The Seymour H Knox Foundation Inc

LANCASTER, NY EIN: 16-0839066

The Seymour H Knox Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in LANCASTER, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 15 grants totaling $19.7M. Net investment income was $49K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$19.7M

+3404.2% YoY

Grant Count

15

+87.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.3M

+1768.9% YoY

About The Seymour H Knox Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Seymour H Knox Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in LANCASTER, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 15 grants totaling $19.7M. Net investment income was $49K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BuffaloClevelandLake ForestLewistonNorth AndoverRochesterSyracuse

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$11M$17M$23M20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$18,074,114
Revenue$521,344$552,840
Expenses$20,488,287$1,266,350
Qualifying Distributions$20,016,136
Net Investment Income$49,193$158,515
Distributable Amount$614,557$833,538

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M8 grants202015 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR…$19.6MBUFFALO SHAMROCKS HOCKEY…$2K716 SQUASH INC$2KARTPARK & COMPANY INC$1KBROOKS SCHOOL$1KBUFFALO ARTS STUDIO$1KCAZENOVIA COMMUNITY RESO…$1KCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDAT…$1KGEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM$1KLAKE FOREST COLLEGE$1K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$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 2021 IRS filing

JAMES F WENDELASSISTANT TREASURER$108KNORTHRUP R KNOX JRPRESIDENT$10KBENJAMIN K CAMPBELLTREASURER$10KSEYMOUR H KNOX IVVICE PRESIDENT$10KCHARLES BANTABOARD DIRECTOR$10K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NORTHRUP R KNOX JRPRESIDENT2$10,000
BENJAMIN K CAMPBELLTREASURER2$10,000
SEYMOUR H KNOX IVVICE PRESIDENT2$10,000
CHARLES BANTABOARD DIRECTOR2$10,000
JAMES F WENDELASSISTANT TREASURER30$108,133

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

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