Private foundation · EIN 16-0864200 · Buffalo, NY · Return for the year ending 2024-05-31

Where James H Cummings Foundation's grants went

It reported $2.59M in grants paid across 54 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 66.0% of those dollars to 36 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
NAME, ADDRESS OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH WOULD BE THE RECIPIENT IF A GRANT WERE MADE; LIST OF CURRENT DIRECTORS; ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT CERTIFICATION FROM THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE, OTTAWA; STATE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE GRANT; WHAT THE GRANT IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPLISH AND THE NEED OF THE PROJECT; A BUDGET OF THE COSTS AND HOW THE MONEY, IF GRANTED, WOULD BE SPENT; ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEME
Deadlines
MID-MONTH PRECEEDING FEBRUARY, MAY, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER
Restrictions
LIMITS SUPPORT TO THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA AND HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. GRANTS ARE TO BE USED AND APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ADVANCING MEDICAL SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, AND FOR CHARITABLE WORK AMONG VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND OLDER AND VULNERABLE ADULTS. FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE GREAT MAJORITY OF GRANTS AWARDED BEING OF A CAPITAL NATURE, PARTICULARLY EQUIPMENT NEEDS O
Website on filing
WWW.JAMESHCUMMINGS.COM

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 51 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1391608
$250,000THERAGNOSTIC TREATMENT ROOMSSame ZIP 1.00
The Jacobs Institute
Buffalo, NY · EIN 26-3085485
$200,775EXPANSION OF PROTOTYPING CAPABILITIES IN I2R CTRSame street 1.00
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Niagara Falls, NY · EIN 16-0743094
$125,000MRI UPGRADE PROJECTSame city 1.00
Pardee Memorial Hospital Foundation
Hendersonvlle, NC · EIN 56-1930028
$100,000OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESame address 1.00
University District Community Developmen
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1072548
$85,000GLORIA PARKS COMMUNITY CTR GYM FLOORSame address 1.00
Via
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$80,000CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MAIN STREET CAMPUSUnmatched Help match
Sunnybrook
CA · outside the US
$79,793DEVELOPMENT THERAPIES TO STOP NEUROGENERATION AND PROMOTE REGENERATIONForeign
Henderson County United Way
Hendersonvlle, NC · EIN 56-0890133
$75,000SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE & OLDER ADULTS IN HENDERSON COUNTY/FINAL CAPITAL CALLSame address 0.99
Ryerson University
CA · outside the US
$75,000DR. MARSHALL NEXT GENERATION DIAGNOSTIC LABForeign
King Urban Life Center
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1336419
$73,821MAKE KULC ACCESSIBLE FOR ALLSame address 1.00
Women's College Hospital Foundation
CA · outside the US
$71,008TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITY FOR SKIN & JOINT INFLAMMATIONForeign
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0807558
$68,839SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL RESEARCHERS AT HWISame address 0.92
Brothers of Mercy
Clarence, NY · no confident EIN match
$57,000BROTHERS OF MERCY AND UB RESILIENCE CENTERUnmatched Help match
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0743969
$55,000EDUCATIONSame address 1.00
Bestself Behavioral Health
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1004090
$50,000RELOCATION OF CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AT BESTSELFSame city 1.00
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity
Lackawanna, NY · EIN 16-0743191
$50,000OLV EVALUATION AND TREATMENT CENTERSame address 0.90
The Rural Outreach Center
East Aurora, NY · EIN 46-0817544
$50,000ROC ACCESSORY BUILDING: OUTREACH AND OPPORTUNITIESSame address 1.00
Safelight
Hendersonville, NC · EIN 56-1469847
$50,000SAFELIGHT SHELTER FACILITY UPGRADESame address 1.00
The Valley Community Association
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0964724
$50,000VALLEY CHILD CARE PLAYGROUNDSame address 1.00
Wny Medical Scholarship Buffalo Initiative
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$50,000WNY MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP: BUFFALO INITIATIVEUnmatched Help match
Neighborhood Health Center of Wny
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1294447
$49,650RISK-BASED CARE MANAGEMENT AT NHC MATTINASame address 1.00
Jericho Road Ministries
Buffalo, NY · EIN 42-1571876
$49,110NEW MEDICAL CLINIC ON SITE AT NEW VIVE SHELTERSame address 0.68
The Salvation Army Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$46,387CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT WEST SIDE TEMPLE CORPSUnmatched Help match
Buffalo State College Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-6037117
$39,918COMPUTER CLUSTER FOR DSA AND BIOLOGY PARTNERSHIPSame street 1.00
Center for Elder Law & Justice
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1118282
$30,969CAPACITY EXPANSIONSame address 1.00
Niagara Lutheran Health Foundation
Lancaster, NY · EIN 16-1315868
$26,440AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY POOL RENOVATIONSame street 1.00
Greater Niagara Frontier Council
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$26,000CONSTRUCTION OF CABINS AT CAMP SCOUTHAVENUnmatched Help match
Hendersonville Rescue Mission
Hendersonvlle, NC · EIN 58-1480173
$25,589FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR EXPANDED SERVICE FACILITIESSame address 1.00
The Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0755733
$25,000NORTHTOWNS SPORTS COURTSame address 1.00
The Buffalo History Museum
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$25,000IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY TO HISTORIC LANDMARKUnmatched Help match
Pisgah Legal Services
Asheville, NC · EIN 56-1191115
$21,425HENDERSONVILLE OFFICE PARKING LOT REPAIRSSame city 1.00
Suburban Adult Services
Elma, NY · EIN 16-1115992
$21,116EQUITABLE ACCESS AND INDEPENDENCE FOR RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIESSame address 1.00
Stitch Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 82-0848653
$20,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR ART CENTER AT 284 PLYMOUTH AVESame address 1.00
Buffalo Arts and Technology Center
Buffalo, NY · EIN 45-5213027
$17,307OPEN INNOVATION STUDIOSame city 0.99
Housing Assistance Corp
Hendersonville, NC · no confident EIN match
$16,055TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORP.Unmatched Help match
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0849516
$15,000BUFFALO PLAYGROUND PROJECT AND ROOF REPAIRSame address 0.94
Friends
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1312666
$15,000COMPUTERS FOR FRIENDSSame address 1.00
Special Olympics New York
Albany, NY · EIN 23-7061382
$15,000SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRANSITION TO FLOORBALLExact name 1.00
Homespace Corporation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1360009
$10,500FLOORING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AT SILP BLDGSame city 1.00
Friends of Night People
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1086657
$9,998INCLUSIVE AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENERSSame address 1.00
Read to Succeed Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 26-3606661
$9,600EXPERIENCE CORPS BUFFALO MENTOR EXPANSIONSame address 1.00
Kenmore - Town of Tonawanda Meals on Whe
Tonawanda, NY · EIN 16-1093437
$8,370KITCHEN STOVE REPLACEMENTSame address 0.72
Beechwood Blocher Foundation
Getzville, NY · no confident EIN match
$8,040NORTH CHURCH PAVILIONUnmatched Help match
NY Funders Alliance
Syracuse, NY · no confident EIN match
$7,500EARLY EDUCATIONUnmatched Help match
Arts for Learning Wny
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$6,300TECHNOLOGY UPGRADESUnmatched Help match
Habitat for Humanity Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2746890
$5,000NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION THROUGH HOME REPAIRSame street 1.00
Wny Heroes
Buffalo, NY · EIN 61-1561829
$4,659PAWSITIVE FOR HEROES SERVICE DOG TRAININGSame street 1.00
Sabah
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$4,578SECURITY AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SABAH'S OFFICE FACILITYUnmatched Help match
The Garret Club Historic Preservation Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 26-1586281
$2,500IN HONOR OF [name withheld]Same address 1.00
Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York
Rochester, NY · EIN 16-0746860
$2,086BUFFALO HEALTH CENTER RELOCATIONSame address 0.93

1 more line ($250K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    28 recipients in common
  2. The John R Oishei Foundation Buffalo, NY
    12 recipients in common
  3. Cullen Foundation of Western New York Buffalo, NY
    11 recipients in common
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    8 recipients in common
  5. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    7 recipients in common
  6. Buffalo Bills Foundation Orchard Park, NY
    7 recipients in common
  7. The Baird Foundation Buffalo, NY
    7 recipients in common
  8. Foundation 214 Williamsville, NY
    7 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.