The Delaney Bay Fund Inc
Watertown, NY · EIN 26-3795817. Reported 63 grants totalling $2,241,439 to 48 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 Delaney Bay Fund Inc 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,747,448. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond | Richmond, VA | $1,747,448 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Watertown Family YMCA | Watertown, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watertown Urban Mission | Watertown, NY | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Compassionate Care Foundation | Dexter, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Conservative Mennonite Conference | Castorland, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers Inc | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ministry of Hope Inc | Black Mountain, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Home of Jefferson County | Watertown, NY | $13,667 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Helping Honduras Kids | Woodland, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nny Community Foundation | Watertown, NY | $11,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservative Mennonite Confrence | Castorland, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Chris Atwood Foundation | Reston, VA | $9,024 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Mennonite Camping Association Inc - Beaver Camp | Lowville, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grindstone Island Methodist Church | Clayton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Community College Foundation | Watertown, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Auxiliary | Wellesley Island, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust | Clayton, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond Ballet | Richmond, VA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beaver Camp | Lowville, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chases Lake Preservation Fund | Glenfield, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Credo Community Center Foundation Inc | Watertown, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feedmore | Richmond, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Center | Richmond, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc Jefferson-St Lawrence Foundation | Watertown, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northern New York | Watertown, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Syracuse, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Harbor | Richmond, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thousand Islands Art Center | Clayton, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victims Assistance Center | Watertown, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Antique Boat Museum | Clayton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Central New York | Syracuse, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grindstone Island Research Heritage Center | Clayton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Country Children's Clinic | Watertown, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Watertown | Watertown, NY | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oswego College Foundation Inc - Wrvo Stations - Penfield SUNY Oswego | Oswego, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council of Jefferson County Foundation Inc | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebron Academy | Hebron, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illume Family Recovery | North Chesterfield, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Historical Society | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Melt First Presbyterian Church | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Country Artists Guild Inc | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters of the Precious Blood | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Augustinian Academy | Carthage, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Counseling Service of Nny | Watertown, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intervol | Rochester, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Art Teachers Association Belleville Henderson Csd | Adams, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
10 of 48 (21%) 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 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO MAKE THE RICHMOND REGION A BETTER PLACE THROUGH BOLD SOLUTIONS AND INSPIRED PHILANTHROPY. - Watertown Urban Mission
2023 DONATION TO SUPPORT THE BRIDGE PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS THOSE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW FOR SUBSTANCE USE RELATED CRIMES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK. - Compassionate Care Foundation
TO PROVIDE THE NORTH COUNTRY CANCER COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. - Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers Inc
TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RECOGNIZING TOP SCHOLAR-ATHLETES. - Ministry of Hope Inc
MEDICAL MISSION DONATIONS - Nny Community Foundation
2024 DONATION - SAFE SCHOOL ENDEAVOR
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 34 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $319,541 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 8 | $1,784,748 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $63,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $74,150 | $1,000 |
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. 80% of this one's giving went to organizations in Virginia. 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
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. 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 Virginia.
- 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 Delaney Bay Fund Inc'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: 566 Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY, 13601. 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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