The Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation
Rochester, NY · EIN 16-1559984. Reported 161 grants totalling $993,815 to 71 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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 Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation 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 $5,150. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $7,500; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council | Batavia, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seneca Park Zoo Society | Rochester, NY | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Writers & Books | Rochester, NY | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Genesee Country Village and Museum | Mumford, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra | Rochester, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Keys Program | Sherrill, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Magical Journey Through Stages | Rochester, NY | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Flower City Arts Center | Rochester, NY | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance | Rochester, NY | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deep Arts Inc | Rochester, NY | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rochester City Ballet | Rochester, NY | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Landmark Society of Western New York | Rochester, NY | $22,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hochstein School of Music | Rochester, NY | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Push Physical Theatre | Rochester, NY | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Strong Museum of Play | Rochester, NY | $21,653 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mary Cariola Children's Center | Rochester, NY | $21,240 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lollypop Farm | Fairport, NY | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Center for Teen Empowerment | Rochester, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Youth | Rochester, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Finger Lakes Opera Inc | Geneseo, NY | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Villa of Hope | Rochester, NY | $17,920 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Rock Rochester Inc | Rochester, NY | $17,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Spiritus Christi Church Prison Outreach | Rochester, NY | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association | Canandaigua, NY | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Macedon Public Library | Macedon, NY | $16,490 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clyde Savannah Public Library | Clyde, NY | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Corn Hill Waterfront & Navigation Foundation | Rochester, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Autismup | Rochester, NY | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Dba the Rev Theatre Company | Auburn, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Rochester | Rochester, NY | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Borinquen Dance Theater | Rochester, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cayuga Museum of History & Art | Auburn, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Endless Highway Inc | Rochester, NY | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rainbow Junction Ltd | Penn Yan, NY | $12,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Puzzle Peace Inc | Walworth, NY | $10,570 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rochester Museum & Science Center | Rochester, NY | $10,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dasap Inc | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discovery Academy of Science and Art (dasa) Preschool | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Geva Theatre Center | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Assisi Institute | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Auburn Public Theater | Auburn, NY | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Western New York | Rochester, NY | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse | Auburn, NY | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County | Newark, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornell University Cooperative Extension Yates County | Penn Yan, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastman School of Music | Rochester, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Geneva Music Festival | Geneva, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillside Family of Agencies | Rochester, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Hall | Rochester, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imageout | Rochester, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shake on the Lake Inc | Silver Lake, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ant Alliance Inc | Silver Lake, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester | Rochester, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Ecology Partners | Rochester, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation of Genesee Valley | Rochester, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cameron Community Ministries | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Garth Fagan Dance | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gateways Music Festival Inc | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Golisano Autism Center | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Refugees Helping Refugees | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion | Canandaigua, NY | $4,442 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spiritus Christi Church | Rochester, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Livingston County Historical Society | Geneseo, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rose Free Library | Rose, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilson Commencement Park | Rochester, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Little Theatre | Rochester, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rochester Oratorio Society | Rochester, NY | $2,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chip Holt Nature Center | Lakeville, NY | $1,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gatesinger Company Ltd | Pultneyville, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
45 of 71 (63%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Genesee Country Village and Museum
EXPANSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF NATURE CENTER - Mary Cariola Children's Center
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SPACE FOR CHILDREN - Dasap Inc
YOUTH PROGRAMMING SUPPORT - Eastman School of Music
EASTMAN COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL - Imageout
EMPOWERING THE LGBT VOICE PROGRAM - A Magical Journey Through Stages
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 93 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | $119,469 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 27 | $188,571 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $215,412 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $214,170 | $7,235 |
| 2024 | 39 | $256,193 | $7,500 |
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
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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 $5,150. 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 Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 130 East Avenue 540, Rochester, NY, 14604. 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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