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Wilkes-Desmond Educational Foundation at a glance

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Wilkes-Desmond Educational 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.

$223k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$44k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.7MYouth Development$20kScience & Tech$16kHealth$4kAnimals$4kReligion$3kArts & Culture$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $171,608, the rows itemized in this filing. The $223,211 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $51,603 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $148k
$14,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Finger Lakes Community College$44,177
St. John Fisher College$21,000
Cayuga Community College$14,800
Alfred University$14,000
Cornell University$14,000
Keuka College$14,000
Nazareth University$14,000
University at Albany$12,242
Clarkson University$7,000
Clemson University$7,000
Genesee Community College$4,448
Monroe Community College$3,341
Alfred State College$1,600
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 35 repeat orgs$148k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 24 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
32

Total granted

$1.4M
$127k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+10%

Still filing today

51%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • KC
    KEUKA COLLEGE
    7× · 2017–2025 · $94k · revenue +6%
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    7× · 2017–2024 · $92k · revenue +61%
  • SJ
    ST JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2025 · $82k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • SB
    ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2024 · $13k · revenue +12%
  • EB
    Empire Beauty School
    one grant, 2022 · $8k
  • CU
    Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa
    one grant, 2023 · $7k · revenue +1%
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.

03Its field

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.

1
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
3
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
4
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
5
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
6
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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7
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
8
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
9
Molloy University

Molloy university, an independent catholic university, rooted in the dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. through transformative education,…

Education
10
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
11
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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12
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Syracuse University; the most unlike its peers is University of Michigan. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

31 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. 31 of the 69 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
20/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Finger Lakes Community College: $282,257 · OtherFinger Lakes Community CollegeMonroe Community College: $157,333 · OtherMonroe Community CollegeCAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $102,130 · OtherCAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGEAlfred State College: $60,950 · OtherAlfred State CollegeOnondaga Community College: $43,399 · OtherUniversity at Buffalo: $39,273 · OtherSyracuse University Project Advance: $35,464 · Other+33 more: $230,501 · Other+33 moreKEUKA COLLEGE: $93,933 · EducationKEUKA COLLEGERochester Institute of Technology: $91,600 · EducationRochester Institute of TechnologyST JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY: $81,650 · EducationST JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITYNAZARETH UNIVERSITY: $55,000 · EducationNAZARETH UNIVERSITYLe Moyne College: $44,368 · EducationLe Moyne CollegeSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $42,995 · EducationSYRACUSE UNIVERSITYALFRED UNIVERSITY: $36,684 · EducationALFRED UNIVERSITYNIAGARA UNIVERSITY: $27,494 · Education+21 more: $132,761 · Education+21 more
Other$951,307Education$606,485

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKEUKA COLLEGE: $93,933 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $91,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY: $81,650 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNAZARETH UNIVERSITY: $55,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLe Moyne College: $44,368 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $42,995 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetALFRED UNIVERSITY: $36,684 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNIAGARA UNIVERSITY: $27,494 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCLARKSON UNIVERSITY: $15,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $14,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY: $12,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetITHACA COLLEGE: $11,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $10,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDAEMEN UNIVERSITY: $8,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAZENOVIA COLLEGE: $8,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetELMIRA COLLEGE: $7,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClarke University of Dubuque Iowa: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWELLS COLLEGE: $6,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUTICA UNIVERSITY: $5,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $4,400 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBARRY UNIVERSITY INC: $4,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColby-Sawyer College: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetManhattan University: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEMERSON COLLEGE: $3,561 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC: $3,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $3,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHartwick College: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE INC: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLYCOMING COLLEGE: $1,450 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 KEUKA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Rochester Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds ST JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NAZARETH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Le Moyne College ↗
  • Who funds SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ALFRED UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NIAGARA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CLARKSON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ITHACA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ↗
  • Who funds DAEMEN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CAZENOVIA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ELMIRA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa ↗
  • Who funds WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC ↗
  • Who funds WELLS COLLEGE ↗

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.

Central New York Comm…Verizon FoundationJessie H Baker Educat…W H Coe Medical & Sur…Gazin Norbert L Educa…Fred L Emerson Founda…JM McDonald Foundatio…Ibm International Fou…The Kilkea Foundation…Tuw Alice Koon FBO Sc…Gouverneur FoundationJephson Educational T…
Central New York Community Foundation IncNY19.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central New York Community Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Jessie H Baker Educational Fund · W H Coe Medical & Surgical Fund 18363900 · Gazin Norbert L Education Pfdn 101-0628960 · Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc · JM McDonald Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · The Kilkea Foundation Inc · Tuw Alice Koon FBO Scholastic Fund · Gouverneur Foundation · Jephson Educational Trust #2 Xxxxx1004

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.

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 69 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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