Truman Mildred Faulkner Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-6271201. Reported 149 grants totalling $1,375,300 to 79 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Truman Mildred Faulkner Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $45,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candor Emergency Services | Candor, NY | $108,920 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Elmira College | Elmira, NY | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Owego Emergency Squad | Owego, NY | $66,801 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Candor Historical Society | Candor, NY | $65,730 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Fdn | Dryden, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tioga County Agricultural Assoc Inc | Owego, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tioga County Soil & Water | Owego, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension | Canton, NY | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Emergency Squad | Maine, NY | $30,815 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broome Community College | Binghamton, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broome Community College Foundation | Binghamton, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Resource Center of Candor | Candor, NY | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Newark Valley Historical Society | Newark Valley, NY | $28,625 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tioga County Boys & Girls Club | Owego, NY | $26,370 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Owego Evergreen Cemetery | Owego, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tioga Opportunities Program Inc | Owego, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coburn Free Library | Owego, NY | $23,666 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tioga Cty Rural Econ Area Partnrshp | Owego, NY | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tioga County Rural Ministry Inc | Owego, NY | $20,605 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Campville Fire Department | Endicott, NY | $20,165 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Owego Hose Team | Owego, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Berkshire | Berkshire, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Waverly School District | Waverly, NY | $18,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Spencer Federated Church | Spencer, NY | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stray Haven Humane Society | Waverly, NY | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tioga Central School District | Tioga Center, NY | $16,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Candor Congregational Church | Candor, NY | $16,157 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empire State Special Need Experience | Spencer, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spencer Van-Etten School District | Van Etten, NY | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Owego Free Academy | Owego, NY | $15,600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Newark Valley School District | Newark Valley, NY | $15,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Barton Community Club | Barton, NY | $15,170 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Binghamton University Foundation | Bi Nghamton, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Binghamton Unviversity Foundation | Binghamton, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Play Yard Concepts | Apalachin, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tioga County Open Door Mission | Owego, NY | $13,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neward Valley Church of Christ | Newark Valley, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Spencer | Spencer, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Je Hallett Volunteer Fire Company | Waverly, NY | $11,840 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Endicott, NY | $11,660 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church of Owego | Owego, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nichols United Methodist Church | Nichols, NY | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Society | Nichols, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ithaca Neighborhood Housing | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newark Valley Church of Christ | Newark Valley, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tioga County Council on the Arts | Owego, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tioga Opportunities Inc | Owego, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Je Hallett Volunteer Fire Company #1 | Waverly, NY | $9,525 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Owego | Owego, NY | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berkshire Community Association | Berkshire, NY | $8,375 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tioga Fire Co No 1 for Tioga Center Fire Department | Tioga Center, NY | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Town of Owego | Apalachin, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mckendree United Methodist Church | Columbus, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Owego Police Benevolent Assoc | Owego, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berkshire Free Library | Berkshire, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Candor School District | Candor, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Village of Owego Police Department | Owego, NY | $5,515 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Inspire S-Ve Community and Fitness Cente | Spencer, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nichols Parks & Trails New York | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tioga County Council for the Arts | Owego, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of Tioga | Tioga Center, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities of Tompkinstioga | Ithaca, NY | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Apalachin Lions Foundation | Apalachin, NY | $3,151 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tioga County Public Health | Owego, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Accord | Owego, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richford Fire Department | Richford, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Tier Police Canine Association | Binghamton, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tioga Council of the Arts Club | Owego, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tioga County Boys and Girls Club | Owego, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village of Owego | Owego, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village of Spencer Police Department | Spencer, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Owego Marketplace Inc | Owego, NY | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spencer Chamber of Commerce Village of Spencer | Spencer, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berkshire Volunteer Fire Dept | Berkshire, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Candor Fire Department | Candor, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newark Valley Fire Department | Newark Valley, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spencer Fire Company | Spencer, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nysarc Inc Dba Achieve | Vestal, NY | $660 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
30 of 79 (38%) 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 50%, 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.
- Tioga County Agricultural Assoc Inc
HOLIDAY FOOD BASKET PROGRAM - Tioga Opportunities Program Inc
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES - Tompkins Cortland Community College Fdn
GRANTS-IN-AID TO TIOGA CNTY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | $340,868 | $6,095 |
| 2021 | 27 | $324,380 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $267,039 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $183,925 | $3,100 |
| 2024 | 33 | $259,088 | $4,000 |
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
99% of its giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $5,000. 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 New York.
- 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 Truman Mildred Faulkner Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: Po Box 1504, Buffalo, NY, 14240. 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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