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The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation

Preselected recipients only Binghamton, New York · EIN 166332120

The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Binghamton, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 48 grants; the typical grant was $16,942 and the largest $68,800. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $915,071 the year before.

19% 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$843,51038$15.4 million
2023$915,07141$17.4 million
2024$1.0 million48$17.7 million

How to apply

The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New York. It also paid $36,151 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York30$667,829
Alabama3$55,670
Massachusetts3$48,099
Pennsylvania3$42,397
Virginia2$35,831
Vermont2$35,776
Connecticut1$29,732
North Carolina1$20,275
Rhode Island1$20,000
New Jersey1$12,283

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Siena College
Loudonville, NY
Scholarship awards$68,800
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY
Scholarship awards$65,571
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
Scholarship awards$52,750
Suny New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
Scholarship awards$51,505
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY
Scholarship awards$40,000
Utica University
Utica, NY
Scholarship awards$38,366
Royal Bank of ScotlandScholarship awards$36,151
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Scholarship awards$36,000
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
Scholarship awards$32,750
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Scholarship awards$32,750
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Scholarship awards$29,732
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Scholarship awards$28,750
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship awards$24,133
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Scholarship awards$24,000
Virginia Tech
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship awards$23,877
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
Scholarship awards$23,831
Universitity at Buffalo
Getzville, NY
Scholarship awards$23,693
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Scholarship awards$22,834
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Scholarship awards$20,671
Wake Forest University
Winstonsalem, NC
Scholarship awards$20,275
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Scholarship awards$20,000
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY
Scholarship awards$20,000
The University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Scholarship awards$20,000
University at Albany
Albany, NY
Scholarship awards$17,784
Clark University
Worcester, MA
Scholarship awards$16,099
Dyouville College
Buffalo, NY
Scholarship awards$15,718
Suny Delhi
Delhi, NY
Scholarship awards$15,681
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
Scholarship awards$14,120
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Scholarship awards$12,976
St Elizabeth College
Morristown, NJ
Scholarship awards$12,283
Ulster Bank
Kingston, NY
Scholarship awards$12,050
Bluefield State University
Bluefield, VA
Scholarship awards$12,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Sc$12,000
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Scholarship awards$12,000
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Scholarship awards$11,667
Suny Herkimer
Herkimer, NY
Scholarship awards$9,609
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Scholarship awards$9,519
Suny Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
Scholarship awards$9,262
Acphs
Albany, NY
Scholarship awards$8,750
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Scholarship awards$8,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $16,942.

Who runs The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Chemung Canal Trust Co (Trustee).

What does The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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