Grants awarded
Who does Make Great Things Happen Foundation fund?
Make Great Things Happen Foundation has awarded $225,000 across 207 grants to 57 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $500, with most between $200 and $1,000.
Total awarded
$225K
Typical grant
$500
Grantees
57
Grants
207
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ithaca College
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$30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
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$26K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| U University of Maryland | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Capital Region Sponsor a Scholar | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $19K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation INC
|
$7K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pj Library Org | $7K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Rpm Foundation | $5K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Shaker Heritage Society
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| B Berkshire Woodworkers Guild | $5K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | CT | |
Vision to Learn
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$4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | CA | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$4K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
City Mission of Schenectady
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$4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| C Capital City Rescue Mission | $4K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MT | |
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$3K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Pace University
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$3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$2K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ruff Love Foster Care and Rescue | $2K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Albany Med Foundation | $2K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Pets for Vets INC
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$2K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | DE | |
| T The Actors Fund | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Marys Food Bank | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Captain Youth and Family Services | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| S SPCA of the Triad | $1K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $1K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Saratoga Joinery INC
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$1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| R Ruff Love Rescue | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Childrens Hospital Albany Medcenter | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | PA | |
| C Clifton Park Volunteer Fire Dept | $850 | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $850 | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U US Holocaust Memorial Museum | $850 | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Regional Foodbank of Northeasternny | $750 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$700 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | AZ | |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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$700 | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| F Family Promise of the Capital Regio | $600 | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Waste Not INC
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$500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | AZ | |
New York City Ballet INC
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$450 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| T The Salvation Army Saratoga Springs Corps | $300 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Central Park Conservancy INC
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$300 | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| A American Museum of Natural History | $279 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $250 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $220 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Carneigie Hall Society | $150 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$150 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $100 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| E Entertainment Community Fund | $100 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
New York Landmarks Conservancy INC
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$100 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY |
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