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Private foundation (trust)EIN 206740756Est. 2006-01

MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN FOUNDATION

CLIFTON PARK, NY 120652314

Total Assets

$484K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$38K

FY 2024

Grants Made

39

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$983

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$6K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$22K

Total Expenses

$39K

Qualifying Distributions

$39K

Distributable Amount

$23K

Min. Investment Return

$23K

Undistributed Income

$23K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

39 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $500 to maximum $6K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $38K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

168 grants

University of Maryland
$25K
5 grants
Ithaca College
$25K
5 grants
518 Elevated
$22K
3 grants
Capital Region Sponsor A Scholar
$20K
2 grants
Donors Choose
$16K
5 grants
Northeastern WoodworkersAssociation
$7K
3 grants
Hudson Valley Community College
$6K
4 grants
PJ Library org
$5K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

168 grants

<$10K
168
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

New York
$135K
71% of total
Maryland
$25K
13% of total
Massachusetts
$6K
3% of total
Tennessee
$5K
3% of total
North Carolina
$5K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$5K
2% of total
Washington
$4K
2% of total
California
$4K
2% of total
Connecticut
$1K
1% of total
Missouri
$450
0% of total

+1 more states

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