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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 16-6034186

Despirt Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $7,270 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,270

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $29,122

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,200

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $33,142

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,020

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $36,083

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,860

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $38,672

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,200

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $41,296

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $45,291

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $53,336

  • Tax year 2017

    $5,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $59,440

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $3,250
  2. Canisius High SchoolBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $600
  3. D' Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $600
  4. Little Portion FriaryBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $395
  5. Gerard PlaceBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $270
  6. Roswell Park Alliance FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $270
  7. Cantalician Center for LearningDepew, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $210
  8. Sisters Hospital FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $185
  9. The Bison Scholarship FundBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $185
  10. Artpark & Company IncLewiston, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  11. Brothers of MercyClarence, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  12. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society IncBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  13. Holy Cross MissionsNotre Dame, IN

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  14. Hospice of Buffalo IncCheektowaga, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  15. Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  16. Nardin AcademyBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $135
  17. St Mary's School for the DeafBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $120
  18. St Vincent Depaul of Buffalo IncBuffalo, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $120
  19. United Jewish FundGetzville, NY

    Qualifying charity

    $120

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,25086% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2707% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1354% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $1354% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York18 grants $7,135
  2. Indiana1 grant $135

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michele O HeffernanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William BusgagliaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter M HeffernanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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