Mission
EXPERIENCING HISTORY WITH YOU, BY, REMEMBERING, DISCOVERING, SAFEKEEPING, AND SHARING OUR STORIES; LEARNING AND EXPLORING TOGETHER; SPARKING EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS WITHIN OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY.
Public Charity
BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in BUFFALO, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $2.6M, expenses of $2.6M, total assets of $9.0M. Imperigo tracks 33 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.
EIN: 166000166
BUFFALO, NY
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$9.0M
Grant Records33
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
How Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$58
Programs
the work itself
$24
Management
running the organization
$18
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $58 for programs
$31
Museum program and exhibits
$23
Museum collections-catalogue and safeguard a vast array of treasures
$4
Library-responsible for all two-dimensional items in the collection: books, pamphlets, letters, diaries, personal papers, organizational & business records, periodicals, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, postcards, prints, drawings, posters, maps, atlases…
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.
Sample Grants Received
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
$298,250
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$30,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$9,950
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,373
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,373
Showing up to 5 of 33 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE PRESIDENT
Alexander Schimert
VICE PRESIDENT
Anne Conable
MANAGER
Barbara A Seals Nevergold
TREASURER
Brian Dempsey
VICE PRESIDENT
Christopher Copeland
VICE PRESIDENT
Jeffrey Stravino
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $9.0M |
| 2024 | $3.2M | $2.3M | $9.5M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $2.2M | $8.2M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $8.3M |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $1.6M | $7.4M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $2.6M (+32%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.