Funding search · EIN 222743917 · Grantmaking charity · Buffalo, NY

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

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$101.8M
in grants paid
1,574
grants
898
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

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Recent grants

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

  • $1.8M

    Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $993,396

    Research Foundation for the Suny On Behalf of the University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $946,103

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $737,000

    Open Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $621,177

    Service Collaborative of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $590,500

    Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $589,264

    Buffalo Fine Arts Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $560,850

    Bryant & Stratton College · Orchard Park, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $541,625

    Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $500,000

    Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum (Dba the Strong) · Rochester, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $472,748

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $392,149

    The Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $349,644

    Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $330,680

    Zoological Society of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $323,250

    Push Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $312,500

    Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $298,250

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

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $294,747

    Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $291,728

    Canisius University · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $290,800

    Kleinhans Music Hall Management · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $279,772

    Feedmore Foundation of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $276,763

    United Way of Buffalo & Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $265,719

    Arts for Learning Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $265,483

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $264,533

    The Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $262,233

    George School · Newtown, PA · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $256,535

    University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $250,592

    Partnership for the Public Good · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $250,000

    National Comedy Center · Jamestown, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $246,823

    Gateway-Longview Foundation · Williamsville, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $236,623

    Mount St Mary Academy · Kenmore, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $225,956

    Explore & More - the Ralph C Wilson Jr Children'S Museum · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $220,517

    Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $201,959

    Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $200,000

    American Battlefield Trust · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $192,975

    Erie County Spca · West Seneca, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $187,198

    Catholic Charities of Buffalo New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $187,183

    Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $185,754

    Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $177,422

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $176,574

    Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $175,222

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $175,222

    American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $173,014

    Niagara Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Ctr · Lancaster, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $156,050

    Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $153,522

    Burchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $152,308

    Home Headquarters · Syracuse, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $151,372

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $150,096

    Hospice Foundation of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $141,342

    Buffalo State College Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $135,655

    St John'S - Grace Episcopal Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $135,000

    Jacobs Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $134,397

    Western New York Land Conservancy · East Aurora, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $131,117

    Japan International Christian University Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $131,000

    Family Promise of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $125,459

    Shea'S Performing Arts Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $125,200

    Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi) · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $123,232

    Kaleida Health Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $120,000

    Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $117,000

    Bestself Behavioral Health · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $116,667

    Heart of the City Neighborhoods · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $114,859

    Journey'S End Refugee Services · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $113,750

    Martin House Restoration Corporation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $112,650

    Nativitymiguel Middle School of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $111,750

    Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $109,978

    Villa Maria College · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $109,287

    Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $108,959

    Episcopal Church Home Foundation · Williamsville, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $105,500

    Graycliff Conservancy · Derby, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $105,000

    Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $105,000

    Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $103,300

    International Institute of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $101,999

    Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council · Batavia, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $101,900

    Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,371

    The Children'S Hospital of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,000

    Rochester Area Community Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,000

    New Venture Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,000

    Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,000

    University of Missouri Board of Curators · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $100,000

    Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $97,329

    Westminster Presbyterian Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $90,734

    Ujima Company · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $90,300

    Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $89,595

    Arts Services · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $88,756

    Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $88,735

    Jericho Road Community Health Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $87,411

    Wned Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $86,667

    Conect · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $86,520

    Economic Development Group · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $85,000

    Pathstone Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $84,333

    Canisius High School · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $83,715

    St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $83,209

    Orchard Park Ccrc · Orchard Park, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $83,143

    The Buffalo Seminary · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $82,550

    Buffalo Club Preservation Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $80,610

    The Buffalo Transportation Museum · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $80,509

    Canopy of Neighbors · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $80,000

    Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

  • $78,540

    Tony Hawk Foundation Dba the Skatepark Project · Vista, CA · 2024

    Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.