Funders › NY › Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc › 2021
Grants paid by Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc, tax year 2021
EIN 15-6017650 · Auburn, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2021, Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc (EIN 15-6017650) reported 79 grants paid totaling $8,351,224. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Seward House Museum Auburn, NY | B | $5,347,929 | paid | CAPTAL ENDOWMWNT FUND, PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND, 2021 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, UNRESTRICTED, IN-KIND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Wells College Aurora, NY | B | $400,000 | approved, future | LAUNCHING A HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT WELLS COLLEGE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | B | $300,000 | approved, future | ALEX-ADVISE, LEARN, EXPERIENCE-STUDENT CENTERED ADVISING AT HAMILTON COLLEGE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | St John Fisher College Rochester, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | DEPETERS FAMILY CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE: INNOVATIVE LEARNING CLASSROOMS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Union College Schenectady, NY | B | $275,000 | paid | COVID RELIEF/ SCHULER ACCESS INITIATIVE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Union College Schenectady, NY | B | $250,000 | approved, future | SCHULER ACCESS INITIATIVE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | St Lawrence University Canton, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES FOR ST. LAWRENCE STUDENTS IN DATA SCIENCE (ENDOWMENT) | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | U | $217,000 | paid | STUDIO X/IZONE INTERNSHIPS/THE CLASS OF 1995 MELIORA GEORGE EASTMANSCHOLARSHIP | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Rev Theatre Company Auburn, NY | U | $209,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT, UNRESTRICTED, TOWARD ACTOR HOSPITALITY | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | U | $200,000 | approved, future | STUDIO X | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy Rochester, NY | U | $200,000 | approved, future | COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION FOR HEALTHY FINGER LAKES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | City of Auburn Auburn, NY | U | $178,114 | paid | STATE STREET PROJECT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Abc Cayuga Inc Auburn, NY | B | $175,000 | paid | HELP US GROW PLAY SPACE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Booker T Washington Community Center Auburn, NY | D | $152,279 | paid | GYM RENOVATION PROJECT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Inc Syracuse, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | ANIMAL HEALTH CENTER | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Auburn, NY | B | $133,800 | paid | WEST END ARTS CAMPUS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Hartwick College Oneonta, NY | U | $120,000 | paid | RESIDENTIAL LOUNGE REMODELS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | U | $118,000 | paid | RENOVATING THE WILLIAM SCANDLING RESEARCH VESSEL/FINGER LAKES INSTITUTE: BLUE-GREEN ALGAE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT IN OWASCO LAKE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy Rochester, NY | U | $100,000 | paid | COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION FOR HEALTHY FINGER LAKES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Cayuga Museum of History and Art Auburn, NY | U | $66,200 | paid | WEST END ARTS CAMPUS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Caring Coalition of Cny (formerly Hospice of Central New York) Liverpool, NY | U | $51,698 | paid | NETWORK SWITCH REFRESH PROJECT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | United Way of Cayuga County Inc Auburn, NY | B | $51,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE FALL 2021 CAMPAIGN | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | U | $43,000 | approved, future | FINGER LAKES INSTITUTE: BLUE-GREEN ALGAE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT IN OWASCO LAKE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Rochester Community Foundation Geneva, NY | U | $40,000 | approved, future | GRANT MADE TO ROCHESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FTBO: BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GENEVA ENDOWMENT FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | B | $27,500 | paid | THE FUND FOR VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY AT CORNELL CALS/ TWO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIPS AT CORNELL AGRITECH/CORNELL ANNUAL FUND FOR CALS/DYSON SCHOOL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Owasco Watershed Lake Association Auburn, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | FALL 2021 HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID (HWA) SUPPRESSION CAMPAIGN | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Transportation Project for Cayuga County Inc Auburn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | TOWARD 2021 OPERATING EXPENSES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | American Red Cross Greater Rochester Chapter West Henrietta, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | CUTTING-EDGE SCALES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Cayuga County Treasurer Auburn, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | TOWARD THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EMERSON PARK | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Cortland County Family YMCA Cortland, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | FRESH FOOD DONATION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Musical Associates of Central New York (symphoria) Syracuse, NY | D | $20,000 | paid | PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION IN EMERSON PARK | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | 1st Amendment-1st Vote Inc Auburn, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORTING THE NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH FOR THE 1ST AMENDMENT - 1ST VOTE PROGRAM IN CENTRAL NEW YORK | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Matthew House Auburn, NY | B | $18,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED, IN MEMORY OF JACQUELINE S. ALEXANDER, 2021 ANNUAL FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Pathway Home of the Finger Lakes Seneca Falls, NY | B | $17,124 | paid | BATHROOM RECONFIGURATION | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Indian Mound Cemetery Association Moravia, NY | B | $17,000 | paid | TOWARD TREE AND/OR ROAD WORK AS WELL AS THE CARE OF FLOWERS, SHRUBBERY OR LAWNS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council Auburn, NY | B | $16,000 | paid | PURCHASE OF A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO SUPPORT WATERSHED PROTECTION EFFORTS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Oswego Health Foundation Oswego, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | THE CAMPAIGN FOR OSWEGO HEALTH | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Kids in Crisis Inc Cos Cob, CT | B | $15,000 | paid | TOWARD THE SHELTER/TEEN TALK | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Fayetteville-Manlius Abc Program Inc Manlius, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Sato Project Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | TOWARD FREEDOM FLIGHTS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Heroin Epidemic Action League Inc Cayuga County Auburn, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Center for the Arts of Homer Homer, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | HVAC/S PROJECT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Tyburn Academy Auburn, NY | B | $9,000 | paid | KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #207 - OPERATION ENDURING GRATITUDE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Sleep in Heavenly Peace NY-Auburn Auburn, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | TO PURCHASE LUMBER, BEDDING, MATTRESSES, HARDWARE AND TOOLS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Helping Hounds Dog Rescue North Syracuse, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park, NC | C | $6,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Mercy Flight Central Inc Canandaigua, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | CARDIAC MONITOR PROJECT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Hope for Heather Liverpool, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | E John Gavras Center Auburn, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TOWARD THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Center for the Arts at Ithaca Ithaca, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | HANGAR THEATRE COMPANY OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE SPACE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Skaneateles Early Childhood Center Skaneateles, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Auburn Community Hospital Auburn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY D. FRANCESCHELLI | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | American Association of Teachers of French Marion, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STUDY OF FRENCH AND FRENCH SPEAKING CULTURES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Fayetteville-Manlius Community Outreach Inc Manlius, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Wells College Aurora, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | WELLS ANNUAL FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Foundation New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TOWARD THE BROOKLYN CLUBHOUSES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | David's Refuge Inc Manlius, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | TOWARD THE GENERAL FUND TO PROVIDE RESPITE, WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FOR CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TOWARD CAMPUS MINISTRY PROGRAM IN MEMORY OF NOREEN FALCONE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | NY Funders Alliance Syracuse, NY | U | $4,500 | paid | 2021 PROGRAM AND SERVICES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Foundation Center New York, NY | C | $4,000 | paid | 2021 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Auburn Public Theater Inc Auburn, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | CHILDREN'S EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | American Association of Teachers of German Cherry Hill, NJ | B | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF THE GERMAN-SPEAKING WORLD | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Greenwich Library Greenwich, CT | B | $3,000 | paid | TOWARD THE ANNUAL FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | National Center for Family Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $3,000 | paid | 2021 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Fort Hill Cemetery Association Auburn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | IN MEMORY OF JOHN PATRICK "JACK" MCLANE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Southern Cayuga Instant Aid Poplar Ridge, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Mary's Place Refugee Outreach Rochester, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | National Warplane Museum Geneseo, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Frederick Gunn School Washington, CT | B | $2,500 | paid | TOWARD THE ANNUAL FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Owasco Fire Department Auburn, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | IN MEMORY OF FRANCINE O'CONNOR BOULEY | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Bruce Museum Inc Greenwich, CT | B | $2,000 | paid | TOWARD SEASIDE CENTER | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | St Joseph Cemetery Association Auburn, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | TOWARD MAINTENANCE OF GROUNDS AND/OR ROAD REPAIR | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Seymour Library Auburn, NY | C | $2,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Aurora Free Library Aurora, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | King Ferry Food Pantry King Ferry, NY | B | $1,450 | paid | STRATEGIC PLAN 2021 | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Finger Lakes Spca of Central New York Auburn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | IN MEMORY OF WALTER MINER LOWE | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County Auburn, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD 4-H FAMILY FUN ONLINE PROJECTS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Antique Boat Museum Clayton, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD THE ANNUAL FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | YMCA-Weiu of Auburn NY Auburn, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TOWARD THE ANNUAL FUND | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | University of the People Pasadena, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE, ONLINE, DEGREE GRANTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | The Compassionate Friends - Pittsburgh Jensen Beach, FL | U | $1,000 | paid | IN MEMORY OF ROBERT J. MEYERS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Exponent Philanthropy Washington, DC | U | $780 | paid | 2021 MEMBERSHIP DUES | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Auburn Little League Auburn, NY | U | $350 | paid | 2021 TEAM SPONSORSHIP - LIL' GIANTS | 202232529349101003 |
| 2021 | Tompkins County Area Development Foundation Inc Ithaca, NY | B | -$25,000 | paid | RETURN OF PREVIOUSLY AWARDED GRANT | 202232529349101003 |
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