Funders › NY › The Western New York Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by The Western New York Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 16-0845962 · Buffalo, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, The Western New York Foundation (EIN 16-0845962) reported 63 grants paid totaling $730,142. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cradle Beach Camp Angola, NY | C | $144,000 | approved, future | RECRUITMENT ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Food Bank of Western New York Buffalo, NY | D | $58,330 | paid | TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT PLAN | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $50,000 | approved, future | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Torn Space Theater Buffalo, NY | C | $40,000 | approved, future | DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Aquarium of Niagara Niagara Falls, NY | U | $40,000 | paid | EVENT ROOM RENOVATION | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Music School of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | C | $35,000 | paid | EAST SIDE RELOCATION | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Pinnacle Community Services Niagara Falls, NY | B | $33,308 | paid | TECHNOLOGY SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILDING PLAN | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Arts Studio Buffalo, NY | B | $32,055 | paid | FACILITY UPGRADES | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Ujima Company Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $30,000 | approved, future | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Burchfield-Penney Art Center Buffalo, NY | B | $27,000 | paid | ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Peace House Athol Springs, NY | C | $27,000 | paid | TRANSITION AND SUCCESSION INITIATIVE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Ashville, NY | C | $25,760 | paid | MARKETING INITIATIVE AND SIMILATOR | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc Niagara Falls, NY | B | $25,000 | approved, future | TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS TO BETTER SERVE FAMILIES IN-NEED | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Wny Law Center Buffalo, NY | U | $25,000 | approved, future | STRATEGIC ALLIANCE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Consumer Credit Counseling Service West Seneca, NY | U | $20,550 | paid | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC INITIATIVE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | approved, future | EDUCATION/OUTREACH SPECIALIST | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | EAST SIDE CORRIDORS INITIATIVE PAYMENT 1 OF 5 | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Peace of the City Buffalo, NY | U | $20,000 | approved, future | HUMAN RESOURCES CAPACITY | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | ICAP EXPLORE&MORE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Seneca Street Buffalo, NY | D | $15,000 | approved, future | IMPACT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ICAP) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County Lockport, NY | U | $15,000 | approved, future | IMPACT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ICAP) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Westminster Economic Development Initiative Inc Buffalo, NY | C | $15,000 | approved, future | IMPACT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ICAP) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | West Side Community Services Buffalo, NY | C | $15,000 | approved, future | IMPACT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ICAP) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Literacy Volunteers Buffalo-Niagara Buffalo, NY | D | $15,000 | paid | IT IMPROVEMENTS | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Explore & More Children's Museum Buffalo, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | CULTURAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR (PAYMENT 2 OF 2) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Chautauqua Striders Jamestown, NY | B | $15,000 | approved, future | IMPACT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ICAP) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Ashville, NY | C | $12,000 | approved, future | MARKETING INITIATIVE AND SIMILATOR | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Push Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | PLYMOUTH HOUSE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GERARD PLACE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Seneca Street Cdc Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | YMCA Camp Onyahsa Dewittville, NY | U | $10,000 | approved, future | RESIDENT CAMP CABIN RENOVATIONS | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Prevention Focus Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | approved, future | CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | West Side Community Services Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | The Foundry Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Richardson Center Corporation Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Peace of the City Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Gerard Place Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Avenue Project Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Olean-Bradford Area YMCA Olean, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Rural Outreach Center East Aurora, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Grassroots Gardens of Wny Buffalo, NY | D | $10,000 | approved, future | FUNDRAISING AND FRIENDRAISING TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Explore & More Children's Museum Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Family Help Center Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Field & Fork Network Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | NY Funders Alliance Syracuse, NY | U | $10,000 | approved, future | WNYNSG | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | FUND FOR THE ARTS | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Community Missions Niagara Falls, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Council On Addiction Recovery Services Olean, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Wyoming County Community Action Inc Perry, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Gerard Place Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | RICHARDSON CAMPUS CENTER | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier North Tonawanda, NY | B | $8,550 | paid | CODING OUTREACH PROGRAM EXPANSION | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes Buffalo, NY | B | $7,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCTRETINARY GRANT: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Cradle Beach Camp Angola, NY | C | $6,000 | paid | RECRUITMENT ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Church Homeplymouth Crossroads Lancaster, NY | U | $6,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Shea's Performing Arts Center Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: ALL FOR ONE, INC. PRODUCTION | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Patterson Library Westfield, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | 2001 PATTERSON LIBRARY MULTI-YEAR GRANT | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | National Federation for Just Communities Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: SUCCESSION PLANNING | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Jericho Road Community Health Center Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY: VIVE FOOD & SHELTER | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Shakespeare in Delaware Park Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | approved, future | TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Grassroots Gardens Wny Buffalo, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE'S DISCRTIONARY GRANT: LEGAL DEFENSE FUND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: SEEDS | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $4,500 | paid | ICAP: FIELD & FORK, FOUNDRY, CARES | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $4,064 | approved, future | WNY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $4,064 | approved, future | PLYMOUTH HOUSE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $4,064 | approved, future | GERARD PLACE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $4,064 | approved, future | RICHARDSON CAMPUS CENTER | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Church Homeplymouth Crossroads Lancaster, NY | U | $4,000 | paid | PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY GRANT: ICAP STIPEND | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Boardsource Washington, DC | C | $2,996 | paid | BOARDSOURCE ASSESSMENTS (GERARD, RICHARDSON, WOMEN.S FOUNDATION, PLYMOUTH HOUSEICAP) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | African American Cultural Center Buffalo, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: UNRESTRICTED | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Boardsource Washington, DC | C | $2,247 | paid | BOARDSOURCE ASSESSMENTS (FIELD AND FORK, CARES, FOUNDRY) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | ICAP: YAWNY AND PEACEPRINTS | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | NY Funders Alliance Syracuse, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION (2020) | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Sabah Buffalo, NY | D | $1,500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: STRATEGIC PLANNING | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Homespace Corp Buffalo, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | PRESIDENTS'S DISCRETIONARY: FUND DEVELOPMENT TRAINING | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Explore & More Children's Museum Buffalo, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: UNRESTRICTED | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Peace of the City Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY GRANT: UNRESTRICTED | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Ub Foundation Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | 2019 MOOT EVIDENCE AWARD | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Urban League Buffalo, NY | B | $750 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: UNRESTRICTED | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Boardsource Washington, DC | C | $749 | paid | BOARDSOURCE ASSESSMENT-PLYMOUTH HOUSE | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Chw Network of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | U | $702 | paid | WNYNSG NONPROFIT LEADER FOCUS GROUP EXPENSES | 202042259349100119 |
| 2020 | Ccny Inc Buffalo, NY | U | $145 | paid | WNYNSG CGR REPORT | 202042259349100119 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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