Thelma West for Charities T W
Private foundation · Buffalo, NY · EIN 23-7914975 · reported 2023–2025 · files as West for Charities TW
33grants reported
$9,823median award
$9,591lower quartile
$4,795smallest grant
$296Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 33 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $30K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Foundation for AIDS Research MEDICAL | New York, NY | $10,137 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $10,137 |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free LI | Waynesboro, PA | $10,137 |
| Waynesboro YMCA | Waynesboro, PA | $10,137 |
| Christ United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Waynesboro, PA | $10,137 |
| The Pennsylvania State University EDUCATIONAL | State College, PA | $10,137 |
| United Way of Franklin County | Chambersburg, PA | $10,137 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children MEDICAL | Tampa, FL | $10,137 |
| Arthritis Foundation MEDICAL | Atlanta, GA | $10,137 |
| The Foundation for AIDS Research MEDICAL | New York, NY | $9,823 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $9,823 |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free LI | Waynesboro, PA | $9,823 |
| Waynesboro YMCA | Waynesboro, PA | $9,823 |
| Christ United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Waynesboro, PA | $9,823 |
| The Pennsylvania State University EDUCATIONAL | State College, PA | $9,823 |
| United Way of Franklin County | Chambersburg, PA | $9,823 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children MEDICAL | Tampa, FL | $9,823 |
| Arthritis Foundation MEDICAL | Atlanta, GA | $9,823 |
| The Foundation for AIDS Research MEDICAL | New York, NY | $9,591 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $9,591 |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free LI | Waynesboro, PA | $9,591 |
| Waynesboro YMCA | Waynesboro, PA | $9,591 |
| Christ United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Waynesboro, PA | $9,591 |
| The Pennsylvania State University EDUCATIONAL | State College, PA | $9,591 |
| United Way of Franklin County | Chambersburg, PA | $9,591 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children MEDICAL | Tampa, FL | $9,591 |
| Arthritis Foundation MEDICAL | Atlanta, GA | $9,591 |
| Renfrew Committee Inc | Waynesboro, PA | $5,069 |
| Buttonwood Nature Center | Waynesboro, PA | $5,069 |
| Renfrew Committee Inc | Waynesboro, PA | $4,911 |
| The Institute at Renfrew Inc | Waynesboro, PA | $4,911 |
| Renfrew Committee Inc | Waynesboro, PA | $4,795 |
| Buttonwood Nature Center | Waynesboro, PA | $4,795 |
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