Funding search · EIN 161592099 · North Tonawanda, NY

The Vera B Arrison Foundation

Name: The Vera B Arrison Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

86
grants reported: $609,100
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

amazing buffalos most race research horses rescued arrison

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Ymca Buffalo Niagara4 grants · $65,000
Gliding Stars4 grants · $45,000
The Teacher'S Desk4 grants · $40,000
Pkd Foundation4 grants · $40,000
The Children'S League3 grants · $36,000
Camp Good Days and Special Times Wny4 grants · $35,000
Ride for Roswell4 grants · $30,000
Feedmore Wny Foundation4 grants · $29,000
The Southeast Foundation1 grant · $28,500
Clement and Karen Arrison Legacy Foundation3 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$180,100

2022

$137,500

2023

$147,000

2024

$144,500

2025

Grant history

All 86 reported grants, largest first.

$35,000
Ymca Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund $10,000lawrence regan memorial fund $25,000
$28,500
The Southeast Foundation · Depew, NY · 2022
Program development and low income housing for individuals with developmental disabilities
$20,000
The Children'S League · Springville, NY · 2023
General fund
$15,000
Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund wny chapter $15,000
$10,000
Buffalo Peace House · Hamburg, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Clement and Karen Arrison Legacy Foundation · Clarence Center, NY · 2025
Support for rescued horses
$10,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2025
College transition program
$10,000
Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Home of My Own - Wny · Williamsville, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Opportunities Collaborative for Special Needs Students · Tonawanda, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Research
$10,000
Ride for Roswell · Buffalo, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
The Teacher'S Desk · Buffalo, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Ymca Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Camp Good Days and Special Times Wny · Depew, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Clement and Karen Arrison Legacy Foundation · Clarence Center, NY · 2024
Support for rescued horses
$10,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2024
College transition program
$10,000
Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Home of My Own - Wny · Williamsville, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Opportunities Collaborative for Students With Special Needs · Tonawanda, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Research
$10,000
Ride for Roswell · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
The Teacher'S Desk · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Ymca Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Camp Good Days and Special Times Wny · Depew, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Research
$10,000
St Luke'S Mission of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
The Teacher'S Desk · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Ymca Buffalo Niagara · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund $10,000
$10,000
Camp Good Days and Special Times Wny · Depew, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Research
$10,000
The Teacher'S Desk · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$8,000
Feedmore Wny Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Meals on wheels of wny
$8,000
The Children'S League · Springville, NY · 2024
General fund
$8,000
Feedmore Wny Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$8,000
Feedmore Wny Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$8,000
The Children'S League · Springville, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Camp Good Days and Special Times Wny · Depew, NY · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Craig arrison cross country scholarship
$5,000
Kidney Health Together · Buffalo, NY · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Spca · West Seneca, NY · 2025
General fund
$5,000
St Luke'S Mission of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Wings Flights of Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Buffalo Peace House · Hamburg, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Feedmore Wny Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Kidney Health Together · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Spca · West Seneca, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
St Luke'S Mission of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Wings Flights of Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Buffalo Peace House · Hamburg, NY · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Clement and Karen Arrison Legacy Foundation · Clarence Center, NY · 2023
Support for rescued horses
$5,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Opportunities Collaborative for Students With Special Needs · Tonawanda, NY · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Ride for Roswell · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Spca · West Seneca, NY · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Craig arrison track & cross country scholarship
$5,000
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Egan school of nursing and health studies dean's strategic initiative fund
$5,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Opportunities Collaborative for Students With Special Needs · Tonawanda, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Ride for Roswell · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Rural Outreach Center · East Aurora, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
St Luke'S Mission of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Buffalos most amazing race
$5,000
Wings Flights of Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Wnyheroes · Williamsville, NY · 2022
Pawsitive for heroes
$4,000
Buffalo Inner City School · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$3,100
Spca · West Seneca, NY · 2022
General fund
$2,500
Ub Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership · Buffalo, NY · 2025
University at buffalo gary pools and leisure center for entrepreneurial leadership
$2,500
Kidney Health Together · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$2,500
Wings Flights of Hope · Orchard Park, NY · 2023
General fund
$2,500
Effective Parenting Information for Child · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$2,000
The Carmen Campolo Memorial Fund · Clarence Center, NY · 2025
General fund
$2,000
The Carmen Campolo Memorial Fund · Clarence Center, NY · 2024
General fund
$2,000
The Carmen Campolo Memorial Fund · Clarence Center, NY · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Buffalo Inner City School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General fund
$2,000
The Carmen Campolo Memorial Fund · Clarence Center, NY · 2022
General fund
$1,500
Effective Parenting Information for Child · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General fund
$1,000
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2025
General fund
$1,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Buffalos most amazing race
$1,000
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
General fund
$1,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Buffalos most amazing race
$1,000
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2023
General fund
$1,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Buffalos most amazing race
$1,000
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022
General fund

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