Funding search · EIN 472652314 · Buffalo, NY
The Thomas a and Doreen M Wendt
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 57
- grants reported
- $860,400
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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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.
- The Chapel3 grants · $520,000
- Feed More Wny3 grants · $41,000
- St Lukes3 grants · $40,000
- The Salvation Army3 grants · $30,000
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $25,000
- Eight Days of Hope2 grants · $20,000
- St Matthew'S Roman Catholic Church1 grant · $20,000
- Hearts for the Homeless2 grants · $20,000
- Jericho Road Community Center2 grants · $20,000
- Buffalo City Mission2 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $204,000
The Chapel · Getzville, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $160,000
The Chapel · Getzville, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $156,000
The Chapel · Getzville, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Feed More Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
St Lukes · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
St Matthew'S Roman Catholic Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $11,000
Feed More Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Buffalo City Mission · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Eight Days of Hope · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Hearts for the Homeless · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Jericho Road Community Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Kevins Guest House · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
The Brothers of Mercy · Clarence, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
St Lukes · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Eight Days of Hope · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Feed More Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Hearts for the Homeless · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Jericho Road Community Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
St Lukes · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
American Bible Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Sonray Ministries · Tonawanda, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Summit Ctr · Getzville, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
American Bible Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Hospice Pallative Care Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Summit Ctr · Getzville, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Buffalo City Mission · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $3,500
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Kevins Guest House · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Sonrays · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Summit Ctr · Getzville, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,400
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General purpose
- $1,000
Remember Ryan Foundation · North Tonawanda, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $1,000
Remember Ryan Foundation · North Tonawanda, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Families Cn2a Foundation · Gettysburg, PA · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Grameen Foundation · Beaverton, OR · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Leukemia Lymphoma · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Remember Ryan Foundation · North Tonawanda, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
The Mast Cell Disease Society · Sterling, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $200
Madonna of the Streets · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $100
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General purpose
- $100
The Historical Society of the Tonawandas · Tonawanda, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $100
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General purpose
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