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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 future; 2. To provide a vehicle for donors' varied interests; 3. To promote local philanthropy; 4. To…
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 43
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 32
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 28%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $855k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,250
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 32
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $43M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 28% of the organizations Northern Chautauqua Community Found funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 43 | $855k | 65% |
| FY2023 | 32 | $610k | 28% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $483k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $739k | 9% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $712k | 9% |
| FY2019 | 29 | $742k | 62% |
| FY2018 | 22 | $292k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 24 | $239k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 Fredonia Opera House Inc | $379,650 | 8 | 25% |
| Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation | $377,560 | 5 | 33% |
| Lily Dale Assembly | $288,459 | 8 | 8% |
| Feedmore Western New York Inc | $111,520 | 6 | 0% |
| Luca S Calanni Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Northern Chautauqua C | $74,978 | 2 | 17% |
| Dunkirk Humane Society Inc | $71,973 | 5 | 10% |
| Chautauqua County Rural Ministries | $71,113 | 7 | 3% |
| Chautauqua Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | $65,664 | 3 | 23% |
| Northern Chautauqua Catholic School | $57,294 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 Fredonia Opera House Inc | $379,650 | 8 | 25% |
| Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation | $377,560 | 5 | 33% |
| Lily Dale Assembly | $288,459 | 8 | 8% |
| Feedmore Western New York Inc | $111,520 | 6 | 0% |
| Luca S Calanni Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Northern Chautauqua C | $74,978 | 2 | 17% |
| Dunkirk Humane Society Inc | $71,973 | 5 | 10% |
| Chautauqua County Rural Ministries | $71,113 | 7 | 3% |
| Chautauqua Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | $65,664 | 3 | 23% |
| Northern Chautauqua Catholic School | $57,294 | 5 | n/a |
| Dunkirk-Fredonia Meals on Wheels Inc | $55,023 | 8 | 3% |
| Children's Love Fund Inc | $53,733 | 6 | n/a |
| St Columban's on the Lake Home for the Well-Aged Inc | $47,543 | 6 | 1% |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc | $45,750 | 4 | 4% |
| St Francis High School | $41,850 | 3 | n/a |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Jamestown | $31,126 | 3 | 1% |
| Brooks-Tlc Hospital System | $30,635 | 2 | 0% |
| Anderson Lee Library | $30,580 | 5 | 4% |
| First United Methodist Church | $30,120 | 3 | n/a |
| Highmark Health | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cycon Equipment | $29,997 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Dunkirk Dept of Planning and Development | $28,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $25,552 | 3 | n/a |
| Fredonia College Foundation of the State University of New York Inc | $25,411 | 3 | 0% |
| Literacy Volunteers of Chaucoinc | $23,895 | 3 | 7% |
| Chautauqua Institution | $23,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Ncc | $22,731 | 2 | n/a |
| Full Circle Family Services Inc | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of the Chautauqua County Ch | $20,590 | 2 | 2% |
| Urban Vantage LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sinclairville Free Library | $16,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Wca Home | $16,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church | $15,975 | 2 | n/a |
| Festivals Fredonia Inc | $15,500 | 2 | 16% |
| Lake Shore Child Care Center Inc | $15,020 | 2 | 1% |
| Lake Shore Center for the Arts | $15,010 | 1 | n/a |
| WIB INC DBA Chautauqua Works | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Access to the Arts Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chautauqua Opportunities Inc | $14,470 | 1 | 0% |
| Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boces Loguidice Center | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chautauqua Township Historical Society Inc | $12,717 | 1 | n/a |
| Centaur Stride Inc | $12,200 | 2 | 10% |
| Historical Society of Dunkirk | $11,500 | 1 | 30% |
| The Camp Gross Foundation Inc | $10,558 | 1 | 27% |
| United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Chautauqua Adult Day Care | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Chautauqua Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cassadaga Lakes Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Junior Achievement of Western New York | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Northlake Family Recreation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department | $9,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Imagine Forestville Corporation | $9,010 | 1 | n/a |
| Westfield Development Corporation | $9,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Chaut Cty Agri and Fair Assn Inc | $8,794 | 1 | 1% |
| Town of Hanover | $8,729 | 1 | n/a |
| Grange Patrons of Husbandry New York State Grange Inc | $8,343 | 1 | n/a |
| Cassadaga Cemetery Corp | $8,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Old First Ward Community Assoc Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Village of Silver Creek Ny | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sheridan Historical Society | $7,322 | 1 | n/a |
| Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc | $6,900 | 1 | 1% |
| Revitalize Dunkirk Inc | $6,825 | 1 | n/a |
| Concord Grape Belt Heritage Assn Inc | $6,107 | 1 | 9% |
| Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chautauqua Striders Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Plusfarm LLC | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $5,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of No Chaut Cou | $5,140 | 1 | 3% |
| Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office Mounted Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sinclairville 76ers Association for Better Living Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Chautauqua County Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Westfield Community Kitchen Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Northern Chautauqua Community Found supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc · Reginald a & Elizabeth S Lenna Fdn Inc Dba Lenna Foundation · The Western New York Foundation · United Way of Northern Chautauqua C · Carnahan-Jackson Foundation · United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Inc · Jessie C Wilson Memorial Trust Fund · Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation · Hultquist Foundation Inc · Feedmore Western New York Inc
How this is measured
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About Northern Chautauqua Community Found
- How much does Northern Chautauqua Community Found give?
- Northern Chautauqua Community Found reported 43 itemized grants totaling $854,926, out of $1,276,697 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Northern Chautauqua Community Found fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (28%), Community Improvement (15%), Philanthropy (15%).
- Who are Northern Chautauqua Community Found's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: 1891 Fredonia Opera House Inc ($380k), Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation ($378k), Lily Dale Assembly ($288k).
- Does Northern Chautauqua Community Found fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Northern Chautauqua Community Found?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc.
- Where is Northern Chautauqua Community Found based?
- Northern Chautauqua Community Found is based in NY.
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