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Grant recipient EIN 47-5317696Human services

Who funds Open Buffalo Inc?

17 private foundations gave Open Buffalo Inc in Buffalo, NY $3.5 million across 52 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

52 grants

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

  1. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2025

    Equity and Social Justice

    $5,000
  2. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    Jro transition fund

    $50,000
  3. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    Equity and social justice grant

    $5,000
  4. Buffalo Bills Foundation IncOrchard Park, NY 2024

    Social justice - emerging leaders

    $5,000
  5. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    President discretionary grant: movement morning champion breakfast

    $2,500
  6. The Scripps Howard FoundationCincinnati, OH 2024

    Community Market Grant

    $1,500
  7. Flock IncBoston, MA 2023

    General operations & program/project support

    $1,777,311
  8. New York FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support the genesee valley black farmers collective and the finger lakes accountabilitynetwork with organizing and hosting a nys black farmers skillshare in the genesee valley region and for a public narrative training in albany, NY.

    $15,000
  9. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2023

    Buffalo food equity network: equity and social justice grant: operations

    $7,500
  10. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2023

    Planning for equitable urban agriculture book

    $6,000
  11. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2023

    Equity and social justice grant

    $5,000
  12. The Scripps Howard FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Community Market Grant

    $5,000
  13. New York State Health FDN D/B/A New York Health FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Conference scholarship application - healthy food, healthy lives

    $3,648
  14. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2023

    President discretionary operations

    $1,000
  15. Buffalo Bills Foundation IncOrchard Park, NY 2023

    5.14 response

    $1,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $23
  17. Flock IncBoston, MA 2022

    Program/project support

    $125,000
  18. Flock IncBoston, MA 2022

    General operating support

    $125,000
  19. Flock IncBoston, MA 2022

    Program/project support

    $75,000
  20. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Wny food stories project / buffalo food equity network

    $20,000
  21. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Icap contract, racial equity capacity building initiative

    $14,200
  22. Flock IncBoston, MA 2022

    Program/project support

    $10,500
  23. Hill-Snowdon FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  24. The Frank G Raichle FoundationWilliamsville, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $5,000
  25. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Equity and social justice grant

    $5,000
  26. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    Equity and social justice grant / food for the spirit

    $5,000
  27. New York State Health FDN D/B/A New York Health FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Conference scholarship application - healthy food, healthy lives

    $2,345
  28. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2022

    President discretionaryoperations

    $1,500
  29. Dreamcatcher Foundation IncIslamorada, FL 2022

    General donation

    $200
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $22
  31. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    Emergency Support for Buffalo Relief.

    $318,167
  32. Flock IncBoston, MA 2021

    General operating support

    $125,000
  33. Flock IncBoston, MA 2021

    General operating support

    $60,000
  34. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2021

    Bfen director

    $20,000
  35. Flock IncBoston, MA 2021

    General operating support

    $10,500
  36. Buffalo Bills Foundation IncOrchard Park, NY 2021

    Buffalo food equity network

    $7,500
  37. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2021

    President discretionary: food sovereignty week

    $5,000
  38. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 2021

    General operating support - 2021

    $1,000
  39. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2021

    matching gift program

    $150
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $61
  41. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to provide organizational support to the Grantee in building an inclusive, open society

    $375,000
  42. Flock IncBoston, MA 2020

    General operating support

    $125,000
  43. First Niagara FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    Mentoring

    $15,000
  44. First Niagara FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    Community development

    $15,000
  45. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    Equity & social justice grant

    $7,500
  46. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $29
  48. Flock IncBoston, MA 2019

    General operating support

    $125,000
  49. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    Artivism: connecting art to the movement for economically viable neighborhoods

    $25,000
  50. Northwest Charitable FoundationWarren, PA 2019

    Program funding

    $2,500
  51. The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $1,000
  52. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. James H Cummings Foundation IncBuffalo, NY 17 grants Accepts applications $542,240 to similar organizations
  2. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 19 grants Accepts applications $3,085,782 to similar organizations
  3. Health Foundation for Western & Central New YorkBuffalo, NY 41 grants Accepts applications $1,842,967 to similar organizations
  4. The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower FoundationGetzville, NY 12 grants Accepts applications $553,777 to similar organizations
  5. Cullen FoundationBuffalo, NY 21 grants Preselected only $454,105 to similar organizations
  6. East Hill FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 24 grants Accepts applications $432,703 to similar organizations
  7. Children's Foundation of Erie County IncKenmore, NY 23 grants Accepts applications $112,750 to similar organizations
  8. E&W G FoundationNorth Tonawanda, NY 17 grants Preselected only $715,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-5317696 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.