The Margaret L Wendt 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.

• Buffalo Seminary1 grant · $779,306
• Niagara Aquarium Foundation1 grant · $500,000
• Graycliff Conservancy1 grant · $360,000
• United Way of Buffalo2 grants · $315,000
• Jacobs Institute1 grant · $300,000
• Roswell Park Foundation1 grant · $300,000
• Westminster Economic Development Initiative1 grant · $300,000
• The Gow School1 grant · $275,000
• Hauptman Woodward Institute1 grant · $250,000
• King Urban Life Center1 grant · $250,000

Giving over time

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

• $779,306

  Buffalo Seminary · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $500,000

  Niagara Aquarium Foundation · Niagara Falls, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $360,000

  Graycliff Conservancy · Derby, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $300,000

  Roswell Park Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $300,000

  Jacobs Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $300,000

  Westminster Economic Development Initiative · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $275,000

  The Gow School · South Wales, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $250,000

  King Urban Life Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $250,000

  Hauptman Woodward Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $234,697

  Genesee Gateway · Buffalo, NY · 2023

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• $225,000

  Buffalo Heritage Carousel · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $206,809

  Wny Railway Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $165,000

  United Way of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $150,000

  Kleinhans Music Hall Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $150,000

  Bestself · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $150,000

  Houghton College · Houghton, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $150,000

  United Way of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $150,000

  Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $140,975

  Saved By Grace Ministry · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $125,000

  One Symphony Circle · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $125,000

  Hispanic Heritage Counsel of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $121,771

  Wny Rural Area Health Education Center · Warsaw, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Burchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Genesis Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Read To Succeed · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Boys and Girls Clubs of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Hilbert College · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Pioneer On the Lake · Angola, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Patient Airlift Services · Massapequa Park, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $100,000

  Roycroft Campus Corporation · East Aurora, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $85,000

  Genesis Center of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $80,000

  Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $78,750

  The Tool Library · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $75,000

  Buffalo Toronto Public Media · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $75,000

  World of Girls and Boys Leadership · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $75,000

  Gerard Place · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $75,000

  Investigative Post · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $75,000

  World of Girls and Boys Leadership · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $75,000

  Opportunities Collaborative for Students With Special Needs · Amherst, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $72,889

  Housing Options Made Easy · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $70,000

  Buffalo Wrestling Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $69,414

  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $69,160

  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $68,738

  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $62,500

  Playworks Education Energized · New York, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $62,500

  Playworks Education Energized · New York, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $60,000

  Cantalician Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $60,000

  Girls On the Run Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $58,000

  Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $56,000

  Carousel Society of Niagara Frontier · North Tonawanda, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Buffalo Reuse · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Center for Elder Law & Justice · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Homespace · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Veterans One Stop · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $50,000

  Ujima Theatre · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $48,043

  Brothers of Mercy · Clarence, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $42,000

  Family Promise · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $41,930

  Buffalo City Mission · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $40,000

  Cradle Beach Camp · Angola, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $40,000

  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $40,000

  Home Assistance Referral Team · Lewiston, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $40,000

  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $40,000

  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $40,000

  The Foundry · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $39,617

  Collaborative Center for Social Innovation · Lancaster, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $32,000

  O'Connell & Company Productions · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $30,000

  Hope of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $30,000

  Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $30,000

  Seneca Street Community Development · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $27,144

  Village of South Dayton · South Dayton, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $26,000

  Wny Land Conservancy · East Aurora, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $26,000

  Young Audiences Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $25,789

  Grassroots Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Housing Opportunities Made Equal · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Junior Achievement of Wny · Amherst, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Society of St Vincent De Paul · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Suny Niagara Nccc · Sanborn, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Epic · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Kenan Center · Lockport, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Ronald McDonald House Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Genesis Center of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $25,000

  Martin House · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $24,968

  Be-a-Friend · Beacon, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Buffalo Inner City Ballet · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Explore Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Hallwalls · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Word of Life Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Independent Health Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Nickel City Opera · Cheektowaga, NY · 2023

  Available upon request

• $20,000

  Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $19,000

  Literacy Ny Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $17,200

  Healthy Community Alliance · Gowanda, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $16,120

  Buffalo City Mission · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $16,000

  North Park Theatre · Buffalo, NY · 2022

  Available upon request

• $15,000

  716 Squash · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

• $15,000

  Girl Scouts of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024

  Available upon request

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