Employees' Federated Community Service

Public charity · Grantmaker Liverpool, NY EIN: 51-0243977

Charitable bequests

Employees' Federated Community Service at a glance

In short: Employees' Federated Community Service gave $60K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$60,210
-7.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,070
+23.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,210
Total assets
$61,862
-6.8% 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 Employees' Federated Community Service funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

United Way of Central NY: $45KUnited Way of Central NY$45KBaltimore Woods Nature Center: $8KBaltimore Woods Nature Center$8KThe Upstate Foundation: $7KThe Upstate Foundation$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Central NY ($45K). Together the top 3 received $60K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 22 (91%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

SyracuseMarcellusBaldwinsvilleFayettevilleChittenango

How Employees' Federated Community Service gives

  • Giving fell 49% 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$100K$200K$300K9 grants2020 11 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2023) to $278K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $60K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way of Central NY Syracuse, NYOrganization Needs$45,000
Baltimore Woods Nature Center Marcellus, NYOperational Support$8,210
The Upstate Foundation Syracuse, NYOperational Support$7,000
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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$61,862$107,499$112,285$60,2103—
2024$66,348$115,726$127,938$65,1004—
2023$78,825$124,027$82,952$42,4002—
2022$37,670$174,578$187,394$119,1002—
2021$139,655$347,289$347,012$278,15011$1
2020$133,455$333,932$326,213$257,7219$4

About Employees' Federated Community Service

Based on IRS filings

Employees' Federated Community Service is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Liverpool, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $62K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $60K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Employees' Federated Community Service is led by Kristin Walker, Chairperson since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kristin Walker

    Chairperson

    Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keissa Leon-Parkins

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lena Lenhart

    Vice Chairperson

    Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Morris

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Frye

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trevor Burt

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Patchen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trish Distefino

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Roller

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Bement

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Price

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Hicks

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Magee

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Frank Hughto-Delzer (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicole Hicks-Washington (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Fran Bouziden (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Isabell Alexander (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Sledziona (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mallory Fisher (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Allen (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Rich Greninger (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Austin (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave Champagne (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Contrata (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Joyce Woodson (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Corriders (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Wilbur (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nate Ketchum (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Gary Stewart (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Greg Richardson (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Marcus Niessen (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tristan Reynolds (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Employees' Federated Community Service

How much does Employees' Federated Community Service give each year?

Employees' Federated Community Service gave $60K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65K across 4 grants.

What is Employees' Federated Community Service's typical grant size?

Employees' Federated Community Service's median grant in 2025 was $8,210, and its average grant was $20,070, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Employees' Federated Community Service give grants?

Employees' Federated Community Service 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 Syracuse, NY (2 grants).

Does Employees' Federated Community Service give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Employees' Federated Community Service's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Employees' Federated Community Service?

Employees' Federated Community Service reported $62K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $107K.

What is Employees' Federated Community Service?

Employees' Federated Community Service is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Liverpool, NY. It holds $62K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Employees' Federated Community Service's EIN?

Employees' Federated Community Service's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0243977. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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