· Private foundation
The Sally S and Robert K Phelan Legacy Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOLS | $9,062 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET | $5,000 |
| REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NE NY | $3,500 |
| HOLY TRINITY CHURCH | $2,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
| GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOLS | $1,000 |
| GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOLS | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
50 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 47 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RFREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK INC6× · 2017–2025 · $12k · revenue +613%
- GLGERMANTOWN LIBRARY5× · 2017–2024 · $6k · revenue +20%
- FOFRIENDS OF CLERMONT INC3× · 2017–2019 · $6k · revenue +265%
Funded once
- HOHUDSON OPERA HOUSE INCone grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -55%
- NCNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +37%
- RCREFORMED CHURCH CEMETARYone grant, 2022 · $8k
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.
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.
The central new york land trust seeks to preserve and protect natural areas in order to provide our communities clean water, clean air, wildlife habitat, and a chance to connect with the land.
Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.
The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…
See schedule onylcv is a non-partisan policy making and political action organization that works to make environmental protection a top priority with elected officials, decision-makers and the voters by evaluating incumbent performance and…
Our mission is to foster a thriving and equitable central new york region by leading and inspiring a community culture of giving, celebrating legacy and stewarding charitable resources for today and tomorrow.
See schedule onylcvef's mission is to educate, engage and empower new yorkers to be effective advocates on behalf of the environment from clean energy and funding for parks, to solid waste and green buildings. first, we educate new yorkers…
Accelerate economic opportunity in albany/ny's capital region by developing and implementing strategies to attract, expand, and create businesses and jobs, and provide catalytic leadership, working with partners and stakeholders to shape a…
Cvph medical center's mission is to provide quality health care for the north country region in upstate new york.
Central new york lyme and tick-borne disease alliance, inc. (the "alliance") was formed for the charitable and educational purposes of serving as a collaborative of providers, scientists and community members who support research, drive…
To provide funds to benefit families affected by cancer and to support cancer research and education.
The mission of the racine zoological society is to foster an enlightening and affordable wildlife experience that improves the bond between people and nature. the society will provide for the recreation and education of the people, the…
Dutchess land conservancy (dlc) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of dutchess county, new york, and the surrounding area. dlc, as a private non-profit land conservation organization, carries…
How this is measured
63 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 63 of the 126 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 COLUMBIA-GREENE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ↗
- Who funds AALAS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK INC ↗
- Who funds HUDSON OPERA HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc ↗
- Who funds GERMANTOWN STUDENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GERMANTOWN LIBRARY ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF CLERMONT INC ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK ↗
- Who funds SUMMER SEARCH ↗
- Who funds COLUMBIA-GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds BRIDGEWATER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC ↗
- Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds Scientists Center for Animal Welfare ↗
- Who funds THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP ↗
- Who funds GOLAY COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds FAST BREAK FUND INC ↗
- Who funds CARDINAL GREENWAY 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.
Open a dossier: Hrbt Foundation · Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation · Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc · Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation · T Backer Fund Inc · The Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation · The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc · Patricia E and Joseph W Phelan Family Foundation Inc · The Dyson Foundation · The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc · JM McDonald Foundation Inc · Price Chopper's Golub Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Sally S and Robert K Phelan Legacy Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Sally S and Robert K Phelan Legacy Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc: 10% of income from government
- Scientists Center for Animal Welfare: 9% of income from government
- The Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Inc: 5% of income from government
- Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc: 4% of income from government
- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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