Private foundation (trust)EIN 166515844Est. 2001-01

ELF FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY 14051

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$153K

FY 2023

Grants Made

4

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$38K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$426K

Total Expenses

$194K

Qualifying Distributions

$172K

Distributable Amount

$158K

Min. Investment Return

$161K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $26K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $167K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

49 grants

ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE
$205K
4 grants
HOSPICE FOUNDATION BUFFALO
$150K
2 grants
ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$100K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$45K
2 grants
PLUTA CANCER CENTER
$31K
2 grants
ERIE COUNTY SPCA
$30K
1 grant
MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL
$28K
3 grants
MERCY FLIGHT OF CANANDAIGUA
$15K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

New York
$651K
96% of total
Tennessee
$10K
1% of total
Florida
$8K
1% of total
California
$5K
1% of total
Michigan
$2K
0% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total

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