Public Charity

UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY

UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY, of BUFFALO, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $11.0M in revenue, $11.7M in expenses, $28.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 1,020 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $93.1M.

EIN: 160743969 BUFFALO, NY Federated Giving Programs NTEE: T70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.0M
Total Expenses$11.7M
Total Assets$28.2M
Grants Given1,020
Grant Total$93.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OUR MISSION: WE BRING PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES TOGETHER TO CREATE SYSTEMIC COMMUNITY CHANGE. OUR VISION: WE ENVISION AN EQUITABLE, THRIVING AND UNITED COMMUNITY ACHIEVED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP. WE MEET OUR COMMITMENTS AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-VALUE RESULTS. WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF RESPONSIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY CONDUCIVE TO INNOVATION IN EVERY AREA OF THE BUSINESS. WE ACTIVELY INCLUDE AND ENGAGE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SO THAT OUR WORK CAN BE INFORMED AND ENRICHED BY DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES. WE ENSURE THAT OUR POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES PRIORITIZE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES SO THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE. WE ARE TRANSPARENT, HONEST, DEPENDABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY IN EVERY INTERACTION AND AS STEWARDS OF RESOURCES. WE ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR WORK IS FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS, BOTH WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at United Way of Buffalo and Erie County

How United Way of Buffalo and Erie County divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$32
Grant program and initiatives
38% of program spending
$21
Program investments
25% of program spending
$16
Community impact program services
19% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to United Way of Buffalo and Erie County

Sometimes funds new orgs 15% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO AGENCIES
2024
DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO AGENCIES
$1,552,897
BUFFALO, NY · 2024
UNITED WAY WORKS
$576,619
BUFFALO, NY · 2024
WNY 212
$363,297
BUFFALO, NY · 2024
PROGRAM FUNDING
$166,600
BUFFALO, NY · 2024
FAMILY HOUSING STABILITY CASE MANAGEMENT
$166,266

Showing up to 5 of 1,020 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexander Burgos
DIRECTOR Anna Stolzenburg
DIRECTOR Anne Musynke
DIRECTOR Anne O'neill
DIRECTOR Brian Patterson
DIRECTOR Broderick Cason

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$68,474,615 670 grants
Human & Social Services
$12,224,318 106 grants
Education
$3,156,326 53 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$2,586,311 69 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$1,025,594 13 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.0M $11.7M $28.2M
2024 $10.9M $13.2M $29.0M
2023 $14.9M $15.1M $29.4M
2022 $14.0M $13.9M $31.6M
2021 $15.4M $17.1M $32.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $15.4M to $11.0M (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $28.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, IL, MA, ME, and 4 other states.

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Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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