NonprofitsVoice Buffalo Inc

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Voice Buffalo Inc

BUFFALO, NY

Total revenue

$327K

Total expenses

$575K

Net assets

$284K

Grants received

$1.4M

42 grants

EIN

161502516

Tax year

2024

Mission

To organize faith-based and other community institutions by building relations that break down barriers and generate the necessary resources to transfor people, congregations, and communities for the common good.

Programs

3 programs

VOICE Buffalo actively participated in numerous local, regional, and statewide forums focused on community-driven responses to gun violence, offering leadership development, advocacy, and support in shaping collaborative solutions.

Expenses: $85K

We established new partnerships and strengthened existing collaborations with a diverse range of grassroots organizations and coalitions, deepening our collective impact and advancing shared goals.

Expenses: $58K

Through policy and advocacy we strained for substantial change in our community by meeting with elected representatives and other community stakeholders.

Expenses: $95K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$324K
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$327K

Expenses

Grants paid$106K
Salaries & benefits$271K
Fundraising$121K
Other expenses$198K
Total expenses$575K
Total assets$47K
Net assets$284K

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Tiffany White

Board Member

Board

$750

5 hrs/wk

Jimmy Darby

Board Chair

Board

5 hrs/wk

Pastor Wylie Hughes

Vice Chair

Board

5 hrs/wk

Kendra Boulware

Treasurer

Board

5 hrs/wk

Geovaira Hernandez

Board Member

Board

5 hrs/wk

Dior Lindsey

Board Member

Board

5 hrs/wk

Monica Lynch

Board Member

Board

5 hrs/wk

Todd Vaarwerk

Board Member

Board

5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 42 of 42

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
Program Grant
2024
$43K
Project RISE, a new community based effort to address the root causes and provide support in the aftermath of gun violence,
2024
$27K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
2024
$50K
Program Grant
2023
$38K
STREET CERTIFIED
2023
$30K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
2023
$25K
POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP (PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$15K
REGRANTS
2023
$15K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZING THROUGHOUT BUFFALO TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS IN LOCAL CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
2023
$211K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$211K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$130K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$60K
Buffalo Community Support
2022
$38K
STREET CERTIFIED
2022
$30K
UNRESTRICTED USE; LIVE FREE BUFFALO
2022
$20K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND NON-PARTISAN GOTV
2022
$20K
POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$15K
TO SUPPORT ITS ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS AND AMPLIFY COMMUNITY VOICE.
2022
$10K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$10K
TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITIES
2022
$10K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$5K
EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT
2022
$5K
EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT
2022
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$30K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$30K
UNRESTRICTED USE; RAISE THE RATE CAMPAIGN AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2020
$20K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2020
$10K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2020
$8K
EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT
2020
$3K
EQUAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING
2020
$20K
RAISE THE RATE CAMPAIGN AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2019
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$25K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2018
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2018
$500
BILT
2017

Funded by

$1.4M from 25 funders · 42 grants · 2017–2024

Tides Center

$423K · 2 grants · 2022

Community Foundation For Greater Buffalo

$137K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Open Buffalo Inc

$103K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

NEO Philanthropy Inc

$100K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The John R Oishei Foundation

$75K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Peter And Elizabeth C Tower

$74K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

New York Council For The Humanities

$45K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN161502516
NTEE codeS20
Subsection03
Ruling date1996-08
Formed1996
Employees11
Volunteers0
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