Public Charity

BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER INC

BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BUFFALO, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.7M revenue, $4.8M expenses, $14.9M total assets. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 222993054 BUFFALO, NY Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$14.9M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER PROTECTS AND RESTORES OUR WATER AND SURROUNDING ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE PROTECT CLEAN WATER. WE RESTORE THE HEALTH OF ECOSYSTEMS. WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO WATER. WE INSPIRE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

Where $100 goes at Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc

How Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$27
Climate and coastal resiliency
34% of program spending
$18
Community engagement ($302,354)
23% of program spending
$17
Waterway access
22% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
RESTORE WETLAND FOREST FOR LAKE ERIE BIRDS
$265,840
2024
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
$201,959
$105,435
2024
WATERKEEPER ORGANIZING
$34,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,400

Showing up to 5 of 31 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alyce Notaro
BOARD EMERITUS Barry Boyer
DIRECTOR Brian Smith
CHAIRPERSON Chanel T Mccarthy Esq
DIRECTOR Dawn Cody
DIRECTOR Dennis Horrigan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$832,953 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$682,688 4 grants
General Support
$645,763 11 grants
Education
$304,202 2 grants
Youth Development
$128,362 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.7M $4.8M $14.9M
2024 $3.7M $3.7M $13.1M
2023 $12.4M $11.8M $11.3M
2022 $3.9M $4.2M $16.9M
2020 $2.6M $2.9M $14.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $4.7M (+83%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.9M.

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

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