The foundation focuses on supporting local community services in Central New York (particularly Oneida County), with recurring unrestricted grants to faith-based institutions, disability and rehabilitation organizations, emergency response/volunteer services, and basic-needs providers. Grants are often modest-to-mid sized and directed to operational support (general & unrestricted) for organizations that serve vulnerable populations, with several multi-year or repeat awards to the same local partners.
The James H Wurz Jr and Edward T Wurz Sr Foundation shows a clear pattern of repeat support for Central New York community services, especially Oneida County organizations working in disability services, faith communities, emergency response, and basic needs. Several of the largest recent grants went to Pathfinder Village Inc in Edmeston for general and unrestricted support, alongside recurring awards to Catholic Charities of Oneida, Central Association for the Blind Inc, and Resource Center for Independent Living Inc in Utica. That mix suggests a funder that backs local operating capacity rather than isolated projects. Its recent giving also includes direct-response grants for disaster and refugee relief, linking local community support with rapid aid beyond New York. The foundation gave to World Central Kitchen Incorporated for the Ukraine refugee relief fund, to the American National Red Cross for Hurricane Ian relief, and to Catholic Relief Services Inc for hurricane relief in Jamaica. In the same period, it supported Helio Health Inc for program-specific behavioral health work and the Food Bank of Central New York for Angels Among Us Food Pantry, showing that its portfolio includes both ongoing service organizations and targeted relief efforts. The grant amounts visible in the recent record are usually modest to mid-sized, with repeated awards to the same partners over multiple years.
Disability and independent-living services are a recurring theme. The foundation gave $10,000 to Pathfinder Village Inc for general and unrestricted support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and also made repeated $10,000 awards to Resource Center for Independent Living Inc in Utica for general and unrestricted support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Faith-based and parish-linked support also appears in the record. St John the Evangelist Church in New Hartford received $10,000 for the Angels Among Us Program in 2024, and Catholic Charities of Oneida in Utica received multiple $10,000 general and unrestricted grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Behavioral health and recovery services are another visible area. Helio Health Inc in Syracuse received $10,000 for the Insights of Helio program in 2023 and $10,000 for Insight House Programs in 2024. The foundation also backed food access through a $10,000 grant to Food Bank of Central New York for the Angels Among Us Food Pantry.
$353K
$5M
$523K
$562K
Most grants fall between $3K and $6K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, locally focused giving with many repeat grants to the same organizations; primarily modest unrestricted operating grants (frequently multiple grants over time) rather than large, single transformational gifts or national program grants.
Notable grantees: Catholic Charities of Oneida, Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc., Pathfinder Village, Inc., Mercy Ships, Lowville Food Pantry
The visible recent grants cluster around a narrow middle range: the 25th percentile is $3,250, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $6,000. Many individual grants in the recent list are $10,000, with a few larger disaster-relief awards at $12,500. This is a repeat-grant funder rather than a one-off donor. Pathfinder Village Inc, Catholic Charities of Oneida, Central Association for the Blind Inc, Resource Center for Independent Living Inc, House of the Good Shepherd, and Helio Health Inc all appear in multiple years. The foundation makes grants and also funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The record shown is consistent with general operating support alongside occasional purpose-specific awards.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly domestic, with 186 grants to U.S. recipients and 0% of grants going to recipients in Delaware. The top giving state by grant count is New York. Within New York, repeated recipients are in Utica, Syracuse, New Hartford, and Edmeston, with several grants also tied to Oneida County organizations. Outside New York, the foundation has funded disaster and relief work in Washington, DC; Tallahassee, Florida; Springfield, Missouri; Harlan, Iowa; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The recent record centers on Central New York community services: disability and independent-living providers, Catholic and parish-linked organizations, food access groups, behavioral health and recovery services, and volunteer emergency response organizations. Repeated general and unrestricted grants are common across those categories.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Pathfinder Village Inc, Catholic Charities of Oneida, Central Association for the Blind Inc, Resource Center for Independent Living Inc, House of the Good Shepherd, and Helio Health Inc.
The grant-size distribution shown is modest-to-mid sized: the 25th percentile is $3,250, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $6,000. Many of the largest recent awards shown are $10,000.
New York receives the most grants by count. Recent recipients include organizations in Utica, Syracuse, New Hartford, and Edmeston, with all listed grants going to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Recent disaster-related awards include support for the Mississippi tornado fund, U.S. storm disaster relief, Hurricane Ian relief, Hurricane Ian relief in Jamaica, flood victims, the Rome NY Emergency Response Fund, and the Ukraine refugee relief fund.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONVOY OF HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $15,000 | 2026 | LA wildfire relief effort |
| CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND INC | UTICA, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| RESOURCE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC | UTICA, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD | UTICA, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | ALBANY, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Oneida County Tornado relief |
| PATHFINDER VILLAGE INC | EDMESTON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONEIDA | UTICA, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY | KERRVILLE, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | Kerr County Flood Relief Fund |
| FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION | EDMOND, OK | $7,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | Council #189 - WILLIAM E BURKE-UTICA |
| D MURNANE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| I ROMANO | LOUDONVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| THE UTICA CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| POVERELLO CENTER INC | WILTON MANORS, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | FOR Emergency food purchases |
| N COLLINS | ALFRED, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMFORT HOUSE INC | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMPASSION COALITION INC | FRANKFORT, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | to purchase food |
| NEW YORK MILLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC | NEW YORK MLS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS | CLINTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION | CLINTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Country Pantry Fund |
| JCTOD OUTREACH INC | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| A WILLIAMS | HERKIMER, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| LOWVILLE FOOD PANTRY | LOWVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | SYRACUSE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE AND RECOVERY INC | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THREE-G VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC | GLENFIELD, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH | NEW HARTFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Angels Among Us Program |
| A DAVIS | LYNCHBURG, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| C COOK | SHERMAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC | NEW HARTFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CENTRAL NEW YORK RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES I | SYRACUSE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC & WOMENS COMMUNITY CENT | ROME, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| E EMENWEIN | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| L BAKER | GENESEO, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship Grant |
| J TREVISANI | ROCHESTER, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| Y W C A OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HELIO HEALTH INC | SYRACUSE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Insight House fund |
| NEW HARTFORD FIREMENS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INC | NEW HARTFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| B SINARDO | CLINTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| WHITESBORO FIRE DEPARTMENT INC | WHITESBORO, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| K MULLEN | ITHACA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| M TRINKAUS | NEWBURGH, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL | ONEIDA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| N LINN | BINGHAMTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| WATERVILLE FOOD PANTRY | WATERVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FEED OUR VETERANS | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | to purchase food |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH | UTICA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST PAULS CHURCH | WHITESBORO, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
CONVOY OF HOPE
$15,000LA wildfire relief effort
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
RESOURCE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MERCY SHIPS
$10,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$10,000Oneida County Tornado relief
PATHFINDER VILLAGE INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ONEIDA
$10,000General & Unrestricted
Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
$7,500General & Unrestricted
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES INC
$5,000Council #189 - WILLIAM E BURKE-UTICA
D MURNANE
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
I ROMANO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
THE UTICA CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
$5,000General & Unrestricted
POVERELLO CENTER INC
$5,000FOR Emergency food purchases
N COLLINS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
COMFORT HOUSE INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
NEW YORK MILLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS
$5,000General & Unrestricted
CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION
$5,000Country Pantry Fund
JCTOD OUTREACH INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
A WILLIAMS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
LOWVILLE FOOD PANTRY
$5,000General & Unrestricted
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000General & Unrestricted
THREE-G VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH
$5,000Angels Among Us Program
A DAVIS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
C COOK
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
CENTRAL NEW YORK RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES I
$5,000General & Unrestricted
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC & WOMENS COMMUNITY CENT
$5,000General & Unrestricted
E EMENWEIN
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
L BAKER
$5,000Scholarship Grant
J TREVISANI
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
HELIO HEALTH INC
$5,000Insight House fund
NEW HARTFORD FIREMENS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
B SINARDO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
WHITESBORO FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
K MULLEN
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
M TRINKAUS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL
$5,000General & Unrestricted
N LINN
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
WATERVILLE FOOD PANTRY
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FEED OUR VETERANS
$5,000to purchase food
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000General & Unrestricted
ST PAULS CHURCH
$5,000General & Unrestricted