Williams Family Foundation

The Wyckoff Family Foundation Inc

Geneva, NY

The Wyckoff Family Foundation supports children and youth ages 0–18 in the greater Geneva, New York, area, with grants for education, health, justice, and the arts. Its program typically gives $5,000–$20,000, with $5,000–$10,000 generally for first-time grantees; it supports New York organizations and accepts only requests from preselected charities, not unsolicited applications.

Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation

San Diego, CA

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported organizations in arts and culture, land conservation, health, higher education, and animal welfare, primarily in New York and California. Grants ranged from $300 to $325,000, with a median of $10,400. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Nelson B Delavan Found Part a XXXXX9000

Chicago, IL

This foundation supports libraries, arts and cultural organizations, museums, and schools, with grants typically around $5,000 (the 2025 median) and amounts ranging from $650 to $14,500. It is based in Chicago but directed most 2025 grant funding to New York organizations. It accepts applications through JPMorgan Chase Bank’s online grants process.

The Florence M Muller Foundation

Penfield, NY

The Florence M Muller Foundation, based in upstate New York, supports child well-being, education, health care, and environmental conservation across six counties in the region. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median award around $18,000–$20,000, and the foundation actively welcomes applications from small and mid-sized nonprofits through a responsive grant process. Organizations in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties are encouraged to contact the foundation to discuss alignment with their priorities.

Seneca Foods Foundation

Fairport, NY

The Seneca Foods Foundation funds academics, agriculture, community programs, health and wellness, memorial and bereavement support, and youth sports, with particular interest in work that benefits young people and Seneca employees’ communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $25 to $105,000, with a median of $500; it gives only in communities where Seneca Foods has a business presence, especially near its facilities. The Foundation invites organizations to submit applications; no deadline is stated.

Max and Marian Farash Charitable

Rochester, NY

The foundation funds Jewish life, out-of-school-time programs, arts, and community needs, with a focus on Monroe and Ontario counties and support for Jewish initiatives locally and globally. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $2,156,000, with a median of $27,500. It provides application access and guidelines through its website, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Esl Charitable Foundation

Rochester, NY

The ESL Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of ESL Federal Credit Union, distributes approximately $26.3 million annually to nonprofit organizations across New York State, with a median grant size of $33,000 and awards ranging from $2,000 to $1.7 million. Based in Rochester, the foundation focuses on expanding individual opportunity through education and employment, building affordable neighborhoods, strengthening organizational capacity, and supporting human services, arts and culture, health, housing, and reproductive health initiatives. The foundation primarily serves the Greater Rochester region and surrounding counties, along with Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, and New York State broadly.

Greater Rochester Health Foundation

Rochester, NY

Greater Rochester Health Foundation funds nonprofit and community-led work to improve health and wellbeing, advance health equity, and address health needs across nine counties in the Greater Rochester region of New York. Grants vary widely: its 2024 median award was $5,000, while several programs offer up to $75,000 and community event grants up to $5,000. It invites proposals through its grant opportunities; applicants must meet its eligibility criteria.

One Million Years Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Moravia Rotary Club Charitable Trust

Moravia, NY

Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc

Auburn, NY

The Fred L. Emerson Foundation funds a wide range of capital, program, and unrestricted projects, prioritizing meaningful impact in Auburn, Cayuga County, and surrounding Central New York; it also considers some initiatives elsewhere. Its 2024 median grant was $6,500, with awards ranging from $250 to $421,200; proposals are accepted online on a rolling basis, and applicants are asked to confirm they have received Foundation funding before.

Finucaine Fund Inc

Pittsford, NY