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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$144,500
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $2,326,681
-
Tax year 2024
$147,000
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $2,357,278
-
Tax year 2023
$137,500
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $2,314,962
-
Tax year 2022
$180,100
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $2,361,083
-
Tax year 2021
$125,500
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $2,472,310
-
Tax year 2020
$109,500
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $2,490,684
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Buffalo Peace HouseHamburg, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
Clement and Karen Arrison Legacy FoundationClarence Ctr, NY
Support for rescued horses
$10,000 -
Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY
College transition program
$10,000 -
Gliding Stars IncBuffalo, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
Home of My Own - WnyWilliamsville, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
Opportunities Collaborative for Special Needs StudentsTonawanda, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
PKD FoundationKansas City, MO
Research
$10,000 -
Ride for RoswellBuffalo, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
The Teacher's DeskBuffalo, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
YMCA Buffalo NiagaraBuffalo, NY
General fund
$10,000 -
Feedmore Wny FoundationBuffalo, NY
Meals on wheels of wny
$8,000 -
Camp Good Days and Special Times WnyDepew, NY
General fund
$5,000 -
Kidney Health TogetherBuffalo, NY
General fund
$5,000 -
SPCAWest Seneca, NY
General fund
$5,000 -
St Luke's Mission of MercyBuffalo, NY
General fund
$5,000 -
Wings Flights of HopeOrchard Park, NY
General fund
$5,000 -
Canisius CollegeBuffalo, NY
Craig arrison cross country scholarship
$5,000 -
Ub Center for Entrepreneurial LeadershipBuffalo, NY
University at buffalo gary pools and leisure center for entrepreneurial leadership
$2,500 -
The Carmen Campolo Memorial FundClarence Center, NY
General fund
$2,000 -
St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD
General fund
$1,000 -
The Salvation ArmyBuffalo, NY
Buffalos most amazing race
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services4 grants $38,00046% of the total
- Education2 grants $15,00018% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00012% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00012% of the total
- Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0006% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $5,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York19 grants $133,500
- Missouri1 grant $10,000
- South Dakota1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Vera B ArrisonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
- Barbara A ReganSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
- Craig ArrisonTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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