Corning Classic Charities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Corning, NY EIN: 11-9904027

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Corning Classic Charities Inc at a glance

In short: Corning Classic Charities Inc gave $62K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$62,000
+416.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,667
+244.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,500
Total assets
$2,358,417
+8.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Corning Classic Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Village of Riverside: $50KVillage of Riverside$50KYMCA of Greater Rochester: $7KYMCA of Greater Rochester$7KCorning Museum of Glass: $6KCorning Museum of Glass$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Village of Riverside ($50K). Together the top 3 received $62K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CorningBathPainted Post

How Corning Classic Charities Inc gives

  • Giving grew 417% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K4 grants2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $67K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $62K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Village of Riverside Painted Post, NYCommunity Support$50,000
YMCA of Greater Rochester Corning, NYCommunity Support$6,500
Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NYCommunity Support$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,358,417$1,241,166$1,113,797$62,0003$49,520
2024$2,165,666$1,175,909$969,116$12,0002$52,907
2023$1,959,819$1,092,940$978,704$67,0094$39,055
2022$1,798,061$1,220,873$1,173,924$12,0002$6,929
2021$1,684,186$1,310,142$1,201,839$17,5003$7,063
2020$1,570,299$851,813$814,418$10,0001$10,177
2019$1,586,074$1,623,648$1,446,209$21,7504$7,998

About Corning Classic Charities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Corning Classic Charities Inc is a public charity, based in Corning, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $62K. Net investment income was $50K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Corning Classic Charities Inc is led by Christine Sharkey, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine Sharkey

    President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Coleen Fabrizi

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sirianni

    Vice President & Treasurer

    Treasurer → Vice President & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Corliss

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mario Scarselleta

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Millicent Ruffin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Caulfield

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Dawn Marie Castellana (2023) — Vice President & Secretary
  • Former: Dawnmarie Castellana (2019–2022) — Vice President & Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Corning Classic Charities Inc

How much does Corning Classic Charities Inc give each year?

Corning Classic Charities Inc gave $62K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 2 grants.

What is Corning Classic Charities Inc's typical grant size?

Corning Classic Charities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,500, and its average grant was $20,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Corning Classic Charities Inc give grants?

Corning Classic Charities Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Corning, NY (2 grants).

Does Corning Classic Charities Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Corning Classic Charities Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (3 grants).

How large is Corning Classic Charities Inc?

Corning Classic Charities Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Corning Classic Charities Inc's EIN?

Corning Classic Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-9904027. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 21, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)

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