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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 16-1467439Human services

Who funds Gliding Stars?

12 private foundations gave Gliding Stars in Buffalo, NY $136,065 across 39 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

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

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

39 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Vera B Arrison FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 2025

    General fund

    $10,000
  2. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2025

    Charitable

    $2,500
  3. The Vera B Arrison FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 2024

    General fund

    $10,000
  4. Zeron FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    General operations

    $5,000
  5. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $2,500
  6. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2024

    Other civic / community

    $750
  7. Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable FoundationLima, NY 2024

    Health & human services

    $100
  8. The Vera B Arrison FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 2023

    General fund wny chapter $15,000

    $15,000
  9. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. Dan and Roseann Gernatt Charitable Foundation IncCollins, NY 2023

    Program services

    $1,000
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $135
  12. Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable FoundationLima, NY 2023

    Health & human services

    $100
  13. Buffalo Bills Foundation IncOrchard Park, NY 2023

    50-50 donation

    $28
  14. The Margaret L Wendt FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Available upon request

    $20,000
  15. The Vera B Arrison FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 2022

    General fund

    $10,000
  16. Zeron FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    General operations

    $5,000
  17. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2022

    Charitable

    $2,500
  18. The Baird FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  19. Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable FoundationLima, NY 2022

    Health & human services

    $200
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $138
  21. The Vera B Arrison FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 2021

    General fund

    $10,000
  22. Zeron FoundationBuffalo, NY 2021

    General operations

    $5,000
  23. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $135
  25. Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable FoundationLima, NY 2021

    Health & human services

    $100
  26. The Vera B Arrison FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 2020

    General fund

    $5,000
  27. The Baird FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2020

    Charitable

    $2,500
  29. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Vip payout for 02/10/20

    $750
  30. Cooper Tire Foundation IncAkron, OH 2020

    Donation

    $250
  31. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Mip payout for 12/12/19

    $100
  32. Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable FoundationLima, NY 2020

    Health & human services

    $100
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $79
  34. The Baird FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2019

    Charitable

    $2,500
  36. Lennox FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  37. Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable FoundationLima, NY 2019

    Health & human services

    $100
  38. The Baird FoundationBuffalo, NY 2018

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  39. William & Diane Hein FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2018

    Charitable

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Buffalo, NY and are not among Gliding Stars’s funders above.

  1. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 77 grants Accepts applications $3,860,266 to similar organizations
  2. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 56 grants Accepts applications $593,205 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 81 grants Accepts applications $287,218 to similar organizations
  4. The Frank G Raichle FoundationWilliamsville, NY 14 grants Preselected only $71,200 to similar organizations
  5. James H Cummings Foundation IncBuffalo, NY 17 grants Accepts applications $542,240 to similar organizations
  6. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 19 grants Accepts applications $3,085,782 to similar organizations
  7. Health Foundation for Western & Central New YorkBuffalo, NY 41 grants Accepts applications $1,842,967 to similar organizations
  8. First Niagara FoundationBuffalo, NY 18 grants Preselected only $1,300,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 16-1467439 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.