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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4668880

William Sote Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $234,522 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $234,522

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,197,274

  • Tax year 2023

    $214,188

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,252,625

  • Tax year 2022

    $74,870

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,237,027

  • Tax year 2021

    $245,568

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,224,388

  • Tax year 2020

    $193,400

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,326,410

  • Tax year 2019

    $217,218

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,256,000

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Albright CollegeReading, PA

    Educational

    $117,261
  2. Lock Haven University FoundationLock Haven, PA

    Educational

    $117,261

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $234,522100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $234,522

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Manufacturers Traders Trust CoCo-trustee Hours 1Pay $38,253
  • Carl E TrettinCo-trustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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