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Seneca Foods Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.3M
Granted FY2026still arriving
227
Grants FY2026still arriving
12
States reached
$2.0M
Largest
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$1.7MFood & Nutrition$673kHealth$171kPhilanthropy$149kYouth Development$128kHuman Services$68kRecreation & Sports$42kPublic Safety & Disaster$37kOther$0
02FY2026 · 227 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k220 grants · $155k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $91k
  • $250k+1 grant · $2.0M
$500
Median grant
12
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$2,005,300
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE$26,000
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$15,000
WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION$15,000
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER$15,000
HEARTSUPPORT INC$10,000
BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE$10,000
2B CONTINUED$5,000
CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND$3,000
UNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION$3,000
UNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE$3,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$2,500
CAMBRIA FRIESLAND HIGH SCHOOL FUND$2,300
HART PUBLIC SCHOOLS$2,100
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 (FY20–26, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA: $4k → 5%GREEN COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $1k → 7%FOX VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL: $250 → 7%CORNERSTONE OF GRACE: $750 → 8%HEAVEN SOUTH DBA THE STORE: $250 → 14%COVENANT HOUSE OF NEW JERSEY: $1k → 16%GLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA: $2k → 5%NURSES NOOK INC: $250 → 9%WE EMPOWHER: $250 → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS MINNESOTA REGION: $250 → 11%WEISER SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER: $400 → 14%WEISER SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER: $300 → 14%CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND: $3k → 16%CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND: $3k → 16%CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND: $3k → 16%CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND: $3k → 16%CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND: $3k → 16%CRYSTAL VALLEY CARE FUND: $3k → 16%FAMILIES OF FANA OF WNY: $250 → 13%BUILD PROMISE INC: $1k → 13%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%NEW PLYMOUTH SENIOR CITIZENS: $400 → 12%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN: $1k → 10%OPEN DOORS FOUNDATION: $1k → 10%NEW PLYMOUTH SENIOR CITIZENS: $300 → 12%NEW PLYMOUTH SENIOR CITIZENS: $300 → 12%ABILITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION: $250 → 14%ABILITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION: $250 → 14%ABILITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION: $250 → 14%ABILITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION: $250 → 14%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $425 → 10%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $400 → 10%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $500 → 9%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $400 → 10%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $500 → 9%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $350 → 10%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $350 → 10%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $300 → 10%GENEVA FAMILY YMCA: $300 → 10%YWCA ROCK COUNTY: $2k → 10%YWCA ROCK COUNTY: $1k → 10%YWCA ROCK COUNTY: $1k → 10%SAFE HARBORS OF THE FINGER LAKES: $250 → 10%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.

Which US states its grants reach

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ID
MN
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WI
MI
NY
OR
SD
IA
PA
NJ
CA
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
DE
KS
TN
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.2M · 288 repeat orgs$256k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +16% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

288 repeat relationships: 167 still active in FY2026, 121 since wound down; 59 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

288
268

Total granted

$5.2M
$208k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
+10%

Still filing today

33%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
HealthHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionRecreation & 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

  • Cornell University
    7× · 2020–2026 · $3.3M · revenue +46%
  • TH
    THE HARLEY SCHOOL
    6× · 2020–2025 · $225k · revenue +43%
  • TW
    THE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2026 · $77k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • KC
    KEUKA COLLEGE
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +12%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2025 · $10k
  • GC
    GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -46%
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
Rochester General Health System

Rochester general health system, provides patient care, senior housing, laboratory services, and community outreach to residents and other clients in monroe county, new york and several surrounding counties.

Health
2
Rochester Regional Health

The organization is organized and operated for the benefit of all of the affiliates within rochester regional health system. the organization supports and assists the affiliates by reviewing and monitoring their missions, objectives,…

Health
3
Rochester General College of Health Careers

The rochester general college of health careers is dedicated to preparing adult learners with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to pursue health careers, advanced education, and lifelong learning.

Education
4
The Unity Hospital of Rochester

See schedule oto make a positive difference in the lives and health status of individuals in the city of rochester, ny and western monroe county. we will educate our community, our providers, and future health care professionals in order…

Health
5
Ronald Mcdonald House Southeastern Mn & Western Wi

Ronald mcdonald house southeastern mn and western wi mission is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.

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6
Community Care Health Plan Inc

Community care health plan's mission is to develop and demonstrate innovative, flexible, community-based approaches to care for at-risk adults, in order to optimize their quality of life and optimize the allocation of community resources.

Health
7
Gouverneur Hospital

Our mission is to provide skilled, compassionate, cost-effective care that promotes wellness and meets the community's healthcare needs.

Health
8
United Memorial Medical Center

United memorial medical center is the only acute care hospital in genesee county, with 131 licensed acute care beds that provide the necessary healthcare services to a regional population of approximately 138,000 residents and operates the…

Health
9
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
10
Racine County Opportunity Center

Our focus is on making shortterm investments which will significantly improve the longterm wellbeing of our clients. we will measure our performance against these standards by continuously communicating with our clients, and will take…

Human Services
11
Riverview Healthcare Association

We deliver a healthcare experience that consistently exceeds patients' expectations through exceptional people - our people are our foundation. we employ trusted, dedicated professionals who serve with compassion, empathy and respect.…

Health
12
Northern Illinois Blood Bank Inc D/B/a Rock River Valley Blood Center

Rock river valley blood center, in partnership with our community, is dedicated to providing safe, high value blood products and services to people in need.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Partnership for Ontario County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bullies N Friends. 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

214 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 214 of the 616 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)
43
Early backer (in before they grew)
209/214
Grantees still filing
137/214
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Cornell University: $3,311,300 · EducationCornell University+4 more: $112,750 · EducationTHE HARLEY SCHOOL: $225,000 · OtherTHE HARLEY SCHOOLPRODUCE FOR BETTER HEALTH: $125,000 · OtherPRODUCE FOR BETTER HE…HEARTSUPPORT INC: $70,250 · OtherHEARTSUPPORT INCUNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER: $60,700 · OtherUNITED WAY OF GREATER…UNITED WAY: $40,500 · Other+155 more: $482,908 · Other+155 moreFARMING FOR THE FUTURE FOUNDATION: $500,000 · PhilanthropyFARMING FOR…+6 more: $46,825 · Philanthropy+6 moreTHE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION INC: $76,780 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC: $31,500 · Youth DevelopmentThe Kids Ranch Inc: $7,000 · Youth DevelopmentPROJECT 1649 INC: $6,250 · Youth Development+2 more: $3,424 · Youth DevelopmentTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $32,250 · Health2B CONTINUED: $10,000 · HealthPARTNERSHIP FOR ONTARIO COUNTY INC: $6,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 · Health+7 more: $9,450 · HealthCrystal Valley Care Fund: $16,750 · Human ServicesGILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN INC: $7,000 · Human ServicesGLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GENEVA NEW YORK INC: $2,525 · Human ServicesCALDWELL VETERANS COUNCIL INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesNEW PLYMOUTH SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $1,800 · Human ServicesWASHINGTON COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS: $1,600 · Human Services+1 more: $1,200 · Human ServicesMARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INC: $16,700 · Food & NutritionFOODLINK INC: $1,250 · Food & Nutrition
Education$3,424,050Other$1,004,358Philanthropy$546,825Youth Development$124,954Health$60,700Human Services$42,875Food & Nutrition$17,950

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetCornell University: $3,311,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFARMING FOR THE FUTURE FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetTHE HARLEY SCHOOL: $225,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTHE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION INC: $76,780 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetHEARTSUPPORT INC: $70,250 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKEUKA COLLEGE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $32,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC: $31,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC: $18,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCrystal Valley Care Fund: $16,750 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetMARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INC: $16,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE: $15,200 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetGENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL UPSTATE NEW YORK INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kids Ranch Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR ONTARIO COUNTY INC: $6,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT 1649 INC: $6,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWINGS OVER WISCONSIN INC: $4,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetST CLARE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC: $3,725 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLIDER FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetROCHESTER AREA FOUNDATION: $3,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetROTARY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetROCK COUNTY 4-H FAIR INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDYSLEXIA INSTITUTE OF MN INC: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC: $2,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRIPONFEST INC: $2,700 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GENEVA INC: $2,675 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GENEVA NEW YORK INC: $2,525 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetROCK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetROD'S HOUSE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROSE Advocates Inc: $2,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSt Peter's Community Arts Academy Inc: $2,175 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetYakima Valley Pet Rescue and Adoption Center: $2,150 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ROCHESTER: $2,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetROCHESTER ACTIVE SPORTS COMMUNITY: $2,100 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCAMBRIA-FRIESLAND ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB: $2,050 over 6y, 6.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOLMSTED COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $2,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTUTAPONA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCALDWELL VETERANS COUNCIL INC: $2,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetNEW PLYMOUTH SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $1,800 over 7y, 0.3% 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 Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds FARMING FOR THE FUTURE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE HARLEY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HEARTSUPPORT INC ↗
  • Who funds Rochester Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds KEUKA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC ↗
  • Who funds Crystal Valley Care Fund ↗
  • Who funds MARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE ↗
  • Who funds K CANCER BASEBALL ↗
  • Who funds BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds 2B CONTINUED ↗
  • Who funds GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL UPSTATE NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds The Kids Ranch Inc ↗
  • Who funds GILDA'S CLUB MADISON WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERSHIP FOR ONTARIO COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT 1649 INC ↗
  • Who funds GLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA 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.

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes IncNY37.6× affinity19 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc · Greater Rochester Health Foundation · Rochester Area Community Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment · Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation · Esl Charitable Foundation · Jpc Foundation · Mayo Clinic · JM McDonald 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 Seneca Foods Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Seneca Foods Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Covenant House New Jersey Inc: 34% of income from government
  • Marion-Polk Food Share Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
51report 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.
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How do I get to Seneca Foods Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Seneca Foods 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.

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 616 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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