Grants paid by Sears Family Foundation
EIN 11-7040015 · Lake Placid, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Sears Family Foundation of Lake Placid, NY (EIN 11-7040015) reported 18 grants paid totaling $706,686 to 8 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$706,686
18 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | $122,285 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $136,500 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $207,109 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $240,792 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Sears Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will's Garden 27-0160151 | D | Cooperstown, NY | 4 | $372,000 | 2024 |
| Cooperstown Theatre Festival 22-2604767 | C | Cooperstown, NY | 4 | $172,000 | 2024 |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation 13-1882106 | B | New York City, NY | 2 | $81,000 | 2024 |
| Ice Theatre of NY 13-3258301 | C | New York City, NY | 3 | $38,394 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | U | New York, NY | 2 | $18,500 | 2022 |
| Glimmery Glass Opera | U | Cooperstown, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Hampton Dance Project | U | Cooperstown, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Glimmer Glass Opera | U | Cooperstown, NY | 1 | $4,792 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 18 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Will's Garden Cooperstown, NY | D | $120,000 | paid | CONTEMPORY DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ON ICE | 202523169349102332 |
| 2024 | Cooperstown Theatre Festival Cooperstown, NY | C | $64,000 | paid | PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY SUMMER CONCERTS | 202523169349102332 |
| 2024 | Ballet Theatre Foundation New York City, NY | B | $40,000 | paid | DANCE PERFORMANCES | 202523169349102332 |
| 2024 | Ice Theatre of NY New York City, NY | C | $12,000 | paid | DANCE ON ICE | 202523169349102332 |
| 2024 | Glimmer Glass Opera Cooperstown, NY | U | $4,792 | paid | OPERA SINGING | 202523169349102332 |
| 2023 | Will's Garden Cooperstown, NY | D | $106,000 | paid | CONTEMPORY DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ON ICE | 202403209349104645 |
| 2023 | Cooperstown Theatre Festival Cooperstown, NY | C | $45,000 | paid | PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY SUMMER CONCERTS | 202403209349104645 |
| 2023 | Ballet Theatre Foundation New York City, NY | B | $41,000 | paid | DANCE PERFORMANCES | 202403209349104645 |
| 2023 | Ice Theatre of NY New York City, NY | C | $10,109 | paid | DANCE ON ICE | 202403209349104645 |
| 2023 | Hampton Dance Project Cooperstown, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | DANCE PERFORMANCES NON BALLET | 202403209349104645 |
| 2022 | Will's Garden Cooperstown, NY | D | $92,000 | paid | CONTEMPORY DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ON ICE | 202333189349101673 |
| 2022 | Cooperstown Theatre Festival Cooperstown, NY | C | $41,000 | paid | PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY SUMMER CONCERTS | 202333189349101673 |
| 2022 | The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY | U | $3,500 | paid | DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES | 202333189349101673 |
| 2020 | Will's Garden Cooperstown, NY | D | $54,000 | paid | CONTEMPORY DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ON ICECONTEMPORY DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ON ICECONTEMPORY DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ON ICE | 202103419349101200 |
| 2020 | Cooperstown Theatre Festival Cooperstown, NY | C | $22,000 | paid | PROVIDE A PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY SUMMER CONCERTS | 202103419349101200 |
| 2020 | Ice Theatre of NY New York, NY | C | $16,285 | paid | DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES | 202103419349101200 |
| 2020 | Glimmery Glass Opera Cooperstown, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | PROVIDE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES | 202103419349101200 |
| 2020 | The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | DANCE, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES | 202103419349101200 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202523169349102332 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403209349104645 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333189349101673 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103419349101200 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/117040015.json.
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