Margaret D and Jeremy M Jacobs

Paul a Saffrin Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The Childrens Scholarship Fund

New York, NY

The Children’s Scholarship Fund supports needs-based scholarships and educational-choice programs, mainly through matching grants to partner scholarship organizations across its U.S. network. In 2025, grants ranged from $6,950 to $768,318, with a median of $100,000; the profile describes families applying through local partners but does not say whether CSF accepts unsolicited grant requests.

Despirt Foundation Inc

Buffalo, NY

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including schools and universities, healthcare, arts, and religious groups. In 2025, it gave grants of $120–$3,250, mostly to organizations in New York, particularly Western New York. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Edwin M Johnston Jr Family Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The Edwin M Johnston Jr Family Foundation supports education, disability services, community programs, youth development, arts, and wildlife and habitat conservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $37,000, with a median of $10,000, and went to organizations in multiple states, especially Massachusetts and New York. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Demakos Foundation

Amherst, NY

Daniel & Flavia Gernatt Family Foundation

Gowanda, NY

The foundation supports charitable services for families and individuals in need, tuition assistance, and assistance to pregnant women, primarily in New York, with some funding in South Carolina. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Baird Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The Baird Foundation supports nonprofits in health and human services, education, the arts, and diversity, with emphasis on organizations where Baird associates are involved; it prefers funding in Western New York. In 2024, grants ranged from $222 to $40,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts written applications and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Rich Family Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The Rich Family Foundation funds food-system initiatives and community needs, along with education, arts, and culture in neighborhoods near its Buffalo headquarters. Its 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $200,150, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to New York, though it also gave in other states. It accepts unsolicited requests from bona fide charities, with applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly.

Cullen Foundation of Western New York

Buffalo, NY

The Cullen Foundation of Western New York supports evidence-based pre-K–12 education, especially programs with measurable academic outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, as well as theatre and performing arts focused on community performances. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,260 to $400,000, with a median of $28,700, for organizations located in and primarily benefiting Erie County, New York; it accepts online requests, with a required pre-LOI call before applying.

Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles

Glendale, CA

Catholic Community Foundation supports Catholic parishes, schools, seminaries, religious causes, and aligned social-service organizations, including education, healthcare, and poverty-related work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,250 to $1,094,130, with a median of $20,000; most funding went to California, with grants also made elsewhere. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The John R Oishei Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The John R. Oishei Foundation supports community-led work advancing racial equity and financial prosperity, including education, workforce development, arts and technology, and systems change in the Buffalo-Niagara region, with priority for Buffalo’s East Side. Its 2024 grants ranged from $750 to $930,000, with a median of $20,000. It is not accepting new grant requests; organizations interested in partnership can complete its Request to Partner form.

Cullen Foundation

Buffalo, NY

The Cullen Foundation supported pre-K–12 education and theatre and performing arts, primarily for Erie County, New York; its 2022 grants averaged about $32,500, though awards varied widely. It did not accept unsolicited requests, and its 2024 filing was its final return, transferring its assets and obligations to a successor organization.