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Nelson B Delavan Found Part a

Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 16-6260274 · reported 2025
69grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,200lower quartile
$650smallest grant
$330Ktotal paid
9states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $12K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.

Who they funded

Recipient and stated purposeWhereAmount
Lodi Whittier LibraryLodi, NY$14,500
South Seneca School DistrictOvid, NY$12,000
Cayuga MuseumAuburn, NY$10,000
ST Peters Community Arts CenterGeneva, NY$10,000
Howland Stone Store MuseumAurora, NY$10,000
Schweinfurth Memorial Art GalleryAubnurn, NY$10,000
Seneca Museum OF WaterwaysSeneca Falls, NY$9,840
Waterloo Library and Historical SocietyWaterloo, NY$9,500
Company Theatre INCNorwell, MA$9,000
Lodi Historical SocietyLodi, NY$8,000
Kneisel HallBlue Hill, ME$7,500
Edith B Ford Memorial LibraryOvid, NY$7,500
Auburn Public TheaterAuburn, NY$7,500
Seneca Falls It's a Wonderful LifeSeneca Falls, NY$7,500
Trumansburg Conservatory OF Fine ArtsTrumansburg, NY$7,000
Geneva Music FestivalGeneva, NY$7,000
Wayne County Historical SocietyLyons, NY$6,000
Geneva Reads INCGeneva, NY$6,000
Romulus Foundation for EducationalRomulus, NY$5,075
The Public TheaterNew York, NY$5,000
College TracksBethesda, MD$5,000
Interlaken Public LibraryInterlaken, NY$5,000
Ulysses Philomathic LibraryTrumansburg, NY$5,000
Phelps-Clifton Springs Community TheaterPhelps, NY$5,000
Celebrate Commemorate Memorial DayWaterloo, NY$5,000
Big Brothers Big SistersRochester, NY$5,000
Association for Diplomatic StudiesArlington, VA$5,000
Between the Lakes Community Service PlayOvid, NY$5,000
Jewish Community CenterRochester, NY$5,000
Smith Center for the Arts INCGeneva, NY$5,000
Seneca Falls LibrarySeneca Falls, NY$5,000
Finger Lakes CulturalBranchport, NY$5,000
Christ Episcopal ChurchWillard, NY$5,000
Diplomacy Center FoundationWashington, DC$5,000
Town OF Fayette Historical Society LLCFayette, NY$5,000
Washington English CenterWashington, DC$4,500
Reynolds Battery L First NY LightLockport, NY$4,500
Clyde - Savannah Public LibraryClyde, NY$4,450
Seneca Falls Rotary Service FoundatSeneca Falls, NY$4,300
Geneva Historical SocietyGeneva, NY$4,225
Interlaken Historical SocietyInterlaken, NY$4,120
Community Action OF Napa ValleyNapa, CA$4,000
Geneva Theater Guild INCGeneva, NY$4,000
MacEdon Public LibraryMacEdon, NY$3,700
Peace for DCBaltimore, MD$3,500
San Francisco Opera AssociationSan Francisco, CA$3,000
Artis NaplesNaples, FL$3,000
The Film Society OF LincolnNew York, NY$3,000
Ole Health FoundationNapa, CA$3,000
Ulysses Historical SocietyTrumansburg, NY$3,000
American Foreign Service AssociationWashington, DC$2,500
The Foundation for Farm WorkersWashington, DC$2,500
Trumansburg After School ProgramTrumansburg, NY$2,200
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY$2,000
Guitars Not GunsMilliken, CO$2,000
J the Jewish News OF Northern CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA$2,000
Garth Newel Music CenterHot Springs, VA$2,000
Foreign Service Youth FoundationArlington, VA$2,000
Ovid Historical SocietyOvid, NY$1,860
The Lifeflight FoundationBangor, ME$1,500

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