Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 27-2501533Education

Who funds Green Options Buffalo?

13 private foundations gave Green Options Buffalo in Buffalo, NY $869,543 across 24 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

24 grants

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

  1. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2025

    Employee volunteering

    $10,000
  2. The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  3. Edwin M Johnston Jr Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    Education and advocacy for rebuilding streets and infrastructure to support community health, etc.

    $10,000
  4. Edwin M Johnston Jr Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2023

    Education and advocacy for rebuilding streets and infrastructure to support community health, etc.

    $1,500
  5. Red Top FoundationOrchard Park, NY 2023

    Community

    $1,000
  6. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2023

    Other civic / community

    $750
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $176
  8. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    To support the northeast greenway and scajaquanda creek trail extension in the city of buffalo.

    $100,000
  9. First Niagara FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Community development

    $50,000
  10. Rich Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    General Donation

    $25,000
  11. Edwin M Johnston Jr Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Education and advocacy for rebuilding streets and infrastructure to support community health, etc.

    $21,500
  12. Nicholas Patterson Perpetual FundBuffalo, NY 2022

    General-unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Cullen FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    New york state council of the arts regrant

    $5,000
  14. Red Top FoundationOrchard Park, NY 2022

    Community

    $2,000
  15. Zemsky Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Unrestricted

    $500
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $216
  17. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    To support a community engagement, planning, design and implementation for the northeast greenway and scajaquanda creek trail extension in the city of buffalo.

    $200,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $192
  19. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    To support a feasibility study and community engagement for the southern tier trail.

    $210,000
  20. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    To support a feasibility study and community engagement for the southern tier trail.

    $100,000
  21. Rich Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    Corporate Sponsorship

    $25,000
  22. Zemsky Family FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $109
  24. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    Planning for grant street revitalization

    $99,600

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Buffalo, NY and are not among Green Options Buffalo’s funders above.

  1. Cullen Foundation of Western New York IncBuffalo, NY 36 grants Accepts applications $2,128,992 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 41 grants Accepts applications $172,283 to similar organizations
  3. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 31 grants Accepts applications $8,240,157 to similar organizations
  4. James H Cummings Foundation IncBuffalo, NY 14 grants Accepts applications $600,969 to similar organizations
  5. Buffalo Bills Foundation IncOrchard Park, NY 18 grants Accepts applications $674,979 to similar organizations
  6. Foundation 214 IncWilliamsville, NY 10 grants Preselected only $214,600 to similar organizations
  7. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 15 grants Accepts applications $137,752 to similar organizations
  8. Health Foundation for Western & Central New YorkBuffalo, NY 19 grants Accepts applications $596,451 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-2501533 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.