Funding search · EIN 160874319 · Buffalo, NY

The John R Oishei Foundation

Name: The John R Oishei Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

496
grants reported: $32.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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

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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.

Education Collaborative of Wny14 grants · $4.9M
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo16 grants · $1.6M
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat)6 grants · $1.5M
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund7 grants · $1.5M
Buffalo Prep7 grants · $1.2M
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship9 grants · $1.1M
Children'S Hospital of Buffalo Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Community Connections of Ny7 grants · $991,000
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba Albright-Knox Art Gallery)2 grants · $600,000
Ny Funders Alliance (Grantmakers Forum of New York Inc)6 grants · $590,359

Giving over time

$11.9M

2022

$11.2M

2023

$9.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 496 grants.

$1.0M
Children'S Hospital of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
John r. Oishei naming rights to the new children's hospital
$930,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
2024-2028 scholarship program
$572,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Academic excellence for all
$500,000
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Capital campaign
$469,000
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2023
K-8 scholarship support
$436,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
2022-2023 scholarship program
$436,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
2022-2023 scholarship program
$422,828
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
2021-2022 scholarship program
$421,129
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
2023-2024 scholarship program
$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
$400,000
Jericho Road Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2023
A path to hope: campaign for jericho road's vive shelter
$400,000
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Support for bcat's operations and educational programming
$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
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
$300,000
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Boys and men of color initiative 2024-2026
$300,000
Ardent Solutions · Wellsville, NY · 2023
Southern tier child advocacy center (stcac) safety-net funding
$300,000
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba Albright-Knox Art Gallery) · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Ak360 campus development project (2022)
$300,000
Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Education building renovation & services
$300,000
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba Buffalo Akg Art Museum) · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Ak360 campus development project (2021)
$275,000
Ny Funders Alliance (Grantmakers Forum of New York Inc) · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Nonprofit support group 2024-2025
$273,000
Endeavor Health Servicesmid-Erie Mental Health Services · Cheektowaga, NY · 2023
Horizon corporations and endeavor health services affiliation
$270,000
Community Connections of Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Mobile safety-net team (msnt)
$265,000
Hilbert College · Hamburg, NY · 2022
Global access and support program initiative
$254,373
Niagara University · Niagara University, NY · 2023
Revitalization of niagara falls: niagara universitys academic innovation hub
$253,000
Community Connections of Ny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Host mobile safety net (msnt)
$250,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Canisius college science hall
$250,000
Causewave Community Partners · Rochester, NY · 2024
Nextwave mission accelerator program
$250,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Canisius college science hall
$250,000
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity · Lackawanna, NY · 2023
Rev up - olv's recreational, educational and vocational unification project
$250,000
Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi) · Buffalo, NY · 2023
West side bazaar capital campaign
$250,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Moving forward together (2022)
$250,000
Mount St Marys Hospital Foundation · Lewiston, NY · 2022
Lockport memorial hospital
$250,000
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity · Lackawanna, NY · 2022
Rev up - olv's recreational, educational and vocational unification project
$250,000
Western New York Public Broadcasting Association · Buffalo, NY · 2022
The niagara movement: unleashing a mighty current of protest
$250,000
Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi) · Buffalo, NY · 2022
West side bazaar capital campaign
$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
$234,500
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2022
K-8 scholarship support
$234,500
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2022
K-8 scholarship program
$220,359
Ny Funders Alliance (Grantmakers Forum of New York Inc) · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Nonprofit support group
$213,757
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Academic excellence for all: year 3
$204,600
Polish Community Center of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Matt urban center accounting sustainability project
$200,273
Niagara University · Niagara University, NY · 2022
Revitalization of niagara falls: niagara universitys academic innovation hub
$200,000
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Operational support: bcats expanding role building buffalos workforce ecosystem
$200,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
East side corridor economic development fund
$200,000
Life Impact · Cheektowaga, NY · 2023
Resurrection life food pantry expansion
$200,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Lisc) · New York, NY · 2023
Lisc wny general operating support
$200,000
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls, NY · 2023
A mri for the niagara community
$200,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
East side corridor economic development fund
$200,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Wny covid-19 community response fund (2021) to support moving forward together
$200,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Academic excellence for all: year 4
$200,000
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls, NY · 2022
A mri for the niagara community
$175,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2024
College prep
$175,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operating support 2024-2028
$175,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2023
College prep
$175,000
Education Collaborative of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General operating support 2023-2024
$160,185
Nysarc Inc (the Arc of Erie County Ny) · Williamvsille, NY · 2022
Preschool accessibility for children with disabilities
$150,000
Bestself Behavioral Health · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Relocation of child advocacy center at bestself
$150,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2023
College prep & rising to distinction
$150,000
Build Promise · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Social entrepreneurship initiative
$150,000
Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Capital campaign
$150,000
Young Women'S Christian Association of Rochester and Monroe County · Rochester, NY · 2023
Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion capacity building project
$150,000
Bestself Behavioral Health · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Relocation of child advocacy center at bestself
$150,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Rising to distinction
$150,000
Buffalo Prep · Buffalo, NY · 2022
College prep & rising to distinction
$150,000
The Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Roc central
$149,710
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Boys and men of color initiative
$149,710
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Boys and men of color initiative
$142,187
Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Accounting manager support
$129,000
Catholic Academy of West Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Cawb merger special support services initiative
$127,500
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Neighborhood expansion and capacity building
$127,500
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Neighborhood expansion and capacity building
$125,000
Genesee Council On Alcoholism and Substance Abuse · Batavia, NY · 2023
Albion women and children's recovery residence: gap funding
$125,000
Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Hispanic heritage cultural institute
$125,000
Jamestown Center City Development Corporation · Jamestown, NY · 2023
Thezone
$125,000
Niagara Aquarium Foundation · Niagara Falls, NY · 2023
Discover our region
$125,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Basic human needs 2022
$125,000
Niagara Aquarium Foundation · Niagara Falls, NY · 2022
Discover our region
$119,000
Infinity Visual and Performing Arts · Jamestown, NY · 2022
Pearl city clay house
$116,962
Back To Basics Outreach Ministries · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Back to basics program director
$116,500
D'Youville College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Social opportunities hub
$102,118
Ecmc Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Expansion of innovative outpatient behavioral health programs
$101,511
Providence Farm Collective Corp · Orchard Park, NY · 2022
Wny foundation/oishei foundation capacity building support
$101,000
Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Organizational capacity building
$101,000
Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Organizational capacity building
$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
$100,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Basic human needs 2024-2025
$100,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
John r. Oishei college scholarship fund
$100,000
Daemen College · Amherst, NY · 2023
Institute for mobility innovation & technology
$100,000
Feedmore Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Basic human needs 2023
$100,000
Housing Options Made Easy · Gowanda, NY · 2023
The kirsten vincent respite and recovery center
$100,000
Institute for Nonprofit Practice · Dedham, MA · 2023
Launch in western new york
$100,000
Rochester Industries Educational Fund · Rochester, NY · 2023
Regional tech hub consultant
$100,000
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Summer camp and read to succeed literacy partnership
$100,000
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Say yes buffalo boys and men of color initiative

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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.