The Tianaderrah Foundation (ny)
New York, NY · EIN 16-6445118. Reported 430 grants totalling $18.1M to 149 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Tianaderrah Foundation (ny) did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $5,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoosac School | Hoosick, NY | $1,600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar, VA | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Glimmerglass Festival | Cooperstown, NY | $940,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Farmers Museum | Cooperstown, NY | $795,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hyde Hall Inc | Cooperstown, NY | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hunter College Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fenimore Art Museum | New York, NY | $390,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Delaware Company | Barryville, NY | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Landmarks Society of Greater Utica | Utica, NY | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation League of New York State | Albany, NY | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manhattan Country School | New York, NY | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seward House Museum | Auburn, NY | $219,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northfield Mount Hermon | Mount Hermon, MA | $213,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shaker Museum and Library | Old Chatham, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware County Historical Assoc | Delhi, NY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paul Revere Memorial Foundation | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ostego Land Trust Inc | Cooperstown, NY | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Constable Hall | Constableville, NY | $137,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Ostego County | Springfield Center, NY | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mannes College the New School for Music | New York, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Foundation of Delhi | Delhi, NY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The American Liver Foundation | Newton, MA | $109,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Time and the Valleys Museum | Grahamsville, NY | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Planning of South Central New York Inc | Oneonta, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartwick College | Oneonta, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute | Utica, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Gog Foundation | Edgewater, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Stage Company at Chapel Hall Inc | Franklin, NY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unatego Central School District | Otego, NY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Princeton Prospect Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forbes House Museum | Milton, MA | $84,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smithfield Community Association | Peterboro, NY | $81,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Esplanade Association | Boston, MA | $81,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College at Oneonta Foundation | Oneonta, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Listening Hearts Ministries | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Railroad & Local Young Men's Christian Association of Oneonta | Oneonta, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Liberty, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Bassett | Cooperstown, NY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hanford Mills Museum | East Meredith, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sagamore Institute of the Adirondacks Inc | Raquette Lake, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Architectural Heritage | Keeseville, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lemhi County Historical Society & Museum | Salmon, ID | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the Reservation | Boston, MA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center | Oneonta, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Genesee Country Village and Museum | Mumford, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Residency Unlimited | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swart-Wilcox House Museum | Oneonta, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County | Monticello, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ethelbert B Crawford Public Library | Monticello, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Matthew's Episcopal Church | Unadilla, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Fund | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Major's Inn Foundation | Gilbertsville, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Roxbury Arts Group | Roxbury, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unadilla Historical Association | Unadilla, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hancock Community Education Foundation | Hancock, NY | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foster Pride | New York, NY | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic New England | Haverhill, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Butternut Valley Alliance | New Lisbon, NY | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albany Institute of Art | Albany, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Fund for Athens College in Greece | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canaan Historical Society | Canaan, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hancock Central School District | Hancock, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas Cole National Historic Site | Catskill, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Time and Valley Museum | Grahamsville, NY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Mark Twain Studies | Elmira, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation-Olmstead City of Greater Utica | Utica, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stone Arabia Preservation Inc | Fort Plain, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The 1890 House Museum | Cortland, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Town of Tompkins | Trout Creek, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bright Hill Literary Center | Treadwell, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catskill Center | Arkville, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Hudson Canal Museum | High Falls, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Kilmer Mansion | Binghamton, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Upper Delaware River | Hancock, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Glen Conservancy | Fultonville, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway | Troy, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land Conservation Assistance Network | Falmouth, ME | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lennox Hill Neighborhood House | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum | Cooperstown, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Eyes for the Needy | Short Hills, NJ | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sidney Historical Association | Sidney, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Monticello, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Rochester | Painted Post, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake, NY | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Field-Elea Gorana Dance | New York, NY | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin Railroad and Community Museum | Franklin, NY | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cazenovia Public Library | Cazenovia, NY | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Kostova Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grassland Bird Trust | Fort Edward, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helios Care | Oneonta, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Next Generation Bulgaria Fund | Bronxville, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Kortright Centre | East Meredith, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unadilla Public Library | Unadilla, NY | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cazcares | Cazenovia, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Night Oneonta | Oneonta, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin Community Educational Foundation | Franklin, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unadilla Community Food Pantry Inc | Unadilla, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bosnian Handicrafts Inc | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Arts Network of Oneonta Inc | Oneonta, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Olmstead City of Greater Utica | Utica, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quarry Farm Foundation | Elmira, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park | Canandaigua, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas Cole House | Catskill, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Greater Oneonta Historical Society | Oneonta, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute of International Education | New York, NY | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Little Delaware Youth Ensemble | Oneonta, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ostego 2000 | Cooperstown, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chenango County Historical Society | Norwich, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Friends of Johnson Hall | Johnstown, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boonville Black River Canal Museum | Boonville, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bulgarian Children's Choir School Gergana | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Works of Cny | Syracuse, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Yorkers for Parks | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roberson Museum and Science Center | Binghamton, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tom Gold Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cherry Valley Artworks | Cherry Valley, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| D & H Canal Historical Society | High Falls, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Off the Beaten Path | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Innocents' Parents' Association | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges Inc | York, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Saints Church | Petersburg, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catskill Symphony Orchestra | Oneonta, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Cazenovia, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cazenovia Heritage Inc | Cazenovia, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cazenovia Preservation Foundation | Cazenovia, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Episcopal Church | Cazenovia, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Russian American Cultural Center | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unadilla Community Chest | Unadilla, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wilderstein Historic Site | Rhinebeck, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cazenovia College Office of Institutional Advancement | Cazenovia, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Memorial Hospital Foundation | Hamilton, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute of International Education Office of Philanthropy | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison County Children's Camp | Cazenovia, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cazenovia Area Community Development Association | Cazenovia, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cullman Child Development Center | Sidney, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sullivan County Historical Society | Hurleyville, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
115 of 149 (77%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 90%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Farmers Museum
General FundGeneral Funds - Manhattan Country School
Special Programs/Scholarships - New York University
Scholarships and Special Projects - Family Planning of South Central New York Inc
Delaware and Ostego County programs
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 239 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | $6,795,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 108 | $4,500,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 111 | $3,400,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 119 | $3,420,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 57% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Tianaderrah Foundation (ny)'s own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Carter Ledyard 28 Liberty St, New York, NY, 10005. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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