Funding search · EIN 166032078 · Clarence Center, NY
McLain 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.
- 60
- grants reported
- $255,551
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,025
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.
- Holy Family Communications3 grants · $38,001
- Roswell Park Alliance4 grants · $35,000
- Catholic Media Network1 grant · $15,000
- Friends of the World Food Program1 grant · $14,000
- The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo2 grants · $12,000
- David Lawrence Center for Behavioral Health2 grants · $12,000
- The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo Foundation2 grants · $12,000
- Oxfam America1 grant · $11,000
- World Food Program USA1 grant · $8,500
- Unicef1 grant · $8,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $17,000
Holy Family Communications · Williamsville, NY · 2024
General use by charitable organization
- $15,000
Catholic Media Network · Williamsville, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $14,000
Friends of the World Food Program · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $12,000
Holy Family Communications · Williamsville, NY · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $11,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $10,000
Roswell Park Alliance · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Ride for roswell
- $10,000
Roswell Park Alliance · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Ride for roswell
- $10,000
Roswell Park Alliance · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $9,001
Holy Family Communications · Williamsville, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $8,500
Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
General use by charitable organization
- $8,500
World Food Program USA · Federal Way, WA · 2024
General use by charitable organization
- $7,000
David Lawrence Center for Behavioral Health · Naples, FL · 2024
General use by charitable organization
- $6,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2025
Charitable
- $6,000
The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2025
L.c. Wright craniofacial center
- $6,000
The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Craniofacial center
- $6,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $6,000
World Vision Fund · Tacoma, WA · 2025
Charitable
- $6,000
The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
L.c. Wright craniofacial center
- $6,000
Hearts for the Homeless · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $6,000
The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $5,000
David Lawrence Center for · Naples, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Haven House · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General use by charitable organization
- $5,000
David Lawrence Center for Behavioral Health · Naples, FL · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $5,000
St Matthew'S House · Naples, FL · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $5,000
Roswell Park Alliance · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $4,000
Chesterton Academy of Buffalo · Bowmansville, NY · 2023
General use by charitable organization
- $3,450
Women and Children'S Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
New hospital fund for charitable organization
- $2,050
Hospice Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $2,000
Unversity of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
Folk choir
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Association of Wny · Williamsville, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $2,000
Autism Services · Williamsville, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $2,000
Specialisterne USA · New York, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $2,000
Ub Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Orthodontics department
- $1,500
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,050
Buffalo Philharmonic · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
Specialisterne USA · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Specialisterne USA · New York, NY · 2024
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
Autism Society of Wny · Williamsville, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
Buffalo Dream Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by religious organization
- $1,000
Buffalo Zoo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
Case Western Reserve · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Endowment fund for educational organization
- $1,000
Cattauraugus Community Foundation · Olean, NY · 2022
Ellicottville skate park
- $1,000
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Music fund for religious organization
- $1,000
Project Learning & Earning Experiences · Circleville, WV · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
Sisters of Saint Francis · Stella Niagara, NY · 2022
General use by religious organization
- $1,000
University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Miami, FL · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
World Vision · Federal Way, WA · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $1,000
Ymca · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Strong kids campaign by charitable organization
- $1,000
Zion Lutheran Church · Clarence Center, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center · Bemus Point, NY · 2022
General use by religious organization
- $500
Lothlorian Trc · East Aurora, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program · Ellicotville, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Mercy Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
National Parks Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
- $500
Wings Flights of Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2022
General use by charitable organization
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