About Kinney Drugs Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on healthcare fundraising and hospital support in its regional service area, with an especially large emphasis on children’s hospital fundraising through Children’s Miracle Network. Grants are typically event- or campaign-focused (sponsorships, tribute evenings, fundraising drives) rather than unrestricted general operating support. The foundation appears to prioritize local health systems and community medical foundations in upstate New York.
Focus Areas
Children’s hospital fundraising / Children’s Miracle Network campaignsSponsorships for local hospital fundraising events and tribute eveningsSupport for regional medical centers and community health foundations (upstate NY)
Who They Fund
people living with cancer (patients/survivors)individuals with heart disease / cardiovascular conditionsolder adults and elderschildren (including pediatric specialty care and childhood cancer)people with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers
About Kinney Drugs Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation Inc. gives most visibly through Children’s Miracle Network fundraising campaigns, including a $210,991 grant in 2023 and a $186,358 grant in 2025 to support that effort. That pattern points to a foundation that uses large campaign support alongside many smaller community grants to health organizations, hospitals, and emergency service providers in its regional service area. Its recent awards show repeated backing for hospital foundations and medical centers, with grants tied to events, tribute evenings, galas, golf outings, and annual fundraising drives. The foundation’s portfolio also includes support for local health systems and community medical foundations in upstate New York, such as Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, Crouse Health Foundation in Syracuse, and St Lawrence Health System Foundation in Potsdam. Across the recent grants list, the same structure appears again and again: donations are usually connected to a named event, campaign, or program, rather than unrestricted support. The mix of children’s health fundraising, hospital philanthropy, and regional public-health giving defines how the foundation operates.
What Kinney Drugs Foundation Funds
A major strand of Kinney Drugs Foundation Inc.’s grantmaking is children’s health fundraising. Beyond its Children’s Miracle Network campaign support, it gave $10,500 in 2025 to American Cancer Society in Liverpool, NY for Coaches vs. Cancer and a better access to care meeting. Hospital and medical-center support is another recurring theme. In 2025, the foundation awarded $98,500 to Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY for 2024 events, and $42,500 to St Lawrence Health System Foundation in Potsdam, NY for the Grand Masquerade Gala. The foundation also backs disease-specific community fundraising and health events. It gave $12,000 in 2025 to St Lawrence County Cancer Fund in Canton, NY for the 2024 El Moses Walk Run, and $26,000 in 2025 to Lewis County Hospital Foundation in Lowville, NY for a golf, gala, and run package.
How Kinney Drugs Foundation Gives
Typical grants are small to modest, with a p25 of $500, a median of $1,040, and a p75 of $3,000. The recent grants list also shows a long tail of larger event and campaign awards, which sit alongside frequent smaller donations. The foundation’s filings and grant data point to a regional giving structure rather than a national one, and the same grantee can appear in multiple years: Children’s Miracle Network, American Red Cross, and American Heart Association all show repeated awards across 2023 and 2025. Its active programs indicate that unsolicited requests are accepted in several community grant tracks.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$829K
Total Assets
$6.5M
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$944K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $3K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$3K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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