The New York State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8313839

Paul A Saffrin Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $571,666 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $571,666

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $14,216,897

  • Tax year 2023

    $661,666

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $14,062,146

  • Tax year 2022

    $675,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $12,087,849

  • Tax year 2021

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,797,575

  • Tax year 2020

    $485,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,248,495

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Daemen CollegeAmherst, NY

    General

    $250,000
  2. South Buffalo Catholic Notre Dame AcademyBuffalo, NY

    General

    $166,666
  3. Visually Impaired AdvancementBuffalo, NY

    General

    $100,000
  4. Make A Wish Western New YorkAmherst, NY

    General

    $25,000
  5. Orchard Park Youth Rugby Club IncOrchard Park, NY

    General

    $20,000
  6. South Buffalo Rugby ClubWest Seneca, NY

    General

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $250,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $571,666

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul A SaffrinTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $35,000
  • Gregory M WardTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $15,000
  • Catherine B EberlTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The S Wilson and Grace M Pollock FoundationBuffalo, NY 28 grants Preselected only $579,500 giving
  2. W Eisenhart Co-Tuw FBO CharitiesBuffalo, NY 4 grants Preselected only $590,000 giving
  3. Carlos and Elizabeth Heath FoundationBuffalo, NY 4 grants Preselected only $693,231 giving
  4. Louis P Ciminelli FoundationBuffalo, NY 9 grants Preselected only $697,500 giving
  5. Zeron FoundationBuffalo, NY 26 grants Accepts applications $419,600 giving