Funding search · EIN 166042842 · Buffalo, NY

Otto a Shults Foundation

Name: Otto a Shults Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

40
grants reported: $191,372
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,345
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

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.

St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry4 grants · $38,273
St John Fisher College4 grants · $38,273
Nazareth University3 grants · $34,372
Nazareth College of Rochester1 grant · $13,471
St Thomas More Church4 grants · $9,569
The University of Rochester4 grants · $9,569
United Way of Greater Rochester4 grants · $9,569
Aquinas Institute of Rochester4 grants · $9,569
McQuaid Jesuit High School4 grants · $9,569
Office of Social Ministry4 grants · $9,569

Giving over time

$53,883

2022

$46,894

2023

$43,814

2024

$46,781

2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$13,471
Nazareth College of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$11,723
Nazareth University · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$11,696
Nazareth University · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$10,953
Nazareth University · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$10,777
St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$10,777
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$9,378
St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$9,378
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$9,356
St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$9,356
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$8,762
St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$8,762
St John Fisher College · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
Aquinas Institute of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
McQuaid Jesuit High School · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
Office of Social Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
St Josephs Church · Wayland, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
St Thomas More Church · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
The University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,694
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
Aquinas Institute of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
McQuaid Jesuit High School · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
Office of Social Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
St Josephs Church · Wayland, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
St Thomas More Church · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
The University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,345
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable unrestricted
$2,339
Aquinas Institute of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$2,339
McQuaid Jesuit High School · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$2,339
Office of Social Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$2,339
St Josephs Church · Wayland, NY · 2025
General support
$2,339
St Thomas More Church · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$2,339
The University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$2,339
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2025
General support
$2,191
Aquinas Institute of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,191
McQuaid Jesuit High School · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,191
Office of Social Ministry · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,191
St Josephs Church · Wayland, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,191
St Thomas More Church · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,191
The University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted
$2,191
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable unrestricted

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