Melvin and Mildred Eggers Family

EIN 161490519

Rochester, NY 14604 |(585) 263-1273

Total Given 2021–2024
$5.6M
135 grants · $1.4M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $2K–$5K
grant size
67%
deep partner · 37/55 multi-year
repeat
$4.6M
Assets (2023)
55
Distinct Recipients

About

THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 6/3/1995. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT, THE TRUSTEES MAY, AT ANY TIME AND IN THEIR DISCRETION, TERMINATE THE FOUNDATION AND DISTRIBUTE ALL OF ITS PRINCIPAL AND INCOME TO OR FOR THE USE OF SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND IN SUCH AMOUNTS AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SELECT AND DETERMINE. THE TRUSTEES CONSIDERED THE ADVISABILITY OF VOLUNTARILY TERMINATING THE FOUNDATION AND, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, DETERMINED IT ADVISABLE AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE FOUNDATION TO TERMINATE IN 2024. PURSUANT TO SECTION 507(B)(1)(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, ALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S REMAINING ASSETS, NET OF ANY FEES AND EXPENSES, WERE DISTRIBUTED TO VANGUARD CHARITABLE, A SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, THE TRUSTEES DISTRIBUTED CASH IN THE AMOUNT OF $696,501.97 AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES HAVING A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $4,220,717.18 TO VANGUARD CHARITABLE FOR A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF $4,917,219.15. UPON THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION TO VANGUARD CHARITABLE ON 4/22/2024, THE FOUNDATION WAS TERMINATED.

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Community Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (585) 263-1273

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 N/A $2.4M $77K N/A
2021 $138K $3.0M $88K 22
2022 $186K $4.8M $2.2M 28
2023 $208K $4.6M $152K 49
2024 $5.1M $0 $120K 36

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 135 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$2K
Average
$42K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$4.2M

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

KC
Katherine Eggers Comeau 3 yrs
Trustee
WE
William D Eggers 5+ yrs
Trustee

Grants Awarded (135 total)

Purpose
Vanguard Charitable (21624 Transfer of Securities at Fmv Bv 2938170) Warwick, RI $4,220,717 THE EGGERS FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND 2024
Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI $696,502 THE EGGERS FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND 2024
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $75,000 FACULTY SUPPORT FOR ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT 2022
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $50,000 FACULTY SUPPORT FOR ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT 2021
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $50,000 FACULTY SUPPORT FOR ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT 2023
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $35,000 MAXWELL SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT) 2024
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $25,000 LOCKERBEE REMEMBRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $25,000 LOCKERBEE REMEMBRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $25,000 LOCKERBEE REMEMBRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS 2024
Finger Lakes Land Trust Ithaca, NY $20,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
United Way of Greater Rochester Rochester, NY $18,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
United Way of Greater Rochester Rochester, NY $15,000 COMMUNITY CRISIS FUND/COVID RELIEF 2021
United Way of Greater Rochester Rochester, NY $15,000 COMMUNITY CRISIS FUND/COVID RELIEF 2022
Schwab Charitable Fund Orlando, FL $15,000 RICHARD M. EGGERS MEMORIAL FUND 2024
Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY $15,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Schwab Charitable Fund Orlando, FL $15,000 RICHARD M. EGGERS MEMORIAL FUND 2023
United Way of Greater Rochester Rochester, NY $15,000 COMMUNITY CRISIS FUND/COVID RELIEF 2023
Finger Lakes Land Trust Ithaca, NY $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY $10,000 LOCKERBEE REMEMBRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
New York University Langone Health New York, NY $7,500 PERLMUTTER CANCER CENTER 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY $7,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
New York University Langone Health New York, NY $7,500 PERLMUTTER CANCER CENTER 2024
Finger Lakes Land Trust Ithaca, NY $5,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
New York Times Neediest Cases Fund New York, NY $5,000 NYC COVID-19 RESPONSE AND IMPACT FUND 2021