Center for Economic Growth Inc

The Greater Norwich Foundation

Norwich, NY

The Greater Norwich Foundation supports a range of local needs, including education and scholarships, health care, food assistance, community events, and capital projects. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $180,000, with a median of $4,000, and are geographically restricted to the Norwich community in Chenango County, New York. It provides an application form and requests a letter and financial information, so it accepts applications; deadlines are April 15 and September 15.

Keybank Community Trust Ta

Brooklyn, OH

KEYBANK COMMUNITY TRUST TA funds post-secondary scholarships for eligible residents of KeyBank’s current banking districts in New York, primarily through colleges and college-affiliated organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $15,000, with a median of $3,000. It has no application forms or materials; the committee determines recipients.

Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation

Albany, NY

The foundation supports local organizations that improve children’s lives, including education, basic needs, youth sports, lifesaving services, and wellness, primarily in New York’s Capital Region. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $50,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts requests, but applicants must establish a Pioneer Bank employee link before submitting them for committee consideration.

Massry Charitable Foundation Inc

Albany, NY

The foundation supports New York educational, medical, cultural, community-service, and religious organizations. In 2024, it made 54 grants ranging from $1,500 to $950,000, with a median grant of $10,000; it accepts no unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

Price Chopper's Golub Foundation

Schenectady, NY

Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits in health and human services, arts and culture, education, and youth activities within its store marketing areas in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Recent grants ranged from $200 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000. It accepts requests through an online application process, allowing one request per fiscal year.

Burton and Wemple Scholarship Fund Uw

Norwich, NY

The Burton and Wemple Scholarship Fund UW supports scholarships for higher education, with a preference for graduates from a specified school district and towns in Montgomery County, New York. In 2025, its 15 grants ranged from $4,065 to $17,440, with a median of $4,655, and all went to New York recipients. A 2023 filing says applications are available through the high school guidance office and trustee’s office.

Louis Henry Gross Sponsorship Fdn

Buffalo, NY

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.

The New York Community Trust

New York, NY

The New York Community Trust funds projects in areas including arts, education, health, human services, community development, and the environment, primarily in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some opportunities elsewhere. Its 2024 median grant was $20,000, though awards varied widely. It accepts applications through its open competitive grants program and selected RFPs or letters of interest; donor-advised funds do not accept proposals.