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Grant Funders in Buffalo, NY

Bespoke Grants indexes 63 grant-making foundations headquartered in Buffalo, New York — together $360.4M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Buffalo nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

63
Foundations in Buffalo
$360.4M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
NY
State

Foundations headquartered in Buffalo

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$57.0M2023
2Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo$37.2M2024
3M&t Charitable Foundation$30.1M2024
4Roswell Park Alliance Foundation$28.7M2025
5Feedmore Western New York Inc$25.6M2024
6Ub Foundation Activities Inc$22.8M2024
7The John R Oishei Foundation$14.6M2024
8United Way of Buffalo and Erie County$12.6M2025
9First Niagara Foundation$11.3M2022
10The Children's Hospital of Buffalo$10.8M2024
11Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc$7.4M2023
12Kaleida Health Foundation$7.0M2024
13Health Foundation for Western & Central$6.7M2024
14Ecmc Foundation Inc$6.2M2024
15Cullen Foundation$5.9M2022
16Tower Family Fund Inc$5.3M2024
17Cullen Foundation of Western New York$5.2M2024
18Independent Health Association Inc$5.0M2024
19Bahuleyan Charitable Foundation Inc$4.9M2024
2043north Bpc Inc$4.0M2024
21The Margaret L Wendt Foundation$3.6M2024
22Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta Foundation$3.0M2024
23The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation$2.9M2024
24Rich Family Foundation$2.5M2024
25Buffalo State College Foundation Inc$2.1M2019
26Western New York Integrated Care$2.0M2024
27Buffalo Sabres Foundation$2.0M2024
28Buffalo Urban Development Corporation$1.7M2023
29James H Cummings Foundation Inc$1.6M2025
30Wecgod II Inc$1.6M2022
31Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc$1.5M2024
32The Western New York Foundation$1.4M2025
33Community Action Organization of$1.3M2025
34Education Collaborative of Wny Inc$1.3M2024
35Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation$1.2M2024
36Sadler H T Tuw$1.1M2024
37Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra$1.1M2024
38John R Oishei Consolidated Trust$1.1M2020
39Bestself Foundation Inc$1.1M2024
40The Wned Foundation Inc$1.1M2023

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What Buffalo funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Buffalo:

Health CareHigher EducationEducationArts & CultureFaith-Based (Christian)Food & AgricultureCommunity ImprovementHousing & Homelessness

Beyond Buffalo

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Buffalo, NY address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Buffalo nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.