Tower Family Fund Inc
Private foundation · Buffalo, NY · EIN 20-5848514 · reported 2023–2025
353grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$23.5Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 353 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $235K 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
369 Franklin St
Buffalo, NY 14202-1702
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo THE BUFFALO TOGETHER FUND | Buffalo, NY | $2,000,000 |
| Stillpoint Martha's Vineyard Inc SPECIAL GRANT | Chilmark, MA | $1,071,106 |
| Harborlight Community Partners Dba Harborlight Homes | Beverly, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital WORKFORCE HOUSING GRANT | Oak Bluffs, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital WORKFORCE HOUSING GRANT | Oak Bluffs, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Harborlight Homes HOUSING GRANT | Beverly, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Navigator Homes SENIOR HOUSING | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Cape Ann Museum CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS | Gloucester, MA | $900,000 |
| Power of Place Learning Communities Inc LEARNING COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT | Burlington, MA | $811,036 |
| Power of Place Learning Communities Inc LEARNING COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT | Burlington, MA | $647,895 |
| Sawyer Library Foundation NEW BUILDING FUND | Gloucester, MA | $300,000 |
| Buffalo Akg Art Museum GENERAL SUPPORT - INSTALLMENT 1 OF 4 | Buffalo, NY | $250,000 |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra GENERAL SUPPORT - INSTALLMENT 1 OF 4 | Buffalo, NY | $250,000 |
| Burchfield-Penney Art Center GENERAL SUPPORT - INSTALLMENT 1 OF 4 | Buffalo, NY | $250,000 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation RELEASE THE BREAKTHROUGHS CAMPAIGN | Buffalo, NY | $250,000 |
| Chilmark Preschool CONSTRUCTION FUNDING | Chilmark, MA | $250,000 |
| Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute | Gloucester, MA | $200,000 |
| YMCA of Martha's Vineyard | Vineyard Haven, MA | $200,000 |
| Power of Place Learning Communities Inc LEARNING COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT | Burlington, MA | $200,000 |
| Penikese Island School GENERAL SUPPORT & GIRLS' SCIENCE AND NATURE SUMMER CAMP | Woods Hole, MA | $150,000 |
| Walnut Hill School of the Arts GENERAL SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIPS | Natick, MA | $125,000 |
| Burchfield-Penney Art Center GRANT AGREEMENT | Buffalo, NY | $125,000 |
| Burchfield-Penney Art Center GRANT AGREEMENT | Buffalo, NY | $125,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BYRNES FAMILY FUND FOR OLDER ADULT RESEARCH | Brookline, MA | $110,000 |
| YMCA of Martha's Vineyard | Vineyard Haven, MA | $105,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Beverly, MA | $100,000 |
| Georgetown University THE THRIVE CENTER FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Healthy Aging MV | Edgartown, MA | $100,000 |
| Island Grown Initiative ENDOWMENT FUND | Vineyard Haven, MA | $100,000 |
| Luminary Impact Fund | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital ARMS RECOVERY COACH PROGRAM & RECOVERY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| New Profit Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Pathways for Children | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| The Open Door | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| YMCA of the North Shore Inc GENERAL SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIPS | Beverly, MA | $100,000 |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 |
| Burchfield-Penney Art Center | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 |
| Cape Ann Museum CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR MUSEUM IMPROVEMENTS | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Danvers, MA | $100,000 |
| Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| Island Grown Initiative FOOD PANTRY ENDOWMENT | Vineyard Haven, MA | $100,000 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital - Mental Health Innovation Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| New Profit Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Pathways for Children | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| Rockport Music Inc JAZZ WORKSHOP AND ANNUAL FUND | Rockport, MA | $100,000 |
| Sawyer Library Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| The Health Initiative | Attleboro, MA | $100,000 |
| Walnut Hill School of the Arts | Natick, MA | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Martha's Vineyard | Vineyard Haven, MA | $100,000 |
| Artpark & Company ARTPARK BRIDGES PROGRAM & GENERAL SUPPORT | Lewiston, NY | $100,000 |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 |
| Burchfield-Penney Art Center | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Danvers, MA | $100,000 |
| Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute GENERAL SUPPORT, SUPPORT FOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute | Gloucester, MA | $100,000 |
| Island Grown Initiative GENERAL SUPPORT, FOOD PANTRY | Vineyard Haven, MA | $100,000 |
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