Private foundation · EIN 16-6350753 · Getzville, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation's grants went

It reported $7.68M in grants paid across 182 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 83.5% of those dollars to 139 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
SUBMIT LETTER OF INQUIRY REGARDING PROGRAM/PROJECT THAT QUALIFIES, PER GRANT GUIDELINES ON WEBSITE. IF PROPOSAL IS SELECTED FOR CONSIDERATION, A FULL GRANT APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE BY REQUEST ONLY AND MUST BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS OVER ITS WEBSITE.
Deadlines
APPLICATIONS DUE 2/1/23 AND 8/2/23.
Restrictions
FOUR DISTINCT FUNDING CATEGORIES: LEARNING DISABILITIES, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. EACH CATEGORY HAS ITS OWN OBJECTIVE, TARGET POPULATION, AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. AWARDS MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE PRIVATE BENEFIT OF ANY GRANT RECIPIENT, ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, OR ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE OR INTERVENE IN ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Website on filing
WWW.THETOWERFOUNDATION.ORG

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

Grants paid 178 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
The Massachusetts General Hospital
Somerville, MA · EIN 04-1564655
$805,588CHARITABLEKnown alias 1.00
Power of Place Learning Communities
Burlington, MA · EIN 92-1640401
$750,526CHARITABLESame address 0.86
Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Dedham, MA · EIN 47-1613050
$362,500CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Brookline Community Mental Health Center
Brookline, MA · EIN 04-2263744
$333,334CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Center for Public Representation
Easthampton, MA · EIN 04-2760470
$153,180CHARITABLEExact name 1.00
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Nantucket, MA · EIN 13-4316755
$150,000CHARITABLESame ZIP 1.00
City of Gloucester Health Department
Gloucester, MA · no confident EIN match
$150,000CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
City of Newburyport
Newburyport, MA · no confident EIN match
$142,510CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Western New York Nonprofit Support Group
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$110,251CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Plummer Youth Promise
Salem, MA · EIN 04-2104844
$110,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Calmer Choice
Hyannis, MA · EIN 27-2836997
$106,200CHARITABLEExact name 1.00
John Ashford Link House
Amesbury, MA · EIN 04-2498329
$105,000CHARITABLEExact name 1.00
Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$101,860CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Health Law Advocates
Boston, MA · EIN 04-3298116
$100,000CHARITABLESame ZIP 1.00
Massachusetts Advocates for Children
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2488456
$100,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity
Lackawanna, NY · EIN 16-0743191
$100,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Melmark New England
Andover, MA · EIN 04-3563345
$98,895CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Gay & Lesbian Youth Services of Wny
Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2592319
$90,000CHARITABLESame city 1.00
CARE Management Coalition of Western New Yorkinc
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1556067
$89,989CHARITABLESame street 1.00
Fairwinds-Nantucket's Counseling Center
Nantucket, MA · EIN 04-2308993
$82,024CHARITABLESame street 1.00
Behavioral Health Innovators
South Chatham, MA · EIN 81-0755250
$75,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Essex County Community Foundation
Beverly, MA · EIN 04-3407816
$75,000CHARITABLEExact name 1.00
Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1172623
$70,000CHARITABLESame city 1.00
The Pettengill House
Amesbury, MA · EIN 04-3287827
$70,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Ccb Foundation
Rockport, MA · EIN 82-4243941
$67,500CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Ub Family Medicine
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1280696
$64,200CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Alcoholism Council in Niagara Countynorthpointe Council
Niagara Falls, NY · no confident EIN match
$60,650CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Sharing Kindness
Orleans, MA · EIN 38-4038215
$60,625CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Pathways for Childreninc
Gloucester, MA · EIN 04-2694002
$60,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
B Free Wellness
Dennis, MA · EIN 86-1531893
$57,786CHARITABLEExact name 1.00
Utec
Lowell, MA · EIN 38-3669532
$55,375CHARITABLESame ZIP 1.00
Explore & More a Children's Museum
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1441078
$55,315CHARITABLESame address 0.72
Raw Art Works
Lynn, MA · EIN 22-2854850
$55,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Martha's Vineyard Public Schools
Vineyard Haven, MA · no confident EIN match
$55,000CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Beyond Support Network
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$53,500CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Cape Cod Toy Library
East Harwich, MA · EIN 81-4954350
$50,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Gigi's Playhouse Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 84-1992875
$50,000CHARITABLESame address 0.83
Home Headquarters
Syracuse, NY · EIN 22-2982267
$50,000CHARITABLESame ZIP 1.00
Rockport Music
Rockport, MA · EIN 22-2479696
$50,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Ron Clark Academy
Atlanta, GA · EIN 20-3028755
$50,000CHARITABLESame street 1.00
Western New York Independent Living
Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2316065
$50,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Parent Network of New York I
Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2717094
$49,773CHARITABLESame address 0.76
Volunteer Board of the Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0986140
$49,119CHARITABLESame address 0.78
Healing Hub of New York
Cheektowaga, NY · EIN 85-1332654
$49,000CHARITABLESame address 0.64
Salem State University Alumni Association and Foundation
Salem, MA · EIN 04-2620632
$44,566CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Vineyard Haven, MA · EIN 04-2301598
$42,734CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Mental Health Advocates of Wny
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$42,500CHARITABLEUnmatched Help match
Buffalo Arts and Technology Center
Buffalo, NY · EIN 45-5213027
$40,943CHARITABLESame city 0.99
Cape Ann Museum
Gloucester, MA · EIN 04-2143545
$40,000CHARITABLESame address 1.00
Cape Cod Children's Place
Eastham, MA · EIN 04-3265972
$40,000CHARITABLEExact name 1.00

4 more lines ($146K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    98 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    26 recipients in common
  3. Eastern Bank Foundation Lynn, MA
    23 recipients in common
  4. Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Newburyport, MA
    18 recipients in common
  5. Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) Woburn, MA
    18 recipients in common
  6. Tower Family Fund Buffalo, NY
    17 recipients in common
  7. The John R Oishei Foundation Buffalo, NY
    15 recipients in common
  8. Barr Foundation Boston, MA
    12 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.