Funding search · EIN 160874319 · Buffalo, NY

The John R Oishei Foundation

$32.6M
in grants paid: 496
grants: 208
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$930,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024-2028 scholarship program
$500,000
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Capital campaign
$420,354
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2023-2024 scholarship program
$400,000
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support 2024-2026
$372,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Academic excellence for all (dei) 2024-2028
$350,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support
$303,000
Community Connections of Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Mobile safety-net team (msnt) 2024
$300,000
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Boys and men of color initiative 2024-2026
$300,000
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba Albright-Knox Art Gallery) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Ak360 campus development project (2023-2025)
$300,000
Center for Regional Strategies · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Regional revitalization partnership - east side avenues
$275,000
Ny Funders Alliance (Grantmakers Forum of New York Inc) · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Nonprofit support group 2024-2025
$250,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Canisius college science hall
$250,000
Causewave Community Partners · Rochester, NY · 2024
Nextwave mission accelerator program
$234,500
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Bison k-8 scholarship support
$234,500
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support 2024-2026
$175,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2024
College prep
$175,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support 2024-2028
$149,710
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Boys and men of color initiative
$102,118
Ecmc Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Expansion of innovative outpatient behavioral health programs
$100,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$100,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
John r. Oishei college scholarship fund 2024-2026
$100,000
Daemen College · Amherst, NY · 2024
Institute for mobility innovation & technology
$78,600
Gateway-Longview · Williamsville, NY · 2024
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (deij) strategic planning initiative
$75,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Fund for the arts 2024-2025
$67,500
Buffalo City Mission · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025 for the cornerstone manor
$50,000
Heart Love & Soul · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Grassroots Gardens of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Family Promise of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Road Less Traveled Productions Ltd · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Conect · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Community Connections of Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Back To Basics Outreach Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Compeer of Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Clean Air Coalition of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Buffalo · West Seneca, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Buffalo Arts Studio · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Computers for Children · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Mental Health Association of Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Masons Mission Foundation · Lockport, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Ny Funders Alliance (Grantmakers Forum of New York Inc) · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Nonprofit support groups fund development boot camp series
$50,000
Open Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Wny Rural Area Health Education Center · Warsaw, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Ujima Company · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Rahama (Resources and Help Against Marital Abuse Inc) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Springville Center for the Arts · Springville, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$50,000
Read To Succeed Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Jro transition fund
$45,000
Catholic Charities of Buffalo Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$40,000
Compeer of Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Staff capacity building
$40,000
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$40,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$40,000
Buffalo Funk Fest Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Friday night on jefferson/funk fest
$35,000
Jericho Road Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$35,000
Heart Love & Soul · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$33,864
Providence Farm Collective Corp · Orchard Park, NY · 2024
Wny foundation/oishei foundation capacity building support
$30,000
The Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$30,000
Niagara Community Action Program · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$27,500
St Adalbert'S Response To Love Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$25,000
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Community resilience fund 2024-2025
$25,000
Service Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Buffalo futures: voices of buffalo documentary
$25,000
Friends of Night People · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$25,000
Buffalo Society of Artists · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Resource development community outreach staff
$25,000
Jij Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Igniting hope in education: elevating the student voice with buffalo education task force
$22,500
Word of Life Church Buffalo Ltd · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025 for the buffalo dream center
$20,000
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
African Cultural Center of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
African Cultural Center of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 pine grill reunion
$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$20,000
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support in honor of the retirement of executive vice president, blythe t. Merrill
$20,000
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
East Buffalo Development Corporation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Upward Designs for Life · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Family Help Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$20,000
Road Less Traveled Productions Ltd · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Rltp bridge program
$20,000
Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$20,000
Polish Community Center of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$20,000
Home Beneath Our Feet · Alden, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Pappy Martin Jazz Legacy Collective · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Pappy martin legacy masten jazz festival
$20,000
Journey'S End Refugee Services · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$20,000
Pappy Martin Jazz Legacy Collective · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$20,000
Madonna of the Streets · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025 for st. Luke's mission of mercy
$20,000
National Federation for Just Communities of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$15,000
Ywca of the Niagara Frontier · Lockport, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$15,000
716 Squash · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$15,000
Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$15,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support in honor of the retirement of executive vice president, blythe t. Merrill
$15,000
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support for the boys and men of color initiative in honor of the retirement of executive vice president, blythe t. Merrill
$15,000
The Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$15,000
The Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Springville regional coalition
$15,000
Network Religious Communities · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025 for food for all
$15,000
Cradle Beach · Angola, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant
$15,000
Ny Funders Alliance · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Liftoff wny 2024-2025
$15,000
Journey'S End Refugee Services · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024 capacity building micro grant

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.