Community Foundation

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC is a Community Foundation headquartered in BUFFALO, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $48.7M revenue, $46.6M expenses, $944.0M total assets. 82 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $34.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 222743917 BUFFALO, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$48.7M
Total Expenses$46.6M
Total Assets$944.0M
Grant Records82
Funding Total$34.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, IDEAS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIVES IN WESTERN NEW YORK. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1919, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO HELPING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKE THEIR CHARITABLE GOALS A REALITY AND TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO HELP ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES AND NEEDS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SOUND MANAGEMENT OF CHARITABLE ASSETS AND A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY TO ENSURE OUR GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ARE USED STRATEGICALLY AND MOST EFFECTIVELY TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alex Montante
DIRECTOR Alice Jacobs Jd
DIRECTOR Allen Pete Grum
DIRECTOR Boni R Durand Phd
SENIOR DIRECTOR, POLICY AN Cara Matteliano
TREASURER Cheryl Jankowski Cpa

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Top Grant Purposes

TO FUND SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
$16,806,061 8 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$8,075,120 5 grants
SUPPLMENTAL ALLOCATIONS - BUFFALO TOGETHER COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND & COMMUNITY RESILIENCE BLIZZARD RESPONSE FUND
$1,728,632 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,184,216 9 grants
BUILDING/RENOVATION
$1,170,569 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $48.7M $46.6M $944.0M
2023 $55.0M $41.6M $880.1M
2022 $56.5M $55.1M $772.6M
2020 $53.3M $44.8M $668.7M
2019 $60.6M $38.0M $567.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $60.6M to $48.7M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $944.0M.

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