Arkell Hall Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 14-1343077 · since 1961arkell.org·Canajoharie, Montgomery County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$755k

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$100 to $40,500

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$5,000

Typical grant (median)

35 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Work in Montgomery County, NY, with priority given to the Canajoharie and Western Montgomery County area, and make clear in your request how the programme makes meaningful community impact and draws significant support from other sources, including volunteers.
A modest request fits its giving: about 8 in 10 of its 95 grants fall between $100 and $40,500, and half were $3,000 or less, though the largest grant was $300,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
Repeat giving is strong, since 91% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so expect relationships to matter and a new applicant to face a competitive field.
Submit a request letter with your IRS determination and budget financials, and plan to meet its fixed deadline of 15 September.

Overview

Arkell Hall Foundation is a US private foundation based in Canajoharie, NY.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Arkell Hall Foundation supports organisations and agencies that serve its community, concentrating its giving in and around the Canajoharie/Western Montgomery County area. It looks for programmes that demonstrate meaningful community impact and significant support from other sources, including volunteers. Its grant record shows support for local government and public services, libraries and art, schools, senior services, animal welfare, churches, food assistance, heritage organisations and youth activities. The filings describe most of this giving as general support or general purposes, rather than identifying narrower grant-purpose fields.

Geographic Focus

Montgomery County, NY. Priority: Canajoharie/Western Montgomery County area.

How to apply

Submit a request letter with the organisation’s IRS determination and budget financials.

Deadlines: 15 September.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 95 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

Programmes should demonstrate meaningful community impact and significant support from other sources, including volunteers willing to invest time and energy for their neighbours.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York100%

Kansas<1%

The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Arkell Hall Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

35 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $5,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 35 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k29%

$1k–$2.5k9%

$2.5k–$5k11%

$5k–$10k20%

$10k–$25k14%

$25k–$50k6%

$50k–$100k3%

$100k–$250k6%

$250k–$500k3%

Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery · General support
$300,0002024 tax year
Montgomery County Ofa · General support
$100,5752024 tax year
Village of Canajoharie · General support
$100,0002024 tax year
Sarah Jane Sanford Home · General support
$60,0002024 tax year
Canajoharie Central School · General support
$40,3002024 tax year
Ayres Memorial Animal Shelter · General support
$25,0002024 tax year
Van Alstyne Homestead Society · General purposes
$15,0002024 tax year
Mountain Valley Hospice · General support
$15,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Melanie Shibley — Business Administrator
Carol Edwards — Trustee
Roberta Winsman — Trustee
William Smith — Trustee
Ron Limoncelli — Vice President
Charles Tallent — Treasurer
Joseph Santangelo — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,708,339	$224,800	$73,059,419	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,296,165	$639,770	$84,968,258	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,323,938	$755,125	$93,331,540	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.