Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment

CANANDAIGUA, NY EIN: 16-1467675

THE FINGER LAKES AREA COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT ("COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT") WAS ORGANIZED TO RAISE FUNDS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES FOR AREA PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES AND TO ALLOCATE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT UNDER THE LAW, SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (OR THE CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF ANY FUTURE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE LAW), OR INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFY AS SUITABLE BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE LAW.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$20.0M

-1.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.0M

Grant Count

63

Avg Grant Size

$48K

About Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment

Based on IRS filings

Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CANANDAIGUA, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $20.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 63 grants totaling $3.0M. Net investment income was $1.5M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BooneBostonBranchportBuffaloCanandaiguaCohoctonColorado SpringsDundeeEnglewoodFarmingtonGeneseoGenevaHemlockMain Street HoneoyeMinneapolisMontagueNaplesNelsonNorthamptonPo Box Albany

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,012,115$20,327,058$20,437,572
Revenue$5,261,188$4,562,384$4,726,079
Expenses$5,395,070$4,770,367$5,251,549
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,467,297$1,349,421$1,004,107
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$748K$1M$2M$3M0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants202363 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FINGER LAKES CULTURAL & …$1.1MTHE GREATER CANANDAIGUA …$349KCANANDAIGUA COMFORT CARE…$245KTHE ANDES AMAZON CONSERV…$150KFORT HILL PERFORMING ART…$111KIRON SCULP & FUNC METALS…$88KST MARY'S CHURCH ACCOUNT$50KST MARY'S SCHOOL ACCOUNT$50KASBURY FIRST UNITED METH…$47KSTAR LIFTS USA INC$44K

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K3$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GEORGE HAMLIN IVADVISORY BOARD/CHAIR (TO 5/14/24)1
FRANKLIN HAMLINADVISORY BOARD/PRESIDENT & CEO1
GINNY RYANADVISORY BOARD/DIR. OF COMM. ENGAGEMENT1
RUSS KENYONADVISORY BOARD/CHAIRPERSON1
DEBORAH CULETONADVISORY BOARD (TO 5/14/24)1
KEN KRAUSADVISORY BOARD1
MICHAEL STONEADVISORY BOARD1
TOM HILDEBRANDTADVISORY BOARD1
NICK COULTERADVISORY BOARD1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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