New York · Nonprofit
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $206,424 to it, the largest being NORTHERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($106,970). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $206k
- Net assets
- $9.7M
What Jefferson Community College Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of the jefferson community college foundation is to work in partnership with the college, the community and alumni to enhance the educational opportunities provided by the college.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Scholarships are awarded to jefferson community college students who are traditional students following their secondary education, or non-traditional students who have returned to jefferson after a period of time away to pursue their college degrees. Scholarship awards are based on economic need and academic promise. Almost 42% of our student body relies upon the award of this scholarship program to make their dreams of higher education a reality.
$310,036 spentof which $310,036 as grants79% of program spendingThe foundation awards grants to the college supporting programs which enhance the educational opportunities provided by the college. Grant funds provided to the college this year include capital campaign funds, use of title iii grant funds, and funding for the center for community studies.
$55,861 spentof which $55,861 as grants14% of program spendingThe alumni association strives to build the unique relationship our alumni have with jcc. Alumni support over the years provides countless students with opportunities to realize their dreams of a better life through education. Donations to the jcc alumni association support initiatives on campus and student scholarships at jefferson. It is the mission of the alumni association and alumni development staff to build strong relationships with our alumni, our faculty and staff, the community and the college to support current jcc students.
$25,345 spent6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $391,242.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $8.0M to $9.4M (+17%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 15% · 2022 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
28% of JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ben Foster
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $10k → $6k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 78% · 2021 82% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
57% of JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $89k that is directly attributable, 99% of it comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $118k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
50% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
64%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Jefferson Community College · exempt
- Jefferson County New York · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $206,424 to it, the largest being NORTHERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($106,970). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $206,424 in grants to JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
- NORTHERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $106,970 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing