New York · Nonprofit
THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC
THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC (New York) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $302,031 to it, the largest being ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC ($175,381). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $129k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $302k
- Net assets
- $312k
What The Friends of Cedarmere Inc does
Mission
The Organizations mission is to preserve and promote public enjoyment of the Cedarmere estate, and to preserve and interpret the history and life of William Cullen Bryant. To accomplish this goal, the Foundation promotes, encourages and actively assists Nassau County in the preservation, restoration and maintenance of Cedarmeres historic gardens, the main house, and outbuildings, with respect to increasing public awareness and appreciation of the historical, cultural and environmental heritage of Cedarmere, and its brilliant and influential former owner, William Cullen Bryant, prominent 19th century poet, newspaper editor, abolitionist, and civic leader.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
During 2025, The Friends of Cedarmere Inc. continued to maintain the grounds for public enjoyment and facilitate improvements throughout the estate at Cedarmere, historic home of William Cullen Bryant, including;- Rebuilt 2-story wrap-around west porch of main house.- Installed display panels of images from history of Bryant, his family and history of the main house.- Had 50 long x 6 wide x 4deep French drain installed under parking lot of main building.- Collected and installed period furnishings to recreate art studio of Frances Bryant Godwin in upper level of Mill.- Installed picture molding in upper floor of mill for hanging paintings for art exhibits- Continued work on historic mill machinery and workshop displays of antique tools and furnishings.- Continued purchase and planting of native plants in natural areas.- Newsletters sent out monthly to members.- Annual May spring garden planting by group of volunteers.- Held cultural events on the property and worked to promote the legacy of William Cullen Bryant.- Extensive gutter and slate roof repair and replacement on rear of main house.
$67,508 spentof which $100,000 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $67,508.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 $146k to $336k (+129%).
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 60% · 2023 84%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $26k → $1k.
2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 41% 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 THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE 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
THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
42% 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 THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — 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
100% of THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $125k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC?
- THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC (New York) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $302,031 to it, the largest being ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC ($175,381). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $302,031 in grants to THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE INC?
- ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $175,381 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE FRIENDS OF CEDARMERE 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 5 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