Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hammondsport, NY EIN: 16-6015269

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 is a private foundation, based in Hammondsport, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $203K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $7K.

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 at a glance

In short: Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 gave $16K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$16,000
-38.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-25.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,333
-17.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$202,851
-4.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

HammondsportRochester

How Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K5 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $33K (2021). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$16,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$202,851$8,026$18,113$16,0003$16,050$6,688$17,421
2023$212,938$-2,581$27,772$26,0004$26,000$2,019$16,927
2022$243,291$34,598$30,081$26,3507$28,444$33,358$25,165
2021$238,774$19,440$39,378$32,7007$39,065$19,340$32,780
2020$258,710$10,444$15,088$11,4005—$10,176$38,285

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007's only listed officer is Mercury Aircraft Foundation, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Mercury Aircraft Foundation

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank N A (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007

How much does Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 give each year?

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 gave $16K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $26K across 4 grants.

What is Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007's typical grant size?

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007's median grant in 2024 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,333, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 give grants?

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007?

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007 reported $203K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007's EIN?

Joseph F Meade Memorial Science FD X7007's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6015269. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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