National Comedy Center
JAMESTOWN, NY
$326.8KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Operating supportdirector/staff unrestricted grants
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Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 16-6030502 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Leigh J Rovegno
- Phone
- (716) 664-9890
- Deadlines
- See the following web address http://www.chautauquagrants.org/
- Application materials
- See the following web address http://www.chautauquagrants.org/
- Restrictions
- Geographical, southern chautauqua county, new york
Original filing text
- Contact
- LEIGH J ROVEGNO
- Address
- 217 NORTH MAIN STREET JAMESTOWN, NY, 14701
- Phone
- 7166649890
- Deadlines
- See the following web address http://www.chautauquagrants.org/
- Application materials
- See the following web address http://www.chautauquagrants.org/
- Restrictions
- GEOGRAPHICAL, SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK
Reported organization name: RALPH C SHELDON FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 68 | $2.4M |
Where Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
New York$4.7MDistrict of Columbia$1.7K
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Chaut Lake & Watershed Mgmt Alliance
JAMESTOWN, NY
$268.2KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
2025 lake & watershed projectsdirector/staff unrestricted grants
Chaut Lake & Watershed Mgmt Alliance
JAMESTOWN, NY
$268.2KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
2023 lake & watershed projectsdirector/staff unrestricted grants
Chautauqua Institution
CHAUTAUQUA, NY
$217.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Bellinger hall renovation projectannual fund drivedirector/staff unrestricted grants
Chautauqua Institution
CHAUTAUQUA, NY
$215.8KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Bellinger hall renovation projectannual fund drivedirector/staff unrestricted grants
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (134 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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