The John Ben Snow Foundation INC

This foundation accepts unsolicited applications

Deadline:

LETTER OF INQUIRY BY FEBRUARY 1ST, GRANT APPLICATION BY APRIL 1ST, FOUNDATION DECISION BY JULY 1ST

Restrictions:

THE FOCUS HAS PRIMARILY BEEN SERVING CENTRAL NEW YORK (DEFINED AS ONONDAGA COUNTY AND ITS FOUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF CAYUGA, CORTLAND, MADISON AND OSWEGO) ACROSS A RANGE OF PROGRAM AREAS. THE FOUNDATION WILL NOT ACCEPT PROPOSALS FROM INDIVIDUALS OR FROM FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ENCOURAGE PROPOSALS FROM RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OR PROPOSALS FOR ENDOWMENTS, CONTINGENCY FUNDING, OR DEBT REDUCTION. THERE ARE NO MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS; HOWEVER MOST GRANTS RANGE FROM $10,000 TO $20,000. FIRST-TIME GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS TYPICALLY RANGE FROM $5,000 TO $10,000.

How to apply:

THE FOUNDATION HAS IMPLEMENTED AN ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION SYSTEM THAT CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE WEBSITE AT WWW.JOHNBENSNOW.ORG.

Send to:

JONATHAN L SNOW

Quoted verbatim from IRS Form 990-PF Part XIV (2026 filing). Filings are 12–18 months behind, and the deadline above is the foundation's own wording rather than a fixed date — confirm with the foundation before you apply.