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Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Public charity

Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation

To provide economic opportunity.

$509k
Granted FY2024still arriving
22
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$89k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Community Improvement$584kEmployment$335kEducation$236kRecreation & Sports$120kHealth$81kArts & Culture$78kEnvironment$54kFood & Nutrition$45kOther$0
02FY2024 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $314k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $156k
$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$89,000
CHQ VENTURES LLC$66,611
VILLAGE OF BEMUS POINT$30,000
Individual grant recipient$30,000
1891 FREDONIA OPERA HOUSE$25,000
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AG & FAIR ASSOCIATION$25,000
DREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK$25,000
CHAUTAUQUA OPPORTUNITIES INC$25,000
42 LAKE ERIE$25,000
REG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS$25,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC$20,000
Individual grant recipient$17,664
BOUTWELL HILL SKI CLUB INC$15,000
ROBERT H JACKSON CENTER INC$11,750
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: $75k → 15%MIKEY'S WAY DRIVE FOR DREAMS: $20k → 13%TOWN OF MINA: $20k → 18%PGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION: $10k → 6%LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: $75k → 15%MIKEY'S WAY DRIVE FOR DREAMS: $15k → 13%TOWN OF MINA: $13k → 18%LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: $66k → 15%MIKEY'S WAY DRIVE FOR DREAMS: $10k → 13%COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AT FINDLEY LAKE: $8k → 18%TOWN OF CLYMER: $10k → 18%CITY OF DUNKIRK: $50k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA OPPORTUNITIES INC: $25k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AG & FAIR ASSOCIATION: $25k → 18%FREDONIA TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR: $20k → 18%IMAGINE FORESTVILLE: $20k → 18%42 LAKE ERIE: $25k → 18%CITY OF DUNKIRK: $20k → 18%GHOSTFISH BREWING: $89k → 18%WESTFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $30k → 18%TOWN OF WESTFIELD: $22k → 18%WB PROVISIONS LLC DBA SPLASH: $45k → 18%WESTFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $10k → 18%VILLAGE OF BEMUS POINT: $30k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY: $16k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY: $13k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA REGION MUSIC ALLIANCE: $8k → 18%VILLAGE OF SHERMAN: $25k → 18%VILLAGE OF SHERMAN: $18k → 18%CHQ VENTURES LLC: $67k → 18%CITY OF JAMESTOWN - TREASURER: $25k → 18%REG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $25k → 18%CITY OF JAMESTOWN - TREASURER: $25k → 18%DREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK: $25k → 18%NORTHWEST ARENA: $25k → 18%NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: $20k → 18%BOUTWELL HILL SKI CLUB INC: $15k → 18%ROBERT H JACKSON CENTER INC: $12k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $10k → 18%DREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK: $10k → 18%CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $10k → 18%1891 FREDONIA OPERA HOUSE: $25k → 18%VILLAGE OF FREDONIA: $14k → 18%VILLAGE OF FALCONER: $20k → 18%VILLAGE OF LAKEWOOD: $30k → 18%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $25k → 18%CASSADAGA LAKES ASSOCATION: $10k → 18%CASTELLI AMERICA LLC: $300k → 18%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

33%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$532k · 9 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 18 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
17

Total granted

$532k
$644k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+4%

Still filing today

56%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 14% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $431k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’22’23’24
Community ImprovementEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyHealthRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LE
    LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
    3× · 2017–2019 · $216k · revenue +50%
  • WD
    Westfield Development Corporation
    2× · 2022–2023 · $40k · revenue +27% · 48% of their budget
  • DI
    DREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $35k · revenue +144%

Funded once

  • CA
    CASTELLI AMERICA LLC
    one grant, 2018 · $300k
  • CO
    CITY OF JAMESTOWN - TREASURER
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • WP
    WB PROVISIONS LLC DBA SPLASH
    one grant, 2023 · $45k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Wayne Economic Development Corporation

The corporation was formed to lessen the burdens of government and act in the public interest; to facilitate economic activities throughout wayne county, ny including the location and expansion of civic, industrial and commercial…

Community Improvement
2
Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce

To promote civic, economic, & social growth

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3
The County Chamber of Commerce

The business council of westchester's mission is to work hard to grow the economy, create jobs and build a strong business community in westchester county.

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4
Adirondack Regional Chambers of Commerce Inc

To enhance business in the community and to provide a networking environment for area businesses, promote tourism in the community and develop new business.

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5
Jamestown Arts Center

Mission is to engage, enrich and inspire our community through extraordinary arts and educational experiences.

Arts & Culture
6
Lewis County Development Corporation

To promote and facilitate economic opportunity for the people of lewis county, ny.

Community Improvement
7
Seneca County Chamber of Commerce

The seneca county chamber promotes economic growth and development in the seneca count, ny area. it offers an intregrity-based, leading voice for business that is focused on supporting community partnerships, providing education…

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8
Western New York Technology Development Center Inc

To transform our region by stimulating the growth and creation of dynamic companies in order to provide a superior standard of living for residents.

Science & Tech
9
Fenton Historical Society of Jamestown New York

The purpose and mission of the fenton history center is to provide education and cultural opportunities for the residents of chautauqua county and its visitors through the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts and archival…

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10
Erie County Economic Development Charitable Fund

To facilitate both the creation and retention of jobs within erie county and increase economic opportunities for individuals and businesses through comprehensive economic development programs.

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11
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Inc

The mission of the organization is to foster sustainable economic growth through service to our members, strategic advocacy, workforce development, destination marketing, and quality of life investments. Our vision is an inclusive…

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12
Johnstown Industrial Development Corpora

Promotion of economic development in the region

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jamestown Renaissance Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Westfield Development Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
7/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CASTELLI AMERICA LLC: $300,000 · OtherCASTELLI AMERICA LLCIndividual grant recipient: $89,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $70,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCHQ VENTURES LLC: $66,611 · OtherCHQ VENTURES LLCCITY OF JAMESTOWN - TREASURER: $50,000 · OtherWB PROVISIONS LLC DBA SPLASH: $45,352 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $42,664 · OtherWestfield Development Corporation: $40,000 · Other+22 more: $417,587 · Other+22 moreLAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: $216,000 · EducationLAKE ERIE COLLEGE O…DREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $35,000 · EducationDREAM IT DO IT WEST…JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · EducationJAMESTOWN COMMUNITY…CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $30,000 · Community ImprovementLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $25,000 · Community ImprovementCHAUTAUQUA OPPORTUNITIES INC: $25,000 · Community ImprovementJAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $10,000 · Community ImprovementJAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORPORATION: $7,500 · Community Improvement1891 FREDONIA OPERA HOUSE INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureROBERT H JACKSON CENTER INC: $11,750 · Arts & CultureMIKEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 · PhilanthropyPGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsERIE HOMES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS INC: $5,000 · Health
Other$1,121,214Education$271,000Community Improvement$97,500Arts & Culture$56,750Philanthropy$45,000Recreation & Sports$10,000Health$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: $216,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMIKEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetWestfield Development Corporation: $40,000 over 2y, 48% of budgetDREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $35,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTHERN TIER INC: $30,000 over 1y, 41% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $30,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetREG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budget1891 FREDONIA OPERA HOUSE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $25,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA OPPORTUNITIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetJAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetROBERT H JACKSON CENTER INC: $11,750 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetJAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Connections At Findley Lake Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetJAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORPORATION: $7,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE OF NA: $6,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetERIE HOMES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Chautauqua Region Com…Ralph C Sheldon Found…Community Foundation …Ttee Uw Jessie Smith …Carnahan-Jackson Foun…Gebbie Foundation IncNorthern Chautauqua C…Reginald a & Elizabet…Northwest Charitable …The Ralph C Wilson Jr…Erie Community Founda…The Bank of America C…
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation IncNY28.3× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc · Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Ttee Uw Jessie Smith Darrah-Charita · Carnahan-Jackson Foundation · Gebbie Foundation Inc · Northern Chautauqua Community Found · Reginald a & Elizabeth S Lenna Fdn Inc Dba Lenna Foundation · Northwest Charitable Foundation · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Erie Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 44 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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