Funding search · EIN 161606326 · Buffalo, NY
The Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $204,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Nichols School5 grants · $45,000
- Salvation Army Buffalo4 grants · $44,000
- Syracuse University Rowing2 grants · $20,000
- Daemen University4 grants · $20,000
- Jericho Road Chc4 grants · $16,000
- Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center7 grants · $16,000
- Feedmore Wny4 grants · $12,000
- Hope for Cats4 grants · $10,000
- Westminster Economic Development Institute2 grants · $7,500
- Cradle Beach Camp2 grants · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $12,500
Salvation Army Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Hope on main campaign
- $12,000
Salvation Army Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Hope on main campaign
- $12,000
Salvation Army Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Hope on main campaign
- $10,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Scholarships for william f. Kimberly jr.
- $10,000
Syracuse University Rowing · Syracuse, NY · 2025
Purchase of 8 person rowing shell
- $10,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarships for william f. Kimberly jr.
- $10,000
Syracuse University Rowing · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Purchase of 8 person rowing shell
- $10,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarships for william f. Kimberly jr.
- $10,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarships for william f. Kimberly jr.
- $7,500
Salvation Army Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Hope on main campaign
- $5,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2025
Scholarship fund
- $5,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2024
Scholarship fund
- $5,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $5,000
Jericho Road Chc · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Medical services
- $5,000
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Meals for families in need
- $5,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $5,000
Jericho Road Chc · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Art department
- $5,000
Westminster Economic Development Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022
West side bazaar
- $3,500
Jericho Road Chc · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Medical services
- $3,500
Cradle Beach Camp · Angola, NY · 2023
Scholarships for underprivileged children
- $3,500
Cradle Beach Camp · Angola, NY · 2022
Scholarships for underprivileged children
- $3,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Hope for Cats · North Boston, NY · 2023
Assistance to shelter, nurture and socialize abandoned and homeless cats
- $3,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Hope for Cats · North Boston, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Plymouth Crossroads · West Seneca, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Jericho Road Chc · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Medical services
- $2,500
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Roof repairs
- $2,500
Westminster Economic Development Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2023
West side bazaar
- $2,000
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Capital improvements
- $2,000
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Meals and holiday gifts for families in need
- $2,000
Hope for Cats · North Boston, NY · 2025
Assistance to shelter, nurture and socialize abandoned and homeless cats
- $2,000
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Meals and holiday gifts for families in need
- $2,000
Hope for Cats · North Boston, NY · 2024
Assistance to shelter, nurture and socialize abandoned and homeless cats
- $2,000
Plymouth Crossroads · West Seneca, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Plymouth Crossroads · West Seneca, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Capital improvements
- $1,000
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Meals and holiday gifts for families in need
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