Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 15-6025276

Provide funds to syracuse university for scholarships for attending students

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust at a glance

In short: Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust gave $56K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $56K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$56,000
+2.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$56,000
Median grant
$56,000
Total assets
$1,212,666
+1.4% 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 October 2026.

Who Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Syracuse University: $56KSyracuse University$56K

The largest 2025 recipient was Syracuse University ($56K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Syracuse

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2023) to $59K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $56K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Syracuse University Syracuse, NYScholarships for Attending Students$56,000
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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$1,212,666$94,978$78,658$56,0001$94,978
2024$1,196,398$97,304$76,341$54,750Total only$97,304
2023$1,177,016$54,236$70,683$50,590Total only$54,236
2022$1,256,730$64,553$20,814——$64,553
2021$1,212,991$119,715$18,592——$119,715
2020$1,159,177$36,833$14,950——$36,833
2019$1,136,961$65,348$72,702$59,100Total only$65,348

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust

Based on IRS filings

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust is a public charity, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $56K. Net investment income was $95K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust's only listed officer is M&T Trust CO, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M&T Trust CO

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $20K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: M and T TRUST CO (2019–2024) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

M&T Trust CO — Trustee: $20KM&T Trust COTrustee$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to M&T Trust CO (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust

How much does Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust give each year?

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust gave $56K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $55K in grants paid.

How large is Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust?

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $95K.

Where does Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust operate?

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust has awarded grants in New York.

What is Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust's EIN?

Crandall Melvin Chairs for Will & Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 15-6025276. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)

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