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Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Norwich, New York · EIN 166046540

Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Norwich, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $88,159 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $1,800 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $80,810 the year before.

28% of its 2025 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
2023$87,62938$2.0 million
2024$80,81037$2.1 million
2025$88,15938$2.3 million

How to apply

ContactOtis A Thompson Fdn Co NBT Bank N
52 S Broad St, Norwich, NY 13815
Phone or email(607) 337-6193
What to submitApplications can be obtained from nbt bank and at high schools guidance office
DeadlinesApril 15 annually for may meeting
RestrictionsChenango, ostego & Delaware counties of nys. Grants restricted to educational purposes. Scholarships given to schools in same county

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York. It also paid $1,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York31$81,159
Alabama1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000
Rhode Island1$1,000
West Virginia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
Scholarships$8,000
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY
Scholarship$5,000
Friends of Rogers Environmental Educational Center Inc
Sherburne, NY
Educational and$5,000
Hancock Community Educational Fdn
Hancock, NY
Summer enrichment program$5,000
Pathfinder Village Foundation
Edmeston, NY
Sensory therapy room$5,000
Individual
NY
Scholarships$5,000
Morrisville College Fdn
Morrisville, NY
Scholarships$5,000
The Norwich Family YMCA
Norwich, NY
Grant for summer pre-school$4,000
Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival
Norwich, NY
Grant for the annual arts$4,000
Christian Neighborhood Center of Norwich
Norwich, NY
Field trips$3,209
Chenango County Historical Society
Norwich, NY
Grant for summer saturday$3,000
Chenango County Council of the Arts Inc
Norwich, NY
Grant for teachers program$2,500
Chenango SPCA
Norwich, NY
Educational initiatives$2,100
Individual
NY
Scholarships$2,000
Individual
NY
Scholarships$2,000
Earlville Free Library
Earlville, NY
Summer reading program$2,000
Franklin Stage Company
Franklin, NY
Fsc intern and young$2,000
Halos Inc
Afton, NY
Grant for grief day camp$2,000
Chenango Memorial Hospital
Norwich, NY
Career development program$2,000
Leadership Chenango
Norwich, NY
General operation$1,600
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$1,000
Morrisville College
Morrisville, NY
Scholarship$1,000
University of Mount Saint VincentScholarship$1,000
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$1,000
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$1,000
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$1,000
University at Albany
Albany, NY
Scholarship$1,000
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY
Scholarship$1,000
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship$1,000
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$1,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship$1,000
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Scholarship$1,000
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$1,000
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
Scholarship$1,000
Boston University
Boston, MA
Scholarship$1,000
Dcmo Boces
Norwich, NY
Work study$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 15 annually for may meeting.

How much does Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc give?

$88,159 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $1,800.

Who runs Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Joe Stagliano (Pres/Chair), Thomas C Vail (Secretary), Brian Voss (Vice President) and Nancy McLean (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Otis A Thompson Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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