Syracuse Economic Development Corp

Public charity · Grantmaker Syracuse, NY EIN: 16-1159198

The goal of the Syracuse Economic Development corporation (SEDCO) is to provide technical and financial assistance to businesses and other local economic development entities that operate in the city of syracuse, New York as a means of supporting business expansion and job creation.

Syracuse Economic Development Corp at a glance

In short: Syracuse Economic Development Corp gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,510
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7,510
Median grant
$7,510
Total assets
$16,130,760
-3.9% 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 Syracuse Economic Development Corp funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Northeast Hawley Development Association Inc (Nehda Inc): $8KNortheast Hawley DevelopmentAssociation Inc (Nehda Inc)$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Northeast Hawley Development Association Inc (Nehda Inc) ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Syracuse

How Syracuse Economic Development Corp gives

  • Giving fell 73% 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$300K0 grants2019 11 grants2020 26 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $240K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northeast Hawley Development Association Inc (Nehda Inc) Syracuse, NYFor the acquistion of personal protective equipment, supplies including but not limited to the acquisition and installation of equipment, or services procured that are intended to mitigate the financial loss encumbered by the covid-19 pandemic. Total grant is for $20,000.$7,510
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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$16,130,760$214,549$983,495$7,5101$32,171
2024$16,778,081$1,463,585$185,414——$95,171
2023$16,382,909$2,139,272$1,074,749$34,0001—
2022$17,091,252$2,875,453$185,252$28,2002—
2021$12,748,845$520,837$395,377$240,29626—
2020$10,718,094$290,956$196,903$76,10911—
2019$10,543,812$247,800$42,432———

About Syracuse Economic Development Corp

Based on IRS filings

Syracuse Economic Development Corp is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Syracuse, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $32K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Syracuse Economic Development Corp is led by Eric Ennis, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Ennis

    President

    Executive Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $30K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Steve Gross

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheena Solomon

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Fish

    Vice President

    Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karolina Marcinkowski

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Barbee

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calvin Corridors Jr.

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Lannon

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Paniagua

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Ashanti Dickerson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Driscoll (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Michael Greene (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Quigley (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nicholas Petragnani Jr. (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jennifer Tifft (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: David Mankiewicz (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: David V. Bottar (2019) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Gross (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Syracuse Economic Development Corp

How much does Syracuse Economic Development Corp give each year?

Syracuse Economic Development Corp gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Syracuse Economic Development Corp?

Syracuse Economic Development Corp reported $16.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $215K.

What is Syracuse Economic Development Corp?

Syracuse Economic Development Corp is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Syracuse, NY. It holds $16.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Syracuse Economic Development Corp operate?

Syracuse Economic Development Corp has awarded grants in New York.

What is Syracuse Economic Development Corp's EIN?

Syracuse Economic Development Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1159198. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  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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