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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-1889077

The Statler Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Donna Gioia
1207 Delaware Avenue Suite 104
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 852-1104
[email protected]
Form and materials
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Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,325,471

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $38,549,481

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,137,893

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $36,754,971

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,040,206

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $35,652,836

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,075,136

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $39,347,870

  • Tax year 2020

    $153,618

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $34,962,809

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,215,463

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $29,032,764

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $167,644
  2. University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    Scholarships and support

    $131,247
  3. Erie Community College FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $126,000
  4. The Pennsylvania State UniversistyUniversity Park, PA

    Scholarships and support

    $122,924
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $116,492
  6. Cardinal O'Hara High SchoolTonawanda, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $90,000
  7. Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $72,600
  8. Paul Smith's CollegePaul Smiths, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $60,010
  9. Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $59,100
  10. Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA

    Scholarships and support

    $55,341
  11. University of DenverDenver, CO

    Scholarships and support

    $54,138
  12. Say Yes to EducationBuffalo, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $48,146
  13. Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $45,000
  14. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $44,707
  15. Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $35,000
  16. SUNY CobleskillCobleskill, NY

    Scholarships and support

    $35,000
  17. Florida International UniversityMiami, FL

    Scholarships and support

    $24,494
  18. Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA

    Scholarships and support

    $16,544
  19. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    Scholarships and support

    $15,193
  20. Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN

    Scholarships and support

    $5,891

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education9 grants $673,328100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $899,699
  2. Pennsylvania3 grants $194,809
  3. South Carolina1 grant $131,247
  4. Colorado1 grant $54,138
  5. Florida1 grant $24,494
  6. Michigan1 grant $15,193
  7. Indiana1 grant $5,891

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jay C BauerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Robert M BennettTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $26,914
  • Marguerite CollesanoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Donna M GioiaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Ernestine R GreenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Barbara HoweTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Ralph C LorigoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Arthur F MusarraTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $26,914
  • Elyse NemoyerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Phillip J TantilloTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914
  • Bernard A TolbertTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,914

The return

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