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Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation

Accepts applications Rochester, New York · EIN 161578008

Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation is a private foundation in Rochester, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $61,985 in 47 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $7,600. 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 $54,150 the year before.

61% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$44,90028$206,740
2024$54,15024$248,029
2025$61,98547$299,909

How to apply

ContactMrs Elisabeth W Judson
One Circle Street, Rochester, NY 14607
Phone or email(585) 271-5256
What to submitNo prescribed form

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York41$58,185
Massachusetts2$1,600
District of Columbia2$1,500
Virginia1$500
Connecticut1$200

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wxxi
Rochester, NY
Annual support$7,600
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Annual support$6,000
Allendale Columbia School
Rochester, NY
Annual support$5,600
Friends of Ganondagan
Victor, NY
Annual support$5,500
George Eastman Museum
Rochester, NY
Annual support$5,000
Mercy Flight Central Inc
Canandaigua, NY
Annual support$5,000
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library
Rochester, NY
Annual support$2,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum
Mumford, NY
Annual support$2,000
Geva Theatre
Rochester, NY
Annual support$2,000
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester, NY
Annual support$2,000
Genesee Valley Conservancy
Geneseo, NY
Annual support$1,300
Writers and Books
Rochester, NY
Annual support$1,250
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, MA
Annual support$1,000
Keeping Our Promise Inc
Rochester, NY
Annual support$1,000
Plti
Rochester, NY
Annual support$1,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Rochester, NY
Annual support$1,000
Seneca Park Zoo Society
Rochester, NY
Annual support$1,000
The Little Theatre Film Society
Rochester, NY
Annual support$1,000
American Land Publishing Project
Washington, DC
Annual support$1,000
1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum
Farmington, NY
Annual support$750
Miss Hall's School
Pittsfield, MA
Annual support$600
Genesee Land Trust
Rochester, NY
Annual support$600
American Red Cross
Rochester, NY
Annual support$500
Christ Chruch Pittsford
Pittsford, NY
Annual support$500
Finger Lakes Opera
Canandaigua, NY
Annual support$500
Foodlink
Rochester, NY
Annual support$500
MK Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence
Rochester, NY
Annual support$500
Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
Annual support$500
Susan B Anthony House
Rochester, NY
Annual support$500
The Children's Agenda
Rochester, NY
Annual support$500
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ithaca, NY
Annual support$500
National Women's History Museum
Washington, DC
Annual support$500
Planned Parenthood of Central and Western Ny
Rochester, NY
Annual support$400
Hugs Foundation Inc
Rochester, NY
Annual support$250
Rochester Childfirst Network
Rochester, NY
Annual support$250
Sonnenberg Gardens
Canandaigua, NY
Annual support$250
Victor Farmington Volunteer Ambulance
Victor, NY
Annual support$250
Victor Fire Department
Victor, NY
Annual support$250
Metropolitan Museum
New York, NY
Annual support$210
Yale Alumni Association of Rochester
New Haven, CT
Annual support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation give?

$61,985 in tax year 2025, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas F Judson Jr (Director), Elisabeth W Judson (Director) and Thomas R Burns (Director).

What does Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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