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The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$17,784
Largest grant, FY2025
$68,800
Organizations funded a year
23 to 40
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$16M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $172k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthOther
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 arriving46$991k17%
FY202440$896k25%
FY202337$824k32%
FY202229$829k41%
FY202130$558k47%
FY202023$488k26%
FY201931$565k19%
FY201831$622k26%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$6.4MHealth$293kScience & Tech$17k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
VA
MD
NC
DC
AL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hartwick College$552,46160%
Utica University$378,36890%
Siena University$236,37550%
Russell Sage College$201,25070%
Rush University Medical Center$140,00050%
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$140,00050%
D'Youville University$129,46870%
Georgetown University$125,59550%
Thomas Jefferson University$122,50040%
University of Rochester$119,35830%
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All grantees of The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hartwick College$552,46160%
Utica University$378,36890%
Siena University$236,37550%
Russell Sage College$201,25070%
Rush University Medical Center$140,00050%
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$140,00050%
D'Youville University$129,46870%
Georgetown University$125,59550%
Thomas Jefferson University$122,50040%
University of Rochester$119,35830%
Northeast College of Health Sciences$116,66740%
Marist University$116,00050%
Vassar College$100,67340%
Mount Saint Mary College$70,00040%
Amherst College Trustees$70,00040%
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$70,00050%
University of New England$70,00030%
Trustees of Boston College$65,00040%
Ithaca College$60,00030%
New York Medical College$60,00020%
Rochester Institute of Technology$57,66040%
Marywood University$56,67130%
Cornell University$56,53840%
Gettysburg College$52,50040%
Wesleyan University$44,88630%
Pace University$40,00030%
Trustees of Clark University$38,46730%
Clarkson University$37,50030%
Virginia Wesleyan University$35,83120%
New York University$35,00030%
Medaille University$35,00030%
University of Lynchburg$35,00030%
Wake Forest University$34,70630%
Skidmore College$34,59320%
Trustees of Boston University$26,25030%
University of Pittsburgh$26,25020%
Keuka College$26,25020%
Cedarville University$26,25020%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges$26,25020%
Syracuse University$19,97320%
Hampshire College Trustees$19,95710%
Trustees of Tufts College$17,50010%
Johns Hopkins University$17,50020%
Touro University$15,00020%
Queens University of Charlotte$12,04010%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$12,00010%
The Trustees of the Smith College$12,00010%
The College of Saint Rose$11,46920%
Yale University$8,7501n/a
Misericordia University$8,75010%
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$8,75010%
McPhs University$16510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHartwick College: $552,461 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetUtica University: $378,368 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSiena University: $236,375 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRussell Sage College: $201,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $140,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: $140,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetD'Youville University: $129,468 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $125,595 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $122,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $119,358 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNortheast College of Health Sciences: $116,667 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMarist University: $116,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVassar College: $100,673 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMount Saint Mary College: $70,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $70,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of New England: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIthaca College: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Medical College: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $57,660 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMarywood University: $56,671 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $56,538 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGettysburg College: $52,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWesleyan University: $44,886 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPace University: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Clark University: $38,467 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetClarkson University: $37,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Wesleyan University: $35,831 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMedaille University: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Lynchburg: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWake Forest University: $34,706 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSkidmore College: $34,593 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $26,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $26,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKeuka College: $26,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCedarville University: $26,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHobart and William Smith Colleges: $26,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $19,973 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHampshire College Trustees: $19,957 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $17,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTouro University: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetQueens University of Charlotte: $12,040 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe College of Saint Rose: $11,469 over 2y, 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 51.

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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.

JM McDonald Foundatio…The Pfizer Foundation…Ehlermann-Fedderke De…Gazin Norbert L Educa…Verizon FoundationJessie H Baker Educat…The Community Foundat…National Collegiate A…Central New York Comm…Ge Aerospace Foundati…American Heart Associ…Ibm International Fou…
JM McDonald Foundation IncDE17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: JM McDonald Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Ehlermann-Fedderke Descendants Foundation · Gazin Norbert L Education Pfdn 101-0628960 · Verizon Foundation · Jessie H Baker Educational Fund · The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Central New York Community Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Heart Association Inc · Ibm International 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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About The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation

How much does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation give?
The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation reported 48 grants totaling $1,004,043 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 40 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (95%), Health (4%), Science & Tech (0%).
Who are The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hartwick College ($552k), Utica University ($378k), Siena University ($236k).
Does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include JM McDonald Foundation Inc, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, Ehlermann-Fedderke Descendants Foundation.
Where is The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation based?
The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship 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 121 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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