Funding search · EIN 166052186 · Buffalo, NY
The Vincent & Harriet Palisano
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 69
- grants reported
- $487,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,750
- 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.
What they fund
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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.
- Roswell Park Alliance Foundation2 grants · $84,000
- Buffalo Philharmonic3 grants · $60,000
- Niagara University5 grants · $37,500
- Villa Maria College4 grants · $37,000
- Canisius College2 grants · $30,000
- Mount Mercy Academy3 grants · $22,500
- Bison Fund2 grants · $20,000
- Kleinhans Music Hall2 grants · $15,000
- Trocaire College3 grants · $15,000
- Hilbert College3 grants · $13,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $44,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Cancer research
- $40,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Cancer research
- $25,000
Villa Maria College · Cheektowaga, NY · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Physician assistant program
- $20,000
Buffalo Philharmonic · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Educational program
- $20,000
Buffalo Philharmonic · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Educational program
- $20,000
Buffalo Philharmonic · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Educational program
- $12,000
Niagara University · Lewiston, NY · 2023
Language program
- $12,000
Niagara University · Lewiston, NY · 2022
Language program
- $10,000
Bison Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarships
- $10,000
Kleinhans Music Hall · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Restoration
- $10,000
Bison Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarships
- $7,500
Mount Mercy Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,500
Mount Mercy Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,500
Mount Mercy Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Canisius University · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Kleinhans Music Hall · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Restoration
- $5,000
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Canisius University · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Canisius College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
D'Youville University · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Hilbert College · Hamburg, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Niagara University · Lewiston, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
D'Youville University · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Hilbert College · Hamburg, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Niagara University · Lewiston, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
D'Youville University · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Hilbert College · Hamburg, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Niagara University · Lewiston, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Villa Maria College · Cheektowaga, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Villa Maria College · Cheektowaga, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Villa Maria College · Cheektowaga, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Bishop Timon - St Jude High School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart · Amherst, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Canisius High School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Cardinal O'Hara High School · Tonawanda, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Mount St Mary'S Academy · Kenmore, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Notre Dame High School · Batavia, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Saint Francis High School · Hamburg, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Kenmore, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Archbishop Walsh Academy · Olean, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Bishop Timon - St Jude High School · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart · Amherst, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Canisius High School · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Cardinal O'Hara High School · Tonawanda, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Mount St Mary'S Academy · Kenmore, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Notre Dame High School · Batavia, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Saint Francis High School · Hamburg, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Kenmore, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Archbishop Walsh Academy · Olean, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Bishop Timon - St Jude High School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart · Amherst, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Canisius High School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Cardinal O'Hara High School · Tonawanda, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Mount St Mary'S Academy · Kenmore, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Notre Dame High School · Batavia, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Saint Francis High School · Hamburg, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Kenmore, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Daemen University · Amherst, NY · 2022
Scholarship
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