Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 16-6054306

Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund is a public charity, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $26K in total assets.

Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund at a glance

Total assets
$26,379
-81.7% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$71,032
-62.8% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$175,835
-13.6% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Buffalo

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $165K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Feedmore Western New York Inc Buffalo, NYContributions from the news neediest fund, which distributes money, food, and other goods to needy families.$165,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$26,379$71,032$175,835——
2023$144,182$191,182$203,424——
2022$163,451$160,822$207,705——
2021$210,686$190,759$316,958——
2020$336,885$202,918$171,227$165,0001
2019$314,993$174,342$56,682——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund's only listed officer is Timothy Millage, Treasurer on every filing since 2023 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Timothy Millage

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Tom Wiley (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Bryan Harbison (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brian Connolly (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Bryan J. Donohue (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Warren T. Colville (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Mary Parent (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sandra Luedke (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund

How large is Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund?

Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund reported $26K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $71K.

Where does Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund operate?

Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund has awarded grants in New York.

What is Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund's EIN?

Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6054306. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 16, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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