Funders › NY › The Western New York Foundation › 2023
Grants paid by The Western New York Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 16-0845962 · Buffalo, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, The Western New York Foundation (EIN 16-0845962) reported 114 grants paid totaling $1,331,695. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $95,000 | approved, future | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANTS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Journey's End Refugee Services Buffalo, NY | B | $79,800 | paid | CLIENT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: SPECIAL PROJECTS MGR AND KNOWLEDGE MGT POSITIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wny Rural Area Health Education Center Warsaw, NY | U | $66,096 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: RURAL BROADBAND HEALTHCARE NETWORK STAFFING SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | 716 Ministries Buffalo, NY | U | $65,000 | paid | TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Every Person Influences Children (epic) Buffalo, NY | U | $52,390 | paid | HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT STAFF | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Prep Buffalo, NY | B | $52,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: LMSW, TRAINING AND SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Seneca Street Cdc Buffalo, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER FUNDER COLLABORATION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Services Buffalo, NY | U | $41,620 | paid | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Genesee Orleans Regional Arts Council Batavia, NY | B | $38,500 | paid | MARKETING COORDINATOR | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $37,500 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: SPECIAL PROJECTS MGR AND KNOWLEDGE MGT POSITIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $37,500 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: SPECIAL PROJECTS MGR AND KNOWLEDGE MGT POSITIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Burchfield-Penney Art Center Buffalo, NY | B | $28,500 | paid | MANUAL ART STORAGE SYSTEM | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Back to Basics Outreach Ministries Buffalo, NY | U | $28,000 | paid | TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING PROJECT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Explore Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $28,000 | approved, future | ICAP CONSULTING & STIPEND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara Lockport, NY | U | $27,500 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: OPERATIONS MANAGER | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Buffalo, NY | B | $27,500 | paid | MARKETING ASSOCIATE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Seneca Street Cdc Buffalo, NY | U | $25,000 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Seneca Street Cdc Buffalo, NY | U | $25,000 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Grassroots Gardens Wny Buffalo, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Chautauqua Striders Inc Jamestown, NY | B | $22,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Explore and More - the Ralph C Wilson Jr Children's Museum Buffalo, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | DATABASE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Arts Services Inc Buffalo, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | DEIA INITIATIVE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | WNY FOOD STORIES PROJECT / BUFFALO FOOD EQUITY NETWORK | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | EAST SIDE AVENUES 2022-23 CONTRIBUTION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | FUND FOR THE ARTS 2022-23 | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wedi Buffalo, NY | U | $20,000 | approved, future | FINANCIAL CONSUTANCY: FREEDMAXICK | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo String Works Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | FULL TIME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Prep Buffalo, NY | B | $19,500 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: LMSW, TRAINING AND SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Prep Buffalo, NY | B | $19,500 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: LMSW, TRAINING AND SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Genesee Orleans Regional Arts Council Batavia, NY | B | $19,325 | approved, future | MARKETING COORDINATOR | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Artpark & Company Lewiston, NY | B | $19,000 | paid | SAGE INTACCT IMPLEMENTATION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Jamestown, NY | B | $18,500 | paid | IDEA COALITION AND FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | NY Funders Alliance Syracuse, NY | U | $16,008 | paid | NONPROFIT SUPPORT GROUP | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | The Service Collaborative of Wny Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $16,000 | paid | FINANCIAL STAFF TRANSITION SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | YMCA Camp Onyahsa Jamestown, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPGRADE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Buffalo, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | ON THE JOB TRAINING DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | FUND FOR THE ARTS 2023-24 | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | National Federation for Just Communities Buffalo, NY | U | $14,400 | paid | TURNAROUND PLAN | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $14,200 | paid | ICAP CONTRACT, RACIAL EQUITY CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Buffalo, NY | B | $14,163 | approved, future | MARKETING ASSOCIATE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Stitch Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $13,000 | paid | TRANSLATION, LEGAL, AND FUNDRAISING CONSULTANCIES | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $11,500 | approved, future | FLEXIBLE FUNDING IN RESPONSE TO 5/14 | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Inc Jamestown, NY | B | $11,000 | paid | ICAP | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Enlightenment Bookstore and Literary Arts Center Buffalo, NY | B | $10,483 | paid | PART TIME BOOKKEEPER | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Hearts and Hands Lockport, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Inc Jamestown, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FUND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Mental Health Advocates Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | National Compassion Fund Alexandria, VA | U | $10,000 | paid | BUFFALO 5/14 SURVIVORS FUND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | National Federation for Just Communities Buffalo, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Ukrainian American Freedom Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: DNIPRO UKRANIAN CULTURAL CENTER/ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo String Works Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | approved, future | FULL TIME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Brralliance Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | FUNDRAISING SUPPORT STAFF | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Roycroft Campus Corporation East Aurora, NY | B | $9,273 | paid | CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CONSULTING | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Roycroft Campus Corporation East Aurora, NY | B | $9,273 | paid | CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Western New York Law Center Buffalo, NY | B | $8,750 | paid | STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PROJECT, PHASE 2 PLANNING | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Inc Jamestown, NY | B | $7,000 | approved, future | ICAP | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Ccny Inc Buffalo, NY | U | $5,833 | paid | ICAP EVALUATION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Niagara Organizing Alliance for Hope Niagara Falls, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Access of Wny Lackawanna, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | National Federation for Just Communities Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wny Land Conservancy East Aurora, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: IN HONOR OF NANCY SMITH / LAND ACQUISITION FOR PFC | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Voice Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | BUFFALO TOGETHER COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Black Farmer Fund New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | African American Center for Cultural Dev Olean, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Partnership for the Public Good Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Colored Girls Bike Too Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Hamburg Natural History Society Blasdell, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TRAINING | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Voice Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Western New York Law Center Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Maritime Center Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: NAVIGATOR PROGRAM EXPANSION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | African Heritage Economic Initiative Niagara Falls, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Back to Basics Outreach Ministries Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Go Green Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Coalition for Economic Justice Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Clean Air Coalition Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT / BLACK LOVE RESISTS IN THE RUST | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Musicalfare Theater Amherst, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Native American Community Services Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT / FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Glys of Wny Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Erie County Restorative Justice Center Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Push Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Safsf Buffalo, NY | U | $4,500 | paid | BUFFALO TOGETHER | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | King Urban Life Center Buffalo, NY | B | $4,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: AMERICORPS POSITION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Musicalfare Theater Amherst, NY | D | $3,750 | paid | ICAP ACCOUNTABILITY | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Collaborative Center for Social Innovation Lancaster, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation Olean, NY | U | $3,150 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: MOVIE MUSEUM DEPOT FACILITY UPGRADE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Causewave Community Partners Rochester, NY | B | $3,024 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | C | $3,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Twin Cities Meals On Wheels North Tonawanda, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: MEALS SERVICES OUTREACH | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Upward Design for Life Buffalo, NY | C | $3,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | P2 Collaborative of Wny Inc Buffalo, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | IGNITING HOPE CONFERENCE | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Consultants Training Buffalo, NY | U | $2,389 | paid | RPP TRAINING | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | West Side Community Services Buffalo, NY | C | $2,305 | paid | CONSULTING SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Heart of the City Neighborhoods Inc Buffalo, NY | C | $2,000 | paid | GROCERIES FOR SENIORS / JOURNEY CHURCH | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NY | C | $2,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | St Luke's Missions of Mercy Buffalo, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Faithbased Fellowship Buffalo, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | STATE COMPLIANT FACILITY UPGRADES | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Go Green Buffalo, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | PREPARED MEALS FOR EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Providence Farm Collective Orchard Park, NY | C | $2,000 | paid | ICAP ACCOUNTABILITY | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Robert H Jackson Center Jamestown, NY | B | $1,925 | paid | ICAP ACCOUNTABILITY | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $1,590 | paid | ICAP | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Aquarium of Niagara Niagara Falls, NY | U | $1,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARYOPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Michigan Street Aa Heritage Corridor Buffalo, NY | U | $1,500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: SOULFUL CHRISTMAS EVENT SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Every Bottom Covered Buffalo, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY:OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | The Niagara Falls Chapter the Links Inc Niagara Falls, NY | U | $1,500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Providence Farm Collective Orchard Park, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $1,413 | paid | ICAP | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Martin House Restoration Corporation Buffalo, NY | U | $1,250 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Push Buffalo Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Ub Foundation Bufffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | 2022 MOOT EVIDENCE AWARD | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Peace of the City Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Prep Buffalo, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Rural Outreach Center East Aurora, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Field & Fork Network Buffalo, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Full Circle Family Services Buffalo, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Wedi Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT:OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NY | C | $500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | National Federation for Just Communities Buffalo, NY | U | $500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY: OPERATIONS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Heart of the City Neighborhoods Inc Buffalo, NY | C | $432 | paid | FORESIGHT ASSESSMENTS | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Prep Buffalo, NY | B | $250 | paid | CONSULTING SUPPORT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | -$3,600 | paid | REFUND OF GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
| 2023 | Consumer Credit Counseling Service West Seneca, NY | U | -$9,309 | paid | REFUND OF GRANT | 202321789349100517 |
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