Organization · EIN 22-2743917 · Buffalo, NY · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Who funds Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo?

19 private foundations reported paying Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo $21.7M on returns for tax year 2023.

19 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 19

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation
Detroit, MI
$17,675,500
14 grant lines
TO SUPPORT THE CITY WITHIN A PARK INITIATIVE. +8 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Flock
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$1,300,000 PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
J F & W S Schoellkopf Fdn Bank of America
Dallas, TX · Preselected only
$735,067 TO SUPPORT THE BUFFALO FDN
Filed as “COMMUNITY FDN FOR GREATER”
Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 09/2024
Gisel Family Foundation
Buffalo, NY · Preselected only
$380,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The John R Oishei Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$375,750
4 grant lines
EAST SIDE CORRIDOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND +3 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Charles & Ione Arrick Char Trust Pf
Amherst, NY · Preselected only
$252,781 GENERAL SUPPORT
Filed as “CMNTY FDN FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W Farris Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$250,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
New York, NY
$200,000 REDUCING LEAD POISONING IN RENTAL HOUSING IN BUFFALO Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Rich Family Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$200,000 Annual Donation Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Buffalo Bills Foundation
Orchard Park, NY · Preselected only
$100,000 BUFFALO TOGETHER COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Norman a Schoell Charitable Foundation
Greensboro, NC · Preselected only
$62,000 PHILANTHROPIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Western New York Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$35,000
2 grant lines
EAST SIDE AVENUES INITIATIVE +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 03/2024
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Buffalo, NY · Preselected only
$25,000 SUPPORT FOR FUND FOR THE ARTS INITIATIVE Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$20,000 PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
Filed as “COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER”
Same address 0.75 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Tower Family Fund
Buffalo, NY · Preselected only
$20,000
2 grant lines
MATTHEW BENEDICT'S ONE LAST GOAL FUND +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Munschauer Family Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$16,000 CHARITABLE Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 01/2024
Annie E Casey Foundation
Baltimore, MD · Preselected only
$10,000 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION THROUGH THE MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The John a & Mary Clare Ward Family Foundation
Palm Bay, FL · Preselected only
$8,000 GENERAL GRANT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 07/2024
Barr Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$450
2 grant lines
MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM: FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. The Baird Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $105K to them
  2. Cullen Foundation of Western New York Buffalo, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $592K to them
  3. Ferguson Electric Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $23K to them
  4. James H Cummings Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $400K to them
  5. Health Foundation for Western & Central Buffalo, NY
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $203K to them
  6. Joseph R Takats Foundation Wilmington, DE
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $12.7K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $413K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The Marks Family Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $30.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. United Way of Buffalo and Erie County Buffalo, NY
    7 shared funders · 30 funders in all
  2. The Bison Children's Scholarship Fund Buffalo, NY
    6 shared funders · 29 funders in all
  3. Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NY
    5 shared funders · 73 funders in all
  4. Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Buffalo, NY
    7 shared funders · 17 funders in all
  5. Nichols School of Buffalo Buffalo, NY
    5 shared funders · 30 funders in all
  6. Niagara University Niagara University, NY
    5 shared funders · 29 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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