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Gebbie Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$2.2M
Largest
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$13MArts & Culture$5.8MCommunity Improvement$4.2MPhilanthropy$1.1MHealth$264kEmployment$263kEnvironment$122kEducation$57kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $52k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $602k
  • $250k+2 grants · $2.6M
$80,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$79M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$2,181,036
NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC$400,075
JAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORP$114,250
CHAUTAUGUA COUNTY COMMUNITY CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FUND$112,000
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY$101,000
DIRECTORS AND CEO DISCRETIONARY GRANTS$84,900
CHAUTAUQUA REGION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP$80,000
THE RESOURCE CENTER$60,000
ROGER TORY INSTITUTE$50,000
CHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$31,000
INFINITY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM INC$20,952
NY FUNDERS ALLIANCE$3,442
GLENWOOD CEMETERY FOUNDATION INC$2,000
CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION$1,000
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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Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $264k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE RESOURCE CENTER: $95k → 18%THE RESOURCE CENTER: $60k → 18%THE RESOURCE CENTER: $59k → 18%THE RESOURCE CENTER: $50k → 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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$24M · 16 repeat orgs$616k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against -42% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
6

Total granted

$24M
$369k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
-42%

Still filing today

69%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $247k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Community ImprovementPhilanthropyArts & CultureEducationEnvironmentPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • JAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $13M · revenue +134% · 54% of their budget
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $808k · revenue +25%
  • CR
    CHAUTAUQUA REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    5× · 2019–2024 · $350k · revenue +49% · 38% of their budget

Funded once

  • CO
    CITY OF JAMESTOWN NEW YORK
    one grant, 2018 · $263k
  • CW
    CHAUTAUQUA WORKS
    one grant, 2017 · $39k
  • CO
    CITY OF JAMESTOWN
    one grant, 2017 · $38k
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
Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce

To create a business environment in the region where our members can thrive.

Community Improvement
2
The Chautauqua Center Inc

To provide quality health care services by operating diagnostic and treatment facilities pursuant to article 28 of the public health law of new york state. the center operates clinics in dunkirk, new york, jamestown, new york, gowanda, new…

Health
3
Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance Inc

The alliance was formed for the purpose of working in collaboration with lake and watershed-related organizations, municipalities, and other stakeholders in chautauqua county, ny, to promote and facilitate implementation of recommendations…

Environment
4
Ridgway Chautauqua Dba the New Sherbino Theater

The ridgway chautauqua is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit community-based organization focused on offering and supporting programs that promote lifelong learning, the arts, culture and community and that embody the chautauqua tradition. our…

Arts & Culture
5
Wca Foundation Inc

To promote and support community health in jamestown, new york through the support of the upmc chautauqua and any other affiliates of wca group, inc.

Philanthropy
6
United Way of Northern Chautauqua C

The united way of northern chautauqua co inc envisions a community that works together, striving to improve the lives of others, while promoting ideals that facilitate lasting positive changes. empowering our local communities through…

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7
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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8
Chautauqua Lake Partnership Inc

Improving the quality of chautauqua lake, located in chautauqua county in upstate new york. the organization is concerned about the water quality, especially the proliferation of weeds and algae and their accumulation near the shore and…

Environment
9
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc

The chautauqua watershed conservancy's mission is to preserve and enhance the water quality, scenic beauty, and ecological health of the lakes, streams, and watersheds of the chautauqua region.

Environment
10
Northern Chautauqua Community Found

It is the mission of the foundation to enrich the area in which we live and work. to this end, the foundation has five primary goals: 1. to be a catalyst for the establishment of endowments to benefit the community both now and in the…

Philanthropy
11
Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce

To promote civic, economic, & social growth

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12
Artpark & Company Inc

Artpark & company fosters a transformative world of artistic engagement that explores the human experience, cultivates creativity, and encourages curiosity. our work is informed by a long tradition of discovery, an expectation of artistic…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Fire Safety Council Inc. 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

16 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. 16 of the 26 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $13,112,583 · Community ImprovementJAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONJAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORPORATION: $3,365,050 · Community ImprovementJAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORPORATION+2 more: $462,000 · Community ImprovementNATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: $4,643,372 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL COMEDY CENT…+1 more: $7,000 · Arts & CultureREG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $663,979 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $417,100 · OtherCITY OF JAMESTOWN NEW YORK: $263,289 · OtherCITY OF JAMESTOWN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY: $191,000 · OtherINFINITY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM INC: $120,952 · OtherDIRECTORS AND CEO DISCRETIONARY GRANTS: $84,900 · Other+5 more: $207,598 · OtherUNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC: $808,000 · PhilanthropyCHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $253,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $17,000 · PhilanthropyCHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAPTER OF NYSARC INC: $263,750 · Human ServicesDREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $224,240 · EducationJAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $27,271 · EducationRIVERLIFE: $1,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL INC: $230 · Public Safety & Disaster
Community Improvement$16,939,633Arts & Culture$4,650,372Other$1,948,818Philanthropy$1,078,000Human Services$263,750Education$251,511Environment$1,000Public Safety & Disaster$230

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $13,112,583 over 8y, 54% of budgetNATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: $4,643,372 over 8y, 40% of budgetJAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORPORATION: $3,365,050 over 8y, 86% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC: $808,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetREG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $663,979 over 3y, 43% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $350,000 over 5y, 38% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAPTER OF NYSARC INC: $263,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $253,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetDREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $224,240 over 3y, 52% of budgetJAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $27,271 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GLENWOOD CEMETERY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetRIVERLIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL INC: $230 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.

  • Who funds JAMESTOWN CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds JAMESTOWN RENAISSANCE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds REG LENNA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAUTAUQUA REGION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAPTER OF NYSARC INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DREAM IT DO IT WESTERN NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COMMUNITY CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL & PHILANTHROPIC FUND ↗
  • Who funds JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION ↗
  • Who funds THE GLENWOOD CEMETERY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RIVERLIFE ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL INC ↗

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.

Ralph C Sheldon Foundation IncNY22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc · Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Carnahan-Jackson Foundation · Reginald a & Elizabeth S Lenna Fdn Inc Dba Lenna Foundation · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation · Hultquist Foundation Inc · Ttee Uw Jessie Smith Darrah-Charita · The Snow Family Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Gebbie Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gebbie Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%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
    0get no government money at all
    6report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Gebbie Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Gebbie Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 26 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-PF 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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