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Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$386k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
135
Grants FY2024
137
Organizations funded FY2023
28%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 140
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$6.6M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 28% of the organizations Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentRecreation & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving111$386k36%
FY2023137$272k28%
FY2022140$287k41%
FY2021111$263k53%
FY202073$186k99%
FY20191$500n/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$251kHuman Services$240kEducation$199kYouth Development$166kRecreation & Sports$103kArts & Culture$88kHousing & Shelter$72kInternational$51kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IA
PA
CT
VA
MD
TN

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 170 grantees
All grantees of Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Siena University$70,25040%
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation$69,60051%
Vanderheyden Hall Inc$42,00050%
Northern Rivers Family Services Inc$39,70050%
Unity House$36,2505n/a
Special Olympics New York Inc$30,75040%
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Capital District (4416)$29,55050%
Aim Services Inc$28,00050%
Historic Albany Foundation Inc$27,50051%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Schenectady Inc$19,75040%
Joseph's House and Shelter Inc$19,10050%
The Arts Center of the Capital Region$18,50050%
Wildwood Programs Inc$16,50050%
Empire Center for Public Policy Inc$15,00021%
Albany Police Athletic League Inc$14,00021%
Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York$12,70052%
Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club Inc$12,50051%
Living Resources Foundation Inc$12,27542%
Nysarc Inc Rensselaer County Chapter$12,00030%
Crossroads Center for Children$11,14050%
Girls on the Run Capital Region$10,70052%
Captain Community Human Services Inc$10,50040%
St Peter's Hospital Foundation Inc$10,00040%
American Heart Association Inc$10,00030%
University at Albany Foundation$10,00020%
East Side Neighborhd Recreation Ctr Inc Hope 7 Community Center$8,75041%
Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar$7,80021%
Friends of Hudson Youth Inc$7,50013%
East Greenbush Miracle League Inc$7,500238%
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc$7,50030%
Capital District Council for Young Musicians Inc$7,0005n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Capital Area$7,00030%
Hudson Taconic Lands Inc$7,00051%
Troy Area United Ministries Inc$7,00031%
The Bus Stop Club Inc$7,00051%
Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council Inc$6,25031%
Social Enterprise and Training Center Inc$6,00020%
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc$6,00050%
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation$5,50030%
The Cohoes Connect Project Inc$5,50011%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$5,00010%
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology Inc$5,00013%
Schenectady County Chapter Nysarc Inc$5,00020%
Albany County Opportunity Inc$5,00010%
Schenectady Community Action Program Inc$5,00010%
Ellis Hospital Foundation Inc the Foundation for Ellis Medicine$5,00010%
Lifeworks Community Action Inc$5,00010%
Schenectady County Community College Foundation$5,00010%
Victoria Acres Equine Facility Inc$5,00013%
Jake's Help From Heaven Inc$5,00011%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$5,00010%
Green Island Little League$5,0001n/a
Albany Pro Musica Inc$5,00020%
Colonie Senior Services Centers Inc$4,60040%
South High Marathon Dance Inc$4,50030%
Bethlehem Chabad Inc$4,5003n/a
Ronald McDonald House Albany Inc$4,38050%
Dake Foundation for Children$4,00042%
Building on Love Inc$3,90031%
Equinox Inc$3,75040%
Albany Jewish Community Center$3,75030%
Nyoh Community Cancer Foundation Inc$3,60031%
Donna M Crandall Foundation Inc$3,50024%
Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce Inc$3,50010%
Family and Child Service of Schenectady$3,50010%
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless Inc$3,25030%
Things of My Very Own Inc$3,25010%
Russell Sage College$3,00030%
Adirondack Civic Center Coalition Inc$3,0002n/a
Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club Inc$3,00030%
Shelters of Saratoga Inc$3,00030%
Folds of Honor New York Inc$2,70020%
Center for Disability Servicesinc$2,50010%
Stand Up to Parkinson's Inc$2,50031%
Northern Catskill Youth Association$2,50017%
The Center for Community Justice Inc$2,50050%
STRIDE Inc$2,50040%
Lake George Opera Festival Association Inc$2,50010%
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc$2,50010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,50010%
Consumer Directed Choices Inc$2,50010%
The Cohoes Local Development Corporation$2,50033%
Colonie Youth Center Inc$2,50050%
Clifton Park Baseball League Inc$2,47531%
Shenendehowa Baseball Dugout Club Inc$2,35025%
Guilderland Lettermen Foundation$2,3005n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County Inc$2,25030%
Veterans Time to Thrive Inc$2,20022%
Boy's and Girl's Club of Ulster County Inc$2,20030%
Cairo Development Foundation Inc$2,20042%
Capitalize Albany Corporation$2,00020%
St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church$2,0002n/a
Girls Inc$2,00010%
Best Buddies International Inc$2,00020%
Saratoga Regional YMCA$2,00010%
The Community Hospice Foundation Inc$1,75010%
Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region Inc$1,67320%
Brunswick Girls Softball League Inc$1,6504n/a
Family and Friends of Liza Ellen Warner Association Inc$1,6503n/a
Congregation Beth Emeth$1,6053n/a
New York State Network for Youth Success$1,60030%
Niskayuna Baseball Ltd$1,50030%
Waterford Canal and Towpath Society$1,5001n/a
Play It Foreward 518 Inc$1,50032%
Brunswick Church$1,5003n/a
Cohoes Intermediate Baseball League Inc$1,5003n/a
Whitney M Young Jr Foundation$1,5001n/a
Signal 30 Troopers Benefit Fund Inc$1,50030%
Hi-5 Sports Inc$1,50022%
St Basil Greek Orthodox Church$1,5001n/a
Edens Rose Foundation$1,30511%
Girls Inc of the Greater Capital Region$1,25010%
518 Elevated Inc$1,25020%
Polsinello Foundation$1,1302n/a
Colonie Police Benevolent Association Inc$1,10020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,05020%
Baby Institute Inc$1,00010%
Albany Fund for Education Inc$1,00010%
Samaritan Hospital and the Eddy Foundation$1,00010%
Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Services of Saratoga County Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Five Rivers Inc$1,00020%
Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County$1,00010%
Twin Town Little League$1,00011%
St Catherine's Center for Children$1,00020%
Future of Small Cities Inc$1,00011%
Daughters of Sarah Jewish Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$1,00010%
Sidewalk Warriors Troy Inc$1,00010%
Eastern Contractors Association Inc$85010%
Catie Hoch Foundation$85020%
Stakeholders Inc$80015%
Twin Bridges Rotary Foundation Inc$7501n/a
Capital City Gospel Mission$7502n/a
The Albany and Troy Lions Charitable Fund Inc$7501n/a
Empire State Youth Orchestra Inc$67510%
The Bet Shraga Hebrew Academy of the Capital District$65020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$60020%
Averill Park Education Foundation$60011%
Community Caregivers Inc$57530%
Glens Falls Area Youth Center Inc$50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital$50010%
Montgomery County Spca$50010%
Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga Inc$50010%
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Inc$50010%
Green Tech High Charter School$50010%
Start Children's Center Inc$50010%
Concerned for the Hungry Inc$50010%
Spina Bifida Association of New York State$50010%
The Friends of Pruyn House$50010%
Grassroot Givers Inc$50010%
Mohawk Opportunities Inc$50010%
YWCA of Schenectady$50010%
Capital Region Chamber Foundation Inc$50010%
Albany Barn Inc$50010%
Maddie's Mark Foundation Inc$48011%
Adirondack Mountain Club Inc$40010%
Schenectady City School District Educational Foundation Inc$33010%
Country Classroom$25010%
Logan Strong Foundation Inc$25010%
Mission Msa$25010%
Athletic Haven$2501n/a
St Paul Lutheran Church$2501n/a
Capital District Youth for Christ Inc$25010%
Pine Hollow Arboretum$25010%
Miranda Charity Corp$25011%
Mohonasen Foundation for Excellence$25011%
Elsmere Fire Company a Inc$17520%
Capital Region Classic Inc$1501n/a
Jacks Herd Inc$1001n/a
East Greenbush Police Benevolent Association Pba Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 98 recipients with no EIN on record ($455k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 147 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSiena University: $70,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHudson Valley Community College Foundation: $69,600 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetVanderheyden Hall Inc: $42,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Rivers Family Services Inc: $39,700 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics New York Inc: $30,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of the Capital District (4416): $29,550 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAim Services Inc: $28,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHistoric Albany Foundation Inc: $27,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Schenectady Inc: $19,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetJoseph's House and Shelter Inc: $19,100 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Arts Center of the Capital Region: $18,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWildwood Programs Inc: $16,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEmpire Center for Public Policy Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetAlbany Police Athletic League Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetJunior Achievement of Northeastern New York: $12,700 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetLansingburgh Boys & Girls Club Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetLiving Resources Foundation Inc: $12,275 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetNysarc Inc Rensselaer County Chapter: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Center for Children: $11,140 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGirls on the Run Capital Region: $10,700 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetCaptain Community Human Services Inc: $10,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt Peter's Hospital Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity at Albany Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEast Side Neighborhd Recreation Ctr Inc Hope 7 Community Center: $8,750 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSaratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar: $7,800 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetFriends of Hudson Youth Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetEast Greenbush Miracle League Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 38% of budgetDouble H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of the Capital Area: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHudson Taconic Lands Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetTroy Area United Ministries Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Bus Stop Club Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetCapital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council Inc: $6,250 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSocial Enterprise and Training Center Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRegional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDowntown Schenectady Improvement Corporation: $5,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Cohoes Connect Project Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Museum of Science and Technology Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetSchenectady County Chapter Nysarc Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlbany County Opportunity Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSchenectady Community Action Program Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEllis Hospital Foundation Inc the Foundation for Ellis Medicine: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLifeworks Community Action Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSchenectady County Community College Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVictoria Acres Equine Facility Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetJake's Help From Heaven Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 147.

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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.

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region IncNY141.5× affinity77 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc · Price Chopper's Golub Foundation · Review Foundation · Neil Jane William Estelle Golub Family Foundation Inc · Capital District Physicians' Health Plan Inc · United Way of the Greater Capital Region · William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation Inc · JM McDonald Foundation Inc · The McCarthy Charities Inc · Bbl Charitable Foundation · Mvp Health Plan Inc · Capital Communications Cares Foundation

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.

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How do I get to Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation 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.

About Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation

How much does Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation give?
Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation reported 135 grants totaling $386,180 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 140 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (18%), Human Services (17%), Education (14%).
Who are Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Siena University ($70k), Hudson Valley Community College Foundation ($70k), Vanderheyden Hall Inc ($42k).
Does Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc, Price Chopper's Golub Foundation, Review Foundation.
Where is Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation based?
Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation is based in NY.

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 270 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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