and culture

Who funds Seward House Museum?

14 private foundations gave Seward House Museum in Auburn, NY $12.7 million across 32 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

32 grants

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

  1. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2025

    Toward endowment ($4.9m); capital restricted ($500k); seward carriage ($100k)

    $5,525,032
  2. The Kris and Kathy Heinzelman FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    General support

    $16,000
  3. The Stanley W Metcalf Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2025

    Fund restoration of seward's carriage

    $15,000
  4. Columbian Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2025

    Capital improvments

    $5,000
  5. De French Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2025

    Restoration of seward's carriage

    $5,000
  6. Richard M Allen Charitable Trust U D 12-23-85 M BSiesta Key, FL 2025

    NC

    $700
  7. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2024

    Toward permanent endowment fund

    $224,868
  8. The Tianaderrah Foundation (NY)New York, NY 2024

    General Fund

    $75,000
  9. The Kris and Kathy Heinzelman FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Allyn Family Foundation IncSkaneateles, NY 2024

    Distinguished speaker series

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

    public assistance

    $100
  12. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2023

    Toward permanent endowment fund

    $205,614
  13. The Tianaderrah Foundation (NY)New York, NY 2023

    General Fund

    $50,000
  14. The Bruce A & Linda H Kenan FoundationBoca Grande, FL 2023

    Charitable

    $400
  15. Richard M Allen Charitable Trust U D 12-23-85 M BSiesta Key, FL 2023

    General

    $70
  16. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2022

    Toward permanent endowment fund

    $252,810
  17. The Tianaderrah Foundation (NY)New York, NY 2022

    General Fund

    $69,000
  18. The Stanley W Metcalf Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2022

    Piano reconstruction grant

    $15,000
  19. De French Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2022

    Various

    $5,000
  20. The Bruce A & Linda H Kenan FoundationBoca Grande, FL 2022

    Charitable

    $400
  21. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2021

    Captal endowmwnt fund, permanent endowment fund, 2021 operational support, unrestricted, in-kind

    $5,347,929
  22. The Tianaderrah Foundation (NY)New York, NY 2021

    General Funds

    $25,000
  23. John Ben Snow Memorial TR UW #839158Pittsburgh, PA 2021

    Arts and culture

    $10,000
  24. The Dorothy and Marshall M Reisman FoundationDewitt, NY 2021

    SHM campaign study

    $10,000
  25. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2021

    Books for the gift shop

    $500
  26. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2020

    Operational support

    $178,750
  27. The Bruce A & Linda H Kenan FoundationBoca Grande, FL 2020

    Charitable

    $400
  28. The Robyne & Herbert L Camp Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $200
  29. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2019

    2019 operating support

    $211,250
  30. The Bruce A & Linda H Kenan FoundationBoca Grande, FL 2019

    Charitable

    $200
  31. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2018

    2017 and 2018 operating expenses

    $405,000
  32. The Bruce A & Linda H Kenan FoundationBoca Grande, FL 2018

    Charitable

    $200

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Auburn, NY and are not among Seward House Museum’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 31 grants Preselected only $1,987 to similar organizations
  2. The John Ben Snow Foundation IncManlius, NY 7 grants Accepts applications $63,500 to similar organizations
  3. Nelson B Delavan Found Part A XXXXX9000Chicago, IL 13 grants Accepts applications $72,500 to similar organizations
  4. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 7 grants Accepts applications $41,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation IncRochester, NY 6 grants Accepts applications $29,500 to similar organizations
  6. The William G Pomeroy FoundationSyracuse, NY 4 grants Accepts applications $19,713 to similar organizations
  7. Prince Hall Fund IncNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $50,000 to similar organizations
  8. Mather Fund Richard Mather FundSyracuse, NY 5 grants Accepts applications $28,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-2321872 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.