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Grants paid by The Western New York Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 16-0845962 · Buffalo, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2024, The Western New York Foundation (EIN 16-0845962) reported 84 grants paid totaling $749,904. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cornell Cooperative Extension Jamestown, NY | U | $225,000 | approved, future | REGIONAL COLLABORATION | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Avenue Project Buffalo, NY | B | $123,564 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: OPERATIONS AND DIRECTOR AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | NY Funders Alliance Syracuse, NY | U | $92,206 | approved, future | SUPPORT GROUP OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Avenue Project Buffalo, NY | B | $51,100 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATIONICAP IMPLEMENTATION: OPERATIONS AND DIRECTOR AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: SPECIAL PROJECTS MGR AND KNOWLEDGE MGT POSITIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Robert H Jackson Center Jamestown, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Madonna of the Streets Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $46,906 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING (FOOD); BOX TRUCK | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Mental Health Advocates Buffalo, NY | U | $43,400 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STAFFING CAPACITY | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Providence Farm Collective Orchard Park, NY | C | $40,939 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STAFFING AND MARKETING SUPPORT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Seneca Street Cdc Buffalo, NY | U | $40,500 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Mental Health Advocates Buffalo, NY | U | $31,600 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STAFFING CAPACITY | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Providence Farm Collective Orchard Park, NY | C | $25,359 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STAFFING AND MARKETING SUPPORT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | NY Funders Alliance Syracuse, NY | U | $25,181 | paid | NONPROFIT SUPPORT GROUP | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $25,000 | approved, future | FUND FOR THE ARTS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | B | $25,000 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: SPECIAL PROJECTS MGR AND KNOWLEDGE MGT POSITIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Causewave Community Partners Rochester, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | NEXTWAVE | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Causewave Community Partners Rochester, NY | B | $25,000 | approved, future | NEXTWAVE | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | C | $23,040 | paid | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Rural Outreach Center East Aurora, NY | B | $20,350 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STRATEGIC PLANNING | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Go Green Buffalo, NY | B | $20,026 | approved, future | ICAP CONSULTING FEES | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wedi Buffalo, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | AFRICAN HERITAGE FOOD CO-OP CONSULTING PROJECT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | EAST SIDE AVENUES INITIATIVE | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Genesee Orleans Regional Arts Council Batavia, NY | B | $19,325 | paid | MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wedi Buffalo, NY | U | $16,395 | approved, future | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING PLAN AND RETAINER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | FUND FOR THE ARTS 2023-24 | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautuaqua Jamestown, NY | U | $14,776 | approved, future | ICAP CONSULTING FEES | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Buffalo, NY | B | $14,163 | paid | MARKETING ASSOCIATE | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Chautauqua Striders Inc Jamestown, NY | B | $12,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | C | $11,520 | approved, future | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $11,000 | paid | ICAP CONSULTING FEES: EXPLORE BUFFALO | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Explore Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo String Works Buffalo, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | FULL TIME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Musicalfare Theater Amherst, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: PERCEPTION SURVEY MARKETING IMPLEMENTATION | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Seneca Street Cdc Buffalo, NY | U | $9,500 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $9,300 | paid | ICAP CONSULTING FEES: NFJC | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Alianza Agricola Geneseo, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative Niagara Falls, NY | C | $7,500 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Go Green Buffalo, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Avenue Project Buffalo, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | BUFFALO FOOD EQUITY NETWORK: EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $7,375 | paid | ICAP CONSULTING FEES: CCE CHAUTAUQUA | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $7,375 | paid | ICAP CONSULTING FEES: GO GREEN | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $6,000 | paid | PLANNING FOR EQUITABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE BOOK | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Ccny Inc Buffalo, NY | U | $5,833 | approved, future | ICAP EVALUATION | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Ccny Inc Buffalo, NY | U | $5,833 | paid | ICAP EVALUATION | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Partnership for the Public Good Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: HEALTHY PRODUCE ACCESS INITIATIVE | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Coalition for Economic Justice Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Erie County Restorative Justice Center Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | YMCA of the Twin Tiers Olean, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: KINSHIP CAREGIVER SERVICES | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Access of Wny Lackawanna, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Meals On Wheels Jamestown Jamestown, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | NOMINATE A LEADER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Fare Share of Wny Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | NOMINATE A LEADER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautuaqua Jamestown, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | ICAP STIPEND | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Glys of Wny Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | ICAP FINANCIAL SUPPORT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Push Buffalo Buffalo, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Black Farmer Fund New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wny Land Conservancy East Aurora, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: BUY PROTECT SELL PROGRAM DEVELPMENT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Westfield, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Colored Girls Bike Too Buffalo, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | YWCA of Jamestown Jamestown, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wedi Buffalo, NY | U | $4,805 | paid | ICAP IMPLEMENTATION: STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING PLAN AND RETAINER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Jericho Road Buffalo, NY | C | $4,500 | approved, future | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Center for Health Equity Buffalo, NY | C | $4,000 | paid | IGNITING HOPE CONFERENCE | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Upward Design for Life Buffalo, NY | C | $4,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $3,600 | paid | FOOD FUTURE WNY: STORYTELLING | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Community Music School Buffalo, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | FAMILY MEALS FOR STUDENTS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Collaborative Center for Social Innovation Lancaster, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Gardens Buffalo Niagara Buffalo, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | FOOD SYSTEM EVENT SPONSORSHIP: URBAN FARM DAY | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Build Promise Inc Buffalo, NY | C | $2,500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Western New York Heritage Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: LEGENDS OF LAKE ERIE GRAPE BELT BOOK | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Go Green Buffalo, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: FARMING TOOLS FOR ZENNAR FARM | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $2,092 | paid | ICAP ACCOUNTABILITY | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | National Federation for Just Communities of Wny Buffalo, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: HEROES AWARD PROGRAM | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Project Mona's House Buffalo, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $1,500 | approved, future | ICAP CONVENING | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $1,250 | paid | ICAP CONSULTING FEES: : HEARTS AND HANDS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $1,250 | paid | ICAP CONSULTING FEES: MHA OF WNY | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Ub Foundation Bufffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | 2023 MOOT EVIDENCE AWARD | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | None Like You Educational & Community Outreach Buffalo, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Open Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Roycroft Campus Corporation East Aurora, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Michigan Street Aa Heritage Corridor Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: SOULFUL CHRISTMAS EVENT SUPPORT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wny Women's Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TRAILBLAZER SPONSOR | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | National Federation for Just Communities of Wny Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: HARVARD BUS SCHOOL NFP PROGRAM & OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Hispanos Unidos de Buffalo Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | African American Cultural Center Buffalo, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: OPERATIONS | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County East Aurora, NY | U | $700 | paid | PERMACULTURE DESIGN | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Lifesource Systems Inc Buffalo, NY | B | $500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: FOOD IN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Buffalo, NY | B | $500 | paid | TRUSTEE DISCRETIONARY GRANT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Buffalo, NY | B | $500 | paid | ICAP CONVENING | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Food for the Spirit Naples, NY | B | $500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: BFEN TRUSTEE EDUCATION SERIES SPEAKER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Rooted in Love Buffalo, NY | C | $500 | paid | IT ASSESSMENT | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Avenue Project Buffalo, NY | B | $500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: GOOD FOOD BUFFALO COALITION TRUSTEE EDUCATION SERIES SPEAKER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Buffalo, NY | B | $500 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Wny Land Conservancy East Aurora, NY | U | $250 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: TRUSTEE EDUCATION SERIES SPEAKER | 202431809349100203 |
| 2024 | Providence Farm Collective Orchard Park, NY | C | $250 | paid | PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT: TRUSTEE EDUCATION SERIES SPEAKER | 202431809349100203 |
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