Buffalo Place Foundation
Downtown revitalization.
Buffalo Place Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $109,871
- -45.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,914,088
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,000
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,830,542
- -14.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Buffalo Place Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $89K (2020) to $260K (2022). In 2022 it made 7 grants totaling $260K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Main Theater Place LP Legacy Development Buffalo, NY | Facade Restoration | $42,357 |
| Mohawk Group LLC Buffalo, NY | New Storefront and Windows | $42,235 |
| PRAIM110 Pearl LLC Buffalo, NY | Masonry Work | $42,234 |
| New Niagara LLC Buffalo, NY | Facade Improvement | $41,834 |
| 483 Main Street LLC Buffalo, NY | Elevator Improvements | $40,220 |
| NY300 Main Investors LLC Buffalo, NY | Facade Improvement and Roof | $32,679 |
| Buffalo Urban League Buffalo, NY | Windows | $18,770 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $109,871 | $1,914,088 | $1,830,542 | — | — | $3,000 |
| 2024 | $201,828 | $1,885,499 | $2,128,162 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $444,237 | $1,758,834 | $1,876,388 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $2,117,377 | $2,105,241 | $1,783,481 | $260,329 | 7 | — |
| 2021 | $2,343,887 | $1,867,214 | $1,497,680 | $102,203 | 6 | — |
| 2020 | $1,901,911 | $2,082,138 | $1,407,069 | $88,519 | 2 | $6,770 |
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.
Focus Areas
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.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
Live grants for the work Buffalo Place Foundation funds
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