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Private foundation (trust)EIN 160874319Est. 1942-03

THE JOHN R OISHEI FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY 14210

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$330.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$9.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

168

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$56K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$750–$930K

Typical

Deadlines

Submission deadlines vary based on the…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$194K

For certain non-profit organizations aligned with the foundation's mission, the foundation may provide organizational capacity building and technical support services through a consultant the foundation pays directly, instead of a grant to the non-profit organization. These services may include board/policy development, strategic planning, grant writing, or administrative support. The cost of these services was approximately $194,057 in 2024.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$19.0M

Total Expenses

$16.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$13.0M

Distributable Amount

$15.7M

Min. Investment Return

$16.0M

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

168 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $750 through median $20K to maximum $930K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $11.9M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE OF WNY INC
$4.9M
14 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC
$3.6M
17 grants
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION
$2M
2 grants
BUFFALO CENTER FOR ARTS & TECHNOLOGY (BCAT)
$1.5M
6 grants
BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$1.5M
7 grants
BUFFALO PREP
$1.2M
7 grants
SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIP INC
$1.1M
9 grants
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS OF NY INC
$991K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
167
grants
$10–50K
193
grants
$50–250K
107
grants
$250K–1M
32
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

New York
$36.9M
99% of total
Massachusetts
$200K
1% of total
Texas
$2K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$2K
0% of total

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