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Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc

COHOES, NY EIN: 26-0372982 Website

ERIE CANALWAY HERITAGE FUND, INC. WORKS TO PRESERVE THE EXTRAORDINARY CANAL CORRIDOR HERITAGE, TO PROMOTE THE CORRIDOR AS A WORLD CLASS TOURISM DESTINATION, AND TO FOSTER VIBRANT COMMUNITIES CONNECTED BY THE WATERWAY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3M

+63.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$205K

+22.6% YoY

Grant Count

10

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+22.6% YoY

About Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in COHOES, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $205K. Net investment income was $29K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AlbanyAmsterdamBrockportBuffaloEast AuroraEsperanceFairportFayettevilleFultonIthacaLittle FallsLyonsMacedonManliusMedinaNorth TonawandaOneidaOswegoPeterboroPittsford

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$579K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,335,651$817,124$746,004
Revenue$2,106,485$1,496,346$1,735,621
Expenses$2,041,595$1,399,038$1,783,177
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$28,792$6,948
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$51K$102K$154K$205K4 grants20204 grants202114 grants202210 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

39 GRANTS 5000$79KSCHENECTADY CO DEPT ED&P$19KBUFFALO MARITIME CENTER$19KTOWN OF LYONS$17KLOCKPORT NEW YORK ROTARY…$16KBUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTI…$13KHUDSON CROSSING PARK$12KCITY OF LITTLE FALLS$11KVILLAGE OF FAIRPORT IDA$10KCORN HILL NAVIGATION$10K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ROBERT RADLIFFEXECUTIVE DI$128KROSEMARY BUTTONFORMER DIR O$71KAIMEE MESSIERDIRECTOR OF$8K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT RADLIFFEXECUTIVE DI40$128,298
ROSEMARY BUTTONFORMER DIR O40$70,942
AIMEE MESSIERDIRECTOR OF40$7,670
BRAD PACKARDCHAIR2
KATE MORSEVICE CHAIR2
MARK HETTLERSECRETARY2
ERIN TOBINTREASURER2
JUDY MCKINNEY CHERRYMEMBER1
CARL BLOWERSMEMBER1
BONNEY HARTLEYMEMBER1
SUSAN HERLANDS-HOLLANDMEMBER1
MARILYN HIGGINSMEMBER1
JACK LESLIEMEMBER1
NICOLE MAHONEYMEMBER1
PAUL NEUREUTERMEMBER1
HARRY R SICHERMANMEMBER1
KAL WYSOKOWSKIMEMBER1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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