Otto A Shults Foundation
Private foundation · Amherst, NY · EIN 16-6042842 · reported 2023–2025
30grants reported
$2,345median award
$2,191lower quartile
$2,191smallest grant
$137Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in NY. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 30 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $48K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1504
Buffalo, NY 14240-1504
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 534 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nazareth University CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $11,723 |
| Nazareth University | Rochester, NY | $11,696 |
| Nazareth University CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $10,953 |
| St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $9,378 |
| St John Fisher College CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $9,378 |
| St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry | Rochester, NY | $9,356 |
| St John Fisher College | Rochester, NY | $9,356 |
| St Bernards Sch Theology & Ministry CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $8,762 |
| St John Fisher College CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $8,762 |
| The University of Rochester CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,345 |
| Aquinas Institute of Rochester CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,345 |
| Office of Social Ministry CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,345 |
| St Josephs Church CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Wayland, NY | $2,345 |
| McQuaid Jesuit High School CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,345 |
| St Thomas More Church CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,345 |
| United Way of Greater Rochester CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,345 |
| The University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $2,339 |
| Aquinas Institute of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $2,339 |
| Office of Social Ministry | Rochester, NY | $2,339 |
| St Josephs Church | Wayland, NY | $2,339 |
| McQuaid Jesuit High School | Rochester, NY | $2,339 |
| St Thomas More Church | Rochester, NY | $2,339 |
| United Way of Greater Rochester | Rochester, NY | $2,339 |
| The University of Rochester CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,191 |
| Aquinas Institute of Rochester CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,191 |
| Office of Social Ministry CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,191 |
| St Josephs Church CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Wayland, NY | $2,191 |
| McQuaid Jesuit High School CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,191 |
| St Thomas More Church CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,191 |
| United Way of Greater Rochester CHARITABLE UNRESTRICTED | Rochester, NY | $2,191 |
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