The Western New York Foundation
Private foundation · Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0845962 · reported 2026
127grants reported
$3,500median award
$1,500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
5states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 127 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,356 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo1 WNY Forward Fund | Buffalo, NY | $500,000 |
| United Way of Buffalo & Erie County ICAP Consulting | Buffalo, NY | $108,500 |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Operations Director & Communications Manager | Buffalo, NE | $72,464 |
| NY Funders Alliance NonProfit Support Group Annual Operations | Syracuse, NY | $50,409 |
| Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation CA BOCES Sprouting Knowledge Farm | Olean, NY | $50,000 |
| United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Consulting | Buffalo, NY | $48,930 |
| West Side Community Services Marketing and Rebranding | Buffalo, NY | $41,000 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County Seed of Sustainability / Capacity Building: Wyoming County Food System and Market Capacity Report | Warsaw, NY | $25,000 |
| Wny Women's Foundation Phase I; Special Proj Mgr and Knowledge Mgmt/Applied Res Mgr | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 |
| Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension Communications Coordinator: Phase II | Albion, NY | $23,500 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara Regional Project Grant Writing Support | Lockport, NY | $21,000 |
| Seneca Street CDC Youth Program Support | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 |
| Infinity Visual and Performing Arts INC ICAP implemntation 2/3; Bldg Staff Capacity Phase 1 | Jamestown, NY | $15,000 |
| Preservation Buffalo Niagara Staffing Support | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 |
| Canticle Farm Organizational Development Plan Implementation, Phase II | Allegany, NY | $13,979 |
| Buffalo Prep Phase I: LMSW, Training and Support | Buffalo, NY | $13,000 |
| North Star Fund Seeding Powers Fellows | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| Food for the Spirit Buffalo Bypass Network | Buffalo, NY | $11,850 |
| Mental Health Advocates ICAP Implementation: Development and Marketing Associate | Buffalo, NY | $10,200 |
| Ardent Solutions ICAP Stipend | Wellsville, NY | $10,000 |
| Arts Council for Wyoming County Stipend | Perry, NY | $10,000 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County ICAP Stipend | East Aurora, NY | $10,000 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County Stipend | Batavia, NY | $10,000 |
| Hallwalls INC ICAP Stipend Phase II | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| Just Buffalo Literary Center ICAP Stipend | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| Wedi | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| YWCA of Genesee County ICAP Stipend | Batavia, NY | $10,000 |
| Chautauqua County Community Cultural Educational a ICAP Stipend | Jamestown, NY | $10,000 |
| Partnership for the Public Good ICAP Stipend: Phase II | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| Providence Farm Collective Phase I: Staffing and Consulting Support | Orchard Park, NY | $9,518 |
| United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Carolyn Human Communications w/ EPIC | Buffalo, NY | $6,300 |
| Ccny INC ICAP Evaluation | Buffalo, NY | $5,833 |
| Boardsource Board Source Assessment | Washington, NY | $5,490 |
| Wedi Donor Development: Phase I | Batavia, IL | $5,049 |
| Alianza Agricola Equity and Social Justice | Geneseo, NE | $5,000 |
| Black Farmer Fund Social Justice and Equity | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Trustee Discretionary | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Buffalo Bills Foundation To reimburse Bills Foundation for Wilson Grant Stipend paid by Bills for CCE Chautauqua Stipend | Orchard Park, NY | $5,000 |
| Buffalo Prep Equity Alliance of WNY Social Justice and Equity Grant | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo1 Fund for the Arts | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Conect Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautuaqua Event Sponsorship | Jamestown, NY | $5,000 |
| Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Proj Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Food for the Spirit Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Glys of Wny Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Hispanic Heritage Council of Wny Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institue Programming | Buffalo, NE | $5,000 |
| Investigative Post Social Justice and Equity Grant | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo 2026 Juneteenth Festival/Trustee Discretionary | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Justice for Migrant Families Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Good Food Buffalo Coalition Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Raising the Roots Sponsorship | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| National Federation for Just Communities Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| North Star Fund Community Food Funders/Trustee Discretionary | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Open Buffalo Equity and Social Justice | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Our City Buffalo Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Partnership for the Public Good Social Justice and Equity | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| United Way of Buffalo & Erie County | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Wedi West Side Bazaar Repairs/Trustee Discretionary | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| YWCA of Jamestown Equity and Social Justice | Jamestown, NY | $5,000 |
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