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Suny Impact Foundation Inc

The suny impact foundation's mission is to support suny in taking what works to scale to drive student success. The foundation works with philanthropies and private sector partners to leverage investments in student success initiatives that impact access, retention, completion, and career readiness for students across the state…

$15M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
51
Itemized grants FY2025
43
Organizations funded FY2024
2%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$14M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$110,873
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,061,214
Organizations funded a year
13 to 43
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$4.8M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 2% of the organizations Suny Impact Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyPublic 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving50$14M14%
FY202443$12M2%
FY202334$11M15%
FY202224$9.7M21%
FY202127$14M41%
FY202034$1.7M65%
FY201918$868k89%
FY201813$388kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$63MHuman Services$661kPublic Benefit$226kHealth$188kPublic Safety & Disaster$150kCivil Rights$51kEnvironment$17kFood & Nutrition$14kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Stony Brook Foundation Inc$19,745,778711%
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$7,461,78364%
University at Albany Foundation$6,291,702710%
Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton Inc$5,793,28374%
The Geneseo Foundation Inc$2,956,733434%
State University of New York at Binghamton$2,495,5835n/a
Monroe Community College Foundation Inc$2,385,033415%
Potsdam College Foundation Inc$1,879,409614%
Westchester Community College Foundation Inc$1,377,27065%
Oswego University Foundation Inc$1,239,75665%
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All grantees of Suny Impact Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Stony Brook Foundation Inc$19,745,778711%
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$7,461,78364%
University at Albany Foundation$6,291,702710%
Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton Inc$5,793,28374%
The Geneseo Foundation Inc$2,956,733434%
State University of New York at Binghamton$2,495,5835n/a
Monroe Community College Foundation Inc$2,385,033415%
Potsdam College Foundation Inc$1,879,409614%
Westchester Community College Foundation Inc$1,377,27065%
Oswego University Foundation Inc$1,239,75665%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$1,107,02530%
Purchase College Foundation Inc$842,63977%
Esf College Foundation Inc$827,20843%
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation$701,021517%
Buffalo State College Foundation Inc$613,33052%
Empire State University Foundation Inc$547,822417%
State University of New York at Oneonta Foundation Corporation$501,11152%
Plattsburgh College Foundation Inc$480,81657%
State University of Ny College at Farmingdale Foundation$451,57466%
Social Finance Inc$450,0001n/a
Schenectady County Community College Foundation$379,634413%
Canton College Foundation Inc$359,51052%
Morrisville College Foundation Inc$346,38452%
State University College at Brockport Foundation Inc$346,15963%
Suny Cobleskill College Foundation$335,67653%
Cortland College Foundation Inc$300,69952%
Suny Maritime Foundation Inc$273,41654%
Suny College of Optometry Foundation$234,83855%
Meb Alliance for Educator Diversity Inc$231,26012%
Old Westbury College Foundation Inc$219,405324%
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation Inc$214,76243%
Suny New Paltz Foundation Inc$202,46731%
Suffolk Community College Foundationinc$152,33143%
Nechama - Jewish Response to Disaster$150,000117%
Nassau Community College Foundation Inc$145,74045%
Columbia-Greene Community College Foundation Inc$139,75248%
Broome Community College Foundation Inc$125,12732%
Fredonia College Foundation of the State University of New York Inc$107,46521%
Adirondack Community College Foundation$106,47046%
Dutchess Community College Foundation Inc$99,50024%
Jefferson Community College Foundation Inc$83,12524%
Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation$76,08241%
The Cayuga County Community College Foundation Inc$72,07733%
Jefferson Community College$70,4001n/a
Clinton Community College Foundation Inc$67,36548%
College Foundation at Delhi Inc$63,80622%
Erie Community College Foundation Inc$59,83533%
Alfred State College Development Fund Inc$59,48922%
Onondaga Community College$59,0002n/a
Monroe Community College Association Inc$54,59520%
Suny Rockland Community College$53,9883n/a
Geneseo Foundation$50,0001n/a
Ulster Community College Foundation Inc$50,00012%
Fashion Institute of Technology$35,0001n/a
Cornell University$33,69430%
Monroe Community College$33,6221n/a
Educational Foundation of Orange County Community College Inc$33,34213%
Foundation of Fulton-Montgomery Community College Inc$32,81725%
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Foundation Inc$31,61431%
Herkimer County College Foundation Inc$26,92612%
Corning Community College Development Foundation Inc$23,13121%
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc$20,00010%
Urban League of Rochester Ny Inc$20,0001n/a
Chinese-American Planning Council Inc$20,00010%
Latino U College Access Inc$20,0001n/a
The New York Urban League Inc$20,00011%
Onondaga Community College Foundation Inc$19,68030%
Suny Adirondack$17,1891n/a
The Houston Food Bank$14,40010%
Scholarship America Inc$12,75010%
The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation Inc$12,15010%
Syracuse University$10,28810%
Morrisville Auxiliary of State Univ of Ag & Tech at Morrisville Ny & Subs$10,00010%
Genesee Community College Foundation Inc$8,70412%
State University of New York College at Purchase$8,0001n/a
Cayuga Community College$7,0001n/a
Jamestown Community College Foundation Inc$6,55610%
North Country Community College Ass$6,55311%
Dutchess Community College$5,1601n/a
Niagara Community College$5,0601n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Suny Impact Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 65 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetStony Brook Foundation Inc: $19,745,778 over 7y, 11% of budgetUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $7,461,783 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetUniversity at Albany Foundation: $6,291,702 over 7y, 10% of budgetFoundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton Inc: $5,793,283 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetThe Geneseo Foundation Inc: $2,956,733 over 4y, 34% of budgetMonroe Community College Foundation Inc: $2,385,033 over 4y, 15% of budgetPotsdam College Foundation Inc: $1,879,409 over 6y, 14% of budgetWestchester Community College Foundation Inc: $1,377,270 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetOswego University Foundation Inc: $1,239,756 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York: $1,107,025 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPurchase College Foundation Inc: $842,639 over 7y, 7.0% of budgetEsf College Foundation Inc: $827,208 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetHudson Valley Community College Foundation: $701,021 over 5y, 17% of budgetBuffalo State College Foundation Inc: $613,330 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetEmpire State University Foundation Inc: $547,822 over 4y, 17% of budgetState University of New York at Oneonta Foundation Corporation: $501,111 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetPlattsburgh College Foundation Inc: $480,816 over 5y, 6.7% of budgetState University of Ny College at Farmingdale Foundation: $451,574 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetSchenectady County Community College Foundation: $379,634 over 4y, 13% of budgetCanton College Foundation Inc: $359,510 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetMorrisville College Foundation Inc: $346,384 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetState University College at Brockport Foundation Inc: $346,159 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetSuny Cobleskill College Foundation: $335,676 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetCortland College Foundation Inc: $300,699 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetSuny Maritime Foundation Inc: $273,416 over 5y, 4.5% of budgetSuny College of Optometry Foundation: $234,838 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetMeb Alliance for Educator Diversity Inc: $231,260 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetOld Westbury College Foundation Inc: $219,405 over 3y, 24% of budgetFinger Lakes Community College Foundation Inc: $214,762 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetSuny New Paltz Foundation Inc: $202,467 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSuffolk Community College Foundationinc: $152,331 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetNechama - Jewish Response to Disaster: $150,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetNassau Community College Foundation Inc: $145,740 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetColumbia-Greene Community College Foundation Inc: $139,752 over 4y, 7.6% of budgetBroome Community College Foundation Inc: $125,127 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetFredonia College Foundation of the State University of New York Inc: $107,465 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetAdirondack Community College Foundation: $106,470 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetDutchess Community College Foundation Inc: $99,500 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetJefferson Community College Foundation Inc: $83,125 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetFashion Institute of Technology Foundation: $76,082 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe Cayuga County Community College Foundation Inc: $72,077 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetClinton Community College Foundation Inc: $67,365 over 4y, 8.4% of budgetCollege Foundation at Delhi Inc: $63,806 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetErie Community College Foundation Inc: $59,835 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetAlfred State College Development Fund Inc: $59,489 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetMonroe Community College Association Inc: $54,595 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUlster Community College Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCornell University: $33,694 over 3y, 0.0% 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 65.

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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.

Ibm International FoundationNY31.8× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · Central New York Community Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · Verizon Foundation · The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc · Community Foundation of Orange and Sulli · A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The Dyson Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Corning Incorporated Foundation · The Ralph C Wilson Jr 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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Find your warmest path to Suny Impact 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.

About Suny Impact Foundation Inc

How much does Suny Impact Foundation Inc give?
Suny Impact Foundation Inc reported 51 itemized grants totaling $14,070,303, out of $14,606,645 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 43 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Suny Impact Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (98%), Human Services (1%), Public Benefit (0%).
Who are Suny Impact Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Stony Brook Foundation Inc ($20M), University at Buffalo Foundation Inc ($7.5M), University at Albany Foundation ($6.3M).
Does Suny Impact Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Suny Impact Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, Central New York Community Foundation Inc, The New York Community Trust.
Where is Suny Impact Foundation Inc based?
Suny Impact Foundation Inc 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 81 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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