Preservation League of New York State
Albany, NY · EIN 23-7379938. Reported 124 grants totalling $1,356,445 to 114 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Preservation League of New York State, the IRS classifies it under arts & culture rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE A800) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 114 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 7% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $9,540. Half of what it reported fell between $5,750 and $13,440; the smallest was $1,992 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
22 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $409,688 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Saranac Lake Inc | Saranac Lake, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adirondack Historical Association | Blue Mtn Lake, NY | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oneida Community Mansion House | Oneida, NY | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whallonsburg Grange Hall Inc | Essex, NY | $34,068 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South East Area Coalition Inc | Rochester, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Earlville Opera House Inc | Earlville, NY | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prospect Lefferts Gardens Heritage Council Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $26,223 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation | New York, NY | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jamestown Renaissance Corporation | Jamestown, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Marlborough | Milton, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Phelps | Phelps, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innisfree Foundation Inc | Millbrook, NY | $19,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of West Winfield | West Winfield, NY | $19,375 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Butternut Valley Arts & Crafts Center Inc | Morris, NY | $18,280 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Naples | Naples, NY | $18,150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of Clinton Historical Society | Clinton Cors, NY | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Cohoes | Cohoes, NY | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Westbury Gardens Inc | Old Westbury, NY | $15,396 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greece Historical Society | Rochester, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Highland Park Conservancy Inc | Rochester, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Albany Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ontario County Chamber of Commerce Inc | Canandaigua, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Troy Public Library | Troy, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Village of Victor | Victor, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Hampton Historical Farm Museum | East Hampton, NY | $14,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Lighthouse Association Inc | Orchard Park, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes Inc | Buffalo, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission Inc | Buffalo, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philmont Beautification Inc | Philmont, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Science Museum of Long Island | Plandome, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Hudson Athens Lighthouse Preservation Committee | Athens, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition Inc | Brewster, NY | $13,600 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| East Hampton Historical Society Inc | East Hampton, NY | $13,440 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Avon | Avon, NY | $13,440 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Village of Lakewood | Lakewood, NY | $13,440 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cunneen Hackett Cultural Center Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $13,320 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Parrott Hall | Waterloo, NY | $13,201 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rensselaer County Historical Society Inc | Troy, NY | $13,090 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schenectady County Historical | Schenectady, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leroy Historical Society | Leroy, NY | $12,880 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Otsego 2000 Inc | Cooperstown, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| County of Clinton | Plattsburgh, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historical Society Town of Chester | Chestertown, NY | $10,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albany County Historical Assoc Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elmira College | Elmira, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howland Stone Store Museum | Aurora, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hubbard Hall Projects Inc | Cambridge, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jamestown Center City Development Corporation | Jamestown, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Steuben County Historical Society Dugald Cameron Chapter | Bath, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Greater Ridgewood Restoration | Ridgewood, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Van Wyck Council on the Arts and Culture Inc | Beacon, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Nunda | Nunda, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Village of Voorheesville | Voorheesville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western New York Minority Media Professionals | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of West Winfield | West Winfield, NY | $9,896 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of North Hempstead | Manhasset, NY | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Landmark Society of Western New York Inc | Rochester, NY | $9,560 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Silver Lake Institute Cor | Silver Lake, NY | $9,520 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hyde Collection Trust | Glens Falls, NY | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Jay Ny | Au Sable Forks, NY | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Ulster County Inc | Kingston, NY | $9,440 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Malone Revitalization Foundation Inc | Malone, NY | $9,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Fort Plain | Fort Plain, NY | $9,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Heights Collaborative Inc | Buffalo, NY | $9,120 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Troy | Troy, NY | $9,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Parrott Hall Inc | Geneva, NY | $8,941 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Camp Little Notch Inc | Saratoga Spgs, NY | $8,560 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southampton History Museum | Southampton, NY | $8,440 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gowandas Historic Hollywood Theatre Ltd | Gowanda, NY | $8,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wassaic Project Inc | Wassaic, NY | $8,160 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society | Rochester, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Binghamton | Binghamton, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cobblestone Society | Albion, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Erie Canal Museum | Syracuse, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heldeberg Workshop | Voorheesville, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medina Railroad Museum | Medina, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stuyvesant Landing Historic District Subcommittee Town of Stuyvesant | Stuyvesant, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Round Lake | Round Lake, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Greenwich | Greenwich, NY | $7,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Rock Historical Society | Buffalo, NY | $7,568 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocky Point Historical Society | Rocky Point, NY | $6,685 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Stewart Park Inc | Ithaca, NY | $6,340 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Carmel | Mahopac, NY | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tri-Cities Opera Company Inc | Binghamton, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen Inc | Woodstock, NY | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of East Hampton | East Hampton, NY | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chester Historical Society | Chester, NY | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Stock Company at Chapel Hall Inc | Franklin, NY | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pine Hollow Arboretum | Slingerlands, NY | $5,168 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation | Kingston, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Albany Free School | Albany, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Caroga Arts Collective Inc | Caroga Lake, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chenango County Historical Society | Norwich, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Schenectady | Schenectady, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| D&h Canal Historical Society | High Falls, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of East Gate Inc | Hillsdale, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grand Street Community Arts Inc | Albany, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hallockville Inc | Riverhead, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milton Point Conservancy Inc | Rye, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seward House Museum | Auburn, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shaker Heritage Society | Albany, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of Huntington | Huntington, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of Tompkins | Trout Creek, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cayuga Museum | Auburn, NY | $3,920 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Millay Colony for the Arts Inc | Austerlitz, NY | $3,840 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $3,760 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Media Alliance Inc | Troy, NY | $3,760 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Acacia Park Cemetery Assoc Inc | N Tonawanda, NY | $3,676 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Waterville Historical Society | Waterville, NY | $3,280 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Staten Island Historical Society Inc | Staten Island, NY | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boscobel Restoration Inc | Garrison, NY | $2,496 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Shore Land Alliance Inc | Oyster Bay, NY | $2,320 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Preservation Buffalo Niagara | Buffalo, NY | $1,992 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
9 of 114 (8%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Historic Saranac Lake
REHAB TRUEDEA HOME AND EXPAND MUSEUM - Oneida Community Mansion House
MANSION HOUSE PHASE 1 CONSERVATION - Jamestown Renaissance Corporation
CITY OF JAMESTOWN CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE - South East Area Coalition
COBBS HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION - Town of Phelps
TOWN AND VILLAGE OF PHELPS CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY - Earlville Opera House Inc
EARLVILLE OPERA HOUSE - BUILDING CONDITION REPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 of 114 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | $329,703 | $4,000 |
| 2021 | 33 | $324,705 | $9,440 |
| 2022 | 24 | $292,349 | $11,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | $409,688 | $13,720 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $9,540 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Preservation League of New York State's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 44 Central Avenue, Albany, NY, 12206.
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