Funding search · EIN 161612933 · Buffalo, NY
The Linton 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $392,360
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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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.
- Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens4 grants · $70,685
- Roycroft Campus Corp4 grants · $55,000
- Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society4 grants · $47,000
- Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy4 grants · $47,000
- Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora4 grants · $40,000
- Baker Memorial Methodist Church4 grants · $38,000
- University at Buffalo Foundation4 grants · $30,000
- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra4 grants · $25,000
- East Aurora Historical Society3 grants · $20,300
- Town of Aurora4 grants · $18,375
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,500
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Cultural
- $20,185
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $20,000
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $20,000
East Aurora Historical Society · East Aurora, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $15,000
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $15,000
Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $15,000
Roycroft Campus Corp · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $15,000
Roycroft Campus Corp · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $15,000
Roycroft Campus Corp · East Aurora, NY · 2021
Cultural
- $12,000
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $12,000
Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $11,000
Baker Memorial Methodist Church · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Religious
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Youth
- $10,000
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $10,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Educational
- $10,000
Baker Memorial Methodist Church · East Aurora, NY · 2023
Religious
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2023
Youth
- $10,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $10,000
Roycroft Campus Corp · East Aurora, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $10,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Youth
- $10,000
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $10,000
Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2021
Youth
- $10,000
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Cultural
- $10,000
Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Cultural
- $9,000
Baker Memorial Methodist Church · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Religious
- $8,000
Baker Memorial Methodist Church · East Aurora, NY · 2021
Religious
- $5,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $5,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $5,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Cultural
- $5,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Educational
- $4,925
Town of Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2023
Cultural
- $4,625
Town of Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $4,425
Town of Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $4,400
Town of Aurora · East Aurora, NY · 2021
Cultural
- $1,000
East Aurora Kiwanis Foundation · East Aurora, NY · 2024
Cultural
- $200
East Aurora Historical Society · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $100
East Aurora Historical Society · East Aurora, NY · 2021
Cultural
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