The Western New York Foundation

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo9 grants · $146,400
• Wny Women'S Foundation3 grants · $126,000
• Massachusetts Avenue Project5 grants · $111,450
• United Way of Buffalo & Erie County20 grants · $110,245
• Providence Farm Collective9 grants · $109,530
• Jewish Family Services1 grant · $100,000
• Ny Funders Alliance3 grants · $82,986
• Seneca Street Cdc4 grants · $80,500
• Journey'S End Refugee Services1 grant · $79,800
• Buffalo Prep5 grants · $79,600

Giving over time

Grant history

The 100 largest of 331 grants.

• $100,000

  Jewish Family Services · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Refugee partnership crisis response fund

• $79,800

  Journey'S End Refugee Services · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Client case management system

• $75,000

  Wny Women'S Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Icap implementation: special projects mgr and knowledge mgt positions

• $66,096

  Wny Rural Area Health Education Center · Warsaw, NY · 2022

  Icap implementation: rural broadband healthcare network staffing support

• $65,000

  716 Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Training and certification support

• $52,500

  Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautuaqua · Jamestown, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: staff expansion

• $52,390

  Every Person Influences Children (Epic) · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Human resources support staff

• $52,000

  Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Icap implementation grant: lmsw, training and support

• $51,100

  Massachusetts Avenue Project · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: operations director and communications manager

• $51,100

  Massachusetts Avenue Project · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Icap implementationicap implementation: operations and director and communications manager

• $50,000

  Connecting Communities in Action · Salamanca, NY · 2024

  Sdoh plan implementation

• $50,000

  Robert H Jackson Center · Jamestown, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation: director of education and director of marketing

• $50,000

  Wny Women'S Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation: special projects mgr and knowledge mgt positions

• $50,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Moving forward together funder collaboration

• $50,000

  Seneca Street Cdc · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Icap implementation grant: youth program support

• $46,906

  Madonna of the Streets · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Capacity building (food); box truck

• $43,400

  Mental Health Advocates · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation: staffing capacity

• $41,797

  Ny Funders Alliance · Syracuse, NY · 2024

  Nonprofit support group annual operations

• $41,620

  Native American Community Services · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Electronic health records

• $40,000

  Roycroft Campus Corporation · East Aurora, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: e-commerce coordinator

• $38,500

  Genesee Orleans Regional Arts Council · Batavia, NY · 2022

  Marketing coordinator

• $31,421

  Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: staffing and marketing support

• $30,000

  Infinity Visual and Performing Arts · Jamestown, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: building staff capacity

• $30,000

  Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2024

  Land access program strategic planning

• $28,500

  Burchfield-Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Manual art storage system

• $28,000

  Back To Basics Outreach Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Technology and training project

• $27,500

  Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Marketing associate

• $27,500

  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara · Lockport, NY · 2022

  Icap implementation grant: operations manager

• $26,000

  Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: lmsw, training & support

• $25,359

  Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation: staffing and marketing support

• $25,181

  Ny Funders Alliance · Syracuse, NY · 2023

  Nonprofit support group

• $25,000

  Causewave Community Partners · Rochester, NY · 2023

  Nextwave

• $25,000

  Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Development director support

• $23,040

  Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Managing director

• $22,000

  Chautauqua Striders · Jamestown, NY · 2022

  Icap implementation grant: director of communications

• $21,400

  Mental Health Advocates · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: development, marketing, and admin. Assoc.

• $21,000

  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara · Lockport, NY · 2024

  Cce regional collab grant consultant support

• $20,500

  Seneca Street Cdc · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: youth program support

• $20,350

  Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation: strategic planning

• $20,000

  Gerard Place · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: 25th anniversary outreach expansion project

• $20,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  East side avenues initiative

• $20,000

  United Way of Buffalo & Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  African heritage food co-op consulting project

• $20,000

  Wedi · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation: financial assessment

• $20,000

  Arts Services · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Deia initiative

• $20,000

  Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Full time operations director

• $20,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Fund for the arts 2022-23

• $20,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  East side avenues 2022-23 contribution

• $20,000

  Explore and More - the Ralph C Wilson Jr Children'S Museum · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Database system implementation

• $20,000

  Open Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Wny food stories project / buffalo food equity network

• $19,325

  Genesee Orleans Regional Arts Council · Batavia, NY · 2023

  Marketing and communications coordinator

• $19,000

  Artpark & Company · Lewiston, NY · 2022

  Sage intacct implementation

• $18,500

  United Way of Southern Chautauqua County · Jamestown, NY · 2022

  Idea coalition and framework implementation

• $17,335

  Good Food Buffalo Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Good food communities convening

• $17,035

  Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Website & communications tools

• $16,700

  Universal Primary Care · Olean, NY · 2024

  Pediatric lead testing equipment

• $16,008

  Ny Funders Alliance · Syracuse, NY · 2022

  Nonprofit support group

• $16,000

  The Service Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Financial staff transition support

• $15,000

  Every Person Influences Children (Epic) · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap consulting fees

• $15,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Fund for the arts 2023-24

• $15,000

  Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  On the job training development support

• $15,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Fund for the arts 2023-24

• $15,000

  Ymca Camp Onyahsa · Jamestown, NY · 2022

  Health and wellness upgrade

• $14,400

  National Federation for Just Communities · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Turnaround plan

• $14,200

  Open Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Icap contract, racial equity capacity building initiative

• $14,163

  Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Marketing associate

• $13,000

  Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Translation, legal, and fundraising consultancies

• $12,000

  Chautauqua Striders · Jamestown, NY · 2023

  Icap implementation grant: director of communications

• $11,520

  Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Managing director

• $11,346

  Wedi · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Donor development plan

• $11,000

  Beyond Support Network · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Buffalo Arts Studio · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Buffalo Girl Choir · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Buffalo Suzuki Strings · North Tonawanda, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Cepa · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Community Music School · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Locust Street Art · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  Wny Peace Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Elmwood ave festival of the arts gift

• $11,000

  United Way of Buffalo & Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Icap consulting fees: explore buffalo

• $11,000

  Infinity Visual and Performing Arts · Jamestown, NY · 2022

  Icap

• $10,483

  Enlightenment Bookstore and Literary Arts Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Part time bookkeeper

• $10,000

  Big Big Table · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Buffalo Go Green · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Buffalo Go Green · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Canticle Farm · Allegany, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara · Lockport, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Every Person Influences Children (Epic) · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Feedmore · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Field & Fork · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Food for the Spirit · Naples, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Gerard Place · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Icap implementation: communications consulting

• $10,000

  Good Food Buffalo Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Jamestown Farmers Market · Jamestown, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Jamestown Farmers Market · Jamestown, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension · Albion, NY · 2024

  General operations

• $10,000

  Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension · Albion, NY · 2024

  Icap stipend

• $10,000

  Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2024

  General operations

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