Taconic Foundation
Private foundation · Germantown, NY · EIN 26-3530306 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Sally S and Robert K Phelan Legacy
22grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$66Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 22 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 283
Germantown, NY 12526-0283
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Germantown Central Schools VARIOUS PROJECTS | Germantown, NY | $9,062 |
| Germantown Central Schools SCIENCE LAB | Germantown, NY | $9,000 |
| Reformed Church Cemetery | Germantown, NY | $7,500 |
| Community Foundation of Nantucket UNCLE JIM'S SCHOLARSHIP | Nantucket, MA | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $5,000 |
| Summer Search Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 |
| Germantown Central Schools GARDEN PROJECT | Germantown, NY | $5,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of NE NY GCS BACKPACK PROGRAM | Latham, NY | $3,500 |
| Holy Trinity Church CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS | Hudsone, NY | $2,500 |
| Regional Food Bank of NE NY GCS BACKPACK PROGRAM | Latham, NY | $2,500 |
| Regional Food Bank of NE NY | Latham, NY | $2,000 |
| Germantown Central Schools SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Long Table Harvest | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Germantown Central Schools SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Long Table Harvest | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Nantucket Osv | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Germantown Central Schools SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Long Table Harvest | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Germantown Library | Germantown, NY | $1,000 |
| Germantown Central Schools STORYTELLING | Germantown, NY | $900 |
| Germantown Central Schools ATHLETIC BOOSTERS | Germantown, NY | $500 |
| Germantown Central Schools ATHLETIC BOOSTERS | Germantown, NY | $500 |
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