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Private foundation (trust)EIN 160845962Est. 1958-03

THE WESTERN NEW YORK FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY 14214

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$22.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

134

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$48–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

June 30th and november 30th

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$479K

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

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

134 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $48 through median $5K 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO
$473K
18 grants
UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY
$312K
35 grants
PROVIDENCE FARM COLLECTIVE
$190K
12 grants
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$170K
3 grants
WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
$126K
3 grants
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PROJECT
$121K
6 grants
NY FUNDERS ALLIANCE
$121K
7 grants
JOURNEY'S END REFUGEE SERVICES
$120K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

498 grants

<$10K
340
grants
$10–50K
142
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

New York
$5.9M
100% of total
Virginia
$10K
0% of total
Maryland
$4K
0% of total
California
$2K
0% of total
Illinois
$795
0% of total
Michigan
$257
0% of total

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