New York · Public charity
The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc
The mission of the arts council of the southern finger lakes, inc. Is to enhance the cultural arts in the communities served by acting as an advocate and catalyst to increase participation, advance collaboration and optimize resources.
- $505k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 24
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $194k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $8,800
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $11,400
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 60% of the organizations The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 59% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 24 | $194k | 79% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $39k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $65k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $33k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $32k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $25k | 80% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $5k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung County Library District | $29,149 | 4 | 0% |
| Family Service Society Inc | $20,328 | 3 | 0% |
| Dutton S Peterson Memorial Library | $18,885 | 3 | 7% |
| Gowanda's Historic Hollywood Theater Ltd | $18,800 | 2 | 4% |
| Corning Pride Inc | $17,400 | 2 | 9% |
| Economic Opportunity Program Inc of Che | $17,050 | 2 | 0% |
| Corning Gaffer District Inc | $16,300 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Arts of Elmira Inc | $12,650 | 2 | 18% |
| Azure Blue Art | $10,486 | 1 | n/a |
| Seven Generations of Stewards Inc | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 35 grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($39k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 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: Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes Inc · Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation Inc · The Triangle Fund · Corning Incorporated Foundation · The Anderson Foundation Inc · Meier Family Foundation · The Hilliard Foundation Inc · United Way of the Southern Tier Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc with peer funders
About The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc
- How much does The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc give?
- The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc reported 24 itemized grants totaling $193,640, out of $504,818 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (48%), Community Improvement (18%), Education (15%).
- Who are The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Chemung County Library District ($29k), Family Service Society Inc ($20k), Dutton S Peterson Memorial Library ($19k).
- Does The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes Inc, Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation Inc, The Triangle Fund.
- Where is The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc based?
- The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc is based in NY.
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