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12 funders with a record of paying for “buffalo”

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The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Budc: $36M across 7 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Research Foundation for the Suny On Behalf of the University at Buffalo: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → University at Buffalo: $2.8M across 7 grants, latest 2024The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation → Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2022The John R Oishei Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc: $1.6M across 13 grants, latest 2024Cullen Foundation of Western New York → Tntp: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Cullen Foundation → Tntp: $804K across 3 grants, latest 2022Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $796K across 2 grants, latest 2023Rich Family Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024Health Foundation for Western & Central → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $164K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Western New York Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $150K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $34M across 30 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $2.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024The John R Oishei Foundation → Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat): $1.5M across 6 grants, latest 2024United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc (Bfnc): $823K across 10 grants, latest 2024Cullen Foundation of Western New York → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $625K across 2 grants, latest 2024Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc → National Compassion Fund: $544K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rich Family Foundation → Buffalo Akg Art Museum: $310K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation → Buffalo Akg Art Museum: $280K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cullen Foundation → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $278K across 1 grant, latest 2022Health Foundation for Western & Central → Buffalo Center for Health Equity: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Western New York Foundation → United Way of Buffalo & Erie County: $104K across 16 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $22M across 19 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024The John R Oishei Foundation → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $1.1M across 9 grants, latest 2024Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → Villa Maria College of Buffalo: $576K across 4 grants, latest 2024Cullen Foundation of Western New York → Brick Education Network: $512K across 3 grants, latest 2024Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc → Buffalo Go Green Inc: $491K across 4 grants, latest 2023United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Northwest Buffalo Community Center Inc: $491K across 8 grants, latest 2024Cullen Foundation → Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School: $227K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rich Family Foundation → Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Health Foundation for Western & Central → Read to Succeed Buffalo Inc: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation → University at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Western New York Foundation → Buffalo Prep: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc: $6.3M across 5 grants, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo Fine Arts Academy: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Open Space Institute Land Trust: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo Prep: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → The Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Zoological Society of Buffalo: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Buffalo State College Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024The John R Oishei Foundation → Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi): $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Open Buffalo Inc: $979K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship: $917K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Tapestry Charter School: $900K across 1 grant, latest 2023The John R Oishei Foundation → Buffalo Prep: $815K across 5 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → University at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $785K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center Inc: $740K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → The Buffalo Transportation Museum: $736K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper: $666K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Catholic Charities of Buffalo New York: $660K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2023The John R Oishei Foundation → Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba Albright-Knox Art Gallery): $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Per Scholas Inc: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → United Way of Buffalo & Erie County: $558K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → Nativitymiguel Middle School of Buffalo: $550K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation: $110M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundat…$110MCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $23M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation for Grea…$23MThe John R Oishei Foundation: $6.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The John R Oishei Foundation$6.6MMother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc: $6.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Mother Cabrini Health Foundat…$6.1MUnited Way of Buffalo and Erie County: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Buffalo and Eri…$3.0MThe Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Cameron and Jane Baird Fo…$2.2MCullen Foundation of Western New York: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Cullen Foundation of Western…$2.1MBuffalo Bills Foundation Inc: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc$1.8MCullen Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Cullen Foundation$1.3MRich Family Foundation: $910K on this topic. Open the funder.Rich Family Foundation$910KHealth Foundation for Western & Central: $449K on this topic. Open the funder.Health Foundation for Western…$449KThe Western New York Foundation: $333K on this topic. Open the funder.The Western New York Foundati…$333KCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo: received $37M on this topicCommunity Foundation for Greate…$37MBudc: received $36M on this topicBudc$36MCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo: received $22M on this topicCommunity Foundation for Greate…$22MSay Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: received $6.5M on this topicSay Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc$6.5MBuffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc: received $6.3M on this topicBuffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc$6.3MResearch Foundation for the Suny On Behalf of the University at Buffalo: received $2.9M on this topicResearch Foundation for the Sun…$2.9MBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society: received $2.8M on this topicBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra…$2.8MBuffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc: received $2.8M on this topicBuffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc$2.8MUniversity at Buffalo: received $2.8M on this topicUniversity at Buffalo$2.8MBuffalo Fine Arts Academy: received $2.7M on this topicBuffalo Fine Arts Academy$2.7MThe Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation: received $2.2M on this topicThe Children's Hospital of Buff…$2.2MBuffalo Prep: received $2.1M on this topicBuffalo Prep$2.1MBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc: received $1.8M on this topicBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra…$1.8MTntp: received $1.8M on this topicTntp$1.8MBuffalo Society of Natural Sciences: received $1.7M on this topicBuffalo Society of Natural Scie…$1.7MCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc: received $1.6M on this topicCommunity Foundation for Greate…$1.6MBuffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat): received $1.5M on this topicBuffalo Center for Arts & Techn…$1.5MOpen Space Institute Land Trust: received $1.5M on this topicOpen Space Institute Land Trust$1.5MBuffalo Center for Arts and Technology: received $1.2M on this topicBuffalo Center for Arts and Tec…$1.2MThe Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny: received $1.2M on this topicThe Salvation Army of Buffalo Ny$1.2MZoological Society of Buffalo: received $1.1M on this topicZoological Society of Buffalo$1.1MBuffalo State College Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicBuffalo State College Foundation$1.0MChildren's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicChildren's Hospital of Buffalo…$1.0MBuffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc: received $1.0M on this topicBuffalo and Erie County Botanic…$1.0MWestminster Economic Development Initiative Inc (Wedi): received $1.0M on this topicWestminster Economic Developmen…$1.0MOpen Buffalo Inc: received $979K on this topicOpen Buffalo Inc$979KSay Yes Buffalo Scholarship: received $917K on this topicSay Yes Buffalo Scholarship$917KUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: received $905K on this topicUniversity at Buffalo Foundatio…$905KTapestry Charter School: received $900K on this topicTapestry Charter School$900KBuffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc (Bfnc): received $823K on this topicBuffalo Federation of Neighborh…$823KBeverly Gray Business Exchange Center Inc: received $740K on this topicBeverly Gray Business Exchange…$740KThe Buffalo Transportation Museum: received $736K on this topicThe Buffalo Transportation Muse…$736KBuffalo Niagara Waterkeeper: received $666K on this topicBuffalo Niagara Waterkeeper$666KUnited Way of Buffalo & Erie County: received $661K on this topicUnited Way of Buffalo & Erie Co…$661KCatholic Charities of Buffalo New York: received $660K on this topicCatholic Charities of Buffalo N…$660KBuffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy: received $650K on this topicBuffalo Olmsted Parks Conservan…$650KBuffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba Albright-Knox Art Gallery): received $600K on this topicBuffalo Fine Arts Academy (Dba…$600KPer Scholas Inc: received $600K on this topicPer Scholas Inc$600KVilla Maria College of Buffalo: received $576K on this topicVilla Maria College of Buffalo$576KNativitymiguel Middle School of Buffalo: received $550K on this topicNativitymiguel Middle School of…$550KNational Compassion Fund: received $544K on this topicNational Compassion Fund$544KBrick Education Network: received $512K on this topicBrick Education Network$512KBuffalo Go Green Inc: received $491K on this topicBuffalo Go Green Inc$491KNorthwest Buffalo Community Center Inc: received $491K on this topicNorthwest Buffalo Community Cen…$491KBuffalo Akg Art Museum: received $310K on this topicBuffalo Akg Art Museum$310KBuffalo Akg Art Museum: received $280K on this topicBuffalo Akg Art Museum$280KBuffalo Academy of Science Charter School: received $227K on this topicBuffalo Academy of Science Char…$227KCommunity Foundation of Greater Buffalo: received $200K on this topicCommunity Foundation of Greater…$200KBuffalo Center for Health Equity: received $160K on this topicBuffalo Center for Health Equity$160KRead to Succeed Buffalo Inc: received $125K on this topicRead to Succeed Buffalo Inc$125K
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