Funding search · EIN 161429495 · Buffalo, NY
Zeron Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 61
- grants reported
- $713,000
- 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.
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.
- Jessica and Matthew Enstice Gift Fund of the Bank of America Charitable1 grant · $167,800
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute2 grants · $100,000
- Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund3 grants · $86,500
- Niagara University2 grants · $76,000
- Nardin Academy1 grant · $45,000
- University of Notre Dame Law School3 grants · $32,000
- The Ecmc Foundation2 grants · $20,000
- Via3 grants · $20,000
- Nichols School1 grant · $15,000
- Grassroots Gardens3 grants · $13,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 61 reported grants, largest first.
- $167,800
Jessica and Matthew Enstice Gift Fund of the Bank of America Charitable · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $75,000
Niagara University · Niagara University, NY · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Release the breakthroughs campaign
- $50,000
Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Release the breakthroughs campaign
- $45,000
Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $35,000
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $26,500
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $25,000
Bison Children'S Scholarship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $12,000
University of Notre Dame Law School · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Bps Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Hospice Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
University of Notre Dame Law School · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Olv Charities · Lackawanna, NY · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
The Ecmc Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Trauma center and emergency department
- $10,000
University of Notre Dame Law School · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
The Ecmc Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Trauma center and emergency department
- $8,300
Canisius High School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Via · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Via · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Friends of Buffalo Creek · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Grassroots Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Severn School · Severna Park, MD · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
The Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Homeless street feeding program
- $5,000
Burchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Studio sponser of 2023 art auction & gala
- $5,000
Grassroots Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Heritage Christian Services Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
The Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
The Salvation Army · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Homeless street feeding program
- $5,000
Friends of Buffalo Creek · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $5,000
Gliding Stars · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $5,000
Via · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $3,500
Grassroots Gardens · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $3,000
Buffalo Seminary · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $3,000
Delaine Waring Ame Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
The Buffalo Zoo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Western Ny STEM & Rust Belt Robotics · Webster, NY · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Rochester Community Robotics · Webster, NY · 2023
General operations
- $2,500
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2023
General operations
- $2,500
Amvets · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $2,500
The Salvation Army · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Homeless street feeding program
- $2,000
Bishop Timon - St Jude High School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $2,000
Trustee of University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operations
- $2,000
Villa Maria College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $2,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Trustee of University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
General operations
- $1,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Jacobs Neurological Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Summer 2025 high school and college internships
- $1,000
Joseph for Dignity · Wilson, WY · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Oishei Children'S Hospital · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Buffalo Seminary · Buffalo, NY · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Anne Frank Center USA · New York, NY · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Buffalo Seminary · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
Niagara University · Niagara University, NY · 2022
General operations
- $400
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
General operations
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