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Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation

Accepts applications Elmira, New York · EIN 166024690

Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation is a private foundation in Elmira, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $40,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,250 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $47,200 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$52,50012$1.1 million
2023$47,20013$1.3 million
2024$40,00012$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactSteven Agan Co Sayles Evans
1 W Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901
Phone or email(607) 734-2271
What to submitLetter including requested amount, intended use of funds, proof of charitable status, and a list of the organization's board of directors.
DeadlinesApril 15 and october 15 of each year.
RestrictionsNot-for-profit organizations located in and around chemung county, ny.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$40,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Notre Dame High School
Elmira, NY
Capital projects & building lighting upgrade$5,000
St Mary Our Mother School
Horseheads, NY
Playground mulch replacement$5,000
The Neighborhood Transformation Center
Elmira, NY
First aid equipment & training$5,000
Bampa's House
Corning, NY
General operations$4,000
The Clemens Center
Elmira, NY
Mary tripp marks school time program$4,000
Horseheads Family Resource Center
Horseheads, NY
To support summer lunch program$3,500
Tanglewood Community Nature Center
Elmira, NY
Educational supplies for camps & programs$3,000
Chemung County Historical Society
Elmira, NY
Telephone system upgrade$2,500
Family Service Society Inc
Corning, NY
Youth mentoring program$2,000
Junior Achievement of Central Upstate Ny Inc
Rochester, NY
Financial literacy & job readiness program$2,000
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
Corning, NY
"stories with music" education program for youth and children in chemung county.$2,000
Tri-Cities Opera Company Inc
Binghamton, NY
To support 2024-2025 "opera-go-round" season for youth in chemung county$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 15 and october 15 of each year..

How much does Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation give?

$40,000 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,250.

Who runs Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Steven E Agan (President, Trustee), Robert E Agan Jr (Vice President, Trustee), Elizabeth C Potter-Knapp (Trustee) and Kathleen Burke-Schweizer (Secretary/Treasurer, Trustee) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Douglas G Anderson Leigh R Evans Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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