Community foundation scholarships in New York
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 23 community foundations in New York with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in New York (by assets)
The New York Community Trust
Most scholarships are by invitation through partner nonprofits; the page lists any open programs.
All 23 in New York
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Community Trust | New York | $3.5 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc. | Buffalo | $944 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Rochester Area Community Foundation | Rochester | $511 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Central New York Community Foundation Inc. | Syracuse | $458 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Inc. | Utica | $221 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Northern New York Community Foundation Inc. | Watertown | $173 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc. | Jamestown | $168 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc. | Albany | $120 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Adirondack Community Foundation Inc. | Lake Placid | $118 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Elmira Corning and the Finger Lakes | Horseheads | $84 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Orange County | Montgomery | $65 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation for South Central New York Inc. | Binghamton | $46 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Inc. | Dunkirk | $43 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Olean Community Foundation | Olean | $41 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Tompkins County Inc. | Ithaca | $32 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Otsego County Inc. | Springfld Ctr | $11 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Korean-american Community Foundation Inc. | New York | $9.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Rome Community Foundation | Rome | $8.3 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| The Rockland Community Foundation | Suffern | $8.2 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Oyster Bay Inc. | Oyster Bay | $7.8 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Rochester Area Community Foundation Depository Inc. | Rochester | $5.4 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation Holding Corporation | Utica | $2.7 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Cortland Community Foundation | Cortland | $1.7 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.