Make Great Things Happen Foundation

EIN 206740756 Private Foundation

Clifton Park, NY 12065 |(518) 573-8827

Total Given 2020–2024
$190K
168 grants · $38K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$500
typical micro grants · $200–$888
grant size
75%
deep partner · 41/55 multi-year
repeat
$484K
Assets (2024)
55
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person Ithaca College
Phone (518) 573-8827

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $38K $391K $6K 32
2021 $38K $471K $29K 30
2022 $38K $395K $21K 35
2023 $38K $419K $48K 32
2024 $38K $484K $22K 39

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 168 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$200
Median
$500
Average
$1K
75th Pctl
$888
Maximum
$10K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (168 total)

Purpose
Capital Region Sponsor A Scholar Albany, NY $10,000 Educational support of academically talented, economically challeged students 2020
Capital Region Sponsor A Scholar Albany, NY $10,000 Educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2021
518 Elevated Albany, NY $8,200 Educational Support of Academically talented economically challenged students 2023
518 Elevated Albany, NY $8,000 educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2022
518 Elevated Albany, NY $6,000 Educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2024
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY $5,000 Educational Programming at Ithaca College School of Communication 2020
University of Maryland College Park, MD $5,000 Educational Progamming at University of Maryland-College Park 2020
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY $5,000 Educational Programming at Ithaca College School of Communications 2021
University of Maryland College Park, MD $5,000 Educational Programming at University of Maryland-College Park 2021
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY $5,000 EducationalProgramming at Ithaca College School of Communications 2023
University of Maryland Baltimore, MD $5,000 Educational Programming at University of Maryland - College Park 2023
Shaker Heritage Society Albany, NY $5,000 Support their historic structure rehabilitation and stabilization initiatives. 2023
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY $5,000 Educational programming at Ithaca College School of Communication 2024
University of Maryland Baltimore, MD $5,000 Educational programming at University of Maryland - College Park 2024
Northeastern WoodworkersAssociation Rexford, NY $5,000 Support of Northeastern Woodworkers Association educational programming 2024
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY $5,000 educational programming at Ithaca College School of Communications 2022
University of Maryland College Park, MD $5,000 educational programming at University of Maryland- College Park 2022
Donors Choose New York, NY $4,519 Educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2021
Donors Choose New York, NY $4,065 educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2022
Donors Choose New York, NY $3,438 Educational support of academically talented, economically challeged students 2020
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY $2,025 Support educational programming at Hudson Valley Community College 2020
Donors Choose New York, NY $2,000 Educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2023
Donors Choose New York, NY $2,000 Educational support of academically talented economically challenged students 2024
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY $2,000 support educational programming at Hudson Valley Community College 2022
The Actors Fund New York, NY $1,600 Support of their program and services 2021