Funders › NY › Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc › 2020
Grants paid by Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc, tax year 2020
EIN 15-6017650 · Auburn, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc (EIN 15-6017650) reported 99 grants paid totaling $3,514,094. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Central New York Community Foundation Inc Syracuse, NY | B | $400,000 | paid | FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS ABC PROGRAM - ENDOWMENT/COVID RELIEF/FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Keuka College Keuka Park, NY | B | $285,000 | paid | ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP/COVID RELIEF/EXPENDABLE GRANT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Rev Theatre Company Auburn, NY | U | $220,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/TOWARD UPGRADING SOUND AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Seward House Museum Auburn, NY | B | $195,000 | approved, future | 2021 OPERATING SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Seward House Museum Auburn, NY | B | $178,750 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Abc Cayuga Auburn, NY | B | $175,000 | approved, future | HELP US GROW PLAY SPACE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Booker T Washington Community Center Auburn, NY | D | $157,848 | paid | ROOF REPLACEMENT/COVID RELIEF/EDUCARE PROGRAM/TOWARD PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Elmira College Elmira, NY | U | $150,000 | approved, future | THE OBLER SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM AT ELMIRA COLLEGE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Nick's Ride 4 Friends Auburn, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | 13 CHAPEL STREET PEER RECOVERY CENTER | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Auburn Community Hospital Auburn, NY | B | $126,000 | paid | XENEX LIGHTSTRIKE ROBOT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | U | $118,500 | paid | COVID RELIEF/THE NEXT STEP: NUTRIENT SOURCES FOR BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS IN OWASCO LAKE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | E John Gavras Center Auburn, NY | U | $105,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | B | $105,000 | paid | LAUNCHING ALEX-ADVISE, LEARN, EXPERIENCE-INTEGRATED STUDENT ADVISING TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Homsite Fund Inc Auburn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | CAYUGA COUNTY LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Homesite Fund Inc Auburn, NY | C | $100,000 | approved, future | CAYUGA COUNTY LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | St John Fisher College Rochester, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | REDESIGN AND RENOVATION OF THE CYBER CAFE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Cayuga Community College Foundation Auburn, NY | D | $100,000 | paid | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Cayuga Community College Foundation Auburn, NY | D | $100,000 | approved, future | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Rev Theatre Company Auburn, NY | U | $87,000 | approved, future | 2021 OPERATING SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | U | $86,000 | approved, future | THE NEXT STEP: NUTRIENT SOURCES OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS IN OWASCO LAKE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre Syracuse, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | AUDITORIUM SEAT REPLACEMENT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Utica College Utica, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF REQUEST FROM UTICA COLLEGE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | U | $67,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/IZONE INTERNSHIPS/THE CLASS OF 1995 MELIORA GEORGE EASTMAN CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIP | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Chapel House Inc Auburn, NY | B | $66,526 | paid | COVID RELIEF/HEAT TREATMENT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse Syracuse, NY | C | $60,165 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | EXPERIENTIAL CLASSROOM AT THE INNOVATION HUB | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY INSTITUTE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | United Way of Cayuga County Inc Auburn, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | 2020 CAMPAIGN SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Cornell University Division of Alumni Affairs & Development Ithaca, NY | U | $45,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES - THE NOZZOLIO FUND/ANNUAL FUND FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES/DYSON SCHOOL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Frederick Gunn School Washington, CT | B | $42,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND/MATCHING GRANT CHALLENGE FOR THE CENTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND JUST DEMOCRACY/MATCHING FUNDS TOWARD MEETING THE EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION CHALLENGE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Auburn Public Theater Inc Auburn, NY | B | $40,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/EMERGENCY OPERATING FUNDING | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Cayuga Lake Watershed Network Inc Aurora, NY | C | $39,618 | paid | LINKING NUTRIENT RUN-OFF TO SOURCES USING MICROBIAL SOURCE-TRACKING IN THE CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Wells College Aurora, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/WELLS FUND | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Central New York Adult Homes Inc (evergreen Heights) Weedsport, NY | D | $29,005 | paid | REPLACE WINDOWS/REPLACE ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONING UNIT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Union College Schenectady, NY | B | $25,000 | approved, future | UNION COLLEGE COVID-19 RELIEF: MAKING U POSSIBLE TODAY & PREPARING FOR MULTIPLE TOMORROWS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Westminster Presbyterian Church Auburn, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | "ODE TO JOY" SKINNER ORGAN RESTORATION CAMPAIGN | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Hartwick College Oneonta, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | SUMMER FUNDING FOR INTERNSHIPS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Inc Syracuse, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | SAFE REOPENING OF THE ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO/$50K FOR 50 YEARS CAMPAIGN | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Nazareth College Rochester, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Auburn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/NEW SOFTWARE, DATABASE/WEBSITE SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | American Red Cross Greater Rochester Chapter West Henrietta, NY | U | $25,000 | approved, future | BLOOD SAVES LIVES: CUTTING EDGE SCALES | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Alfred University Alfred, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | COVID-19 SCREENING AND TESTING PROGRAM AT ALFRED UNIVERSITY | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Upstate Foundation at Syracuse NY Syracuse, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Community Preservation Committee Inc(willard Chapel) Auburn, NY | U | $21,497 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Musical Associates of Central New York (symphoria) Syracuse, NY | D | $20,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF (PREVIOUSLY AWARDED FOR JULY 3 PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION IN EMERSON PARK) | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Faculty Student Association of Cayuga Community College Auburn, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Musical Associates of Central New York (symphoria) Syracuse, NY | D | $20,000 | approved, future | JULY 3 PATRIOTIC CELEBREATION IN EMERSON PARK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Fayetteville-Manlius Abc Program Inc Manlius, NY | B | $19,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/COVER TUITION AND FEES FOR SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PROJECT ADVANCE (SUPA) COURSES FOR THE SCHOLARS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Kids in Crisis Inc Cos Cob, CT | B | $18,030 | paid | TOWARD THE SHELTER/TEEN TALK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Sato Project Brooklyn, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | TOWARD FREEDOM FLIGHTS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Church of Saints Peter & John Auburn, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | ROOF REPAIRS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Community Science Institute 284 Langmuir Labbox 1044 Ithaca, NY | D | $14,000 | paid | TRACKING HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS ON THE CAYUGA LAKE SHORELINE: A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HEALTH INITIATIVE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Cayuga Museum of History and Art Auburn, NY | U | $12,300 | paid | DEVOS INSTITUTE FUNDRAISING INTENSIVE WITH SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTER/COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Mary's Place Refugee Outreach Rochester, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Aurora Free Library Aurora, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery Seneca County Edc Waterloo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | TOWARD ACQUIRING MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Western New York Public Broadcasting Association Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | WOMENS SUFFRAGE IN NEW YORK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Syracuse Stage Syracuse, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Mozaic Auburn, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Helping Hounds Dog Rescue North Syracuse, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | East Hill Family Medical Inc Auburn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | PEDIATRIC DENTAL XRAY SENSORS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Sleep in Heavenly Peace NY-Auburn Auburn, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | TO PURCHASE LUMBER, BEDDING, MATTRESSES, HARDWARE AND TOOLS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Heroin Epidemic Action League Inc Cayuga County Auburn, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Wcny Tvfm Public Broadcasting Council Syracuse, NY | U | $7,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Indian Mound Cemetery Association Moravia, NY | B | $6,000 | paid | TO COMPLETE RESETTING AND RESTORING THE ORIGINAL MASONRY STEPS IN THE CEMETERY/TOWARD TREE AND/OR ROAD WORK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Hope for Heather Liverpool, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Skaneateles Early Childhood Center Skaneateles, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TO REPLENISH CLASSROOM SUPPLIES AND OFFER NEW ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SOCIALLY DISTANT AND PLAY BASED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Fayetteville-Manlius Community Outreach Inc Manlius, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Food Bank of Central New York Syracuse, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Union Springs Fire Department Union Springs, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TO PURCHASE AMKUS IC750 CUTTER & IS 320 SPREADER | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Calvary Food Pantry Cny Inc Auburn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TOWARD FOOD INSECURITIES WITHIN THE AUBURN REGION | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Finger Lakes Spca of Central New York Auburn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Vera House Inc Syracuse, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | American Red Cross Central New York Chapter Syracuse, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | NY Funders Alliance Cny Philanthropy Center Syracuse, NY | U | $4,500 | paid | 2020 PROGRAM AND SERVICES | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | David's Refuge Inc Manlius, NY | C | $4,190 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Transportation Project for Cayuga County Inc Auburn, NY | B | $4,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | American Association of Teachers of French Marion, IL | D | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND FRENCH-SPEAKING CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS, THUS BROADENING HORIZONS AND FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Foundation Center New York, NY | C | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020 | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Ithaca, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | 2021 BTI RESEARCH HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP AND WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Citizen Schools Inc New York, NY | D | $3,000 | paid | CATALYST PROGRAM FOR CITIZEN SCHOOLS - NEW YORK | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Modern Language Association New York, NY | D | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | National Center for Family Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $2,900 | paid | PROGRAMS AND SERVICES | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment Inc (rise) Syracuse, NY | D | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Finger Lakes Land Trust Ithaca, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | BISHOP NATURE PRESERVE MAINTENANCE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | In My Father's Kitchen Syracuse, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | University of the People Pasadena, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE, ONLINE, DEGREE GRANTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Bruce Museum Inc Greenwich, CT | B | $2,000 | paid | CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW BRUCE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council Auburn, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | BE WATERSHED AWARE A PUBLIC OUTREACH PROJECT TO RESIDENTS OF THE OWASCO LAKE WATERSHED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | YMCA-Weiu of Auburn NY Auburn, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | 2020 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | St Alphonsus Church Auburn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | IN MEMORY OF PAUL C. VANEK, JR. | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK - ITHACA, NY (WILL'S WORLD) | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | American Swiss Foundation New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Downtown Auburn Business Improvement District Equal Rights Heritage Center Auburn, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | WEDNESDAY MORNING ROUNDTABLE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | American Association of Teachers of German Cherry Hill, NJ | B | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND GERMAN-SPEAKING CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS, THUS BROADENING HORIZONS AND FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Matthew House Auburn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Flower City Habitat for Humanity Rochester, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | IN HONOR OF JONATHAN MILLER | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Freehold Township Board of Education Early Childhood Learning Center Freehold, NJ | U | $1,000 | paid | IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY H. LAROSE 0 | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | The Antique Boat Museum Clayton, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD THE ANNUAL FUND | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Oswego State University of New York Oswego, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD WRVO PUBLIC MEDIA | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Rochester City Ballet Rochester, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | IN HONOR OF JEAN CLOSE | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Esf College Foundation Inc Syracuse, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD ROOSEVELT WILDLIFE STATION | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Tomatofest of Central New York Auburn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | 30 BANNER | 202112749349100701 |
| 2020 | Exponent Philanthropy Washington, DC | U | $765 | paid | 2020 MEMBERSHIP DUES | 202112749349100701 |
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