Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc is a private foundation, based in Syracuse, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2.3M.
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc at a glance
In short: Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc gave $2.3M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $769K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,307,237
- +37.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $769,079
- +37.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $851,331
- Total assets
- $23,007,006
- -4.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bea Gonzalez Summer Youth Fellows Program ($1.4M). Together the top 3 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 12 (25%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc gives
- Giving grew 114% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 409% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $308K (2020) to $2.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bea Gonzalez Summer Youth Fellows Program Skaneateles, NY | Youth Scholarships | $1,432,312 |
| Seed Syracuse Inc Syracuse, NY | To Support the Redevelopment of the Chimes Building | $851,331 |
| Layla's Got You Syracuse, NY | To Support Young Women's Health Initiatives | $23,594 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,007,006 | $4,298,794 | $5,589,822 | $2,307,237 | 3 | $4,673,928 | $1,141,633 |
| 2024 | $23,968,854 | $3,279,624 | $4,810,097 | $1,673,483 | 3 | $3,852,306 | $1,182,966 |
| 2023 | $25,174,617 | $2,841,968 | $4,359,735 | $1,212,023 | 2 | $3,400,604 | $1,236,540 |
| 2022 | $26,133,898 | $3,364,757 | $3,871,804 | $1,079,358 | 3 | $3,013,200 | $1,296,036 |
| 2021 | $27,623,109 | $4,147,634 | $2,592,941 | $404,343 | 1 | $1,855,902 | $1,325,682 |
| 2020 | $25,548,356 | $1,579,619 | $996,308 | $308,200 | 3 | — | $720,164 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc is led by Margaret O'Connell, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaret O'Connell
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maarten Jacobs
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Olive Sephuma
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Falcone
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Obernesser
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Indaria Jones
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Nojaim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Allyn
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric R. Allyn
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Syeisha Byrd
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Dominic Robinson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Eric Ennis (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Daryl McGrew (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Adam Sudmann (2020–2023) — Market Manager
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc
How much does Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc give each year?
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc gave $2.3M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 3 grants.
What is Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc's typical grant size?
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc's median grant in 2025 was $851,331, and its average grant was $769,079, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc give grants?
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Syracuse, NY (2 grants).
Does Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc?
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc reported $23.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc's EIN?
Syracuse Urban Partnership Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5069452. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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