Funding search · EIN 161512132 · Williamsville, NY

Simple Gifts Fund

Name: Simple Gifts Fund grants, 2021–2024
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.

129
grants reported: $234,150
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $600
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

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Adirondack Foundation2 grants · $22,000
Grassroots Gardens Wny4 grants · $21,900
Tupper Arts Center3 grants · $17,500
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra3 grants · $11,500
Massachusetts Avenue Center2 grants · $9,500
Park School of Buffalo2 grants · $9,000
Bcat2 grants · $7,500
Nusantara Arts1 grant · $6,500
Assembly House 1502 grants · $6,500
Girls Education Collaborative3 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$84,400

2021

$86,900

2022

$62,850

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 129 grants.

$20,000
Adirondack Foundation · Lake Placid, NY · 2022
Tri impact and evaluation
$10,000
Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$7,500
Tupper Arts Center · Tupper Lake, NY · 2021
Capital campaign
$6,500
Nusantara Arts · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$6,000
Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$6,000
Massachusetts Avenue Program · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Growing green program
$6,000
Bcat · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Youth arts program
$6,000
Nusantara Arts · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Nea match
$5,000
Pilgrim St Lukes Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Brickwork
$5,000
Tupper Arts Center · Tupper Lake, NY · 2024
Capital campaign
$5,000
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservatory · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Rose garden delaware park
$5,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Bidwell concert
$5,000
Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Massachusetts Avenue Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Growing green program
$5,000
Park School of Buffalo · Amherst, NY · 2022
Capital campaign
$5,000
Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Community room fixtures
$5,000
Tupper Arts Center · Tupper Lake, NY · 2022
Capital campaign
$5,000
Arts for Learning Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Teaching artist growth
$4,500
Massachusetts Avenue Center · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Growing green program
$4,000
Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Model city builders program
$4,000
Park School of Buffalo · Amherst, NY · 2021
Annual campaign
$4,000
Torn Space Theater · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Summer programming
$3,500
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Annual campaign
$3,000
Visually Impaired Advancement · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Ready and focus program
$3,000
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$3,000
Visually Impaired Advancement · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Ready and focus program
$2,500
Adirondack Community Foundation · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
Gaf
$2,500
Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Model city builders program
$2,500
Jewish Family Services of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Crisis response fund
$2,500
Locust Street Neighborhood · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$2,500
Our City Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,500
Visually Impared Advancement · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Ready and focus program
$2,500
Buffalo Arts Studio · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Jump start program
$2,500
Valley Community Association · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Playground
$2,500
Adirondack Experience · Blue Mountain, NY · 2021
General fund
$2,500
Buffalo Arts Studio · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Jump start program
$2,000
Adirondak Sky Center & Observatory · Tupper Lake, NY · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Girls Education Collaborative · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Girls Education Collaborative · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Adirondack Foundation · Lake Placid, NY · 2021
Gaf
$2,000
Girls Education Collaborative · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$2,000
Investigation Post · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$2,000
Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$1,500
Bcat · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Summer programming
$1,500
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory · Tupper Lake, NY · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Investigation Post · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Locust Street Neighborhood · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Capital campaign
$1,000
Investigation Post · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Just Buffalo Literacy Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$1,000
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
$1,000
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory · Tupper Lake, NY · 2021
General fund
$1,000
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservatory · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Delaware park trees
$1,000
Community Foundation of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2021
Collier comes together huricane fund
$1,000
Just Buffalo Literacy Center · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$1,000
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$900
Grassroots Gardens Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$750
Torn Space Theater · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Summer programming
$750
Feed More Wny Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$750
Hallwalls · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Endowment fund
$750
Ncpr · Canton, NY · 2022
General fund
$750
Canopy of Neighbors · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$750
Feed More Wny Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$600
Canopy of Neighbors · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$600
Ny Funders Alliamce · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Membership
$600
Canopy of Neighbors · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$600
Ny Funders Alliance · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Membership
$600
Ny Funders Alliance · Syracuse, NY · 2021
Membership
$500
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$500
Internal Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$500
Providence Farm Collective · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$500
Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$500
Adirondack Experience · Blue Mountain, NY · 2022
General fund
$500
Anca · Saranac Lake, NY · 2022
General fund
$500
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$500
Mag America · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
$500
Planned Parenthood of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$500
Preservation Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$500
Torn Space Theater · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Summer programming
$500
Wecp · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Annual fund
$500
Wned · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$500
Anca · Saranac Lake, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Buffalo History Museum · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Burchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General fund
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Trees
$500
Hallwalls · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Hudson Headwaters Health Fdn · Queensbury, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie Countyinc · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Annual fund
$500
Ncpr · Canton, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021
General fund
$500
Planned Parenthood of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Preservation Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
The Wild Center · Tupper Lake, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Trust Women Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2021
General fund
$500
Wbfo · Buffalo, NY · 2021
General fund
$500
Wecp · Tacoma, WA · 2021
Annual fund

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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.