Funding search · EIN 222743917 · Buffalo, NY

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Name: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,574
grants reported: $101.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $24,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

been communicated have restrictions memory buffalo youth school

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “pediatric cancer” · $47,000

$21,000
Punt Pediatric Cancer Collaborative · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$17,000
Punt Pediatric Cancer Collaborative · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$9,000
Punt Pediatric Cancer Collaborative · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Helping hands; last responder fund; luke's locker; in memory of

Top recipients

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

Research Foundation for the Suny On Behalf of the University at Buffalo3 grants · $2.9M
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship2 grants · $2.8M
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society3 grants · $2.8M
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy3 grants · $2.7M
Tony Hawk Foundation Dba the Skatepark Project3 grants · $1.8M
Bryant & Stratton College2 grants · $1.8M
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences3 grants · $1.7M
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $1.3M
Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology3 grants · $1.2M
Buffalo Prep3 grants · $1.2M

Giving over time

$39.5M

2022

$28.9M

2023

$33.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,574 grants.

$1.8M
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$1.3M
Research Foundation for the Suny On Behalf of the University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Open4 implementation program management services; project implementation team-east side avenues; heart research support; cancer research and education-pref to be aligned w/cfgb focus areas
$1.2M
Bryant & Stratton College · Orchard Park, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$1.2M
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$1.0M
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2023
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.
$981,559
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; annual support; bpo music for youth education hub; education dept use; magic flute with hillman opera; general expenses; operational support; towards outreach programs for children, adults, and seniors… read allUnrestricted use; annual support; bpo music for youth education hub; education dept use; magic flute with hillman opera; general expenses; operational support; towards outreach programs for children, adults, and seniors; maintenance support of orchestra; in memory of less
$946,103
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$930,000
Tony Hawk Foundation Dba the Skatepark Project · Vista, CA · 2022
Built to play skateparks in sweden, ny, ellicottville, ny and lockport, ny
$917,431
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; say yes buffalo technology campaign; purchase winter coats for bps families facing homelessness; support setup for participating in the youth employment coalition data platform; boys & men of color ini… read allUnrestricted use; say yes buffalo technology campaign; purchase winter coats for bps families facing homelessness; support setup for participating in the youth employment coalition data platform; boys & men of color initiative; breaking barriers leadership academy; family support specialists and community clinicians initiative; buffalo fair futures; say yes buffalo technology campaign; boys & men of color breaking barriers retreat; say yes scholarship and development expenses; honorarium less
$904,861
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; 2021-2022 board donation; restricted for permanent endowment; sturges endowment fund; annual fund; akag 360 capital campaign; operating expenses; in memory of
$897,431
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$834,840
Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; annual giving; advancing long-term digital media success for high school youth; workforce development challenge; the ethos project series of digital workshops that combine skill building and civic enga… read allUnrestricted use; annual giving; advancing long-term digital media success for high school youth; workforce development challenge; the ethos project series of digital workshops that combine skill building and civic engagement; general operating; support setup for participating in the youth employment coalition data platform; future foundations: curating digital content to secure a path forward less
$787,654
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; restricted for permanent endowment; annual support; for tifft nature preserve inclusive wayfinding and env educ prog; buffalo museum of science; decolonization at the buffalo society of natural science… read allUnrestricted use; restricted for permanent endowment; annual support; for tifft nature preserve inclusive wayfinding and env educ prog; buffalo museum of science; decolonization at the buffalo society of natural sciences; support for children's programming; operational support; in memory of less
$762,829
Tony Hawk Foundation Dba the Skatepark Project · Vista, CA · 2023
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.
$711,964
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; support high school prep program; scholarship awards; scholar success; yea youth equity academy; readi; annual campaign
$696,500
Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi) · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; education and economic development programs; capital campaign for the west side bazaar; support for girls' club program; wedifest 2023; fire fund;
$678,979
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2022
Restricted for permanent endowment
$655,000
The Buffalo Transportation Museum · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; museum's mortgage notes
$635,234
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted use; surveying and restoring reeds in lake erie; restricted for permanent endowment; in memory of
$626,600
Research Foundation for the Suny On Behalf of the University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
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.
$599,425
New York Sustainable Agricultural Working Group · Salamanca, NY · 2023
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.
$513,934
The Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Unrestricted use; restricted for permanent endowment
$512,234
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; restricted for permanent endowment
$509,234
George School · Newtown, PA · 2022
Restricted for permanent endowment
$501,355
Explore & More - the Ralph C Wilson Jr Children'S Museum · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; distribution; operational support
$500,000
Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum (Dba the Strong) · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$500,000
Central Terminal Restoration Corporation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$500,000
The Strong National Museum of Play · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$500,000
The Strong National Museum of Play · Rochester, NY · 2022
Operational support
$472,748
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$421,288
Zoological Society of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; little explorer program; operational support; in memory of
$419,601
The Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$394,508
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; national registry nomination update; conceptual design services at south park arboretum-to support new tree nursery; annual fund; commemorative tree; support for its inclusion, diversity, equity and ac… read allUnrestricted use; national registry nomination update; conceptual design services at south park arboretum-to support new tree nursery; annual fund; commemorative tree; support for its inclusion, diversity, equity and accountability initiative and its community engagement efforts; restoration of delaware park's grand staircase; in memory of; in honor of less
$392,149
The Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$376,366
The Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; youth sports at the salvation army; support for youth enrichment at the salvation army in niagara falls; summer camp program; to be used for operations in western new york; to be used for buffalo area … read allUnrestricted use; youth sports at the salvation army; support for youth enrichment at the salvation army in niagara falls; summer camp program; to be used for operations in western new york; to be used for buffalo area services; peters trust; support local needs and programs; in memory of less
$366,728
Via Visually Impaired Advancement · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; support for 211wny: western new york's women & children; phase 2: creating a future vision for 211wny; 211wny program call center services; christmas baskets; in memory of
$355,484
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; niagara county young environmental leaders program (yelp); buffalo riverwalk reconnaissance and assessment survey; 2022 workplan; glow plan for sustainability; in memory of
$350,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Proposed school of indigenous governance and development to support professor miriam jorgensens curriculum development and case research in indigenous nation building
$349,644
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$345,579
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; summer scholars; cancer research/education; in memory of
$344,301
National Compassion Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Buffalo 5/14 survivors fund
$343,408
Catholic Charities of Buffalo New York · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; campaign support; geriatrics account; western new york refugee and asylee consortium; 2021-2022 say yes mental health satellite clinics at bps; 2022 campaign; 2022 catholic charities appeal designated … read allUnrestricted use; campaign support; geriatrics account; western new york refugee and asylee consortium; 2021-2022 say yes mental health satellite clinics at bps; 2022 campaign; 2022 catholic charities appeal designated for the women, children and infants nutritional program of niagara county; women's self sufficiency and employment incidentals; for catholic charities programming and services; st. Louis catholic charities and fund for the faith; in honor of ; in memory of less
$342,518
Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; annual giving; restricted for permanent endowment; in memory of
$341,489
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; restricted for permanent endowment
$339,989
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; restricted for permanent endowment
$339,489
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Restricted for permanent endowment
$335,310
Zoological Society of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$335,204
Feedmore Foundation of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; capital campaign; walk off hunger; immediate food needs; tops shooting victims; program support for nutrition and food assistance; in memory of; in honor of
$330,680
Zoological Society of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$326,573
Via Visually Impaired Advancement · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$326,021
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$326,000
Bestself Behavioral Health · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; infusing the power of sport, play and emotional wellness into out of school time; child advocacy center; 2021-2022 say yes mental health satellite clinics at bps
$323,250
Push Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$323,038
Canisius University · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$315,000
Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission · Buffalo, NY · 2023
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.
$308,675
New York Sustainable Agricultural Working Group · Salamanca, NY · 2022
Food future wny phase ii
$302,820
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; workforce development challenge
$298,992
Hospice Foundation of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; annual support; disbursement; in memory of
$298,250
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$295,441
Service Collaborative of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2023
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.
$289,508
Journey'S End Refugee Services · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; general purposes; the refugee partnerships building systems for long-term refugee & immigrant integration; refugee resettlement programs; education and self-sustainability services; screenwriter sponso… read allUnrestricted use; general purposes; the refugee partnerships building systems for long-term refugee & immigrant integration; refugee resettlement programs; education and self-sustainability services; screenwriter sponsorship for wny refugee film festival less
$280,934
Journey'S End Refugee Services · Buffalo, NY · 2023
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.
$272,964
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$271,253
The Park School of Buffalo · Snyder, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; annual fund; for scholarships; in honor of
$271,077
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2023
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.
$261,382
Service Collaborative of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Youth employment hub; support setup for participating in the yec data platform; yec/hub youth engagement director supplemental support; yec youth engagement; buffalo futures hub furnishings, provisions, supplies, and ot… read allYouth employment hub; support setup for participating in the yec data platform; yec/hub youth engagement director supplemental support; yec youth engagement; buffalo futures hub furnishings, provisions, supplies, and other expenses related to initial operations less
$258,023
The Buffalo Seminary · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; annual fund; buffalo seminary alumnae association scholarships; robin s. Magavern scholarship; five summer camp scholarships; in honor of; in memory of
$256,535
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$255,861
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; cheryl gobetti hoffman memorial scholarship in music; ub school of law; jacobs school of medicine; dept of surgery chair or visiting professor for medical school; dept of ophthalmology; medical school … read allUnrestricted use; cheryl gobetti hoffman memorial scholarship in music; ub school of law; jacobs school of medicine; dept of surgery chair or visiting professor for medical school; dept of ophthalmology; medical school scholarship fund; to be used for research; ub dental school scholarship; alison des forges memorial fund; school of management-rand program in international studies; accounting program; ub dept of anthropology; ub educational opportunity center's rosa l. And lamarr norman, sr. Incentive award; ub school of social work-sorrentino award; dept of orthopaedic surgery-sports medicine education and research; ub school of architecture and planning; boldly buffalo campaign; dept of mechanical engineering & school of engineering scholarships; for research tech at alzheimer's disease and memory disorders center; dept of jewish thought; entrepreneurial leadership; the dr. Alan j. Gross student resource fund; in memory of less
$254,617
Japan International Christian University Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Restricted for permanent endowment
$254,053
Gateway-Longview Foundation · Williamsville, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; distribution; for capital improvements only; critical safety and security upgrades for gateway longview; in memory of
$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.
$250,000
National Comedy Center · Jamestown, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$250,000
Bountifield International · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Unrestricted use
$250,000
National Comedy Center · Jamestown, NY · 2022
Operational support
$249,792
Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$249,196
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Eulis cathey jr. Fund
$247,221
Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use; year end appeal; services that help women achieve self-sufficiency; multi year resident life skills coordinator; national external diploma program; in honor of
$246,823
Gateway-Longview Foundation · Williamsville, NY · 2024
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
$245,929
Gateway-Longview Foundation · Williamsville, NY · 2023
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.
$228,773
Mount St Mary Academy · Kenmore, NY · 2023
Charitable support. Any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.

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