Summit Foundation Inc
To provide support services primarily to the summit center, inc., as well as to support other organizations operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes.
Summit Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Summit Foundation Inc gave $96K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $96K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,670
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $95,670
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $95,670
- Total assets
- $2,136,577
- +31.7% 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 Summit Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Summit Center Inc ($96K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Summit Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 91% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $81K (2019) to $1.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $96K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Summit Center Inc Getzville, NY | Playground Resurfacing | $95,670 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,136,577 | $238,635 | $145,007 | $95,670 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $1,622,292 | $281,975 | $192,237 | $88,334 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $1,427,693 | $241,691 | $241,242 | $121,318 | 1 | $18,949 |
| 2022 | $1,308,590 | $48,121 | $1,129,628 | $1,029,693 | 1 | $14,121 |
| 2021 | $2,818,284 | $325,006 | $691,008 | $568,010 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | $2,637,088 | $1,696,188 | $411,269 | $308,507 | 2 | $44,605 |
| 2019 | $1,352,226 | $797,939 | $196,365 | $81,013 | 1 | $37,614 |
About Summit Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Summit Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Getzville, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $96K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Summit Foundation Inc is led by Joseph S. Brown, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph S. Brown
President
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Cornish
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas P. Rosenecker
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Demarti
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Aston
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Zolnowski
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Nicholson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yolanda Morris
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Payne
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Bellomo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Bossert
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Carter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Cornish
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Deinzer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil Arnold
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janice Larson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Zakes
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Lisa A. Foti (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Stephen R. Anderson (2019–2024) — Consultant
- Former: Andy Ryan (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Tinika Dandridge (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Bethann Roehling Flynn (2024) — Director
- Former: Kent Keating (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gerry Cornish (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Stodolka (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Roy Jordan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Ryan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rosemary Gambacorta (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carla Todaro-Pantano (2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew Ryan (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Carla Todaro Pantano (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David Aston (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Jordan (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Zoratti Former (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Nurse (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Cahlstadt (2019) — Board Member
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.
Frequently asked questions about Summit Foundation Inc
How much does Summit Foundation Inc give each year?
Summit Foundation Inc gave $96K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $88K across 1 grant.
How large is Summit Foundation Inc?
Summit Foundation Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $239K.
Where does Summit Foundation Inc operate?
Summit Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Summit Foundation Inc's EIN?
Summit Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1418703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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