New York · Private foundation
The Seymour H Knox Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $561k
- Granted FY2020
- 8
- Grants FY2020
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Seymour H Knox Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Community Foundation For Greater Buffalo Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 11 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year The Seymour H Knox Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $561k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $230,000
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jacobs Institute Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Elmwood Village Charter School | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Buffalo Prep Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Say Yes to Education Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Buffalo Shamrocks Hockey Club Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| 716 Squash Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Cazenovia Community Resource Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| George Eastman Museum | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nichols School of Buffalo | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jacobs Institute Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Elmwood Village Charter School | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Buffalo Prep Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Say Yes to Education Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Buffalo Shamrocks Hockey Club Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| 716 Squash Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Cazenovia Community Resource Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| George Eastman Museum | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nichols School of Buffalo | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brooks School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lake Forest College | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Artpark & Company Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Buffalo Arts Studio | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sportsmens Americana Music Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Music Is Art | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($349k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Seymour H Knox Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: The Osc Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The Baird Foundation · Cullen Foundation · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · Cullen Foundation of Western New York Inc · James H Cummings Foundation Inc · Rich Family Foundation · The Richard W Rupp Foundation · The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation · The Margaret L Wendt Foundation · First Niagara Foundation
How this is measured
About The Seymour H Knox Foundation
- How much does The Seymour H Knox Foundation give?
- The Seymour H Knox Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $561,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing.
- What does The Seymour H Knox Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (97%), Arts & Culture (1%), Education (1%).
- Who are The Seymour H Knox Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: The Jacobs Institute Inc ($60k), Elmwood Village Charter School ($50k), Buffalo Prep Inc ($50k).
- Does The Seymour H Knox Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Seymour H Knox Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Osc Charitable Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, The Baird Foundation.
- Where is The Seymour H Knox Foundation based?
- The Seymour H Knox Foundation is based in NY.
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