The Delaney Bay Fund Inc
Watertown, NY · EIN 26-3795817. Reported 74 grants totalling $2,374,139 to 54 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Delaney Bay Fund Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,747,448. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond | Richmond, VA | $1,747,448 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Watertown Family YMCA | Watertown, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Watertown Ny Inc | Watertown, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Watertown Urban Mission | Watertown, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Compassionate Care Foundation | Dexter, NY | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Conservative Mennonite Conference | Castorland, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers Inc | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Chris Atwood Foundation | Reston, VA | $19,024 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ministry of Hope Inc | Black Mountain, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Home of Jefferson County | Watertown, NY | $13,667 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Helping Honduras Kids | Woodland, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nny Community Foundation | Watertown, NY | $11,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservative Mennonite Confrence | Castorland, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service | Lititz, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Adirondack Mennonite Camping Association Inc - Beaver Camp | Lowville, NY | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen | Metuchen, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grindstone Island Methodist Church | Clayton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Community College Foundation | Watertown, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Auxiliary | Wellesley Island, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust | Clayton, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond Ballet | Richmond, VA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beaver Camp | Lowville, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chases Lake Preservation Fund | Glenfield, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Credo Community Center Foundation Inc | Watertown, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feedmore | Richmond, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Center | Richmond, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc Jefferson-St Lawrence Foundation | Watertown, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northern New York | Watertown, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Syracuse, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Harbor | Richmond, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thousand Islands Art Center | Clayton, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victims Assistance Center | Watertown, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Antique Boat Museum | Clayton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Vincent Arts Council | Cape Vincent, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of Central New York | Syracuse, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grindstone Island Research Heritage Center | Clayton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Country Children's Clinic | Watertown, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wpbs Tv | Watertown, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Watertown | Watertown, NY | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oswego College Foundation Inc - Wrvo Stations - Penfield SUNY Oswego | Oswego, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council of Jefferson County Foundation Inc | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebron Academy | Hebron, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illume Family Recovery | North Chesterfield, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Historical Society | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Melt First Presbyterian Church | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Country Artists Guild Inc | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters of the Precious Blood | Watertown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Augustinian Academy | Carthage, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Counseling Service of Nny | Watertown, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Intervol | Rochester, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Art Teachers Association Belleville Henderson Csd | Adams, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
11 of 54 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 26%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO MAKE THE RICHMOND REGION A BETTER PLACE THROUGH BOLD SOLUTIONS AND INSPIRED PHILANTHROPY. - Watertown Urban Mission
2023 DONATION TO SUPPORT THE BRIDGE PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS THOSE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW FOR SUBSTANCE USE RELATED CRIMES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK. - Compassionate Care Foundation
TO PROVIDE THE NORTH COUNTRY CANCER COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. - Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers Inc
TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RECOGNIZING TOP SCHOLAR-ATHLETES. - Ministry of Hope Inc
MEDICAL MISSION DONATIONS - Mennonite Disaster Service
2024 HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF DONATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 41 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $319,541 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 8 | $1,784,748 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $63,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $74,150 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 11 | $132,700 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
76% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Delaney Bay Fund Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 566 Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY, 13601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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