Buffalo Place Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 16-1393524

Downtown revitalization.

Key facts about Buffalo Place Foundation

EIN
16-1393524
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$109,871

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$110K

-45.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.9M

+1.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$3K

Expenses

$1.8M

-14.0% YoY

About Buffalo Place Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Buffalo Place Foundation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $110K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Buffalo

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 6 grants2021 7 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $89K (2020) to $260K (2022). In 2022 it made 7 grants totaling $260K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$109,871$201,828$444,237
Revenue$1,914,088$1,885,499$1,758,834
Expenses$1,830,542$2,128,162$1,876,388
Net Investment Income$3,000——

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Buffalo Place Foundation is led by Christopher L. Jacobs, President & Vice Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher L. Jacobs

    President & Vice Chairman

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → President & Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael T. Schmand

    Executive Director

    Executive Director & V.p. → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven J. Carmina

    Chairperson

    Vice President → Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony J. Baynes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian M. Higgins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Dupre

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stan Makowski Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Paladino

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick Krajacic

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Halton-Pope

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nadine Marrero

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara A. Danner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul F. Ciminelli

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rocco Termini

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Castle

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricky P. Luthra

    Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • W. Morgan Smith

    Deputy Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Anthony J. Colucci III (2020–2024) — President & Vice Chairman
  • Former: Keith M. Belanger (2020–2024) — Chairperson
  • Former: Brian Gould (2024) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Barnes (2024) — Counsel
  • Former: Carl P. Paladino (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Howard J. Johnson Jr. (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Schoellkopf (2020–2023) — Counsel
  • Former: Daniel Misko (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Darius G. Pridgen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark F. Zeis (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Colleen Heidinger (2022) — Director
  • Former: Deputy Mayor Crystal Rodriguez-Dabn (2022) — Director
  • Former: Christopher J. Schoepflin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Commissioner Thomas Rhersey Jr. (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Deputy Mayor Elizabeth Ball (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: James F. Forton (2020–2021) — Counsel
  • Former: Michael P. Hughes (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Place Foundation

How large is Buffalo Place Foundation?

Buffalo Place Foundation reported $110K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is Buffalo Place Foundation?

Buffalo Place Foundation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Buffalo, NY. It holds $110K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Buffalo Place Foundation operate?

Buffalo Place Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska, New York.

What is Buffalo Place Foundation's EIN?

Buffalo Place Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1393524. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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