The Broadview Cares Foundation (formerly SEFCU Foundation) chiefly funds local social service and wellbeing organizations in the Albany/Capital Region, prioritizing basic needs, youth services, and health-related nonprofits. Its grants consistently support food security, homelessness/housing services, youth mentoring and after-school programs, and local health charities — often through repeated awards to regional providers rather than national-only giving.
The Broadview Cares Foundation Inc Formerly the Sefcu Foundation repeatedly backs community support organizations across Albany and the wider Capital Region, with awards that center on food access, housing stability, youth programs, and health-related nonprofits. A standout grant in the recent record is $70,181 to South End Childrens Cafe in Albany for community support, showing the foundation’s willingness to make larger awards to neighborhood-based service providers. The same pattern appears in grants to Food Pantries for the Capital District, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region NY, and City Mission of Schenectady, all of which point to a funder focused on direct services rather than broad national campaigns. Its grant history also includes repeated support for organizations serving people facing homelessness, family instability, or chronic health needs, such as Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless and American Heart Association. The foundation’s giving is local in scope and concentrated in New York recipients, with many awards landing in Albany, Troy, Schenectady, and nearby cities.
Food access is a clear theme in the grant record. The foundation gave $55,330 to Food Pantries for the Capital District for community support, and also backed Response to Love Center in Buffalo with $18,814. Youth development appears through grants such as $53,371 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region NY and $34,615 to Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area, both for community support. Health-related giving includes $49,296 to American Cancer Society and $36,230 to Albany Medical Center Foundation, again under community support. The foundation also supports housing and stabilization services through awards to City Mission of Schenectady and Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, pointing to a practical, service-oriented funding profile.
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $8,425, a median of $13,176, and a p75 of $25,506. The recent record shows repeat support for several recipients across multiple years, including American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, City Mission of Schenectady, Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, South End Childrens Cafe, and Unity House. The foundation is a public charity, and its grantmaking is local rather than national. All listed grants are made to organizations rather than individuals, and no program-related investments are shown in the provided data.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $26K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$26K
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Moderately concentrated regional giving: many medium-sized grants (~$20k–$100k), a mixture of repeat multi-year or multiple grants to core local grantees alongside a broader set of single-year recipients; funding emphasizes operational/community support rather than capital-only gifts.
Notable grantees: City Mission of Schenectady, Food Pantries for the Capital District, Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, South End Children's Cafe
Grant dollars are heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 98% of grants in the dataset. Recipient cities that appear repeatedly include Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Syracuse, Latham, and Buffalo. Albany is the main hub, with many awards also reaching nearby Capital Region communities such as Troy and Schenectady. Outside the United States, the recipient distribution shows no grants to non-US countries in the provided records.
The record shows support for food pantries, youth-serving nonprofits, housing and homelessness services, and health-related organizations. Examples include grants to Food Pantries for the Capital District, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region NY, Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, and American Cancer Society.
Typical awards are modest to mid-sized: the grant-size distribution is p25 $8,425, median $13,176, and p75 $25,506. The recent list also includes larger awards, such as $70,181 to South End Childrens Cafe and $55,330 to Food Pantries for the Capital District.
Yes. New York is the top state by grant count, and 98% of grants in the provided dataset go to recipients in NY. The cities that appear most often are Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Syracuse, Latham, and Buffalo.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, City Mission of Schenectady, Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, South End Childrens Cafe, and Unity House. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-off giving only.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | LATHAM, NY | $49,296 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CITY MISSION OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $47,836In-kind: financial grant, code blue, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | ALBANY, NY | $36,352 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| UNITY HOUSE OF TROY INC | TROY, NY | $22,269In-kind: financial donation, code blue, renovation project, summer essentials, holida | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS | ALBANY, NY | $22,204In-kind: code blue, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| VERA HOUSE | SYRACUSE, NY | $20,031 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RESPONSE TO LOVE CENTER | BUFFALO, NY | $18,814In-kind: financial donation, summer essentials | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR DISABILITY CENTER | ALBANY, NY | $18,621 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SOUTH END CHILDREN'S CAF | ALBANY, NY | $16,978In-kind: financial donation, school supplies, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| YWCA OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC | TROY, NY | $14,656In-kind: code blue, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| HOPE 7 | TROY, NY | $13,975In-kind: financial donation, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CEO FOUNDATION | TROY, NY | $12,364In-kind: summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ST CATHERINES | ALBANY, NY | $11,822In-kind: holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ALBANY HOUSING COALITION INC | ALBANY, NY | $10,107In-kind: code blue, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE | MECHANICVILLE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE | SYRACUSE, NY | $8,334In-kind: code blue | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BLACK NURSES COALITION | ALBANY, NY | $7,954In-kind: renovation project | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS CAPITAL AREA | ALBANY, NY | $7,923In-kind: holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SHELTERS OF SARATOGA | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $7,685In-kind: code blue | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RESOURCE COUNCIL OF WNY | BUFFALO, NY | $7,666In-kind: code blue, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SAMARTIAN CENTER | SYRACUSE, NY | $7,605In-kind: financial grant, code blue, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ALBANY DIOCESE | ALBANY, NY | $7,495In-kind: holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MLK ELEMENTARY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $7,430In-kind: holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| EQUINOX INC | ALBANY, NY | $6,526In-kind: financial donation, summer essentials, holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | ALBANY, NY | $5,192In-kind: holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ST PAUL'S CENTER | RENSSELAER, NY | $5,140In-kind: holiday | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FOOD PANTRIES FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT | ALBANY, NY | $55,330 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE CAPITAL REGION NY | ALBANY, NY | $53,371 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| UPSTATE FOUNDATION INC | SYRACUSE, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | ALBANY, NY | $36,230 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE CAPITAL AREA | TROY, NY | $34,615 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MOM STARTS HERE | TROY, NY | $33,423 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | ALBANY, NY | $33,113In-kind: heart walk | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | LATHAM, NY | $31,798 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS | ALBANY, NY | $29,142In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| UNITY HOUSE | TROY, NY | $25,612In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SOUTH END CHILDREN'S CAFE | ALBANY, NY | $25,186In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK | ALBANY, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CITY MISSION OF SCHENECTADY | SCHENECTADY, NY | $22,689In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| YWCA OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC | TROY, NY | $20,735In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RESOURCE COUNCIL OF WNY | BUFFALO, NY | $17,332In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ST CATHERINE'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN | ALBANY, NY | $15,856In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE OF SYRACUSE NY | SYRACUSE, NY | $14,503In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SAMARITAN CENTER | SYRACUSE, NY | $13,914In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC | MECHANICVILLE, NY | $13,576 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTER INC | TROY, NY | $13,352In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| HICKSSTRONG INC | HALFMOON, NY | $13,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| RESPONSE TO LOVE CENTER | BUFFALO, NY | $12,010In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ALBANY HOUSING COALITION INC | ALBANY, NY | $11,871In-kind: holiday sharing | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BLACK NURSES COALITION INC | ALBANY, NY | $10,466In-kind: garden fence | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$36,352COMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
YWCA OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC
$14,656In-kind: code blue, summer essentials, holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
HOPE 7
$13,975In-kind: financial donation, holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
CEO FOUNDATION
$12,364In-kind: summer essentials, holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BLACK NURSES COALITION
$7,954In-kind: renovation projectCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
SHELTERS OF SARATOGA
$7,685In-kind: code blueCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SAMARTIAN CENTER
$7,605In-kind: financial grant, code blue, summer essentials, holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ALBANY DIOCESE
$7,495In-kind: holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
MLK ELEMENTARY
$7,430In-kind: holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$5,192In-kind: holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
ST PAUL'S CENTER
$5,140In-kind: holidayCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE CAPITAL REGION NY
$53,371COMMUNITY SUPPORT
ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$36,230COMMUNITY SUPPORT
MOM STARTS HERE
$33,423COMMUNITY SUPPORT
INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS
$29,142In-kind: holiday sharingCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
YWCA OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC
$20,735In-kind: holiday sharingCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE OF SYRACUSE NY
$14,503In-kind: holiday sharingCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
SAMARITAN CENTER
$13,914In-kind: holiday sharingCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION CENTER INC
$13,352In-kind: holiday sharingCOMMUNITY SUPPORT
HICKSSTRONG INC
$13,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BLACK NURSES COALITION INC
$10,466In-kind: garden fenceCOMMUNITY SUPPORT