Organization · EIN 81-0718400 · Buffalo, NY · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Buffalo String Works?

15 private foundations reported paying Buffalo String Works $255,159 on returns for tax year 2023.

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

Funders 15

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The John R Oishei Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$127,500 NEIGHBORHOOD EXPANSION AND CAPACITY BUILDING Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation
Getzville, NY
$37,104 CHARITABLE Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Cullen Foundation of Western New York
Buffalo, NY
$35,000
2 grant lines
STRATEGIC PLANNING & PRGM SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES +1 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Baird Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$13,500 Unrestricted Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Western New York Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$10,000 FULL TIME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 03/2024
Foundation 214
Williamsville, NY · Preselected only
$10,000 CHARITABLE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Children's Foundation of Erie County
Kenmore, NY
$5,000 EAST SIDE PROGRAM SITES Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Marks Family Foundation
Buffalo, NY · Preselected only
$5,000 EMPOWERING STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Rich Family Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$4,847 General Donation Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
D'Addario Foundation
Farmingdale, NY
$2,720 TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Lucille & Jack Yellen Foundation
Buffalo, NY · Preselected only
$2,000 FOSTER MUSIC EDUCATION Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
$1,236 MATCHING GIFT OF STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music
Pittsburgh, PA · Preselected only
$1,000 DONATION Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
J J Keller Foundation
Neenah, WI · Preselected only
$200 GENERAL CHARITABLE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$52 GENERAL SUPPORT Same ZIP 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 Buffalo String Works

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Buffalo String Works, 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. James H Cummings Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $613K to them
  2. The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation Detroit, MI
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $1.06M to them
  3. Red Top Foundation Orchard Park, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $34.7K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Buffalo Bills Foundation Orchard Park, NY
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $213K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $722K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The Robert J & Martha B Fierle Fndn Williamsville, NY
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $61K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. The James D and Victoria B Newman Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $31K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The Margaret L Wendt Foundation Buffalo, NY
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $609K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Assembly House 150 Buffalo, NY
    6 shared funders · 11 funders in all
  2. The Rural Outreach Center East Aurora, NY
    7 shared funders · 17 funders in all
  3. West Side Community Services Buffalo, NY
    6 shared funders · 11 funders in all
  4. United Way of Buffalo and Erie County Buffalo, NY
    6 shared funders · 30 funders in all
  5. Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Buffalo, NY
    6 shared funders · 15 funders in all
  6. Burchfield Penney Art Center Buffalo, NY
    4 shared funders · 19 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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