The Nancy A K Perkins Charitable Foundation concentrates its modest grantmaking on a small number of local community organizations, providing general operating support to cultural and community-service nonprofits. The largest recipients are a regional animal-welfare organization and a local community theater, with an occasional out-of-area grant to university research. Overall, the foundation appears focused on sustaining everyday operations of community institutions rather than project-specific funding.
A $40,000 grant to the Memorial Art Gallery for art collection support is the largest recent award on file for Nancy a K Perkins Charitable Foundation, and it points to a pattern of practical support for community institutions rather than short-term projects. The foundation’s grants also include repeated operating support for Lollypop Farm, which received multiple awards across 2024 and 2025, and support for The Little Theatre in Rochester. Those recurring recipients suggest a steady relationship with local cultural and service organizations. The foundation’s giving is modest in total but selective in practice, with awards typically aimed at keeping organizations functioning. Recent grants show support for a regional animal-welfare group, a neighborhood theater, local radio, and a volunteer fire department, alongside an occasional university research grant. The mix of arts, animal welfare, civic service, and research gives a clear picture of a funder that backs established institutions serving the Rochester area and nearby communities. Its recent record is entirely U.S.-based, with most grants landing in New York.
Arts funding is a visible part of the foundation’s recent pattern. In 2025, it gave $40,000 to Memorial Art Gallery to assist with art collection support, and it also awarded $10,000 to The Little Theatre in Rochester to assist with operations of a community theatre. A 2024 grant of $20,000 to Little Theater was also for theater operations, showing repeated support for cultural institutions. Community service and local infrastructure appear in smaller awards as well. WXXI received $10,000 in 2025 to assist with local radio, while Churchville Volunteer Fire Department received $500 in 2023 to protect the community from fires. The foundation also made a $1,000 grant to National Wildlife Foundation for conservation efforts, which adds an environmental element to its portfolio. Animal welfare is another recurring focus. Lollypop Farm in Fairport received multiple operating grants in 2024 and 2025, including awards of $20,000, $15,500, $10,000, and $5,000.
The foundation’s typical grant size is small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $1,625, a median of $10,250, and a p75 of $18,875. That spread fits a pattern of selective operating support, with a few larger grants standing out above a cluster of smaller awards. The recent record also shows repeat giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially for operating needs. It is a private charitable foundation, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grants listed are all to organizations rather than people, with several unrestricted or operating-style awards and a smaller number of purpose-specific grants such as research or collection support.
$138K
$27K
$63K
$79K
Most grants fall between $2K and $19K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$19K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Highly concentrated: few, relatively large grants per year with repeat support for select local organizations; primary emphasis on unrestricted operating support rather than many small awards or targeted program grants.
Notable grantees: Lollypop Farm, Little Theater, University of South Florida
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York, which accounts for 67% of grants in the recipient state distribution. Rochester appears repeatedly in the recent grants list through Memorial Art Gallery, The Little Theatre, and WXXI, while Fairport is represented by Lollypop Farm and Churchville by the volunteer fire department. Outside New York, recent recipients include Tampa, Florida, and Merrifield, Virginia. All recent grants shown are to U.S. organizations.
Recent grants go to arts, animal-welfare, media, fire protection, conservation, and research organizations. Examples include Memorial Art Gallery, Lollypop Farm, The Little Theatre, WXXI, Churchville Volunteer Fire Department, National Wildlife Foundation, and University of South Florida.
Yes. Lollypop Farm received multiple awards in 2024 and 2025, and The Little Theatre also appears in more than one recent grant. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time-only funding.
The foundation’s typical grant size is centered around $10,250 at the median, with a lower quartile of $1,625 and an upper quartile of $18,875. Recent awards range from $500 to $40,000.
New York is the main recipient state, accounting for 67% of grants in the data. Recent New York recipients include organizations in Rochester, Fairport, and Churchville.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMORIAL ART GALLERY | ROCHESTER, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST WITH ART COLLECTION |
| LOLLYPOP FARM | FAIRPORT, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS |
| LOLLYPOP FARM | FAIRPORT, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS |
| WXXI | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST WITH LOCAL RADIO |
| THE LITTLE THEATRE | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST WITH OPERATIONS OF A COMMUNITY THEATRE |
| LOLLYPOP FARM | FAIRPORT, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST WITH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST WITH CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| LITTLE THEATER | ROCHESTER, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE THEATER WITH OPERATIONS |
| LOLLYPOP FARM | FAIRPORT, NY | $15,500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $500 | 2023 | TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENLIST THE PUBLIC'S AID FOR THE NEEDS OF INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS.TO HELP INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS AID AND ASSIST EACH OTHER.TO PROVIDE UNIQUE, DIRECT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS. |
| CHURCHVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | CHURCHVILLE, NY | $500 | 2023 | TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FROM FIRES. |
MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
$40,000TO ASSIST WITH ART COLLECTION
LOLLYPOP FARM
$20,000TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS
LOLLYPOP FARM
$10,000TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS
WXXI
$10,000TO ASSIST WITH LOCAL RADIO
THE LITTLE THEATRE
$10,000TO ASSIST WITH OPERATIONS OF A COMMUNITY THEATRE
LOLLYPOP FARM
$5,000TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$5,000TO ASSIST WITH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
$1,000TO ASSIST WITH CONSERVATION EFFORTS
LITTLE THEATER
$20,000TO ASSIST THE THEATER WITH OPERATIONS
LOLLYPOP FARM
$15,500TO ASSIST THE FARM WITH OPERATIONS
WOUNDED WARRIOR
$500TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENLIST THE PUBLIC'S AID FOR THE NEEDS OF INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS.TO HELP INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS AID AND ASSIST EACH OTHER.TO PROVIDE UNIQUE, DIRECT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS.
CHURCHVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$500TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FROM FIRES.